Showing results for "Katherine" in Crime Fiction

Bailey Collins believed she had outrun what Eli Murphy did to her in high school. Ten years and thousands of miles away from the scene of the crime, Bailey is laser-focused on her career. She's a rising star at her TV network, newly promoted as senior producer for the reality show, The Cruise. Things are on the up. And then Eli Murphy applies to be a contestant on The Cruise. It’s taken a lot for Bailey to make something of her life and to heal from her adolescent trauma.

A nurse, wife and mother of two, Nina can’t say no when someone asks for help—even when she knows better. When her estranged friend Karin leaves her a key to a public locker in a Copenhagen train station, Nina gets suckered into her most dangerous project yet. Inside the locker is a suitcase, and inside the suitcase is a three-year-old boy: naked and drugged, but alive.

Bloomsbury presents All Us Saints by Katherine Packert Burke, read by Sena Bryer “All Us Saints is a gorgeous puzzle-box of a book, with the pieces carved from dread, sex, and secrets. Katherine Packert Burke has inventively inverted the psycho-killer, revealing something new and, once again...

1999. Eine Gruppe von Archäologen stößt auf dem Gelände von Trusloe Hall, einem kleinen Herrenhaus in Wiltshire, auf eine Grabstätte aus der Bronzezeit. Die Archäologen feiern ihren Erfolg, bis plötzlich ein Mitglied der Gruppe verschwindet: eine junge Frau namens Nazma Kirmani. Die polizeilichen Ermittlungen laufen ins Leere und der Fall bleibt über zwanzig Jahre lang ungeklärt. 2020. Als ein Zufallsfund neue Beweise zu Nazmas Verschwinden liefert, werden DI Lockyer und DC Gemma Broad auf den Cold Case angesetzt.

'Darkly compelling' - JOANNE HARRIS 'You won't be able to stop reading' - VIRGINIA FEITO A place for lost children may also be their prison... High in the mountains sits Nowhere, a verdant valley surrounded by walls of rock. People have lived at Nowhere for centuries, though never for long, and...

"Art . . . London . . . Seventies Glam . . . Yesss, please. The English Masterpiece by Katherine Reay has ALL the goodies--especially for historical fiction lovers and art aficionados . . . Buckle your seatbelt as all hell breaks loose." --Lisa Barr, New York Times bestselling author of The...

The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder. Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small...

Sometimes bad things happen to good people, so good people have to do bad things . . . 'An author you need to check out' - Harlan Coben, author of I Will Find You From the author of His and Hers, now a major TV series produced by Jessica Chastain. The Queen of Twists, bestselling author of Daisy...

Bloomsbury presents Greenwich Park by Katherine Faulkner, read by Laura Kirman. WINNER OF THE 2023 AUDIO AWARD FOR THRILLER/SUSPENSE THE TOP TWENTY BESTSELLER WATERSTONES THRILLER OF THE MONTH 'If you like Louise Candlish, then you’ll want to take a walk in Greenwich Park' RED 'A twisty...

On an early morning walk, a young girl finds the body of her classmate, Tim Pieters. The boy's family are desperate for answers, but the killer is never found. Almost two decades later, political pressure sees the cold case reopened and Detective Ella Marconi inherits the job. Ella attacks the case with vigour, determined to shake off the memories of her last investigation, which ended with her being shot in the line of duty. But she knows it won’t be easy - after all this time the murderer is probably long gone, and the memories of any witnesses are fading.

Es ist ein unerträglich heißer Sommer in der Grafschaft Wiltshire im Südwesten Englands. In einem ausgetrockneten Flussbett wird die Leiche des seit Jahren vermissten Lee Geary gefunden. Sein Verschwinden war 2011 mit drei anderen Fällen eng verflochten, als die zwanzigjährige Holly Gilbert von einer Brücke stürzte. Ihr Tod war ein Medienmagnet, die Leute wollten Gerechtigkeit für Holly, sie wollten einen Schuldigen.

May Day 1646: The Civil War is raging and what should be a rare moment of blessing for the town of Ely takes a brutal turn. Ruth Flowers is left with little choice but to flee the household of Oliver Cromwell, the only home she has ever known. On the road to London, Ruth sparks an uneasy alliance with a soldier, the battle-scarred and troubled Joseph. But when she reaches the city, it's in the Poole household that she finds refuge.

England 1922. Da en grusom forbrydelse finder sted i den idylliske landsby Slaughterford, sender det rystelser gennem det lille samfund, som forandrer byen og menneskene i den for altid. Hos den velhavende Hadleigh-familie på Manor Farm arbejder den 15-årige landsbypige Pudding Cartwright i hestestalden.

Brought to you by Penguin. Hollywood has it’s secrets. But so does Loretta… Loretta bursts onto Sunset Boulevard brimming with moxie – she knows that if you want to get anywhere in life, you have to make it happen yourself. And boy is she determined to make her dreams come true! Only...

1648: Civil war is devastating England. The privileged world of Katherine Ferrers is crumbling under Cromwell's army and, as an orphaned heiress, she has no choice but to marry for the sake of family. But as her marriage turns into a prison and her fortune is forfeit, Katherine becomes...

Bloomsbury presents The Break-In by Katherine Faulkner, read by Bea Holland. You know who. You don't know why. The play date started well. The children happy in one room while their mothers relaxed and drank wine in another. But then the stranger appeared at the window. And then he was inside...

Art dealer Alex Clayton and conservator John Porter are thrilled to be previewing the Melbourne International Museum of Art’s (MIMA) newest exhibition, until they witness a museum worker collapse and badly damage a reportedly cursed painting. Belief in the curse is strengthened when MIMA’s...

With its posh clientele in the country for the summer, Georgie's housecleaning business has fizzled. So she tries hiring herself out as a dinner and theatre companion. But her first client has quite the wrong idea. To avoid further scandal, Georgie's shipped home to Castle Rannoch, where her summer plans include honoring a promise to Her Majesty to keep Castle Rannoch's divorcedhouseguest from seducing the Prince of Wales.

For fans of Lucy Foley and Liane Moriarty, a twisty, escapist suspense about a mysterious retreat center harboring violent secrets. “Masterfully plotted and superbly twisty, The Vicious Circle is a read-in-one-sitting thriller.... This novel will send you spiraling into a deadly vortex of...

Never let it be said I'm heartless, just appropriately ruthless. For years, I was Dylan Truman. Your average girl next door with romantic hopes and dreams. Until the incident. From then on, my fate was sealed. I became Lady Justice, a vigilante for hire who lives for the sole purpose of exacting...