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Summer, 2005: Five students attend an end of year party. As dawn breaks the next day, four of the friends are preparing to leave when they realise one of the girls is missing. That's when the screaming starts. 2025: Amy is at home when there's a knock at her door. The woman on her doorstep introduces herself as Hannah Hastings, a well-known true crime podcaster. She's investigating the drowning of a young woman at a party twenty years earlier.

An exiled augur who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resist—the chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves. To succeed, she is given three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer. If she fails, only hell and heartbreak await.

When Libby receives an invitation to train with an elite group of figure skaters, deep in the Bavarian Forest, it seems almost too good to be true. Masterminded by the reclusive Lukas Wolff, a man notorious for his controversial methods, the skaters will be competing to learn the most dangerous move in history. The last one standing is promised fame and fortune, but at what cost? When one of the skaters dies in mysterious circumstances, the trainees start to question Lukas's motives. And with a blizzard raging and communications down, they are completely cut off from the outside world.

Amy Mackenzie is on the up. Her florist business is thriving, with a roll call of wealthy clients. And none are more glamorous than architect James Elliott and his beautiful wife, Eleanor. But try as she might to become part of their world, Amy is always on the outside looking in. Hired by the couple to provide the flowers for a lavish party, Amy sees an opportunity to have the kind of lifestyle she's always dreamed of. But when a guest suffers a violent and shocking death, the finger of blame is soon pointing at Amy.

Maddie Castle has taken on plenty of tough cases as a private investigator, but nothing could prepare her for this. When a desperate mother begs Maddie to find her missing daughter, she expects to track down a runaway. Instead, she uncovers the dark heart of Willow Grove—a secluded community tucked deep in rural Pennsylvania.

Decades after a brutal attack that shattered the lives of two teenagers, answers are being sought out and ghostwriter Allie Sawyer has to face her own suppressed secrets.

All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty. To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a retreat from the world turns into a deadly nightmare. Each of the guests has a secret, but one of them is lying—about who they are and why they're on the island. There's a murderer staying in the Bay View hotel. And they've set their sights on Anna.

The deal was sealed the moment she stepped onto that stage. It was like seeing a ghost: sunshine-blonde hair, pale skin, azure eyes that held a thousand secrets. I didn’t know what caused her to end up on that auction block, and I didn’t care. All I knew was that I had to have her - no matter the cost. A million dollars later, she became mine. Mine to break. Mine to use. Mine to keep.

Charles and Grace wanted a quiet staycation honeymoon, but when their train terminates early due to a storm up ahead, they wonder if they made the wrong decision. Forced to take shelter in the nearest seaside town, Saltwater, they discover that there is only one guesthouse left. Unlike the rest of Saltwater, the Anchorage is entirely deserted. That night, with the storm howling relentlessly, Grace is woken by a child crying. She is haunted by the sound, until Charles convinces her it was only her imagination. But the next day, she finds a warning scrawled in the guest book.

Sommetider er der ingen steder at skjule sig... Da en fremmed beder Jo Blackmore om et lift, siger hun ja, men ønsker hurtigt, at hun ikke havde. Den fremmede kender Jos navn, hun kender hendes mand, Max, og hun har en vante, der tilhører parrets toårige datter, Elise. Det, der begynder med en diskret trussel, udvikler sig hurtigt til et mareridt, hvor politiet, de sociale myndigheder og endda Jos egen mand vender sig imod hende. Ingen vil tro på, at Elise er i fare. Men Jo ved, at hun kun kan beskytte sit barn på én måde - ved at flygte.

When her fifteen-year-old son Milo goes off the rails, Alex Harding is terrified she’s passed on her abusive father’s ‘bad’ genes. When she then makes the shocking discovery that her estranged son, Samuel, who she gave up for adoption as a baby, has been accused of murder, she becomes even more convinced nature not nurture is the cause. The only way Alex sees to help Milo, is to get to know Samuel and understand the crime that he has been accused of. But it isn’t long before Alex starts to wonder if she has made the biggest mistake of her life by inviting this man into her family.

Du elsker din familie. De får dig til at føle dig tryg. Du kan stole på dem. Eller kan du? Da femtenårige Billy Wilkinson forsvinder midt om natten, bebrejder hans mor, Claire Wilkinson, sig selv for Billys forsvinden. Dette er hun ikke ene om. Der er ikke en eneste i familien, der ikke føler sig skyldig. Men familien Wilkinson er så vant til at holde hemmeligheder for hinanden, at det først er seks måneder efter Billys forsvinden, efter at en henvendelse om informationer går galt, at sandheden kommer frem til overfladen.

Nogle gange vil din første kærlighed ikke slippe dig... Da Lou Wandsworth stak af til Frankrig med sin lærer Mike Hughes, troede hun, at han var hendes livs kærlighed. Men Mike var ikke, hvad han så ud til at være, og han efterlod hendes liv i stykker. Nu, da hun er 32, finder Lou ud af, at han er involveret med teenageren Chloe Meadows. Fast besluttet på at historien ikke må gentage sig selv, vender hun hjem for at konfrontere ham med den skade, han har forvoldt. Men Mike er den værste slags rovdyr.

Syv fremmede. Syv hemmeligheder. En dødbringende løgn. Anna ønsker sig kun at kunne sove. Men søvnløshed, frygtelige minder og mareridt om en forfærdelig begivenhed gør det umuligt. Hvis bare hun ikke følte sig så skyldig. For at flygte fra fortiden tager Anna et job på et hotel på den fjerntliggende skotske ø Rùm. Men da syv gæster ankommer, forandrer tilflugtsstedet sig til et sandt mareridt. Hver af gæsterne har en hemmelighed, og én af dem lyver. Både om sin identitet, og om sin grund til at være på øen.

Freya Lockwood e Arthur Crockleford non si parlano da una vita. Una mattina di maggio, Freya riceve da sua zia Carole una telefonata: Arthur è morto, caduto dalle scale del suo negozio. Così Freya, tornata nel Suffolk dopo più di vent'anni, decide di indagare con l'aiuto di zia Carole.

Witzig, spannend, very british: Band 2 der international erfolgreichen Wohlfühlkrimireihe. Ein Einbruch in einem Museum? Eine Leiche und ein verschwundenes Gemälde? Freya Lockwood kann es kaum erwarten, zusammen mit ihrer Tante Carole den ersten Fall ihrer neu gegründeten Detektei aufzuklären. Die Spuren führen sie auf einen Luxusdampfer voller exzentrischer Antiquitätenliebhaber. Dass hier nichts mit rechten Dingen zugeht, wird Freya spätestens klar, als sie die vielen gestohlenen Schätze an Bord entdeckt.

Dive into the world of Maddie Castle, a retired K9 handler turned private investigator, in this heart-pounding collection of the first three novels in the bestselling series. From gripping mysteries to life-threatening pursuits, Maddie and her canine partners battle danger, corruption, and their own pasts to bring justice to those who need it most.

Maddie Castle thought she’d seen it all as a private investigator, but when Bentley Roycroft pleads for help finding his niece, Daisy Miller, Maddie is drawn into one of her most harrowing cases yet. Daisy has been missing for nearly a year, but a recent clue—a mysterious flash drive—could hold the key to her whereabouts.

In the gripping world of Maddie Castle, every fire ignites a deeper mystery. When community developer Brandon Adams faces a series of arson attacks, he enlists Maddie's help, unaware that the flames are just the beginning of a much larger intrigue. As Maddie delves into the case, she uncovers a web of environmental activism, strained family ties, and hidden agendas. But the closer Maddie gets to the truth, the more dangerous her path becomes.

Wounded in the line of duty, former K9 Handler Maddie Castle finds herself back to square one. The bullet that shredded her leg took the life of her four-legged partner. The pain of recovery goes well beyond the daily physical torment she endures.