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Claire Brackett spent years searching for ways to avoid the pain of her past. Following her father’s direction, she traversed the globe, seducing allies and adversaries to further his agenda. He used her as a pawn to maintain power and thwart enemies. William Brackett made one major mistake. He sent Claire on a mission to get close to FBI Agent Alex Toles. That decision would set Claire on a path that would change her life forever.

When US Customs and Border Protection agent Peyton Cote is called to a mysterious burned-out cabin, she has no idea it will lead her to reconnect with Dr. Sherry Duvall. Their reacquaintance, however, comes under difficult circumstances - Sherry's brother is accused of murder, and her father and mother have just died in a murder-suicide. On the home front, single-mom Peyton is waging a different battle - helping son Tommy fight his learning disability. Amid all this, a man is lurking who has only revenge on his mind.

There were a lot of things you could call Stacey Evans. And many of them would be true. And unprintable. But did she deserve to be murdered? DI Winter Meadows has no doubt of the answer when he takes the case. The crime was violent. The victim helpless. But the motives are many, and the only clue is a word left on Stacey’s body. DI Meadows struggles to pierce the secrecy surrounding the teenager’s love life. But as each suspect is excluded, Meadows is convinced that something sinister is afoot. When another body is found, a veil of silence descends like a fog upon Gaer Fawr.

Die Geister der Vergangenheit ... Das kleine Küstendorf Sparrow's High könnte normalerweise nicht verschlafener sein, aber jetzt sind die Bewohner in heller Aufregung. Denn in der Burg Sparrow's Deep spukt es - und zwar gewaltig! Kurz bevor die Polizei eintrifft, hört der Spuk allerdings jedes Mal auf. Niemand traut sich mehr auch nur in die Nähe des Anwesens - niemand bis auf Nathalie und Louise! Die beiden sind überzeugt, dass es eine natürliche Erklärung für die unheimlichen Geräusche und Erscheinungen gibt.