Showing results for "The Good Mother" in Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Vicky Seagrave is the perfect mother. She’ll do anything for her babies – to make them happy, to keep them safe. So when she hears her son crying she rushes to check on him. As she walks into the room, her heart stops: she’s horrified to find a strange man holding him. This is every...

Alex Blake was terrified of water, and had been since she nearly drowned at age five. So when police find her body in the river and rule it a suicide, her mother, Jen knows they're wrong. But no one will listen to a grieving mother. The police dismiss her. Her husband thinks she's in denial. Even their neighbours, the Higgins family, urge her to accept the truth and move on. But something isn't right. Why was Alex messaging Lia Higgins, Jen's former best friend, the day she died? And why is Lia now so desperate to shut down Jen's questions?

Australian soccer mum Sarah Calhoun keeps the terrifying secrets of her time as an overseas aid worker from everyone she loves. Until two men from Northern Ireland hunt her down - one an obsessive policeman with demons of his own, the other a brutal IRA executioner, too closely connected to her past. She is forced to return to Belfast to testify at a murder trial. But she faces an impossible choice - lie on the stand and allow a vindictive killer to run free, or tell the truth and place her children in the line of fire.

Gina is struggling with demons from her past while trying to be the opposite of her feckless mother. She is about to lose everything and will do whatever it takes to avoid following in her parent’s footsteps. Babs also has a battle on her hands, with her husband and her grown-up kids. After putting everyone first for so long, will she find the courage to break free? Robin has her own secret to keep, a vow to honour, and a fragile daughter to protect. But when her back is against the wall, and she has nowhere to turn, who will help her?

A STUNNING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER PACKED WITH SHOCKING TWISTS FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR LIZZIE FRY. I’ve always known Jack was different. Ever since he was eight years old and he killed his father. He was protecting me, just like I’ve always protected him. But now he’s eighteen and this time...

How far would you go to protect your children? Catherine is a good mother and a good wife. The family home is immaculate, her husband's supper is cooked on time, but when she starts writing to Michael, a prisoner convicted of murder, she finds herself obsessing about his crime and whether he can...

‘Oh. My. Word. This is a one sitting read kind of book. The kind with a twist that will have you gasping out loud.’ – Katherine Sunderland, Goodreads The greatest bond. The darkest betrayal. Susan wakes up alone in a room she doesn’t recognise, with no memory of how she got there. She...

Amy's life is picture perfect. Mess with that picture and you're going to pay. She has two lovely daughters, a wonderful husband, and she's queen bee in her circle of soccer moms. She feels content, like she's finally put some distance between herself and the terrible events of long ago. The only fly in the ointment is Charlotte, a recent arrival to this affluent suburban community.

As seen in The New Yorker An unprecedented look inside a deadly and obscenely wealthy branch of the Italian mafia and the electrifying story of the women who risked everything to bring them down. The Calabrian Mafia—known as the ’Ndrangheta—is one of the richest and most ruthless crime...

You are born into it or marry in. Loyalty is absolute, bloodshed revered and you kill or go to your grave before betraying The Family. This code of omertà is how the 'Ndrangheta became the world’s most powerful mafia. The Good Mothers is the story of the women who broke the silence. We live...

For Rose O’Connell, enrolling her seven-year-old son, Charlie, into the prestigious school across the road marks a bright new future for her family. One where she can finally forget the dark stains of her childhood. The school is ruled by The Circle, an elite group of influential mothers with beauty and wealth. Every other mum would kill to join it—but to Rose’s shock, it’s her they invite. Rose is so close to having the life she’s dreamed of. But there’s something peculiar about The Circle. What is each woman hiding beneath her perfect exterior?

Ruth Hartland is the director of a trauma unit, a psychotherapist with years of experience, wise and respected by her peers. But professional skill is no guard against private grief. The mother of grown twins, she is haunted by the fact that her beautiful, difficult, fragile son Tom, a boy who...

Two Girls. One Chance. When Lizzie's car crashes with her two daughters inside, she faces a terrible choice. And when she recovers from her injuries, she has to deal with the impact of that tragedy as well as the police investigation into it. As Lizzie and her family struggle to come to terms...

Bloomsbury presents The Good Listener by Holly Watt, read by Nicola Burgess. 'INGENIOUS... PROPULSIVE' Sarah Vaughan 'TRULY ORIGINAL' Ellery Lloyd 'ELECTRIFYING' Fiona Cummins An anonymous call. A mother desperate for justice. The Good Listeners are there for anyone who needs to talk. When the...

She just revealed that he’s a father… And his child is missing. Within moments of discovering that his unforgettable one-night stand years ago resulted in a baby, Cooper Devlin learns his daughter has been kidnapped. Cooper and his two friends are the Phoenix Three, an organization...

'I was hooked from the start and finished this book in 1 day. I couldn't read it fast enough. It was a whirlwind with plenty of suspense, secrets and betrayal.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How far would you go to protect your family? Mark Burcham and his wife Amy live the perfect life...

"A twisty tale packed with juicy surprises.” –Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Paris Widow She thought she was the only one lying about her identity. Until she stepped into her sister’s life. Charlotte Kane has always dreamed of a different life, one where she...

Adventure, romance and history combine in this thrilling 19th century journey through the South Australian bush and along the mighty Murray River in the company of a determined heroine. 1895, Renmark, South Australia Maggie O'Rourke has always had a hard head. No man was going to tie her down to...

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Maggie Hope series comes a tantalizing standalone novel inspired by a real-life mother-daughter duo who stumble upon an underground Nazi cell in Los Angeles during the early days of World War II—and find the courage to go undercover...

Can you ever really know someone? Six years after her ex-husband is sentenced to death for a series of gruesome murders, Leigh Wren has almost succeeded in putting her past to rest. But her assumed identity quickly unravels when the father of one of her ex-husband's victims begins stalking her...