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The Housemaid’s Revolt reimagines the domestic thriller as a political act. Beneath the surface of servitude and civility, it uncovers a world built on invisible labor, quiet endurance, and the myth of gratitude. The housemaid is no longer a background figure—she becomes a philosopher of survival, observing the architecture of power from inside its walls. Her revolt is not an explosion but an awakening: the decision to stop cleaning up the messes of others, to stop mistaking obedience for goodness.

Claudia Castañeda, joven mexicana en Estados Unidos, contrae matrimonio por impulso con James Blaisdel, un hombre encantador que al conocerla le cuenta que fue sospechoso de la misteriosa muerte de una mujer en Texas. Año y medio después, Claudia enfrenta con estupor la inexplicable pérdida de su marido y la creciente hostilidad de la elegante Nina Blaisdel, su suegra, que se niega a aceptar la desaparición de su hijo. Una ausencia que entreverá una hilera de siniestros secretos del pasado que terminarán saliendo a la luz para quedar, sin remedio, trágicamente expuestos a pleno sol.

Подрабатывая официанткой на светском приеме, Самира Уайлдер знакомится с Роландом Грэмом, известным гольфистом. Стремительный роман, переезд в другой штат, венчание — и вот Самира уже хозяйка роскошного особняка и жена успешного спортсмена. Ее предшественница погибла при загадочных обстоятельствах, и не утихают слухи, что на тот свет она отправилась не без помощи мужа. Самира находит дневники прежней жены Грэма и с каждой страницей все яснее понимает: она совсем не знает человека, которому столь поспешно сказала «да».

Auf der idyllischen Riverside Road scheint die Welt noch in Ordnung, bis Anna eines Abends ein seltsames Licht im Haus ihrer Nachbarn sieht. Wenig später macht sie eine schreckliche Entdeckung: Der beliebte Arzt Dr. Taylor liegt brutal ermordet in seinem Bett. Während die Polizei fieberhaft ermittelt, gerät Anna selbst ins Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit und wird bedroht. Doch um herauszufinden, was wirklich geschehen ist, muss sie sich nicht nur der Angst stellen, sondern auch einem dunklen Geheimnis aus ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit – einem Geheimnis, das besser für immer verborgen bleibt.

Ураган с прекрасным именем «Селеста» вот-вот обрушится на идиллическую Флориду, и Дэвисы вынуждены укрыться в своем доме рядом с океаном. Но их планам не суждено сбыться: чужая лодка причаливает к их участку, три незнакомца просят укрытия, и Дэвисы не могут им отказать. По мере того как ураган набирает мощь, растет и напряжение в доме. Подорванное доверие, давние скелеты в шкафу и, главное, странное чувство, что не все выберутся отсюда живыми, — все это держит в напряжении, не позволяя отвлечься от книги ни на минуту.

Джоди нанимает сиделку для ухода за своими стареющими родителями — и теперь коварная Элиз незаметно прибирает к рукам жизнь своих подопечных. Все начинается невинно: то сиделка примеряет драгоценности матери, то слегка флиртует с отцом, но, вынужденная молча наблюдать за действиями Элиз, Джоди понимает — она столкнулась с опасной соперницей.

Sie war jung und schön und liegt tot auf der Liegewiese von Frankfurts größtem Freibad. Mit einem diffamierenden Spruch auf ihrem Rücken. Sie war Bankerin und inserierte in erotischen Kontaktmärkten. Die Kommissare Siebels und Till ermitteln in den Frankfurter Bankentürmen und bei den sexuellen Kontakten der Toten. Doch dann wird die nächste Frau ermordet. Auch sie war Bankerin. Auch auf ihrem Rücken hat der Täter eine Botschaft hinterlassen. Und es gibt ein drittes potentielles Opfer. Für die Kommissare beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit.

Namoradas há alguns anos, Charlie e Eve ganham a vida comprando imóveis a preços baixos e os revendendo com lucro após reformá-los. As duas mal podem acreditar na própria sorte quando adquirem uma antiga casa em uma vizinhança pitoresca — e meio isolada — no interior do estado do Oregon.

Faccio un respiro profondo mentre mi avvicino al lodge con le pareti di vetro che la mia ex suocera, Angela, ha prenotato per il suo compleanno. Non avevo alcuna voglia di andare in vacanza con il mio ex marito e la sua nuova moglie, ma lei ha insistito perché io e i miei figli facessimo finta di essere una famiglia felice. Poi arriva una telefonata dalla polizia. Qualcuno è stato ucciso. E pensano che noi sappiamo qualcosa. Il cuore mi batte all'impazzata mentre osservo la neve alta accumulata alla finestra. Siamo intrappolati in questa casa. C'è un assassino tra noi.

Tres personas. Un matrimonio. Un asesinato. Mi apuesto marido, Tom, me lo ha dado todo: nuestro precioso hijo y nuestra nueva casa junto al mar, que es todo lo que podía soñar. Quiero confiar en él, pero sé que no ha sido sincero sobre el verdadero motivo por el que quería mudarse aquí. Por mi parte, yo tampoco he sido del todo honesta con él… Cuando Tom me besa y sirve una copa de vino para brindar por la primera noche en nuestra casa de ensueño, me prometo a mí misma que intentaré olvidar el pasado. Por el bien de nuestro hijo, mantendré unida a esta familia, cueste lo que cueste.

Ava Green ha un lavoro di successo, due splendidi bambini e un marito che fa arrossire le altre donne. Ma ora che sto lavorando nella sua casa impeccabile, so che non tutto è così perfetto… Sento le discussioni sussurrate a tarda notte. Finn riceve telefonate a orari strani – e quando parlo con i bambini, è chiaro che il loro papà sta mantenendo dei segreti. Ora che so cosa si nasconde in questa casa, sono solo felice che Ava non abbia controllato troppo accuratamente le mie referenze. Perché Ava pensa di aver scelto me. Ma sono stata io a scegliere lei.

Ruby und Mike haben sich ein ruhiges und glückliches Leben aufgebaut, aber ihr Leben droht aus den Fugen zu geraten – mit tödlichen Folgen. Als Mikes neue Beförderung ihn öfter, als es Ruby lieb ist, ins Ausland führt, freundet sie sich mit dem charmanten neuen Nachbarn Henry an. Ihre verbotene Freundschaft entfacht etwas, das Ruby noch nie zuvor gefühlt hat – aber es setzt auch etwas Unheimliches frei und lässt sie alles in Frage stellen, von dem sie dachte, dass sie es jemals wollte.

Wilbur and Elouise Saxton are forced to move south after losing their fortune following the Civil War. Hot-headed Wilbur was not happy about the adjustment, but his wife is glad to finally return to her home state. At least she was until they arrive at the home her late uncle left her, and find it in much despair. It also comes with a dark secret, something her family hid from her for good reason.

Edward is throwing a dinner party with Binny, his mistress. Aware that she has long been denied those small intimacies that his wife takes for granted – choosing a birthday present for his sister, for example, or sorting his socks – he wants to give her a chance to feel more involved in his life, to socialise with some of his friends (the discreet ones). Things are a little awkward to begin with, but everything seems to be going well. Then some uninvited and rather forceful guests arrive, and it doesn’t look like Edward is going to make it home on time…

Josie thought she had married the perfect man. But as their love grows cold, she can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something—or someone. Then the first letter arrives at her door. It demands that she read it immediately. He's lying to you. Josie investigates on her own, haunted by two questions: Was her marriage a lie? Or is someone using the letters to destroy it—one secret at a time? The letters keep coming, each carrying the same chilling warning: Tell no one of this letter, or there will be consequences. All Josie wants is to know the truth.

Un primer volumen intenso, lleno de misterio, emociones y secretos familiares, que atrapa desde la primera página y demuestra que en Lakewood la calma es solo una fachada. Ha pasado un año desde la muerte de Richard Holt, y su viuda Angela vive con sus cuatro hijas: Laura, la perfeccionista que planea su boda ideal; Vicky, periodista incisiva empeñada en destapar un fraude; Theressa, la escritora soñadora que busca su lugar; y Nita, una adolescente especial que se refugia en sus mundos imaginarios para huir de las tensiones familiares.

Genteel, passive Ann works for the BBC in London and is engaged to a successful academic, fulfilling her snobbish mother's ambitions – more or less – while the Swinging Sixties happen elsewhere, to other people. Then she meets William: snub-nosed and generous, cunning and protean. She is first seduced, then transfixed, as William's past, present and future swirl around her kaleidoscopically, overwhelmingly, and Ann is herself irrevocably, and irreparably, changed.

After her husband Nick’s tragic death, Ally is barely keeping it together. The once-glamorous architect drowned just steps from their quiet riverfront home and now Ally spends her sleepless nights haunted by grief, guilt, and questions she can’t answer. Her teenage daughter Paige is slipping away, and the house that once held their happy family now feels like a tomb—until Marcy shows up.

When Evie Sullivan moves across the street, the two become fast friends. Evie is nothing like Lauren's other friends. She's quiet, contemplative, and holds steady to her modest upbringing. These are the things that Lauren loves about her new best friend. But that all changes when Lauren's teenage daughter, Lily, is in a car accident. As Lauren races to the hospital to see the daughter she's always put on a pedestal, she runs into Evie's family. What she finds out next will threaten their friendship forever.

Adele Robinson is locked up – convicted for the murder of her abusive father. Meanwhile, her brother Peter is building his criminal empire on the outside – running protection rackets, seedy nightclubs and all manner of schemes to make a fast buck. And when things start to get bloody, only Adele can step in to protect the family business.