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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.

Some call it love. Some call it faith. But the line between devotion and destruction has never been so dangerously thin. Leah Mitchell’s life isn’t what she imagined at forty-three: a dead-end job, a painful divorce, and weekend visits with her teenage son. Then charismatic Pastor Isaac Pope walks into her bar one night, and suddenly, she feels seen for the first time in years. What begins as an intoxicating whirlwind romance quickly spirals into something darker when Leah discovers Isaac has a wife—a revelation that should end everything.

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.

Wem kannst du noch trauen, wenn deine Liebsten dich belügen? Eva führt mit ihrem Mann Daniel und dem gemeinsamen kleinen Sohn das perfekte Leben am Stadtrand. Oft hilft Sofia, die Tochter von Evas bester Freundin Susanne, als Babysitterin aus. Eines Nachts bringt Daniel die Fünfzehnjährige nach Hause, doch am nächsten Morgen ist sie spurlos verschwunden. Eine fieberhafte Suche beginnt. Als Sofias blutbefleckter Pullover gefunden wird, bricht Evas heile Welt zusammen. Ihr Mann beteuert seine Unschuld – doch kann sie seinen Worten Glauben schenken?

Rusty Caldwell is a lonely victim of tragedy. After losing his wife and kids to a drunk driver, he spends most nights towing drunks to keep them off the streets. His one-track existence takes a turn when he finds out his estranged sister Mandy has committed suicide. After flying out to offer his support, Rusty learns there's much more to the story. It turns out his sister had been cheating on her husband Chris with Travis Calloway, the rich CEO of the biggest company in town. Before Mandy died, she claimed that Travis fathered one of her children and demanded that he pay up . . .

Ein schauriger Fund im Kindergarten: Fassungslos starrt Kommissarin Karla Sommerfeld auf den Knochen, den die kleine Mathilda beim Spielen im Wald gefunden hat. Von einem Wildschwein, behauptet die Sechsjährige. Aber die Kommissarin ahnt: Dies ist ein menschlicher Knochen. Doch woher stammt er? Vom nahegelegenen Friedhof? Oder ist die Wahrheit grausamer, geht es hier um Mord? Und tatsächlich: Das Team der Kriminaltechnik findet ein im Waldboden verscharrtes Skelett.

It’s the final showdown for the Lambrianu family, but will bad boy Adam reclaim his birthright or will the family face their downfall once and for all? Once dismissed as the family’s spoiled playboy, Adam Lambrianu is done being underestimated. He’s ready to prove he’s no pretender. He’s the heir. The boss. The Don. But in the world of the Lambrianus, loyalty is fragile and betrayal is inevitable.

Twin sisters Ellie and Tia were torn apart the day their parents died. Ellie was given the picture-perfect life—marriage, a home, security. Tia was cast aside, growing up in the shadows, unwanted, unloved, and never quite belonging. Now, after years apart, fate brings them together again. Ellie is desperate to believe this is a chance to rebuild their bond. To finally have the sister she always longed for. But Tia hasn’t come back to play happy families. She knows the secret Ellie is hiding— a secret that could shatter her perfect marriage and destroy everything she’s built.

When Sally unexpectedly becomes a mother at twenty, she tries her best to build a stable life for her son, Morgan. But the sleepless nights, overwhelming isolation, and relentless cries wear her down until she breaks, and in a moment of desperation, she does the unthinkable: she shakes her baby. Consumed by guilt and fear, Sally buries her actions beneath a facade of normalcy, but the cracks are beginning to show.

Dopo aver perso il precedente impiego, Millie ringrazia la sua buona stella quando viene assunta senza referenze da Douglas Garrick, un ricco specialista nel settore delle tecnologie, per tenere in ordine lo splendido attico con vista sulla città e preparare invitanti pasti in una modernissima cucina. C'è un'unica condizione: non deve interagire con Wendy, la moglie di Douglas, che è malata, risiede nella camera degli ospiti e non può essere disturbata per nessun motivo.

The night they took my son was the worst night of my entire life. I'm his mother, after all. I was the one who needed to protect him, and I failed miserably. Three long years later, he came back. It was a miracle. It should've been the best day of my life, but he came back a different child—violent and troubled. The monster who abducted him must've done unimaginable things to him, and the worst part is—he won't say a word. I can't blame him one bit. It was my fault; I should've saved him.

Detective Jake Cashen is called to a cul-de-sac on the edge of Blackhand Hills, where a teenage girl has discovered the victims of a murder-suicide. Newlyweds, shot in their own home. It looks open-and-shut. But something about the scene feels wrong—and Jake can't shake the parallels to his past. The case dredges up memories of his own parents' deaths under the same circumstances. His father snapped. His mother paid with her life. End of story. But as Jake digs deeper into the present-day investigation, he finds unsettling threads that lead straight to the tragedy that defined his childhood.

Alors qu'elle tente de jongler entre sa vie de mère célibataire et celle d'infirmière en soins intensifs, Meghan Michaels voit sa vie basculer lorsque Caitlin, victime d'un traumatisme crânien, arrive aux urgences. L'arrivée d'un témoin bouleverse tout : l'accident n'était peut-être pas un suicide. Meghan s'efforce de ne jamais s'attacher à ses patients. Pourtant, elle baisse sa garde face à l'histoire de Caitlin et se retrouve immergée dans les mystères qui l'entourent.

Avery Collins, social justice warrior, has a new case, only it's not a criminal case. Not yet, anyway. Seven year old Frankie Jamison is dying, and nobody quite knows why. Avery knows Frankie through Regina, as Frankie is the son of Lorinda, one of Regina's best friends from the street. Lorinda has nothing in her life, nothing but her young son, and now she's losing even that.

A homecoming will shake this small town to its very foundations. The taut new mystery from the bestselling author of The Inheritance, perfect for readers of Sally Hepworth and Liane Moriarty. Desperate people do desperate things... Sixteen years ago, teenage Maddie Marshall's body was found on a...

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.

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.

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.