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It’s the night shift worker who finds them. Huddled in a hospital store cupboard is elderly Edith Higgins. Knifed to death. Sitting behind her is Staff Nurse Lily Frampton, a scalpel clasped in her blood-soaked hand. No one can understand why this kind-hearted, dedicated nurse would brutally murder a frail patient she’s spent months caring for. That same day, mild-mannered schoolteacher Rod Black is found surrounded by the battered bodies of his pupils. Why would a well-respected teacher beat five schoolboys to death?

Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent’s nightmare when a tragic accident befalls their teenage boys, leaving one dead, another in a coma, and a third too traumatized to speak. Reeling from the worst night of their lives, the three mothers plunge into a desperate investigation of the bizarre incident. How could something so horrible happen in their wealthy Southern California suburb? They soon discover that the accident was just the beginning, and troubling discoveries lead to chilling questions: Do they really know their children? Do they even know each other?

Ashley Bowers is shocked by the sudden death of her sister, whom she hasn't seen or heard from in years. Grieving for the bond they once shared and wallowing in the knowledge that any chance of reconciliation is gone forever is one thing. Welcoming her sister's thirteen-year-old daughter—a girl Ashley has never even met—into the home she shares with her husband and two children is another.

Дочь Шарлотты Стелла—чувствительная и блестящая, возможно, даже гениальная, но недавние изменения в ее поведении встревожили мать. После внезапной смерти няни Стеллы, Бланки, ребенок, который когда-то был деструктивным и антисоциальным, стал послушным и покладистым. Но самое тревожное, что она стала повторять характер Бланки: фразы, акцент, яростная тяга к армянскому мясному рагу после того, как ее воспитали вегетарианкой. Шарлотта беременна вторым ребенком, истощена и больна из-за беременности. Она убеждена, что в превращении Стеллы каким-то образом виновата сама Бланка.

Éva pleure et hurle. Elle le supplie d'arrêter, mais Greg ne l'écoute pas et continue de cogner. Les coups, Éva connaît. Elle ne compte d'ailleurs plus le nombre de fois où elle a terminé à l'hôpital. Mais elle dit stop, car elle ne veut pas mourir. Alors, elle fuit sans se retourner. Seule, dans une ville où elle ne connaît personne, Éva se reconstruit. Après de longs mois de travail sur elle-même, elle rencontre Tom. Tous deux se fréquentent et la jeune femme reprend confiance. Elle est heureuse et compte bien en profiter. Puis la roue tourne et tout bascule.

Una bebé robada. ¿Puedo ser yo esa niña? Cuando encuentro un viejo recorte de periódico en el que se ve a mi padre junto a un conocido político, mi mundo se pone patas arriba. Hace veintinueve años, la hija recién nacida de ese hombre fue robada de su cuna, sin que su madre, que dormía a su lado, se diera cuenta. ¿Puedo ser yo esa niña? ¿Mi padre, tan amable y cariñoso, pudo haber hecho algo tan terrible? Estoy decidida a desentrañar los secretos de mi familia, pero husmear en el pasado puede ser peligroso y tener consecuencias fatales.

An exhausted writer. A cottage on a dead-end road. Locals want her gone. Her ex is hunting her down. Don’t go down into the poisoned hollow... Leni is on edge. Fleeing the city and a stalking former boyfriend, she rents a cottage on an island to write a new book. But her vision of living in an...

Hiver 1989. La disparition de Tracie, 17 ans, affole la paisible banlieue australienne de Camp Hill. Tom Witter, professeur de lycée, décide de mener sa propre enquête avec l'aide du père de l'adolescente et du groupe de surveillance de quartier. Au fur et à mesure que des indices émergent, les relations entre voisins se tendent, jusqu'à la paranoïa et la violence. Tom franchit alors les frontières de la légalité.

I should never have taken that DNA test. Then maybe things wouldn't have gone so wrong… Lily thought she was an ordinary woman with an ordinary life. But when a DNA test seems to reveal she carries the 'serial killer gene', she is terrified by the thought of passing it onto her future children...

'If you like your thrillers with a side of pitch-black humor and a plot that moves like a freight train, you need this’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An Unforgettable, Five-Star Thrill Ride! Wow!!! Five stars from me! This novel completely blew me away’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A deliciously dark, twisty turny...

Maggie has started venturing out of her house at last. Years of being held as a virtual prisoner by her controlling husband, Frank, she’s now free. She’s just taking little walks in the village, braving smiling at strangers, feeling delighted when they smile back. Then, on one of her walks, she finds herself drawn to a poster in the window of the local pub, advertising an evening with a psychic. Maggie doesn’t believe in the supernatural, but decides it is the perfect place to finally meet some friends. But the psychic has news for Maggie. She tells her that Frank is back.

Liked the Sweetpea TV series on Sky Atlantic? You'll love the books… ‘This isn’t a book for the squeamish or the faint-hearted … think Bridget Jones meets American Psycho’ Red 🪓 Sweetpea is coming home at last… Newly married, with a loving family surrounding her, everything's...

Susannah has had a tough year. After a knotty divorce, moving to a small town in the south of England with her two sons is exactly the fresh start she needs. Charlotte is delighted when Susannah arrives in town. Charlotte may appear to have the perfect husband, the perfect family, the perfect house, but she needs someone to confide in. The two women instantly become best friends. But underneath the surface, secrets, lies and betrayals are all hiding. And when the truth comes out, not everyone will live to tell the tale.

The last thing Anna needs is a baby. Abandoned, adopted and living hand to mouth, she never dreamt of having a real family. But when she meets her birth mother, everything changes—because the same day, she learns she's going to be a mother too. Marlene is eccentric, generous with her considerable fortune and overjoyed to become a grandmother. Anna's living the dream. But is it her dream, or someone else's? Now she will have to decide what she's willing to sacrifice for a real family—her future, her freedom, even her unborn child.

A woman’s seemingly perfect second marriage is rocked by a discovery about the death of her first husband in this twisty psychological thriller from Kate White, the New York Times bestselling author whom Entertainment Weekly called “impossible to outwit.” Recovering from the unsolved...

Lizzie Riley is sure that the local academy school, with its excellent reputation, is perfect for her eight-year-old son Tom. But there's something strange happening at school. Parents are forbidden from entering the grounds and there are bars across the classroom windows. Why is Tom coming home exhausted, unable to remember his day? What are the strange marks on his arm? And why do the children seem afraid to talk?

From the Sunday Times top ten bestselling author of Seven Days and The Choice comes a gripping serial killer thriller with a psychological edge you won’t want to put down! A serial killer is stalking your home town. He has a type: all his victims look the same. And they all look like you. Kate...

His Scandal Her Secret From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman in Cabin 10—in which a woman must make the impossible choice between defending her husband and saving herself. When Angela met Jason Powell...

‘Another brilliant read from Amanda Robson. A dark, addictive and compelling page turner!’ BA Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors From the No.1 bestselling author of Obsession Your sister. Her secret. The betrayal. There is no bond greater than blood… When the body of a woman...

Girl meets boy. They fall in love. There's just one problem... She wants him back. She wants you gone. Luke is The One. After everything she's been through, Georgia knows she deserves someone like him, to make her feel loved. Safe. The only problem is his ex-girlfriend. Luke says Cadence is...