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It's a blindingly hot summer. International visitors surge into Sydney's Darling Harbour. Two-year-old Tommy is sailing his toy boat in the park there with his mother Phoebe. Tommy vanishes into thin air. The following winter, taunting notes written as nursery rhymes begin arriving at his parents' home. Little Boy Blue, where did you go? Who led you away? Only I know.

Laura thought she’d found the one nice guy in New York City. When Ethan saves her from a crushing crowd on Brooklyn Bridge, their connection is dazzling. Worthy of a heat-filled passionate night. Laura falls pregnant from their one-night stand—a miracle considering her past fertility issues. Ethan is attentive and wonderful at first. She hopes he will be the kind of father she’d always wanted for herself. Until his attentiveness turns to obsession. His questions become demands. Why didn’t she answer her phone or respond to his messages? Why won’t she move in with him and his rich mother?

On a warm spring evening, guests gather in a perfectly manicured garden to celebrate Maggie and Len’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Maggie leans against the apple tree, watching her fun-loving husband and darling children as her heart swells with pride. As the joyful party atmosphere disappears into the night, close by, the lifeless body of a young woman is pulled from a river. Slipping upstairs to find the special gift for her adoring husband, Maggie stumbles across something else hidden amongst the dusty boxes of family keepsakes.

My husband and I are fighting for our lives in hospital after a terrible car accident. But despite my pain, all I can think about is what our families will find behind our front door. The scarf that has been all over the news, belonging to a dead young woman with honey-coloured hair. I have to speak to the police before my husband can. I’m drifting in and out of consciousness, but when I hear my wife talking to the police, accusing me of the murder of an innocent woman, a cold fear grips me. I know I’ve got a temper.

In 1998, the American Jorgenson family had been on a year-long road trip in Australia. One humid, storming night, the mother - Elsa Jorgenson - vanished in an isolated stretch of Australian everglades. Elsa was never seen again. That night, twelve-year-old Lily Jorgenson was left alone and terrified in the family camper—even her teenage sister Iris is missing. When Iris comes racing back through the rain, she refuses to tell where she’s been. Lily is certain her sister is hiding a dark secret.

Ex-fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon, her sports superstar husband goes for a swim - and never returns. But what has happened to David - can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief, Laura is plagued by questions and doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible, ill-judged hoax? 

Amanda e Clay hanno scelto un angolo remoto di Long Island per trascorrere qualche giorno di vacanza con i due figli adolescenti. Una pausa dalla vita frenetica di New York, una settimana tutta per loro in un’elegante casa di villeggiatura. I giorni passano felici, ma l’incantesimo si spezza quando un’anziana coppia bussa alla porta in piena notte: George e Ruth, molto spaventati, sostengono di essere i proprietari della villa. Un improvviso blackout a New York li ha costretti a tornare nella casa che avevano messo in affitto.

Nunca se sabe qué más puede ocurrir en Redes (A Coruña) para que tengamos que volver... LAS ALMAS HERIDAS SABEN RECONOCERSE. Zoe y Mario viajan al pueblo costero de Redes, A Coruña, con la intención de pasar una semana romántica de desconexión y sanar las heridas. O eso es lo que Zoe cree. Ella aún tiene la esperanza de recuperar lo que fueron tras el accidente que marcó sus vidas, pero Mario se muestra más indiferente y distante, hasta que a las pocas horas de llegar a Redes desaparece sin dejar rastro.

Um ihre demente Mutter Gwen zu betreuen, zieht die alleinstehende Connie nach Buckinghamshire. Sie kümmert sich gern um sie, auch wenn sie selbst zurückstecken muss. Bis eines Tages ein weißer Van vor der Tür steht. Eine soziale Einrichtung hat den Handwerker Paul zur Unterstützung geschickt. Aber Connie ist alarmiert. Irgendetwas gefällt ihr nicht an Paul. Er ist zu freundlich, zu charmant und mischt sich zu sehr in das Leben ihrer Mutter ein. Zunehmend hilflos beobachtet sie, wie Gwen ihn für ihren verstorbenen Mann hält, wie sie Paul den Schlüssel zum Haus überlässt und er letztlich sogar einzieht.

Luxury villas on hot white sand, views for miles over turquoise water. Flawless hostess Penny gathers guests to an island for her husband’s birthday celebrations. But she soon regrets inviting self-obsessed Eloise. When a child vanishes on the night of the party, their perfect island weekend is ripped apart. Even paradise harbours murky secrets… Has he been taken? Has he drowned? In the panic to find any trace, Penny casts about for someone to blame—even if that person is her own daughter, Rosie. Even clear waters descend to pitch black.

Emma and Ariella, neighbours in one of Sydney’s most exclusive suburbs, appear to have it all—perfect homes, perfect husbands, perfect lives. But they both know dark secrets lurk beneath the surface and shallow waters can’t hide Ariella’s. Now she has been found murdered. Her daughter filmed the killing. Not knowing what she’s filmed, Emma’s daughter Kiki innocently uploads footage of Ariella’s brutal death. Emma fears the worst—the killer will know what she and Kiki have seen. Their safe suburban lives no longer exist.

It's been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey's sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in hospital, Rachel won't tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him....and then there's Ema's surprise announcement: she has an online boyfriend, and he's vanished. 

Lisa, una giovane donna con un passato da dimenticare, non riesce a credere alla propria fortuna: ha appena trovato una bellissima stanza in affitto in una splendida casa. E Martha e Jack, i proprietari con cui andrà a coabitare, sono una coppia gentile e premurosa. Sembra proprio un sogno che si realizza. Fino al giorno in cui Lisa trova, nascosto nella sua stanza, il biglietto di un uomo che annuncia il suicidio. Alla sua richiesta di spiegazioni, Martha e Jack negano che la stanza sia mai stata occupata da qualcuno prima del suo arrivo.

Alerte enlèvement : la petite Daisy Mason, 8 ans, a disparu lors d'une fête, donnée dans le jardin de ses parents. Elle était déguisée en pâquerette : elle portait une robe, des collants et des chaussures vertes, ainsi qu'une coiffe avec des pétales blancs. Et personne n'a rien vu. L'inspecteur Adam Fowley, qui prend en charge l'enquête, sait bien que, dans 90% des cas, c'est un proche qui a fait le coup. Il a lui-même perdu un fils, Jake, quelques mois plus tôt.

Deux femmes dont le destin va être bouleversé, par des secrets, des mensonges, des trahisons. Une disparition incompréhensible. Une réalité inconcevable. La vie peut nous paraître belle et sournoise, délicate et destructrice, exceptionnelle et tragique. Comment rester rationnel face à ces irruptions inattendues qui nous arrachent à nos êtres chers ? Comment réagir et donner un sens à ce que nous ne pouvons concevoir ?

Mark lives next door to Freya. When her husband dies tragically, he determines to be her saviour, come what may. Whether that means walking the dog, minding the house or taking her on day trips. However, her neighbours on the other side keep getting in the way, as do her two lumpen brothers-in-law....  

En una fracción de segundo, la vida de Morgan Kincaid cambia para siempre. Ella iba de regreso a casa cuando una madre le pide que detenga a su bebé, después se lo entrega en brazos. Antes de que Morgan pudiera detenerla, la perturbada mamá salta justo enfrente del tren que entraba a la estación. Morgan nunca antes había visto a la mujer, y es incapaz de comprender las causas por las que le entregó a su bebé y se quitó la vida. Tampoco puede entender cómo aquella mujer sabía su nombre.  

En las catacumbas de Palacio de Congresos, Serva La Bari guarda su arma definitiva. Con cada golpe que asesta da la sensación de que nadie podrá pararlos. Sus planes para crear un microclima sevillano cuentan con un arma gigantesca de la que nadie puede sospechar, pero que deja a sus víctimas hechas picadillo y un fuerte olor a serranito. Jiménez y Villanueva saben que hay una cuenta atrás, y si antes se enfrentaban a tortas y paloduz, ahora la amenaza es doble y...¿definitiva? 

La rutina de Andrea, una escritora de thrillers traumatizada por un horrible suceso del pasado y un matrimonio que está a punto de romperse, se ve interrumpida por la inesperada llegada de su cuñado. Víctor es un tipo silencioso y extraño al que apenas conocen. Su manía de fisgonear a través de la ventana de la cocina la vida de sus vecinos, llevará a Andrea a descubrir que una madrugada estival cualquiera, en la calle de la urbanización en la que vive y donde nunca pasa nada, su vecina María se sube en el coche de su cuñado.

Violette est de retour à Toulouse, bercail de la tribu Balaguère, avec son mari, leur petit garçon et toute leur joyeuse ménagerie. Là-bas, ils replongent dans l'univers d'enfance et d'adolescence de Violette. Un monde chamarré, chaleureux, plein de soleil, mais aussi de ces ombres silencieuses, secrets et non-dits "qui pourrissent tout" et qui l'ont fait fuir quelques années plus tôt. Elles ont un peu vieilli, mais ses tantes, ces merveilleuses mères de substitution, sont toujours là, Babé, le cœur du foyer, et son inépuisable tendresse, Justine, la magicienne aux doigts de fée, et son indéfectible énergie. Leur générosité, leur optimisme, leur amour de la vie, quels que soient les obstacles et les coups du sort.