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A visit from a long-lost schoolmate who has fallen on hard times forces Maigret to unpick a seedy tangle of love affairs in Montmartre, and to confront the tragedy of a wasted life. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Boyhood Friend.

From bestselling thriller writer Fiona Cummins, The Serial Killer Survivors Club explores the fragile friendships formed in a unique support group - for the young family members of people who have committed the darkest of crimes... It takes the daughter of a serial killer to catch one... Robyn...

It’s been 11 years since I last saw Jonah, after his brother died that stormy summer night. And now, without warning, he’s back, living in his old house next door just like old times, on the remote Scottish island that is home. Where I used to imagine we’d stay, together, forever, sharing our lives and our secrets as we always had. But that was before. Jonah’s not the sweet boy I once knew. His mood is changeable, his behavior unstable, our brief conversations are forced and awkward. And then the knocks on my window begin. It can only be him, but why, and what does he want?

They stole her from her family when she was just a little girl. They broke her down and rebuilt her as a weapon. A killer. They trained her to be unstoppable... They succeeded. They raised her to be obedient... They failed. She was a government experiment, a young child stolen from foster care and trained to become a weapon. A killer. Against all odds, Samantha Black found a way to escape that life. With a new name and a fresh face she set out to reclaim the family she once knew.

In True Stories from My Childhood, Fatima Jaen takes listeners on a chilling journey through her early years—where unexplained events, eerie encounters, and moments of supernatural mystery shaped her life. From strange visions and ghostly shadows to objects moving on their own and terrifying attacks, these true accounts will make you question the boundaries between reality and the unknown.

Alessia spürt schon ihr ganzes Leben, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Die Gewissheit versetzt sie in Ekstase. "Bei gut der Hälfte aller Psychopathen machen die Eltern nichts falsch. Sie geben lediglich ihre Erbsubstanz weiter". (Niels Birbaumer). Was passiert, wenn dein ganzes Leben auf einer Lüge basiert? Sie will, was ihr zusteht, um jeden Preis!