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Thea wakes from a coma, having forgotten much of the recent past. As well as learning to walk again, she studies the list of ‘facts’ she keeps on her phone, hoping something will unlock her memory. Her top three facts are: I was in Italy I was with the people I love the most I fell down a...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9 Emilia Ward is just an ordinary mum living happily in suburban London with her husband and two children - a teenager from her first marriage, a little boy from her second. She also happens to...

One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer? Welcome to the luxury McAlpine Lodge… Nestled in the misty mountains, it’s the perfect getaway. Until a woman’s body is found. Everyone is a suspect. The cruel father. The toxic mother. The bitter family...

Gudenkauf proves herself the master of the smart, suspenseful small-town thriller that gets right under your skin.” —Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny Everyone has a secret they’ll do anything to hide… Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve...

It’s midnight in the hospital when Jude’s phone rings, interrupting her precious 15-minute break. When she sees it’s her 70-year-old mother, Margaret, she braces herself for the usual complaints. But her blood runs cold at four words that will change everything...‘something terrible has happened.’ Margaret has been accused of an unspeakable crime committed 20 years ago. She insists she’s not guilty, and begs Jude to help her prove it. But as Jude is drawn into the dark secrets of her family’s past, she starts to question whether her mother is really as innocent as she claims to be.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager, read by Stephanie Cannon. 'Breathtaking. This swift, red-blooded thriller set my pulse thrumming' - A. J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window ------------------------------------------------------...

He went through the scarlet door as a boy. Ten years later, something else walked out. Chicago, 2009. Anson Bishop is free-and a decade of his life is simply gone. His friends have grown up without him. The girl he traded himself to save has vanished. The only record of what was done to him sits...

Bloomsbury presents The Summer We Lied by Rebecca Hardy, read by Helen Reuben. 'Shocking... gripping' WOMAN & HOME 'Expertly crafted' SUN 'So many twists and turns it made my head spin' JENNIE GODFREY 'Rebecca Hardy is a blazing new talent' HOLLY SEDDON Eighteen years ago teenager Alex sent a...

In the latest thriller from the bestselling author of Final Girls, a young woman returns to her childhood summer camp to uncover the truth about a tragedy that happened there fifteen years ago. Two Truths and a Lie. The girls played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. Vivian...

When suburban grandparents begin dying under mysterious circumstances, FBI Agent Kate Wise is lured out of her tranquility to solve what appears to be a vendetta against custodial elders. Can she decode the killer's twisted motive and save the next family before the gavel strikes its final, fatal judgment?

Jocelyn is ready to get married—and more ready to have fun. She plans a bachelorette trip to North Wales, where she can forget about her strained relationship and focus on the tension among friends instead. It’s a welcome distraction. Her friend Rowan used to be the wild child. But after having a kid of her own and losing the father in a tragic accident, she’s now the ever-responsible single mother, cautious in every way. Except one.

USA Today bestselling author 'Sue Fortin writes with skill and pace, filling her pages with tension. With great characters and a gripping storyline, I was immediately pulled in and found myself desperate to turn the pages' – Amanda Jennings The truth hurts… Erin and Roisin were once friends...

Ian has lived across the street from Marlow House for more than a year and has no idea Walt Marlow is his neighbor. All that is about to change. Did I mention Walt Marlow is a ghost? 

The truth is, everyone lies. All that matters is who lies the best… 'I was completely gripped by this Oman-set thriller, which blends fear of the unknown with human decision-making at its most dangerously flawed.' Louise Candlish 'A multi-layered thriller in which no one can be trusted set...

After a series of bad choices spirals into a murder investigation, Stephen Wilton is placed on suspension from the US Marshals. With his reputation in ruins and his freedom on the line, Wilton turns his focus to the cold case of his brother’s unsolved murder. When a crucial witness in the case turns up dead, Wilton is arrested.

Beautiful, bright-eyed Michelle Jackson, a loving wife and mother, has been killed. Her husband Paul is accused of murdering her. Their little girl Emily, numb with grief, is refusing to speak. You’ll hate Paul for what he’s done. Everyone said they were the perfect couple, always holding hands. They did everything together. But when you hear about their whispered arguments and the terrible lies they both told, you’ll be certain Paul is guilty. But everything you think you know is wrong. After all, behind closed doors every marriage has secrets. And some are deadlier than others.

Anna had never met anyone like Willow. Entering art school with lofty ideas about Art and her role in it, Anna was wholly unprepared for someone as mysterious, moody—and cool—as Willow. Here was Anna’s muse and collaborator all in one, ready to bring her in on Art’s great secrets. Now, five years later, Anna is weary. Where art school was boundless creativity and collaboration, the New York art scene is all about survival. Worse: Willow’s true nature as a muse only to herself has become nakedly apparent, as has her cruelty.

The news of her mother’s death hits Nell as if she’s been shot. The letter must be some kind of prank, but who could be so cruel? Because Nell’s mother died nearly 30 years ago. When Nell was just a tiny baby, her parents died in a car crash, leaving her to be raised by her devoted grandmother, Lilian. So when the lawyer’s letter arrives, informing her of her mother Sarah’s very recent death, it destroys everything Nell thought she knew. Her grandmother loved her, so why did she lie? And why did her mother abandon her?

SWR Bestenliste Januar 2025 Booker Prize 2023 »Wenn es so etwas wie ein zentrales Buch für unsere Zeit gibt, dann ist es dieses. Brillant und Eindringlich« The Observer An einem regennassen Abend in Dublin öffnet die Wissenschaftlerin und vierfache Mutter Eilish Stack ihre Haustür und steht...

Neuseeland, 1893: William Martyn ist gebildeter und kultivierter als die übliche Klientel, die es auf der Suche nach Gold nach Queenstown verschlägt. Kein Wunder, denn Will ist der Sohn irischer Landadeliger. Die temperamentvolle Elaine verliebt sich in ihn, und er scheint nicht abgeneigt, doch dann kommt Kura-Maro-Tini zu Besuch, Elaines Cousine und Halb-Maori, deren exotischer Schönheit und Freizügigkeit William sofort erliegt.