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Jo Lawless is still grieving her husband when his oldest friends invite her to a weekend houseparty in France. She’s always felt like an outsider in the group, but she decides to go, hoping their shared loss will bring them closer together. But the weekend is disrupted by the arrival of an unexpected guest, whose presence brings old tensions to the surface. Long-buried secrets begin to emerge, and it’s clear that at least one person is bent on revenge.

Doesn't every marriage have a dark side? ‘Beautifully written, chilling and absorbing’ Adele Parks ‘Her best novel yet … Twisty, malevolent, gripping’ Lisa Jewell ‘Utterly compelling’ Alice Feeney * * * * * To the outside world Hannah married the perfect man. Behind the closed...

Arden Rivers has rebuilt her life brick by fragile brick, determined not to be defined by the shadows of her past. But when roses begin to appear at her door—perfect, blood-red, deliberate—so do the notes. Intimate. Intrusive. Written by someone who knows her too well. Each gift is beautiful. Each gift is a threat.

Everyone knew influencer Joy Maddison. Millions followed her perfect life online, envying her loving husband, adorable kids, and stunning home. Until the night Joy vanished without a trace. Five years later, Joy's dramatic reappearance sends shockwaves through the people she left behind. Unraveling the tangled truth about what happened to her will force Joy to confront a devastating secret from her past — a secret someone is determined to keep buried at all costs.

Hurricane Sarah, the largest in recorded history, is howling in off the Atlantic, straight toward New Orleans—and Lacklan Walker is headed for the eye of the storm. His father’s dying wish was that he keep Marni safe, but Marni has sworn to bring down Omega, the government-within-the government, and that is anything but safe.

When you return from a work trip to find your husband dead in the pond, it’s best not to call him a liar and a cheat in front of the cops. Especially when you’ve spent the last few years telling anyone who’ll listen that you sometimes fantasize about killing him. It makes you look kind of, well, guilty.

On the beautiful and windswept island of Tresco, two worlds live side by side. The wealthy visitors come by helicopter to stay at their lavish time-share properties. The estate staff travel by boat, and work all hours to keep them happy, to keep the money flowing in. But while the blue skies and savage waves make the island seem a wild paradise, under the surface the inhabitants are concealing more than they dare reveal. As black clouds come rolling in and a storm hits the island, truths and rumours begin to tumble out, wreaking terrible damage.

A gripping, twisty psychological thriller about the stranger you let into your home—perfect for fans of The Housemaid,Gone Girl, and The Last Mrs. Parrish. A nurse. A sister. A friend? When an accident killed her husband, Taylor Ambrose lost everything else with him. The house was his, and now...

Dez Limerick has his considerable skills pushed to the limit when, to rescue a friend, he has to get to―and get into―a state of the art facility on full lockdown, with considerable forces determined to stop him. Desmond Aloysius Limerick―'Dez' to all who know him―is a man with a shadowy...

I can’t contain my smile as we open the white screen door and step into our new home. Building a life with my amazing new husband Archie in this historic farmhouse is my dream come true. This is where we’ll grow old together, and where I can finally forget about my past. Or is it? First, it’s a light left on in the attic, and music playing when no one is home. Next, a faded photograph of me on a hazy summer day long ago, delivered in an unmarked envelope. After years of running, someone has finally found me. My new home, our safe haven, has been threatened.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER From debut author Nishita Parekh, a fresh take on the classic locked-room thriller, about a multigenerational Indian American family marooned in a house with a murderer during Hurricane Harvey Hurricane Harvey is about to hit Houston. Meanwhile, single mom Jia Shah is already...

The storm has passed, but the shadows still hunt her. Arden Rivers is healing. She’s rebuilding a life she can claim as her own, learning to love—and to be loved—without losing herself. But one night shatters that fragile peace. A stranger steps out of the dark, armed with secrets from her past and devotion sharp enough to cut. Roses, letters, and whispered threats remind her: survival was never enough. Each gift is a warning. Each step forward pulls her deeper into a game of obsession and betrayal.

“Leila Meacham is a gift to readers everywhere.”—Adriana Trigiani A seemingly perfect suburban housewife is being pursued by a private detective . . . and hunted by a murderer in this riveting, much-anticipated posthumous novel from the beloved author of Roses and Dragonfly. Kathryn Walker...

When Julia Fouquet lands a job as a private cook for a wealthy family in Malibu, she thinks she’s living the dream. But her new employer, Erica Drake, is far from the glamorous star Julia expected. Her moods range from fawning to furious in an instant and most mornings start with a glass or two of rosé. Her erratic behaviour soon makes Julia wish she’d never set foot in their expansive, beach-side home. As the family’s secrets bubble to the surface, Julia must keep a cool head. She’s worked hard to get so close to the picture-perfect Drakes. 

In her award-winning wildlife photographs, Charlotte Gray captures all the beauty and wonder of the natural world. Far better to focus on breathtaking landscapes than to turn the lens on her own painful childhood and the uncaring mother she left behind in Florida. Piece by piece, Charlotte has built a new, independent life, one she’s eager to protect.

Jacklyn Stone’s freedom is tainted with guilt. Rebuilding after her conniving son’s attempt to dispose of her in a secluded mental facility, the loyal sixty-something is haunted by memories of other sane residents abandoned by their families. Desperate to save those held against their will, she recruits a group of big-hearted friends for a daring Christmas Eve mission.

For years that night at the party has played on repeat in my mind. Danni was tipsy and heartbroken after being dumped suddenly by Nathan. I took her to lie down, encouraged her to sleep it off, told her to stop making a scene. Only hours later, Danni was found outside beneath the bedroom window, dead. Danni’s parents see me as a second daughter. They even have my picture hanging on their wall. But they don’t know everything about the night their daughter died. They don’t know what I can’t bring myself to tell them, and the truth is eating me alive.

It is a wild night in the middle of December, and GP Enya is crouched over a teenage boy, performing CPR in the rain. The boy survives, but Enya’s life splinters in two. Trapped in a loveless marriage, the storm propels her to break free. But even in the remote country town that becomes her sanctuary, Enya is haunted by the night in the rain. Beneath the boughs of an ancient tree that tells a thousand stories, can she find the courage to face her own?