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Alicia has left her young son behind with her sister to chase a better life in London. But she’s not just chasing opportunity. She’s escaping the truth. And no one in her new life needs to know what she’s running from. At The Orbit — a glittering high-rise where the city’s elite come to play — Alicia waits tables and watches everything. She knows just how to blend in, how to charm, how to make people see what she wants them to see.

You think you can trust the ones you love most. But what if one secret could make you question everything? Every day, a woman like Louise passes you in the street: elegant, confident, determined. But underneath, she’s struggling. She doesn’t know her sister, Alice, has been scared of leaving the house since their mother died. She doesn’t know when Alice babysits her little boy, Archie, he sometimes sees things he shouldn’t. She doesn’t know Archie has a secret. A secret that could send cracks through the heart of Louise’s carefully constructed life....

A collection of psychological thriller novels featuring a woman with a dangerous past, a moral code she can't ignore, and a talent for uncovering what others want hidden. These are psychological thrillers that build. Tension simmers. Danger creeps. Secrets unravel minute by minute.

'Evocative, compulsive, beautifully written – a real page-turner' Sophie Hannah Pre-order this gripping, twisty psychological thriller for fans of Adele Parks and Claire Douglas now. EVERY FAMILY HAS SECRETS. SOME ARE DEADLY. Eve returns to the windswept Scottish island of her childhood, drawn...

In the misted hills above Bergen, Norway, Jane Ashcroft, R, and their loyal dog, Fable, have finally found what feels like freedom. Their villa overlooks the harbor and the colorful roofs of the old city below. Morning walks lead them through cobbled streets and up the forested slopes of Mount Fløyen, where the air is sharp and clean, and no one asks questions. It’s a life built on quiet rhythms and careful routines—simple, safe, and earned after too many years of running. For a while, the world leaves them alone. But peace can be an illusion.

La casa di legno brucia nel cuore della notte. Lingue di fuoco illuminano la vallata fra le montagne. Nel silenzio della neve che cade si sente solo il ruggito del fuoco. E quando la casa di legno crolla, restano soltanto i sussurri impauriti di chi è riuscito a fuggire in tempo. Ma qualcosa non è come dovrebbe essere. I conti non tornano. E il destino si rivela terribilmente crudele nei confronti di una madre: Serena. Se c’è una parola con cui Serena non avrebbe mai pensato di identificarsi è proprio la parola "madre". Lei è lo "squalo biondo", una broker agguerrita e di successo nel mondo dell’alta finanza.

Pre-order this twisty psychological thriller, for fans of Claire Douglas and Lisa Jewell now. Who can you trust when you can’t trust yourself? In retreat from the world, psychologist Eilish Culpepper is jolted from her solitude when her old friend Alex knocks on her door. Ten years have passed...

Passion, faux-semblants, emprise... Qui manipule qui ? Une jeune femme fragile en quête d'un nouveau départ. Un couple magnétique et fascinant prêt à lui ouvrir les portes de son monde doré. Un trio pris au piège d'un jeu cruel et d'une dépendance fatale. Dans ce roman sombre et envoûtant, Mélissa da Costa explore, à travers l'histoire d'une passion toxique, la face obscure de l'âme humaine et les méandres du désir.

Penny Baxter vient de purger huit ans. Huit ans à rêver de liberté, d’un fils disparu, et d’un passé qu’elle n’a jamais vraiment enterré. À peine sortie, elle reprend la route, bien décidée à retrouver Antonio, son enfant, et à lui offrir un avenir qu’on lui a volé. Mais entre les paysages glacés et les forêts hostiles du Montana, la nature est loin d’être son seul ennemi. Quand des cadavres apparaissent sur son chemin, la traque commence... mais qui traque qui ? Penny est-elle en quête de vérité... ou en cavale ?

Dopo "La casa delle voci", il thriller che ha ipnotizzato il pubblico italiano, una nuova avvincente sfida: un viaggio nel buio che è in ognuno di noi. Sono le cinque meno dieci esatte. Il lago s'intravede all'orizzonte: è una lunga linea di grafite, nera e argento. L'uomo che pulisce sta per iniziare una giornata scandita dalla raccolta della spazzatura. Non prova ribrezzo per il suo lavoro, anzi: sa che è necessario. E sa che è proprio in ciò che le persone gettano via che si celano i più profondi segreti.

Sixteen-year-old piano prodigy Liam has always lived in a world of music, secrets, and lies. When he is torn from Manhattan and sent to the vineyards of California, he must learn to trust the father who once abandoned him while navigating his growing connection with Avery, the bold girl determined to break through his walls.

Quando Jonas e Stella Crane ricevono la visita della madre biologica del loro bambino, Sammy, capiscono che stanno per precipitare in un incubo. Il nuovo...

The iconic mystery writer Penelope Highsmith has made a name for herself with unique plot twists, selling millions of books. Her announcement of an early retirement, a real-life twist no one expected, adds a new layer of mystery to her already enigmatic persona. But before she bids adieu, she has one last puzzle to present—a true crime retrospective focusing on the unsolved murders of her high school classmates in the small town of Willow’s Bane. The publisher plans a special event for the book's release at the very place Penelope has avoided since graduation.

The Dolces broke me, but with perseverance and dedication, Royal has begun to heal me. He nourishes my body and soul, and if I let him, he might just save me. But I’m not sure I can let him. After what he did, how can I let myself love again? But how can I help myself? Royal may be a broken man, even a monster, but he didn’t become that way overnight. He didn’t get there alone. I was part of his destruction, just as he was part of mine. And just as he has moved worlds to help me, I must atone for what I’ve done, too.

Joanne sa bene di essere fortunata. Richard è un marito meraviglioso, Evie è la bimba più buona del mondo, la casa in cui vivono è straordinaria... Non c'è niente che possa rovinare una vita così splendida. O almeno, è quello che pensava fino all'arrivo di Chloe, la figlia ventenne del marito. Lei e Richard non si rivolgono la parola dal giorno in cui lui ha sposato Joanne, due anni prima. Adesso, finalmente, Chloe dice di essere pronta a far pace e recuperare il tempo che ha trascorso distante dalla famiglia. Si offre persino di restare con loro, per aiutare Joanne con la piccola Evie.

Olivia Finn, Gedächtnisexpertin an einem Londoner Krankenhaus, erhält einen merkwürdigen Anruf aus Paris: Ihre Großmutter Josephine ist im berühmten Hotel Lutetia aufgetaucht und behauptet, sie heiße eigentlich Sophie und habe hier vor Jahrzehnten einen Mord begangen. Als Josephine wenig später ermordet wird, ist klar: Jemand möchte verhindern, dass die Vergangenheit ans Licht kommen.

Was hält dich am Leben, wenn die Hoffnung stirbt? Gwen Proctors Leben ist die Hölle. Man hält sie für die Komplizin ihres Ex-Mannes, eines Serienkillers. Wo immer sie ist, schlägt ihr und ihren Kindern Hass entgegen. Schlangen im Briefkasten, Morddrohungen: Gwen weiß, wie es ist, gejagt zu werden. Als sie eines Tages den Anruf einer verzweifelten Fremden aus Wolfhunter bekommt, will sie helfen. Kurz darauf ist die Frau tot und ihre Tochter verhaftet. Gwen trifft eine riskante Entscheidung: Sie will die Wahrheit in dem abgelegenen Dorf herausfinden.

A BRAND NEW breathlessly gripping psychological thriller from the BESTSELLING author of The Fake Date, L. H. Stacey

Lisa Gardner revient en force avec une nouvelle héroïne : Frankie Elkin, une femme au passé douloureux, qui s’est donné pour mission de retrouver coûte que coûte des personnes disparues, et ce surtout parce que le reste du monde a baissé les bras.

They came for his family. Now he’s coming for them. Max Havok had the perfect life: a beautiful wife, twin daughters, and a thriving business built from scratch. He was a good man. A family man. But that’s not who he’d always been. For twenty years, he kept the door locked on a violent past—a past where he’d learned the only justice that mattered was the kind you took for yourself. On an ordinary Wednesday night, that locked door is blown off its hinges. A brutal home invasion destroys his world; a tragedy the police dismiss as a burglary gone wrong.