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Sexual hunger; demonic violence; sinister logic - the lethal components of a deadly formula driving a psychopath in the grip of an unimaginable delusion; a boastful killer who sends the police tormenting notes; a tortured, torturing monster who finds ultimate pleasure in viciously murdering...

Stephanie cradles her coffee and gazes out to the little house at the end of her garden. The family who just moved in seem perfectly nice, if a little odd. And it’s only now that Stephanie realises: if she can see them, they can see everything inside her house, too… Single mother Stephanie is more than happy to welcome the Kemps to her property. Tragically, they have just lost everything in a fire. The rent money means Stephanie can keep her children in this beautiful, rambling home – so expensive to run, since the divorce – all while helping the Kemps get back on their feet.

The first time violinist Julia Ansdell picked up the "Incendio Waltz" in a darkened antique shop in Rome, she knew it was a strikingly unusual composition. The minor key and complex feverish arpeggios have a life of their own. But when she plays the piece, Julia blacks out and awakens to find her small daughter implicated in acts of surprising violence. When she travels to Venice to find the previous owner of the music, she uncovers a heart-stoppingly dark secret....

I didn’t think I’d get a second chance at love. But then I meet handsome, charming Scott in my local bookshop, and he makes me forget the mistakes of my past. I feel safe with him. As we talk about our future over a candle-lit dinner, I think he could be the one . . . Everything is perfect until my ex-husband Jonathan hammers on my door late one night. My stomach drops when he yells, ‘Scott is a killer.’ At first, I don’t believe it. Surely my ex is just stirring up trouble? Except when I question what Scott has told me about himself, I wonder if I know him as well as I think I do.

One thing about me: I HATE flying. It’s my worst nightmare. That’s why I book seat 2A every time I fly. Since my big win, I've been booking seats 2B and 2C as well. They’re my comfort seats, they cushion the claustrophobia, and at last I can afford them. I am now determined to live the life of luxury. I deserve it, after all. How to Live Like a Millionaire is the book I’m reading on this flight. When it lands on the floor, a handsome guy hands it back to me. I know he clocks the title, because he’s totally charming and talks to me as if I’m one of the Marbella Millionaire set.

David, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancée to return from vacation in Spain. But when he meets Giovanni, a handsome Italian barman, the two men are drawn into an intense affair. After three months David's fiancée returns and, denying his sexuality, he rejects Giovanni for a 'safe' future as a married man — a decision that will bring tragedy, longing and regret.

From Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark, a thriller “that grabs you with the first paragraph and never let’s go” (USA TODAY) about a woman desperate to uncover the truth behind her beloved stepmother’s death. At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway—one of the fashion world’s most...

It is in 1950s Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. He teaches her to swim in the shadow of the pier, and Marion is smitten - determined her love will be enough for them both. A few years later, in Brighton Museum, Patrick meets Tom. Patrick is besotted with Tom and opens his eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world. Tom is their policeman, and in this age, it is safer for him to marry Marion. The two lovers must share him until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed.

This exquisite, resonant novel by PEN/Faulkner winner James Salter is a brilliant portrait of a marriage by a contemporary American master. It is the story of Nedra and Viri, whose favored life is centered around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends, and near-perfect days passed skating on a frozen river or sunning on the beach.

Una novela hipnótica sobre el secreto y su conveniencia posible, sobre el matrimonio, el asesinato y la instigación, sobre la sospecha, el hablar y el callar y la persuasión: sobre los corazones tan blancos que poco a poco se van tiñendo y acaban siendo lo que nunca quisieron ser. Este es el ya legendario comienzo de un clásico contemporáneo, Corazón tan blanco, cuyo protagonista y narrador, Juan Ranz, prefiere siempre no saber, consciente de lo peligroso que resulta escuchar: los oídos no tienen párpados, y lo que les llega ya no se olvida.

Never make a promise you can’t afford to keep.... This is a story about Charlotte - a mother and a wife with the perfect job, the perfect life...at least, that’s how it looks from the outside. But behind closed doors, the marriage is breaking, and Charlotte’s husband, Tris, doesn’t even know how much. He has no idea what Charlotte has planned for him, who she has found, why she has hired someone to pretend to be her. But he doesn’t have long to wait to find out....

Joey Perrone is a woman with a mission. She's just been pushed overboard from a cruise liner by Chaz, her scumbag husband, and survived to tell the tale. But rather than reporting the crime to the police, she decides to stay dead and instead of getting mad, get even. Filled with a host of endearingly offbeat characters, and a narrative that is hilarious, romantic and thought-provoking by turns, Skinny Dip takes us on a journey through the warped politics of southern Florida.

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Der Weg zu dir selbst ist kein Spaziergang! Eigentlich wollte Valerie nur kurz in die Stadt und dann ihren Sohn Lio von der Kita abholen. Doch als der Bus ohne sie abfährt, läuft sie einfach los. Valerie steckt fest: in der Überforderung des Alltags als Single-Mom und ihrem Drang, ihre Probleme durch Instagram-Self-Care-Posts zu analysieren. Doch auf ihrem ungeplanten Fußmarsch hilft kein Wischen und kein Tippen mehr.

Ioana powert sich aus: im Job und dabei, stets die Erwartungen ihrer rumänischen Familie zu erfüllen. Als ihr Großvater stirbt, gerät sie an ihre Grenzen – und muss sich dabei neu erfinden. Alexandra-Maria Pipos erzählt humorvoll und temporeich von einer jungen Heldin im Spagat zwischen zwei Ländern und verschiedenen Versionen ihrer selbst. Sowohl in ihrem Job bei Cadris Consulting als auch als aufopferungsvolle Tochter: Ioana glaubt an Leistung. Dass die Grenzen zwischen Selbstoptimierung und Wahn fließend ineinander übergehen, ignoriert sie.

A hypnotic, unforgettable novel about a married woman who finds herself at a crossroads after discovering a mysterious TV channel showing a woman who looks just like her—but is living a radically different life It’s the mid-90s, and Paul and Johanna are living a comfortable life in rural New...

Michael Coltrane lives a quiet, forgettable life in Oklahoma —until the night a wounded fugitive crashes into his life and changes everything. Sebastian Meyers is charming, dangerous, and running out of time. Michael is grieving, lonely, and desperate for anything to pull him out of the numbness. What begins as a forced partnership becomes something far more complicated: a strange, volatile bond between two men who need each other for very different reasons. Sebastian needs a place to hide. Michael needs a reason to feel alive.

Some dreams warn you. Others pull you under. First, there are the dreams, terrifying and lifelike. Emma senses they could be premonitions. Then there is Fredo. Charismatic, fit, and intellectual—he's the perfect partner whose public speeches are gaining him a cult following in their hometown of Fort Collins, Colorado.

Halloween night. An abandoned house. A group of college students looking for a thrill. They laugh and drink, unaware of what waits in the shadows. The music pulses through the dusty rooms, but soon another rhythm will take over —the frantic beating of their hearts as they realize they're not alone. The party has just begun, but for someone else.

As the city teeters on the brink of collapse, a small group of survivalists retreats into the mountains, determined to endure. Driven by fear of an impending apocalypse, they build a self-sufficient sanctuary, stocked with supplies and survival skills. When news of a potential threat from Russia shakes their community, they isolate themselves even further. What begins as a united effort to prepare soon devolves into distrust and paranoia. The members turn on each other, driven by fear and the strain of confinement.