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Fresh out of prison, Jess Strickland has just six months’ probation to serve until she's free to get on with the life she left behind four years ago. With few options available, Jess takes a job at Bright’s, an industrial laundry company, alongside other ex-cons, all eager to keep their noses clean. Here she finds an ally in Karla, but soon learns her new boss, Terry, is not all he seems. Realising she’s no safer on the outside, Jess refuses to be a victim any longer. How far will she go to avoid going back to prison?

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For women of Penny's generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious. When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven't had a fall. They haven't forgotten their computer passwords. They've killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes.

The death of reporter Dean Dawson’s estranged father in a boating accident leaves Dean and his brothers with mixed emotions. After all, the man abandoned his family and lived a life of inexplicable lies and broken promises. But four months after that fatal night cruise, their father is becoming a greater mystery than they imagined. When a presidential candidate is assassinated in Austin, Dean is contacted by April North, his former girlfriend and an associate of Dean’s father at a powerhouse law firm. She’s stumbled upon a shocker.

'A white-knuckle descent from champagne and caviar to blood and murder. Toxic friendships, jealousy, private helicopters – I loved it! Lord of the Flies in a cocktail dress!' – RACHEL WOLF, Author of Five Nights...

In the aftermath of her husband’s shocking murder, Patsy Diamond wants answers. Who was Nick really? Where is all his money? And who killed the man she once loved? Patsy knows exactly who to go to first—Nick’s pregnant mistress, Natasha. Natasha might seem young and innocent, but Patsy’s certain the girl is hiding something. And the only way to find out what is to keep Natasha close and make her part of the Diamond family. With the two women forming an unlikely bond, they begin to dig deeper into Nick’s secret life and discover things that shock...and terrify them.

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What starts out as the perfect gift, and a way of keeping the family connected forever, quickly devolves into an emotional power struggle. Half of them want to keep the legacy intact, while the others want to sell – and each side will do anything to make it happen. Soon, CC can't tell friend from foe. When a body is found on the shack's beach, has this family dispute turned deadly?

I can’t believe how lucky I am. I’m sitting by the glittering pool at a stunning Greek villa with my handsome boyfriend by my side. He’s treating me to a week on a sun-drenched island. The only problem is that we’re not the only couple staying here… Dominic has invited his university friends. When I’m introduced to Victoria, Simone and their husbands, I see Simone’s lip curl and my stomach drops. I know that I’m not going to fit in with these beautiful people and their charmed lives. But despite their expensive clothes and smooth words, the cracks in their perfect lives begin to show.

Could she be my husband’s secret daughter? Rose’s birthday party was everything I could have dreamed of; she adored her unicorn cake and balloons, and the surprise of her whole class arriving to celebrate. And now all the parents and children have left, I can finally relax—and find out...

Ensconced in a fabulous apartment overlooking the Eiffel Tower, Cécile Duval is anxious for a postdivorce makeover. Who is Nina Berry, an on-the-rise personal stylist in America, to say no to a career-making proposal from an older, wealthy étranger? Except Cécile has secrets. She already knows Nina. Nina was her husband’s mistress, or so she believes. And Cécile doesn’t want a glow-up. She wants revenge.

The third-grade parents at the elite Chester School don’t do anything small—not their drama and certainly not their end-of-year trips. As they set out to the remote island of Santa Cruz off the coast of Southern California, where the only amenity is running water and help is a ninety-minute boat ride away, they may have finally gotten in over their heads.

London, 1960. When Celia and Gregory Ringrose buy their first home on the edge of Hampstead Heath they feel like they've won the lottery. The only catch is that their house comes with a sitting tenant: a lodger they can't get rid of. Thankfully Blythe Morris seems nice. Normal. Older than them, she keeps herself to herself, and causes no trouble.

Seaside is a small coastal town, once known for its local amusement park, Wonderland - now more famous as the site of a string of murders twenty-five years ago by a serial killer dubbed The Carnival Killer. Now, Wonderland is about to reopen, revitalizing the dying town. But when the Carnival...

Anaïs Berg est une petite amie attentionnée, une voisine souriante et une professeure respectée. Elle mène à Liverpool une vie tranquille. Un jour, dans une foule, elle aperçoit une silhouette qui fait douloureusement écho à un passé bien enfoui. Sans doute du surmenage. Puis elle a la sensation d'être suivie. Elle se raisonne, mais sort de moins en moins de chez elle. Sa maison. Son cocon. Où ses vêtements changent de place. Où une playlist se lance toute seule. Cherche-t-on à la rendre folle ?

Mareridtet, hun flygter fra, er intet sammenlignet med det, der venter hende. Tegan er gravid i ottende måned. Hun er alene og ønsker desperat at lægge fortidens kaos bag sig. Hun pakker bilen, tager afsted og planlægger at bo hos sin bror, indtil hun er kommet på benene igen. Hun når aldrig frem til sin destination. Strandet i Maine med en bil, der ikke kan starte og en brækket ankel, begynder Tegan at blive overbevist om, at det var en fejl at tage afsted. Så sker der et mirakel: Hun bliver reddet af et par, som tilbyder hende et værelse i deres varme hytte, indtil snestormen driver over.

Alt synes fryd og gammen, da Violas nye naboer flytter ind i nummer 33. Men bag den velplejede græsplæne og de høflige smil lurer mørke hemmeligheder. Da Viola, en stille pensionist, graver dybere i nabofamiliens mærkelige opførsel, opdager hun et foruroligende spind af løgne. Faren, Rhys, er fjendtlig. Moren, Wendy, ser ud til at være ved at miste grebet om virkeligheden. Og deres datter, Mirabelle, er en uhyggelig 8-årig. Da Viola sniger sig ind i nummer 33, finder hun et aflåst rum, der gemmer på en hemmelighed, og lige så stille forvandler hendes nysgerrighed sig til en besættelse.

Hvor godt kender du de mennesker, du elsker allermest? Hvor godt kender du din egen familie? Kvinden: Eve ønsker desperat, at hendes liv skal være perfekt. At bo i et smukt hus med en fantastisk udsigt over landskabet er alt, hvad hun nogensinde har drømt om. Sønnen: Joe er en mønsterelev, som aldrig gør noget forkert. Han ved, at hans mor ikke ville tolerere andet. Men på aftenen for hans 16-års fødselsdagsfest går alt grueligt galt, og med blinkende lys fra politi og ambulance uden for huset er alls øjne pludselig rettet mod familien Griffiths.

Du kiggede væk et øjeblik. Og nu er din lille pige forsvundet. Det var meningen, at dagen skulle være noget særligt. En sidste sjov familieudflugt, før min 5-årige datter Summer skal begynde i skole sammen med sine ældre søskende. Men på et øjeblik forvandles alt til et mareridt. Vi råber hendes navn, mens vi febrilsk endevender forlystelsesparken og prøver at få et glimt af hendes ildrøde hår. Jeg føler i mit hjerte, at Summer er derude et sted. Men mens jeg som besat prøver at finde hende, falder min familie fra hinanden.

Du lukkede hende ind i dit hjem. Det skulle du aldrig have gjort. Jeg var så nervøs over, at der skulle flytte en ny bofælle ind hos os. Efter alt det, der er sket med mine forældre, er mine venner nu min eneste familie. Oure hus er ikke perfekt, men jeg elsker det, og det er det eneste sted, hvor jeg kan trække vejret frit. Men da Poppy banker på døren – blond, med store øjne og et venligt smil – er vi alle enige: Hun er den perfekte bofælle. Alligevel kan jeg ikke slippe følelsen af, at jeg har mødt hende før. I starten går alt fint.