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What do you do when the unthinkable happens? August 8, 2000: A carefree birthday party goes horribly wrong. The children scatter to play hide and seek. But one little girl never returns. Three-year-old Grace has vanished without a trace. Fourteen years later: With the case long since gone cold, Grace's family has done its best to move on. But her sister, Elise, has never given up hope. And now Elise thinks she may have found her.... Is Elise going crazy? Could Grace really have returned? And if she has, where was she taken?

Detective Samantha Freeman is barely recovering from the devastating accident that killed her fiancé, Ravi, when she’s thrust into a chilling murder case. Valerie Turner, a wife and mother of two, is found dead in her kitchen. But as Samantha peels back the layers of Val’s seemingly ordinary life, she uncovers shocking secrets—a son given up for adoption, an illicit affair, blackmail, and stolen identities.

During a blistering summer heatwave, detectives Sam Freeman and Jenny Newcombe are called to an exclusive estate, where a fabulously wealthy woman lies dead at the foot of her stairs. At first glance, it looks like a tragic accident. But when forensics uncover new evidence, the investigation takes a dark turn. Hannah Gillespie’s complicated and blended family offers no shortage of tension. Both she and her new husband, George, bring bitter adult children to the relationship, and not everyone has an alibi. 

Alice’s husband is missing. Has he left her for another woman, or has something more sinister happened? In a world that is becoming increasingly muddled, Alice is unsure whom she can trust. Even her daughter appears to be lying to her. How much heartache can one person endure? 

When nightmares become reality, how do you find the strength to keep hope alive? When eleven-year-old Danny Stone is kidnapped on his way home from school, panic grips his parents, Martha and Richard. As authorities scramble to find answers, their home in Bristol becomes a battleground of suspicion - until a ransom demand arrives, leaving Martha ready to pay any price. But as Richard hesitates, secrets begin to unravel and Martha fights to untangle her husband's web of deception while the fate of their son hangs by a thread.

Caron Rivers appeared to have it all: a lovely home, a loving spouse, and a happy marriage. But behind closed doors, things were not what they seemed. Why did Caron snap and kill her husband? Now she finds herself at the police station, facing questions about exactly what happened and what led to the shocking event. With Bill dead, she is free to tell her story. But the police may not believe it.

I et hus opfyldt af mørke kæmper en kvinde for at finde en vej ud ... Efter en tilsyneladende perfekt start på deres forhold gifter Emma sig med Simon. Men så snart de kommer hjem fra bryllupsrejsen, forandrer Simon sig. Han forbyder Emma at se sine venner og forældre. Han kontrollerer...

After a seemingly perfect start to their relationship, Emma marries Simon. But as soon as they return from the honeymoon, Simon changes. He forbids Emma from seeing her friends and parents. He controls their finances. And through a series of cruel, unexplained incidents, he persuades her that she’s losing her mind. With Emma’s spirit battered and her passion for painting destroyed after a few months of marriage, she finally admits to herself that she’s afraid of her husband.

Not long after receiving a devastating medical diagnosis, Amy Cooper is at the police stationreporting the disappearance of her husband, Callum. A few miles away, a mother and her children are outdoors enjoying a day in the snow when they discover a dead man in a ditch nearby. The mother calls...

When a sudden blast of severe weather causes a traffic accident, the effects will ripple through the lives of many long after the scene is cleared... Hannah has lost a leg, as well as her memory of the event, leading her to fear she may have been at fault. Struggling with recovery and anxiously awaiting the inquest results, she remains at home with her husband and kids. Joe wants to take his own life after his wife died in the accident, leaving him injured and alone.

Rosie Cantrell has a past that even her husband knows nothing of. Born Samantha Ashby, she abandoned her old life when her twin sister was murdered and their trust fund was stolen. Journalist Frank Stokes knows Rosie’s story, and, nearly ten years later, he intends to write a book about the sisters. Tracing Rosie, he visits Thursdale, the village where she now lives with Mike and their baby son, Noah. Compelled to reveal her past to Mike, Rosie tells him of the man she dated who later killed her sister—and who was subsequently killed while in prison awaiting trial.

Learning the shocking truth about her past rocks Anna Greenwood’s world and shakes her beliefs to the core. The information she discovers sets in motion a quest to bring justice to a man of position and influence who appears protected by his status. However, Anna’s efforts seem futile—until help comes from an unexpected source.

A family's future seems bright after a life-changing lotto win, until an old bully threatens blackmail. As sinister events begin to unfold, can Malcolm outrun his past?

Tunnistatko aina totuuden? Rosie Cantrellilla on menneisyys, josta edes hänen aviomiehensä ei tiedä mitään. Hänen syntymänimensä on Samantha Ashby, mutta hän jätti entisen elämänsä taakseen, kun hänen kaksoissisarensa murhattiin ja heidän rahastonsa varastettiin. Toimittaja Frank...

Detective Samantha Freeman hat sich gerade erst von dem verheerenden Unfall erholt, bei dem ihr Verlobter Ravi ums Leben kam, als sie mit einem erschreckenden Mordfall konfrontiert wird. Valerie Turner, Ehefrau und Mutter von zwei Kindern, wird tot in ihrer Küche aufgefunden. Doch als Samantha die Schichten von Vals auf den ersten Blick so gewöhnlichem Leben abträgt, deckt sie schockierende Geheimnisse auf – einen zur Adoption freigegebenen Sohn, eine schmutzige Affäre, Erpressung und gestohlene Identitäten.

Kurz nachdem sie eine niederschmetternde medizinische Diagnose erhalten hat, ist Amy Cooper auf der Polizeiwache, um das Verschwinden ihres Mannes Callum zu melden. Ein paar Kilometer entfernt genießen eine Mutter und ihre Kinder einen Tag im Schnee, als sie in einem Graben in der Nähe einen toten Mann entdecken. Die Autopsieergebnisse zeigen DI Samantha Freeman und DS Jenny Newcombe jedoch, dass der Mann gar nicht bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen ist. Es wird eine Mordermittlung eingeleitet.

Can the sins of the past be left behind? A gripping, emotional novel of guilt and forgiveness by the bestselling author of Remembering Ellie. Helen Reid has received a devastating diagnosisand as she contemplates the life shes lived, she is haunted by a terrible mistake she made in her youth...

An advice columnists own problems reach crisis level, in this compelling blend of suspense, romance, and family drama by the author of The Dead Husband. Laura Green is an agony aunt for a London magazine, but recently she could use some help herself. Her teenage daughter will barely speak to her...

In einem Haus voller Dunkelheit kämpft eine Frau darum, einen Ausweg zu finden. Nach einem scheinbar perfekten Start ihrer Beziehung heiratet Emma Simon. Doch sobald sie aus den Flitterwochen zurückkehren, verändert sich Simon. Er verbietet Emma, ihre Freunde und Eltern zu sehen. Er kontrolliert ihre Finanzen. Und durch eine Reihe grausam inszenierter, scheinbar unerklärlicher Vorfälle überzeugt er sie davon, dass sie den Verstand verliert.

Die schockierende Wahrheit über ihre Vergangenheit erschüttert Anna Greenwoods Welt in ihren Grundfesten und stellt alles in Frage, was sie über ihr Leben zu wissen glaubte. Die Informationen, die sie entdeckt, veranlassen sie dazu, einen Mann in einer einflussreichen Position, der durch seinen Status geschützt zu sein scheint, zur Rechenschaft zu ziehen. Annas Bemühungen scheinen jedoch vergeblich zu sein – bis Hilfe von unerwarteter Seite kommt. Annas Reise bringt sie an den Rand einer Tragödie und führt letztendlich beinahe zu ihrem Tod – und dem Tod einer anderen unschuldigen Frau.