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The girl’s body is curled up like a shell and almost completely buried in sand. Only her fingertips can be seen, reaching helplessly up towards an escape she will never find…   Seventeen-year-old Shelby Mayfield sits alone on a bus to Fog Harbor, California . Aside from a few items of clothing, all she has with her is twenty-two dollars, the ragdoll she’s kept since kindergarten, and the devastating secret she’s been hiding.   How long will it be before her family realizes she’s gone?   Can anyone see the fresh bruise on her cheek beneath the makeup?   Perhaps she was a fool to believe the person she is meeting in this remote little town could help her…   When a girl’s body is found hidden in a barrel in a woodland cabin, the local police are at a loss. The film from an old camera found looped around her neck is their only lead, but Criminal Psychologist Olivia Rockwell ’s blood turns to ice when she recognizes the ragdoll in one of the girl’s last photographs. She used to own one just like it, and it can only mean one thing: if she doesn’t dig deep into the mind of a deadly killer from her past — her own father — more innocent lives will be in danger…   A totally gripping and utterly addictive crime thriller for readers who love Lisa Regan, Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh. But be warned: you’ll be sleeping with the lights on after you’ve raced through the pages in one sitting!   Everyone is talking about Her Perfect Bones : ‘Omg … Wow, just wow , I loved this… addictive … gripping … fast-paced, packed full of twists and turns, kept me guessing and had me captivated and glued to my kindle… gave me a very bad case of just-one-more-chapter syndrome … I would give it more than five stars if I could… Very very highly recommended .’ Nicki’s Life of Crime , 5 stars   ‘Perfect … heart-stopping … glued to this book! ... Buckle your seatbelt and prepare for a bumpy ride!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars   ‘Fantastic … a hold-on-tight, prepare-to-not-sleep , white-knuckle suspense! Keeps you guessing to the end! ’ Novels and Latte , 5 stars   ‘Grabbed me from the beginning and sucked me in . I couldn’t put this one down and read it in one sitting .’ Nicki's Book Blog   ‘Will keep you turning the pages … on the edge of your seat and biting your lip with no time to catch your breath. ’ Spooky's Maze of Books , 5 stars   ‘Looking for twists and turns you never see coming ? Then this is the book for you! ... perfectly paced … keeping you on the edge of your seat. Start this series today! You will not regret it!’ The Butterfly Reader , 5 stars   ‘ Gripping … kept me reading until late at night and on the edge of my seat … I LOVED IT! ’ Bookworm86 , 5 stars   ‘ PERFECTION! … you won’t want to put this book down … keeps you guessing until the end! ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars |
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‘Gripping… Jaw-dropping journey… I could not put the book down and picked it up at every opportunity I got and finished it within a couple of days. I just had to find out what happened.’ Goodreads reviewer   She seems too good to be true. And now she lives in your home…   Lily wants to be happy for her father when he tells her he’s getting married again. Even if it feels too soon after the death of Lily’s mother.   He’s madly in love with Maria . And he thinks she’s going to the perfect stepmother to Lily’s much-younger sister, Emma . And perhaps he’s right. Because no one seems to have a bad word to say about Maria.   It’s only Lily who can’t trust her. Who thinks no one is that perfect. Who notices no one had ever heard of Maria until exactly ten years before.   And then Emma goes missing…   A totally gripping and unmissable psychological suspense novel about dark family secrets, perfect for fans of Shalini Boland, Claire McGowan and Gone Girl . Readers are loving The Perfect Stepmother : ‘This is a fantastic read! I could NOT stop reading it ! Just when I thought I had figured it all out, twists and turns caught me by total surprise! Honestly, it’s one of the best thrillers I’ve read! ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars   ‘I was hooked from the first page . It was full of twists and turns and I was kept on the edge of my seat throughout!! That ending… Wow .’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ‘ A WINNER!!!! … Excellent plot… Awesome ending… An amazing book.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ An addictive read from page one … Unpredictable and intriguing… A page turner.' Littlemissbooklover87   ‘A true thriller! … All of the secrets. All of the unknown. When you finally think you know what is going on, there is a major plot twist! It is perfect! This is a psychological thriller. And if I could, I would highlight the “psychological” and make it big! ’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘ Fast paced, gripping and it keeps you wondering …  This one had me on the edge of my seat!! ’ @bm.bookish.girl , 5 stars ‘ Gripping … It grabbed me from the first page until the last page! … From one moment to the next I wasn't sure who or what to believe. There were many twists and turns that kept me wanting to turn each page until the final unexpected ending.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘ So many secrets! So many twists and turns! Who do you believe?… Had me hooked from the start. I luuuuuuuuuuuuurve a good psychological thriller , especially when it involves *drumroll* FAMILY SECRETS!!!!!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘A great read… Had me hooked from the beginning… Amazing!!! ’ Goodreads reviewer ‘A gripping and very tense thriller with twists and turns… kept me reading well into the night … [I] read it in twenty-four hours!’ NetGalley reviewer ‘ Thrilling … I couldn’t put this book down . I just had to know what happened… Very intriguing… An excellent read from beginning to end.’ Robin Loves Reading |
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Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan puzzles over an industrialist crushed under the rubble of a church tower in this crime novel by a CWA Diamond Dagger winner. On the hottest day in living memory, Richard Mallory Tindall, the owner of a patent firm, does not return home to Cleete village. When a man is found crushed to death, Tindall’s case goes from missing person to homicide .   In the course of solving murder cases, Detective Inspector C. D. Sloan has seen all manner of ugly death. But there’s something particularly gruesome about this one, the body crushed beneath the marble and iron of an old Saxon church tower. With rubble blocking off access to the crime scene, no one can get close enough to inspect the body. What little evidence is available—a burned match, a black thread, an earring—doesn’t bode well for a quick and easy solution.   Even the legendarily cool-headed great detective might begin to crack when a second body turns up. And then an important file goes missing from Sloan’s office. How does it all connect? |
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Never trust anyone. Never trust yourself. Rachel  has made poor decisions in the past, but she has always tried her best for her daughter. When Vivian needed a fresh start, Rachel didn’t hesitate to move them far from London. She just wishes she could shake the nagging doubt that Vivian is hiding something. Vivian  isn’t like other teenagers. On the surface she seems the same as her friends, but she knows she is different. When enigmatic Alex takes an interest in her, Vivian’s cool demeanour hides an intensity of feeling she has never known before. His touch sets her skin on fire. Mother and daughter are both keeping secrets. But just how dangerous are they? As lust and anger give way to violence Rachel will have to decide: is she prepared to give up everything for her child? Even her own life? A taut and gripping psychological thriller about toxic families, secrets and life-or-death decisions. Don’t miss this if you’re a fan of  He Said/She Said ,  Good Me, Bad Me  and  The Girlfriend . Praise for  All The Little Things ‘Sarah Lawton's hugely atmospheric debut novel  will pull you in as secrets are slowly revealed and the tension rises .‘  Heat , 'Read of the Week' ' An astonishingly accomplished debut.. Dark, disturbing and compelling , this will have you reading deep into the night'  WI Life  ' Pacy, compelling, and super dark  with a very tense ending’ C D Major, author of  The Other Girl ‘Highly recommended…  kept me reading FAR too late into the night ’ Tammy Cohen, author of  The Wedding Party ‘I could not put this down – a riveting, psychological page-turner from  a major new talent .’ Cathi Unsworth, author of  Bad Penny Blues ‘Get ready to get acquainted with  one of the most unforgettable characters of 2021 .’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Really enjoyed this - a  very clever psychological thriller  that left me wrong-footed at every turn.’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A  totally gripping  fantastic book full of lies, deceit, betrayal … for readers like us that love a twisted tale.  I absolutely loved it! Highly recommend ’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
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Her dream escape is about to become a nightmare… Kimberley King  has spent the last five years trying to outrun the reason she left the police force. Her life is a mess and she’s desperate for change. So when she is randomly selected for the new series of the hit show  LoveWrecked , she can’t pass up the chance to win the £100,000 prize. All Kimberley needs to do is couple up with one of her fellow contestants, win the infamous  LoveWrecked  challenges, and she will have enough cash for a fresh start. But the island isn’t the paradise she was promised and within hours, one of the contestants is dead. Then the announcement comes: one of the islanders is a murderer and Kimberley must find out who, live on television. For every hour it takes her, one more person will die. The game is rigged, everyone is hiding secrets, and time is running out… An addictive and unputdownable crime thriller, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley and T.M. Logan. Readers are loving  The Islanders ‘Sinister and twisty,  The Islanders  shows the terrifying darker side of reality TV …  An utterly compelling read .’ Lisa Hall, author of  The Party ‘ The Islanders  is  a confident debut  with a crackling mystery at its heart. Anyone who has ever thought a murder might spice up a reality show will have a fantastic time with this wonderfully frenetic and  wildly entertaining  read.’ Chris McGeorge, author of  Guess Who ‘What a thrilling ride!  I   Know What You Did Last Summer  meets  Love Island !  Fast paced and fresh  –  essential reading for fans of a murder mystery !’ Carys Jones, author of  The List ‘ The Islanders  is  an energetic, fast-paced ride you won't be able to put down .’ NetGalley Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘ A great story, fast-paced, I loved it! ’ NetGalley Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘ An addictive, mysterious thriller which keeps you gripped right until the last page!  I absolutely loved this book!’ NetGalley Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘Such fun!  I absolutely loved this book .’ NetGalley Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ‘If you love a good locked room mystery that will keep you on your toes as well as  entertained until the very last page , I can  highly recommend  this debut. I will definitely be hoping to see more of her work in the future!’ NetGalley Review ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ |
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All Presidents have nightmares.  This one is about to come true. A rocket ride of a thriller—the #1  New York Times  bestselling blockbuster by President Bill Clinton and James Patterson, “the dream team” (Lee Child). Every detail is accurate— because one of the authors is President Bill Clinton.  The drama and action never stop— because the other author is James Patterson.   Matthew Keating, a one-time Navy SEAL — and a past president — has always defended his family as staunchly as he has his country. Now those defenses are under attack.   A madman abducts Keating’s teenage daughter, Melanie—turning every parent’s deepest fear into a matter of national security. As the world watches in real time, Keating embarks on a one-man special-ops mission that tests his strengths: as a leader, a warrior, and a father.   The authors’ first collaboration, The President Is Missing , a #1 New York Times bestseller and the #1 bestselling novel of 2018, was praised as “ambitious and wildly readable” ( New York Times Book Review ) and “a fabulously entertaining thriller” (Pulitzer Prize–winning author Ron Chernow). |
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‘ Absolutely fantastic … I couldn’t put it down once I started.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars   Shutting the car door against the rain, Bonnie instantly feels safe with her husband’s favorite baseball cap on the seat beside her and the two empty booster seats behind her littered with loose Cheerios. She smiles to herself, feeling lucky to be going back to her boys. But she never makes it home…   Hundreds of candles light the stained-glass windows of the church as the people of Fog Harbor, California gather for Bonnie McMillan ’s vigil. The much-loved teacher, mother and friend has been missing for nearly a week, her car left abandoned on a lonely road, and her husband and two little boys are inconsolable.   But then a scream shatters the silence of the church. Someone has found her body in the shallows nearby, her blouse ripped open to exposing marks on her beautiful neck, her legs bent like broken driftwood. Who would hurt this kind, loving soul? Fog Harbor is a safe and close-knit community, but someone close to her knew she would be driving home alone that night. Could a dangerous killer be hiding among them?   Bonnie would do anything for her students and had changed so many of their lives for the better, but was one more twisted than she knew? She certainly didn’t realize that her marriage wasn’t as perfect as she thought, and her husband was keeping a dangerous secret from her.   But when another woman is found, her tiny body dumped against the trunk of a massive redwood, it’s clear the that no one in this remote little town can be trusted. The victims knew each other. They also knew their killer. And more will to follow unless someone breaks the chain…   An addictive and unputdownable crime thriller that will keep you up all night. Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Kendra Elliot and Mary Burton. Readers love Watch Her Vanish : ‘ PERFECTION! Be prepared to skirt your responsibilities because you won’t want to put this book down … keeps you guessing until the end. I cannot wait for the next installment!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ A taut fast-paced thriller in every sense of the word. Dark and oozing with suspense . Well plotted and stunningly written. Loved it! ’ Kelly Russo Reviews , 5 stars   ‘ WOWZA!!! ... I cannot wait to get my hands on the next installment in this series! ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ Absolutely fantastic … I couldn’t put it down once I started.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ A scream! … Grabs a hold of you and keeps you reading till the end! ’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ Loved!! Everything about this book was spot-on !… I was pulled in from the beginning and it didn't let up once! Can't wait for book 2.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars   ‘A fantastic book. Like wow! I really got into this read … This book will draw you in and you won’t be able to stop.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars   ‘ Grabs you by the heart, then grabs you by the throat and shakes up all your cells .’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars |
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A U.S. government investigator vanishes while on assignment in China. Former detective Lars Severin is hired by the investigator's family—mysterious scions of an international trade dynasty—to find out what happened to her. Was her disappearance the result of a random act of violence or something more sinister? Did she uncover something that drove a hidden enemy to make her disappear? Could she still be alive? Severin's quest casts him into a labyrinth of double-dealing and conspiracy, taking him from the misty streets and alleys of Seattle's old Chinatown neighborhood, to the corridors of power in Washington, D.C., to the dazzling city of Shanghai, to the ancient heart of rural China. The case grows more complicated with each step Severin takes, until all at once he realizes that his own life is in great danger. |
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As the hunt for the Ghost heats up, Detective Silas Warren and Madison Corman do their best to leave no stone unturned, but when Captain Fletcher tells the media the crimes are being committed by a copycat, the duo thinks his lies might have scared their killer away. Is he in hiding or is he meticulously planning his next kill? |
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These days, home stager Caprice De Luca’s calendar is a full house. Her grandmother’s health is failing, her wayward uncle is stirring the pot, and she’s torn between two equally eligible suitors. With so much drama in her personal life, Caprice is grateful to have Ace Richland, a former 80s rock star, ask her to stage his girlfriend’s house. But Alanna Goodwin is a tough customer who balks at Caprice’s ideas and all but commandeers the staging. Caprice almost isn’t surprised when the snappish Southern belle is strangled to death with a tieback from her tacky velvet drapes. But just as she draws back the curtains on the truth, Caprice realizes she may be next on a murderer’s set list… |
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This morning, I was packing up lunches, ironing, putting on the laundry I should have done last night. Now my precious daughter is accused of murder. When ten-year-old cousins Maddy and Brianna are arrested for a terrible crime, Maddy’s mother Juliet cannot believe it. How could her bright, joyful daughter be capable of such a thing?   As the small village community recoils in horror, the pressure of the tragedy blows Juliet and her sister’s lives apart. And things get even worse when their daughters retreat into a self-imposed silence. Can anyone reach Maddy and discover the truth before her fate is sealed? Juliet is crushed. Nothing will ever be the same for her darling girl. But she knows that to find out what really happened that day, she and her sister must unlock the secrets of their own terrible past, a past they swore never to speak about again… The most unputdownable psychological thriller you’ll read this year from the bestselling author K.L. Slater. If you love  The Wife Between Us  or  Gone Girl , you’ll be totally hooked on  The Silent Ones. What everyone is saying about The Silent Ones:    ‘ OH, WOW, WOW, WOW … KL Slater does it again…  I’m absolutely dumbfounded and flabbergasted … A story full of lies, twisted family values, sibling rivalry…  A perfect psychological thriller that you will not want to put down …  Outstanding .’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘ Amazing!! One of the best thrillers I have read this year . I have enjoyed all of this author’s books and I think the author is highly underrated.  This book should be at the top of the best sellers list. A must read! ’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘ If I could give this book 6 stars I would, that's how good it is … A finale with more twists and turns than a labyrinth… The author builds up the tension and anticipation leading to a shocking climax.  Absolutely brilliant .’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘ This book was SO GOOD! I couldn’t put it down!  The twists, the family drama, the sibling wars, it was  a total page-turner!  This is  by far the best psychological thriller I've read in a long time , and highly recommend it!’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘ WOW. This is an outstanding story . I was totally gripped from the beginning and on the edge of my seat throughout.  Twists, turns, it has it all. AMAZING. ’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘Woah! What a story and a half this one is!!! ... I am a huge fan of this author’s and have to say, hands down, this is her best book to date and that is high praise indeed as her other books are fab also. Dark, twisted, brilliant! ’ By the Letter Book Reviews , 5 stars ‘ I absolutely could not put this book down!  I read this book on one super hot day, and enjoyed every last bit. The book is  full of suspense and keeps you guessing all the time . Just when you think that you know what is going on you are surprised yet again…  Riveting .’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘If you suffer from a pre-existing heart condition check with your doctor before reading!... I didn’t have a clue where the story was leading and I loved it. ’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars ‘ I devoured this book  as it twisted and turned…  If I had been standing up I would have been hopping from foot to foot as the surprises kept coming … An exciting psychological family thriller...  The ending is breath-taking ...  I LOVED it, enjoyed every page .’ Goodreads Reviewer,  5 stars ‘This book was AMAZING … There were seriously like four twists at the end, all of which left me with my jaw on the floor…If you like psychological thrillers PLEASE read this. I'm begging. It was AMAZING. 5 stars!! ’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars |
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Aloysius Archer, the straight-talking World War II veteran fresh out of prison, returns in this riveting #1  New York Times  bestselling thriller from David Baldacci. The 1950s are on the horizon, and Archer is in dire need of a fresh start after a nearly fatal detour in Poca City. So Archer hops on a bus and begins the long journey out west to California, where rumor has it there is money to be made if you’re hard-working, lucky, criminal—or all three.   Along the way, Archer stops in Reno, where a stroke of fortune delivers him a wad of cash and an eye-popping blood-red 1939 Delahaye convertible—plus a companion for the final leg of the journey, an aspiring actress named Liberty Callahan who is planning to try her luck in Hollywood. But when the two arrive in Bay Town, California, Archer quickly discovers that the hordes of people who flocked there seeking fame and fortune landed in a false paradise that instead caters to their worst addictions and fears.   Archer’s first stop is a P.I. office where he is hoping to apprentice with a legendary private eye and former FBI agent named Willie Dash. He lands the job, and immediately finds himself in the thick of a potential scandal: a blackmail case involving a wealthy well-connected politician running for mayor that soon spins into something even more sinister. As bodies begin falling, Archer and Dash must infiltrate the world of brothels, gambling dens, drug operations, and long-hidden secrets, descending into the rotten bones of a corrupt town that is selling itself as the promised land—but might actually be the road to perdition, and Archer’s final resting place. |
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INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER “Utterly addictive.” —Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train “Written with an unflinching eye and a stylistically sharp, tight economy The Push is a single-sitting read, as suspenseful as any thriller, as thoughtful as any literary novel, with an almost physical force behind each of its turns and revelations.” — Toronto Star A tense, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family, told through the eyes of a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for--and everything she feared. Blythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm, supportive mother she never had to her new baby Violet. But in the thick of motherhood's exhausting early days, Blythe doesn't find the connection with her daughter she expected. She's convinced that something is wrong with Violet--the little girl is distant, rejects affection, and becomes increasingly disruptive at preschool. Or is it all in Blythe's head? Her husband, Fox, says she is imagining things. Fox doesn't see what Blythe sees; he sees a wife who is struggling to cope with the day-to-day challenges of being a mother. And the more Fox dismisses her fears, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity... Then their son Sam is born--and with him, Blythe has the natural maternal connection she'd always dreamed of. Even Violet seems to love her little brother. But when life as they know it is changed in an instant, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth about herself, her past, and her daughter. The Push is a rare and extraordinary gift to readers: a novel about the expectations of motherhood we're taught not to challenge and what really happens behind the closed doors of even the most perfect-looking families. It's impossible to put down and impossible to forget. |
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The New York Times bestselling author of Elevator Pitch and master of psychological suspense returns with a riveting thriller in which the possible heirs of a dying tech millionaire are mysteriously being eliminated, one by one. “Find You First starts with a bang and ends with an even bigger one. . . . It’s the best book of his career.”  — Stephen King Tech millionaire Miles Cookson has more money than he can ever spend, and everything he could dream of—except time. He has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and there is a fifty percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. For Miles, this means taking a long hard look at his past . . . Two decades ago, a young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids—nine of them. And they might be about to inherit both the good and the bad from him—maybe his fortune, or maybe something much worse. As Miles begins to search for the children he’s never known, aspiring film documentarian Chloe Swanson embarks on a quest to find her biological father, armed with the knowledge that twenty-two years ago, her mother used a New York sperm bank to become pregnant. When Miles and Chloe eventually connect, their excitement at finding each other is overshadowed by a series of mysterious and terrifying events. One by one, Miles’s other potential heirs are vanishing—every trace of them wiped, like they never existed at all. Who is the vicious killer—another heir methodically erasing rivals? Or is something even more sinister going on? It’s a deadly race against time . . . |
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One, two, three. She counts the bodies dragged from the burning beach house, smoke rising from their cotton pajamas, and remembers a fourth; red hair, freckles, clinging to his mother’s legs, begging to watch the fireworks a while longer. “Where’s the little boy?” she whispers… In the ashes of the Fox family’s seafront vacation home, Olivia Rockwell can barely hold back her tears as she wonders who in the close-knit town of Fog Harbor could destroy such a warm, loving family. Then she spots a little green toy soldier in the sand and follows a set of small footprints along the beach to an abandoned lifeguard hut. Inside, she finds the youngest Fox child, Thomas. The only survivor… Holding his trembling body close, Olivia promises to keep him safe. She knows the agony of losing family at such a young age. But the second Thomas catches sight of Detective Will Decker’s sliver police badge over her shoulder, the little boy’s scream pierces the night. Could the family have been targeted by someone sworn to protect them? Is anyone safe if the police themselves are the primary suspect? Unsure who she can trust, Olivia keeps hold of the tiny horseshoe charm she finds at the scene and follows the trail deep into the web of lies surrounding this seemingly perfect family. But just as a tip-off from a local lighthouse-keeper puts the killer within reach, tragedy strikes: little Thomas is snatched from his bed. Up against a calculating monster who seems to know her every weakness, Olivia must dig deeper than ever before to find this innocent child. But when one twisted killer becomes two, can she stay alive long enough to save him? A totally gripping and utterly addictive page-turner that will have you biting your nails and reeling at the twists. Perfect for fans of Melinda Leigh, Lisa Regan and Kendra Elliot! Everyone is talking about Ellery Kane: ‘ Omg …  Wow, just wow , I  loved  this…  addictive …  gripping … fast-paced, packed full of twists and turns, kept me guessing and  had me captivated and glued to my kindle…  gave me a  very bad case of just-one-more-chapter syndrome … I would give it  more than five stars  if I could… Very, very   highly recommended .’  Nicki’s Life of Crime , 5 stars ‘ Perfect …  heart-stopping …  glued to this book! …  Buckle your seatbelt  and prepare for a bumpy ride!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars ‘ Fantastic … a  hold-on-tight, prepare-to-not-sleep , white-knuckle suspense!  Keeps you guessing to the end! ’  Novels and Latte , 5 stars ‘ Grabbed me from the beginning  and  sucked me in . I  couldn’t put this one down  and  read it in one sitting .’  Nicki's Book Blog ‘ Will keep you turning the pages …  on the edge of your seat  and  biting your lip  with  no time to catch your breath. ’  Spooky's Maze of Books , 5 stars ‘Looking for  twists and turns you never see coming ? Then  this is the book for you! …  perfectly paced …  keeping you on the edge of your seat.  Start this series today! You will not regret it!’  The Butterfly Reader , 5 stars ‘ Gripping …  kept me reading until late at night  and  on the edge of my seat …  I LOVED IT! ’  Bookworm86 , 5 stars ‘ PERFECTION! …  you won’t want to put this book down … keeps you  guessing until the end! ’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars |
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Jack Ryan, Jr., will do anything for a friend, but this favor will be paid for in blood in the latest electric entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. Jack Ryan, Jr. would do anything for Ding Chavez. That's why Jack is currently sitting in an open-air market in Israel, helping a CIA team with a simple job. The man running the mission, Peter Beltz, is an old friend from Ding's Army days. Ding hadn't seen his friend since Peter's transfer to the CIA eighteen months prior, and intended to use the assignment to reconnect. Unfortunately, Ding had to cancel at the last minute and asked Jack to take his place. It's a cushy assignment--a trip to Israel in exchange for a couple hours of easy work, but Jack could use the downtime after his last operation. Jack is here merely as an observer, but when he hastens to help a woman and her young son, he finds himself the target of trained killers. Alone and outgunned, Jack will have to use all his skills to protect the life of the child. |
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Bonjour. Je m’appelle Florence Roberge et j’ai huit ans. J’ai commencé un journal intime. Je trouve que c’est une bonne idée parce que je peux parler de mes amies Emma, Charlie et Ling. Il y a Félix aussi qui vient jouer avec nous même si c’est un gars. Et je peux aussi parler de mes parents. Il y a papa qui travaille dans son dépanneur. Il me montre comment marche la caisse et il me fait rire. Il y a maman qui me donne souvent plein de becs et avec qui je regarde plein de films d’horreur même si papa n’aime pas ça. Des fois, papa et maman se chicanent fort parce qu’ils parlent de moi. Papa dit que je suis bizarre et qu’on aurait dû écouter le docteur que j’ai vu l’année passée. Maman n’est pas d’accord, elle dit que je ne suis pas bizarre et elle traite papa de panaro, ou un mot comme ça. C’est là qu’ils se chicanent. Moi, je ne comprends rien de ce qu’ils di-sent. Mononcle Hubert m’a dit que personne n’a le droit de lire le journal intime des autres. Ça, c’est le fun, parce que je vais pouvoir tout écrire, même les affaires que je me ferais chicaner si on savait que je les avais faites. Comme ce qui est arrivé quand je suis allée voir le rat mort dans la poubelle… |
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After Eve Duncan finally gets her happy ever after with the man she loves, the last person she is expecting to return is Joe's ex-wife -- on the run with enough secrets to get them all killed -- in this latest thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen. |
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THE 2020 BESTSELLER! Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Shari Lapena and Lisa Jewell The perfect couple … or the perfect lie? A devoted wife… A year ago, Gemma met the love of her life, Danny. Since then, their relationship has been perfect. But one evening, Danny doesn’t return home. A missing husband… Gemma turns to the police. She is horrified by what she discovers – a serial killer is on the loose in Bristol. When she sees photos of the victims she is even more stunned…they all look just like Danny. Who would you believe? But the police are suspicious. Why has no one apart from Gemma heard from Danny in weeks? Why is there barely a trace of him in their flat? Is she telling them the truth, or is this marriage hiding some very dark secrets? 'Keeps you guessing as you frantically turn the pages’ Sunday Times bestselling author C. L. Taylor ‘I couldn't put it down!’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of Seven Days ‘There is no let-up in this twisty-turny thriller’ Kate Riordan, author of The Heatwave What readers are saying about The Perfect Couple ‘This book kept me up all night. So many twists and turns. I just could not get enough’ ‘Oh my word!! This book was absolutely brilliant!! I cannot even describe how brilliant the plot was and the twists and turns were just amazing!!’ ‘The perfect read!’ ‘Jackie Kabler -you have written a thriller beyond words!’ ‘A page turning, knee trembling read!’ ‘Suspense, thrills, police procedural, and a good old-fashioned creepy scare await you’ ‘Amazing, twisty, ride. I was left with a jaw dropped open and asking myself why and how’ ‘Oh My Gosh what a Head Spinning book!!!!. Kept me on my toes through every chapter’ Reviews 'An intriguing and gripping psychological thriller that keeps you guessing as you frantically turn the pages’ Sunday Times bestselling author C. L. Taylor ‘This is a psychological thriller that has everything: intrigue, mystery and constant twists and turns. I couldn't put it down!’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of Seven Days ‘There is no let-up in this twisty-turny thriller…Just when you think you've cracked its secrets, your expectations are upended again’ Kate Riordan, author of The Heatwave What Netgalley reviewers are saying about The Perfect Couple ‘This book kept me up all night. So many twists and turns. I just could not get enough’ ‘Oh my word!! This book was absolutely brilliant!! I cannot even describe how brilliant the plot was and the twists and turns were just amazing!!’ ‘The perfect read!’ ‘Jackie Kabler -you have written a thriller beyond words!’ ‘A page turning, knee trembling read!’ ‘Suspense, thrills, police procedural, and a good old-fashioned creepy scare await you’ ‘Amazing, twisty, ride. I was left with a jaw dropped open and asking myself why and how’ ‘Oh My Gosh what a Head Spinning book!!!!. Kept me on my toes through every chapter’ ‘Absolutely loved this book! Couldn’t wait to get in bed at night and read! Felt like I was living the story!’ |
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci introduces an unforgettable new character: Archer, a straight-talking former World War II soldier fresh out of prison for a crime he didn't commit. It's 1949. When war veteran Aloysius Archer is released from Carderock Prison, he is sent to Poca City on parole with a short list of do's and a much longer list of don'ts: do report regularly to his parole officer, don't go to bars, certainly don't drink alcohol, do get a job--and don't ever associate with loose women. The small town quickly proves more complicated and dangerous than Archer's years serving in the war or his time in jail. Within a single night, his search for gainful employment--and a stiff drink--leads him to a local bar, where he is hired for what seems like a simple job: to collect a debt owed to a powerful local businessman, Hank Pittleman. Soon Archer discovers that recovering the debt won't be so easy. The indebted man has a furious grudge against Hank and refuses to pay; Hank's clever mistress has her own designs on Archer; and both Hank and Archer's stern parole officer, Miss Crabtree, are keeping a sharp eye on him. When a murder takes place right under Archer's nose, police suspicions rise against the ex-convict, and Archer realizes that the crime could send him right back to prison . . . if he doesn't use every skill in his arsenal to track down the real killer. |
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When Detective Silas Warren and CSI Madison Corman uncover evidence of a possible connection between their victims, they are led back to their old friend, Carson Patterson, who never plays nice. As they're diving further down the rabbit hole, the Ghost strikes again, giving them a gift they'll never forget. |
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"Alex Michaelides’s long-awaited next novel, 'The Maidens,' is finally here...the premise is enticing and the elements irresistible." —The New York Times "A deliciously dark, elegant, utterly compulsive read — with a twist that blew my mind. I loved this even more than I loved The Silent Patient and that's saying something!" — Lucy Foley, New York Times bestselling author of The Guest List From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient comes a spellbinding tale of psychological suspense, weaving together Greek mythology, murder, and obsession, that further cements “Michaelides as a major player in the field” ( Publishers Weekly ). Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike—particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens. Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist who becomes fixated on The Maidens when one member, a friend of Mariana’s niece Zoe, is found murdered in Cambridge. Mariana, who was once herself a student at the university, quickly suspects that behind the idyllic beauty of the spires and turrets, and beneath the ancient traditions, lies something sinister. And she becomes convinced that, despite his alibi, Edward Fosca is guilty of the murder. But why would the professor target one of his students? And why does he keep returning to the rites of Persephone, the maiden, and her journey to the underworld? When another body is found, Mariana’s obsession with proving Fosca’s guilt spirals out of control, threatening to destroy her credibility as well as her closest relationships. But Mariana is determined to stop this killer, even if it costs her everything—including her own life. |
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The Third Murray Whelan Adventure When Murray Whelan, lovelorn political minder and part-time fitness fanatic, is recruited to massage Australia's bid for the Olympics he has no idea how tough the going will get. Not even the sight of the gorgeous Holly Deloite in her taut blue leotard at the City Club can stop him diving head first into trouble. And, when the death of the young Aboriginal athlete Darcy Anderson proves that murder is a contact sport, Murray is soon breaking all the rules. Mixing it with a savvy black activist, a body-building psychopath and the enigmatic Dr Phillipa Knox, Murray jumps the gun every time. 'One of the most outrageously funny voices in modern detective fiction...Shane Maloney's prose is more than a 'nice try' at combining social and political satire with the conventions of the crime novel. It's spot on.' Age Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction—novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home. |
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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER** The #1 bestselling Linwood Barclay returns with an edge-of-your-seat thriller that does for elevators what Psycho did for showers and Jaws did for the beach—a heart-pounding tale of terror and menace that will make you think twice the next time you hit Up. It all begins on a Monday, when four people board an elevator in a Manhattan office tower. Each presses a button for their floor, but the elevator proceeds, nonstop, to the top. Once there it pauses for a few seconds, but the doors don't open. Instead, the elevator begins to descend floor-by-floor. Then it plummets. Right to the bottom of the shaft. It appears to be a random accident. . . . But on Tuesday, it happens again, in a different Manhattan skyscraper. And then Wednesday brings yet another tragic high-rise catastrophe. In only three days, one of the most vertical cities in the world—and the nation's capital of media, finance and entertainment--is plunged into chaos. Clearly, this is anything but random. This is a cold, calculated bid to terrorize the city. And it's succeeding. Fearing for their lives, thousands of men and women working in offices across the city refuse to leave their homes. Commerce has slowed to a trickle. Emergency calls to the top floors of apartment towers go unanswered. Who is behind this? Why are they doing it? Are these deadly acts of sabotage somehow connected to a fingerless body found on the High Line? Two seasoned New York detectives and a straight-shooting journalist race against time to uncover the truth before the city's newest, and tallest, residential tower has its ribbon-cutting on Friday night. With each diabolical twist, Linwood Barclay ratchets up the tension, building to a shattering finale. Elevator Pitch is a riveting tale of psychological suspense that is all too plausible . . . and will chill you to the bone. |
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An instant  New York Times and Globe and Mail  bestseller. Look out for Shari Lapena's next thriller, A Stranger in the House , coming August 2017. "Meticulously crafted and razor-sharp.  The Couple Next Door  lingers long after you turn the final page." —Harlan Coben, #1  New York Times  bestselling author of  Fool Me Once A domestic suspense debut about a young couple and their apparently friendly neighbors—a twisty, rollercoaster ride of lies, betrayal and the secrets between husbands and wives. . . . How well do you know the couple next door? Or your husband? Or even—yourself?       Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately focuses on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story.      Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years.      What follows is the nerve-racking unraveling of a family—a chilling tale of deception, duplicityand unfaithfulness that will keep you breathless until the final shocking twist. |
