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A weekend on the wild, beautiful Dorset coast. Seven adults, six kids. A nanny: the ultimate special treat. It should be perfect: old friends, a stunning house, champagne and windswept beaches. But it isn't. Past grudges won't rest. Secrets won't stay put. And by the end of the weekend, at least one of them will be dead.

Growing, growing, gone… Penrith, in the heart of the Lake District, is not the kind of place you can easily vanish. Certainly not when the members of the Penrith Bingo Club are trying to track you down. But even stalwart sleuth, Amita Khatri, and her son in law, Jason, are foxed this time when...

I knew the moment I met Daniel that I would marry him. As I meet his family for the first time, I say a silent prayer. It’s important that I make a good impression… and that they don’t discover why I’m really there. Over a lavish family dinner, I take in their tight-lipped smiles. His mother watches my every move, his brother flirts dangerously with me and his sister maintains her thunderous expression as she carefully avoids any questions about the family. I can tell they’re all hiding something from me. And little do they know, I already know what it is.

Renee Beale is done settling for dead-end jobs and living on her parents’ tree farm in rural Virginia. But just as her life starts to look up, personal tragedy knocks her back down. Desperate for an escape, her only prospect is working for a wealthy Richmond couple with a deadly backstory. Ed Weatherup is a family man, successful, and the perfect employer—except for the fact that he may quite possibly be a murderer. He served five years for his wife’s death before the Innocent Blood podcast helped overturn his conviction.

Could you sacrifice one of your children to save the other? SUNDAY EXPRESS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR AN IRISH TOP TEN BESTSELLER ‘A gripping crime narrative which blends so seamlessly with emotional family drama’ - Erin Kelly An unbearable decision Held up at gunpoint by two vicious killers...

When Kate Grosvenor’s daughter embarks on a gap year, Kate’s worst nightmare becomes a reality. A frantic call from an American woman reveals that their daughters, traveling together, have gone missing. Desperate and determined, Kate’s search takes her from London to Europe, and finally to America. What she doesn’t know is that her daughter’s disappearance is linked to a stepson she hasn’t seen in years – a man who was disinherited after his father’s death and now harbours a dark desire for revenge.

A riveting novel of historical suspense, from the bestselling author of Ask for Andrea, and based on the harrowing true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Three women, connected by one of the most brutal mass slayings in US history. Lucy is sick of turning the other cheek. Ten years ago, an...

DS Karen Hart’s heart breaks for her colleague as she joins the investigation, but soon the case takes a darker turn. Burned into Damon’s chest is a vivid scarlet mark—a Victorian branding iron shaped like a scythe. Why did Damon vanish that night? And why has someone killed him now? As Karen and Arnie track down his old friends in the small coastal town of Humberston, they become sure answers lie buried in Arnie’s past; they were all together at the fairground that summer night thirty-five years ago when Damon disappeared.

I walk up the steps into the marble hall. I’m in a beautiful dress, a fake smile fixed on my face. The ceremony will start soon. I’m pretending everything is fine. I think back to how it started. The handsome stranger I met one night, charming and vulnerable, his brown eyes fixed on me like they saw right through me. I know now that our meeting was no coincidence. But I could never have dreamed how far he would go, and how powerless I would be to stop him.

Une disparition inquiétante. Un club aussi secret que dangereux. Des enchères mortelles. Quand une ex surgit du passé en réclamant son aide, Théo Mercier, mari brisé, flic borderline et joueur compulsif accepte, sans savoir qu'il vient de mettre les pieds dans un monde parallèle : celui des Infidèles. Derrière les apparences du luxe et du pouvoir, c'est l'une des émotions les plus primaires qui est mise aux enchères. Pour sortir indemne de ce jeu sans règles et retrouver le mari disparu avant qu'il ne soit trop tard, Théo devra sacrifier davantage que sa dernière chance de rédemption.

Nicole Evergreen spent years rebuilding her life. A safe home. Two children she would do anything to protect. A quiet future that finally felt stable. For the first time in a long time, she believed the past was behind her. She was wrong. When a familiar name resurfaces, Nicole is forced to confront the one person she thought she had escaped forever—Jack, a man who once thrived on control, manipulation, and fear.

Als Rémi's vriend spoorloos verdwijnt, begint een race tegen de klok. Hij moet de waarheid achterhalen en oude geheimen ontmaskeren om zijn vriend te redden. Deel 2 van 3.

Be careful what you wish for. Mother's voice rings in my ears as I stand perfectly still in the darkness, fearing that each breath I take will be my last. I’m crouched down in the closet with blood on my hands, my legs and back aching to move, even an inch. But I can't. One twitch, one cramp...

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 ?

Have you ever wanted to be a better version of yourself? Eve Dawson would do anything to be a better mother. So when a pill promises to replace sleep with hours of extra productivity every day, she takes it. Within days, Eve is renovating the house at dawn, doing yoga before breakfast, and...

James and I were the perfect couple. He swept me off my feet, and after years of marriage, we still seemed totally in love. Then his sudden death destroyed everything. This girls’ trip to Paris with my best friends is my first chance to try and start again. But at Lyndy’s words, my heart races in my chest. The police said my husband’s death was accidental. If Lyndy thinks I killed him… what else does she know? I can’t believe my best friend would turn on me. After everything we’ve been through. Everything we covered up for her…

Their dream holiday is about to turn into a nightmare... When upscale travel agent Allegra is offered a complimentary stay for her extended family at a new, high-end woodland retreat, she's delighted to discover it has everything you could ask for: luxury tree house accommodation, activities for the kids, spa treatments, fine dining - what could be more relaxing? But relationships within the group are fraught, and an impromptu family celebration seems only to worsen matters.

Lorsque Lena aide son fils à enregistrer des sons pour un projet scolaire, elle n'imagine pas une seconde que le micro-perche va capter l'impensable. Dans le jardin voisin, les murmures de Marielle et Henry Morgan, un couple charmant et très respectable, glacent le sang : " Tu as promis de la prendre... On doit aller jusqu'au bout... On ne peut plus reculer. " On lui dit qu'elle a mal entendu. Que les Morgan sont adorables, irréprochables. Qu'elle fantasme, qu'elle projette, qu'elle s'inquiète trop. Mais Lena sait ce qu'elle a entendu. Puis, une nuit, un bruit dans son jardin.

Du troede, at du var i sikkerhed. Så flyttede hun ind ved siden af. Et nyt job. Et nyt hjem. En ny begyndelse. Det er alt, Anna ønsker sig. Men i et lukket landsbysamfund gør mærkelige traditioner og mistænksomhed over for udefrakommende, at alt ikke er, som det ser ud til. Tre teenagepiger er forsvundet ved det årlige kirkestævne, efter de fyldte 16 år. Ingen ser ud til at undersøge det nærmere. Og en fjerde pige beder Anna om hjælp, fordi hun frygter at blive den næste, der forsvinder. Alle har hemmeligheder. Anna holder øje med alle. Men hvem holder øje med Anna?

Jeg trækker vejret dybt og kører op til den hytte med glasfacade, som min tidligere svigermor Angela har booket i anledning af sin fødselsdag. Jeg havde ikke særlig meget lyst til at tage på forlænget weekend med min eksmand og hans nye kone, men hun insisterede på, at vi – herunder mig og mine børn – skulle lege lykkelige familier sammen. Så snart Scott og Danni træder ind i hytten, ændrer alt sig.