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A risky affair goes badly awry, in this crime thriller set in a deceptively idyllic English village from the author of The Things I Didn't Do. In their pretty countryside home, Agnes and Fin appear to be just another happily married couple among their neighbours. But their attempts to conceive a child have failed, and amid the tension and pressure, they begin to experiment with their relationship. However, when Agnes engages in the same practice with her lover, the man across the street, it has far reaching consequences. When her lover dies, and the police start to investigate, Agnes fears the possibility of them closing in. But just how far will she go to save herself?

A ransom demand leads to secrets revealed, in this twisting crime suspense from the author of The Victim. Eleven-year-old Danny Stone is snatched on his way home from school, bundled into the back of a van, and driven to a remote, deserted farmhouse. Danny's parents, Martha and Richard, are frantic when their only child goes missing and call the police. Their home in Bristol is searched, and their lives and Richard's career as a solicitor come under scrutiny. Finally, a ransom demand arrives. Martha wants to pay, but Richard procrastinates. When he leaves the house, Martha searches through his papers. It's clear her husband has been keeping something from her. But as she tries to untangle his lies, while the police continue their search, Richard risks a dangerous negotiation on his own. And the question remains-how long can Danny survive?

In this suspenseful thriller, a journalist writing about a reclusive billionaire finds herself caught in a madman's maze. Sophie regrets leaving her much-loved ex-boyfriend over Christmas, but she can't pass up the opportunity of a lifetime: writing a personal history for the enigmatic billionaire Tim Henderson. A pioneer in the early days of fertility treatment, Henderson now lives a reclusive life on his private Greek island. Sophie soon discovers that the ancient labyrinth on Henderson's property has a dark history, steeped in myth and legend. Even more worrying is the island's equally sinister present. Can Sophie find a way out of Henderson's delusional trap before her future is destroyed?

When the honeymoon is over, can their romance keep going? A delightful debut novel of love, friendship, and keeping secrets . . . Ellie and Charlotte’s friendship has a set of rules they wrote long ago—and Ellie has just broken Rule #5. The morning after Charlotte’s wedding, Ellie has woken up in bed with Logan, Charlotte’s brother, who she’s been secretly admiring for ages. With Charlotte away on her honeymoon, the pair, not satisfied by a one-night stand, agree to keep their fling going until Charlotte returns. And to assuage the guilt, they’ll work together on renovating the newlyweds’ bedroom as a welcome-home surprise. But no matter how hard they try to stick to the plan, two weeks may not be nearly enough—and who knows what will happen when Charlotte’s honeymoon is over . . .

A wealthy wanted man attempts to keep a low profile-but an old case may be stirring up new crimes in this British police thriller. After years of exile in St. Lucia, tycoon Kevan de Vries has come back to England's East Midlands and is hiding out at Sausage Hall. His return is driven by an obsessive desire to find out who his father was-despite the risk that the police may come by seeking answers about the disappearance of Tony Sentance, former De Vries Industries employee and leader of a child trafficking gang. DI Tim Yates and DS Juliet Armstrong are still in the dark about the wealthy fugitive in their midst-but before long, the police are looking into a vanished woman's possible murder, a Traveller child who may be at risk, and the lingering mysteries surrounding a trafficking ring that could still be operating under their noses . . .Previously published as De Vries

“This one deserves a thousand stars . . . THE BEST BOOK I’VE READ . . . blown me away . . . Amazing!!” —Amazon reviewer, five starsA police detective follows a trail of gruesome murders through London—while someone else follows him—in this dark thriller by the author of The Demons Beneath. Two victims. Brutally murdered in their own home. Body parts taken. DI Daniel Graves faces his toughest challenge yet when he is given a murder case with no motive and no suspect. Then the next victims are discovered. Again, in their own home. More body parts taken. Someone is breaking into houses across the city at night, leaving horror in their wake. It seems to Graves this could be two serial killers, working together. But how are they choosing their victims? Is any house in London a target? Is anyone safe? Meanwhile, a journalist’s obsessive pursuit of the story to further her career threatens to do more harm than good—and someone is targeting Graves personally, seeking revenge . . .Praise for the DI Graves series “Panic inducing moments.” —Scream magazine  “[Jackson-Smart] lures readers in and holds them.” —Online Book Club

“This is an outstanding novel with an unexpected and horrifying twist . . .” —Anita Waller, author of Mortal GreenA zealot sends his grief-stricken son on a murderous mission, in this heart-pounding novel by “an intriguing new voice in the psychological thriller world” (damppebbles). A shopping trip on Black Friday shoppers leads to Elsie’s tragic death—and leaves Jack, her husband of thirty-seven years, devastated. Unable to cope with his grief, he flees to his childhood home to be with his father, an overbearing religious zealot who puts his faith before everything—even his son. Jack’s father convinces him that Elsie had not died in vain. Her life was sacrificed to give Jack the strength he needs for his mission: to rid the world of greed. Embittered by his loss, Jack soon sets out to punish the depraved and eradicate the sinners from the world. The greedy killed his wife, and now they must pay. But how far is Jack willing to go to fulfil God’s plan—and how many innocent people will die? “Gripping and original.” —TG Reid, author of the DCI Bone series

Little by little, an amnesiac pieces together the truth about her Southern family, her old life, and a friend’s murder, in this engrossing novel of suspense. Waking up with amnesia in an Atlanta hospital, Cassie Barber-Davenport goes home to a life she doesn’t recognize. She gradually learns that her associations with neo-Confederates and white supremacists have left her estranged from her husband and alienated from her children. Cassie no longer wants to embrace these views—but breaking away from that world and from her wealthy Southern family is not so simple. Meanwhile, she still suffers confusion and disorientation—experiencing nightmares about an unknown Englishman; hearing from her friend Marcie that she apparently had been having an affair; being dismissed by the police after she’s awakened by a frightening phone call. Then a body is found—and a series of revelations brings Cassie’s past into shocking clarity . . .

Trapped between life and the afterlife, three women meet and share their stories while discovering the truth about the men in their lives-and about themselves. Suspended in an eerie state of limbo, an entity called the Gatekeeper tells Nikki, Ronnie, and Mrs. Hawthorne they are on the cusp of entering the afterlife-but only if the women can persuade him that in their earthly lives, they knew the meaning of love. Fragments of their memories return, plunging them back into their pasts, and forcing them to face the desires, disappointments, addictions, lies, and obsessions they battled in life. But before time runs out, will they find the answer to the ultimate question: what is love?

She’s killed her husband—and now she must convince the police that she is not the villain but the victim . . . Caron Rivers appeared to have it all. Lovely home. Loving spouse. Happy marriage. But behind closed doors, things were not what they seemed. Why did Caron snap and kill Bill? 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, in this gripping novel of emotional and psychological suspense from the author of Abduction and The Accident.

';Wow... had me gripped from the first page... I honestly couldnt stop reading.' Goodreads reviewer, five starsA victim of crime may actually be a criminal in this twisting tale of psychological suspense by the author of Devil's Play. When Sophie Macreavey wakes up in the hospital, suffering from stab wounds, detectives are quick to question herhoping to make sense of the horrific scene where she was found. Sophie's adoptive parents and sister are dead. Her brothers are missing. Sophie can't remember anythingbut reveals the abusive nightmare she's been through as part of the family. The social worker assigned to her case eventually brings Sophie home, but soon notices discrepancies in Sophie's story. She claims she hadn't been allowed to use technology, yet there's a social media account, extensive messages between herself and a boy, and videos of Sophie online. The more that comes out, the worse it looks for Sophie. She has told some lies. But will the full truth be uncovered?

A secret society's dark truths come to light when murder disrupts their circle in this riveting psychological mystery by the author of The Convent.Four troubled students have come together as an unlikely group of friends after joining an underground society at university-based around the celebration and practices of New Satanism. It is run by a charismatic and beautiful sociopath named Dillon, who exerts a strange power over Eleanor, Hunter, Natalie, and Seth.Now their unhealthy bond has set in motion a chain of events that no one could have seen coming. When one of the friends dies unexpectedly, the police initially believe it's accidental. But the victim's father is convinced otherwise, and a spotlight is turned on the secret society and its members. The question is not only who is responsible for the murder, but exactly what sort of darkness lies behind it . . .

The author of Girl: Broken returns with a terrifying new novel of a shadowy cult and the woman fighting to escape their murderous grasp... During the 1990s, Daisy grew up abused by the cult known as The Fishermen. The house she was imprisoned in was destroyed by an explosion and all the members killedor at least that was what people assumed. Jay, an ex-police officer, and Joseph, a professor specialising in cults and the effects of coercive control, discover that some members survived. Inspector Slane was a key member of The Fishermen and is still at large and she, along with her network of abusers, remains active and hunting for Daisy. Jay is determined to find the remnants of the cult before they can find Daisy and finish the evil they started when she was a child. But the trail seems colduntil the murders resume . . .

A sixteenth-century Jewish woman flees persecution and an abusive marriage in this historical saga from ';a brilliant talent' (Jeffery Deaver). When soldiers attack the inhabitants of a Jewish ghetto in sixteenth-century Lithuania, Abigail manages to escape both the attack and her abusive husband, Reuven. She travels over land and sea to Venice, where she settles in another ghetto. Believing Reuven is dead, Abigail falls in love with her widowed neighbour, Daniel. But before Abigail and Daniel announce their betrothal, her violent husband reappears. Reuven is arrested for drunken brawling and sentenced to slavery in the galleys. Abigail hopes she has finally seen the last of him, but he returns to Venice, and Abigail fears she will never be free of him... From the Dagger Award finalist and acclaimed author of the Geraldine Steel novels, Abigail of Venice is an engrossing story of forbidden love that explores domestic violence, religious persecution, the Inquisition, and witch burning against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent periods of European history.Praise for the novels of Leigh Russell: ';Tense and compelling.' Publishers Weekly ';Unmissable.' Lee Child

A long-ago trauma and a family mystery may shed light on her troubled sleep—or pull her into the darkness once and for all . . . As a child, Grace Cooper suffered from bouts of sleepwalking. Now, after the unexpected death of her husband, she’s moved back to Woodburn Cottage, her childhood home—and the sleepwalking returns. It’s all stirring up dark memories—memories that involve the disappearance of her brother Simon, who vanished one night when he was a child, and the death of her father, who fell from an upstairs window. With her mother in a care home with dementia and her sister living in a nearby village, Grace tries to settle in—but with the passage of time, the sleepwalking only becomes more regular and the blurred memories of the past only become more disturbing. Spurred on by these hazy dreamlike recollections, Grace becomes determined to find out what happened to Simon that fateful night. But digging up the past isn’t always a good idea, because you never know what skeletons you might unearth . . .

Two neighbours struggle with envy of each other’s lives—and as their friendship grows, their questions do too . . .   Sophie is a happily married mum of two who considers herself lucky—until her beautiful and highly successful new neighbour Angie moves in along with her charming husband and four talented children. The two women couldn’t be more different, but after a storm brings them together, an unlikely friendship develops. As their children grow closer, so does their bond.   But the alliance between the families is a wake-up call for both women. Angie’s success makes Sophie consider whether she really is as satisfied as she makes out. And Sophie’s uncomplicated marriage forces Angie to look at her own and accept that it’s not as perfect as it seems. Both women vow to change.   But their decisions may not lead where they expect, in this absorbing novel about risks and relationships by the author of The Missing Husband that explores whether the grass is always greener on the other side of the garden fence . . .

What do you do when you've lost it all? A novel of one man's rise and fall, self-doubt, and spiral into despairand the moments that can change our fates... Eddie Gamble was blessed with looks and charm. Everything came easy to him. It always had. It was just how it wasuntil it wasn't. He had a successful media career, married his college sweetheart, and had a couple of kids. Still, every morning he looks in the mirror and only sees a fraud. When his career falls apart, his wife leaves him, and he's down to his last dollar, he can't stop the free fall. This wasn't the way it was supposed to be. With nowhere to turn, Eddie gives upbut an unlikely chance encounter on a snowy night may be the thing that saves him...

Amelia Adams's life is going nowhere. But when she inherits a Scottish mansion, she becomes the star of her own whodunit in this charming debut mystery. Mystery fiction fanatic Amelia Adams is stunned when she inherits a dilapidated mansion, complete with secret passages, hidden compartments and its very own legend. Helped by her brother, her best friend, and a documentary makerwho is determined to turn Amelia's new life into a hit TV showAmelia throws herself into renovating the house and unravelling old secrets. When an unknown saboteur starts ruining her plans, Amelia doesn't know who to trust. Everyone around her is acting strangely and soon Amelia finds herself in the center of her very own murder mystery...

Lichfield 1723.A woman accused of witchcraft and murder faces the hangman's noose unless Hester and the Lunar Society can save her. Hester, the wife of an acting magistrate, is fighting a cause. Sickened by the hanging of a woman who had been brutalised by her husband, and still deeply affected by her own childhood experiences, Hester feels compelled to help women who face the death penalty. When Hester's husband is summoned to the scene of a murder, Hester accompanies him. They discover that the victim, Lady Aston, is clutching a witch's bottle. Lord Aston is convinced that Gwen Foley, a woman in the village, has murdered his wife.Gwen is branded as a witch and is dragged from her cottage to gaol to await trial. But Hester believes Gwen is innocent and promises to help.Is Gwen a witch and a murderer who deserves to hang?With the help of the Lunar Society, Hester is about to find out.

When you can't prove it's murder, how do you get justice? A British police detective investigates a series of grisly deaths staged to look like suicide . . . DI Kate Fletcher is called to a gory crime scene just outside Doncaster. Julia Sullivan-a prominent right-wing local politician-has been murdered in her bath, her wrists and throat slashed with a shard of mirror. Despite the presence of a note, the death is clearly not suicide.Then a second fake suicide is discovered near the village of Turton. At the scene, Kate is struck by the similarity of the note to the one at the Sullivan scene. And when a third murder is uncovered, Kate realises she's up against a vicious killer whose motive may well be buried in the past . . . This suspenseful mystery full of twists and turns in the bestselling DI Kate Fletcher series comes from the acclaimed author of such psychological thrillers as Don't Breathe, Forgotten, and Fracture.

Can you always trust the evidence? "e;Bendelow proves her experience as a SOCO makes for a brilliant novel . . . stunning."e; -Lynda La Plante, Edgar Award-winning author of Prime SuspectMaya Barton has just embarked on her dream job as a scene of crime officer, and she's already facing a tough challenge. When she attends her first death, the post-mortem deems it to be non-suspicious and the case is closed. But despite the lack of evidence, she suspects a crime has been committed.Meanwhile, the police focus on a mission to bring a criminal gang to justice. When Maya is called to another apparent sudden death her reservations resurface. She's convinced a killer is on the loose-a killer who has evaded suspicion until now-but Maya's series of mistakes alienate those around her. As she and her colleagues are drawn further into their investigations, they end up putting themselves in grave danger. Can Maya catch a killer and escape from her troubled past, or will the skeletons in her closet come back to haunt her? Who can Maya really trust-and who will make it out alive?

The inheritance of her late grandmother's house in Crete leads a Chesire woman to divorce her husband and discover a new life in Greece.Anna, the only daughter of Greek immigrants, knows nothing about her father's family until she inherits her grandmother's house in Crete, and uncovers a bitter dispute that has lasted for years.After escaping a lonely marriage, she decides to visit the island and to try to reunite her family. But is her aim achievable and will she ever be able to forgive the people who lied to her?While on the island she meets Leo and begins to unravel her family history. But when she learns a devastating secret her world comes crumbling down.Anna has survived tragedy before, but will she cope with what she discovers this time, and will she ever learn to trust again?Those You Trust explores the emotional themes of trust, family, honour and betrayal and is perfect for fans of Barbara Davis and Amanda Prowse.

A family in quarantine. A killer among them. Home should be the safest place, but what if it isn''t?When a wealthy family goes into lockdown after a vicious virus sweeps the nation, their fragile relationships are put to the test.Mark, the invalid father and husband, is a wreck.The children are scared.The mother, Brenna, is unravelling.And when a member of the household staff starts to show symptoms, it leads them down a dark and deadly path.Will they all get out of lockdown alive? Or will isolation be the end of them?

A London police detective thoroughly dislikes her new partner-but with a vicious killer on the loose, they must unite against a common enemy . . .Recently promoted to Detective Sergeant, Nasreen Maqsood is given the case of a brutalised body found dead in a car park. When they discover the victim was dragged around the car park by a pickup truck and the killer recorded the murder, Nasreen realises she has her work cut out.She also has a new partner, tough but troubled military veteran Alicia Weekes, and the two detectives don't get on. When the victim is identified, the case takes an interesting turn-but when a second murder takes place, it sends them down a different track. Nasreen and Weekes must find a way to put their differences aside-and work together to stop a vicious killer with a sinister agenda . . .

A London detective constable hunts down a bloodthirsty woman-while also harboring dark suspicions about one of her fellow cops . . . Since committing her first murder a month ago, Cara Mooney craves the high it gave her. She decides it's time to kill again-and Ryan has no idea he's meant to be her next victim.Meanwhile, after being suspended from her job, DC Nasreen Maqsood returns to work and quickly suspects that DCS Adams might be a dirty cop. She vows to investigate, but knows she must tread carefully. Then she's handed the case of Ryan's murder.With the pressure mounting, Nasreen finds her hands full. Soon it becomes apparent that Nasreen is looking for a sadistic predator, but little does she know just how determined this killer is . . .

A man is trapped in a strange room, strapped to a bed-while DC Nasreen Maqsood desperately scours London to find him . . . Daniel Rose finds himself in a confusing and terrifying predicament after awakening in an unfamiliar place, physically restrained. He is soon introduced to a beautiful, intimidating woman who calls herself the Queen Bee and refers to Danny as one of her workers. But what exactly does that mean and what does she want with him? Meanwhile, Detective Constable Nasreen Maqsood gets assigned to Danny's missing persons case. Not only does she want to crack it so she can prove to her male superiors that she's right for the job; she also wants to find Danny because they used to be old school friends.Meanwhile, still trapped, Danny starts to realise there are other bees in the bunker-new ones and ones who are coming to the end of their usefulness. What happens to a bee taken to C Wing? What happens when your time is up? Nasreen has no idea what she's up against, and for Daniel, the clock is ticking . . .

Three grisly murders lead a police detective all the way back to her hometown in search of a connection . . .When two bodies are discovered over a hundred miles apart, the most obvious link appears to be DI Kate Fletcher. But as Kate's team investigates, a more sinister connection develops-one firmly rooted in the past. The discovery of another victim confirms Kate's suspicion that this is a murderer with a clear agenda. All the evidence leads back to Thorpe-Kate's childhood home-and the events of what should have been an idyllic summer more than thirty years ago . . .Praise for the DI Kate Fletcher series:"e;Packed full of suspense."e; -By the Letter Book Reviews

From the award-winning author of Spare Room, a new job saves a young woman from money troubles, but her office holds a deadly secret. One hundred years ago, twenty-two young women died in a fire on this site. Is history about to repeat itself?... Rachel, a young woman in serious debt, needs to find a job fast before she's made homeless. She gets a lucky break when she is offered a great position in a successful company. But something about the place doesn't feel right, and she discovers that the building was once a Victorian sweatshop with a tragic history. Soon her new job becomes a living nightmare. Rachel desperately wants out but she has no other way of escaping her debts. She's trapped. Then she makes a shocking discovery. Haunted by the death of others and as the present and past begin to close in, Rachel needs to find answers before she finds herself in grave danger...Praise for International Bestselling Author Dreda Say Mitchell and Her Work ';As good as it gets.' Lee Child ';A truly original voice.' Peter James ';Thrilling.' Sunday Express Books of the Year ';Awesome tale from a talented writer.' The Sun (UK) ';Fast-paced and full of twists and turns.' Crime Scene Magazine Dreda was awarded an MBE in Her Majesty the Queen's 2020 New Year's Honors ListTrap Door will appeal to readers of domestic noir, as well as fans of authors like Cara Hunter, Lisa Jewell, B. A. Paris, and Rachel Abbott.