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For Emily Rossi, life may not be perfect, but it's pretty close. She has a great career, a house in the country, a solid marriage to Eric and two wonderful children - tennis superstar Daniel and quiet, sensitive Zara. But when her fourteen-year-old daughter brings home a toxic new best friend, Emily’s seemingly perfect family starts to spiral out of control.

‘I gobbled it up in two sittings, quickly turning pages to see what would happen next. The windswept, desolate setting, cold, gloomy manor house and dark characters created the perfect stormy day read… And did I mention the twists? Oh my goodness!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When...

This exquisite, resonant novel by PEN/Faulkner winner James Salter is a brilliant portrait of a marriage by a contemporary American master. It is the story of Nedra and Viri, whose favored life is centered around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends, and near-perfect days passed skating on a frozen river or sunning on the beach.

Stephanie cradles her coffee and gazes out to the little house at the end of her garden. The family who just moved in seem perfectly nice, if a little odd. And it’s only now that Stephanie realises: if she can see them, they can see everything inside her house, too… Single mother Stephanie is more than happy to welcome the Kemps to her property. Tragically, they have just lost everything in a fire. The rent money means Stephanie can keep her children in this beautiful, rambling home – so expensive to run, since the divorce – all while helping the Kemps get back on their feet.

They say your memory can't be trusted. They say your story doesn't check out. They say you were never blindfolded...starved...or imprisoned in a filthy shed like an animal. But you know it happened. And you know it can happen again. This masterful novel of brilliantly drawn characters and harrowing suspense will shock you at every turn and force you to walk the fine line between madness and fear. Nicci French is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of journalists Nicci Gerrard and Sean French.

Maya and Daughter live in complete isolation in a secluded woodland, their days aligned with the light and changing seasons, a complex pattern of routine and ritual. Daughter has never questioned the life her mother has chosen for them; the life that has meant she's never met another soul, or known anywhere except their forest home. But one day, when Daughter is almost sixteen, a red-haired stranger steps into the confines of their territory.

Six months ago, my husband tried to kill me. Now, my sons and I are living in an old Victorian house passed down to me by my uncle. The house may be big, but the town is small. It's safe, which is something I haven't felt in a very long time. And best of all, it's very far away from my ex.

Marianne has a life others dream of. A beautiful townhouse on the best street in the neighbourhood. Three bright children who are her pride and joy. Sometimes her past still hurts: losing her mother early, growing up in foster care. But her husband, Simon, is always there. A successful surgeon, he’s the envy of every woman they’ve ever met. Flowers, gifts, trips to France: nothing is too good for his family. Then Simon says another woman’s name. The way he lingers on it, Caroline, gives Marianne a shudder of suspicion, but she knows it’s nothing - she can’t entertain this flash of paranoia.

When Andrew Sumner meets beautiful, edgy Charlie, he is certain his run of bad luck has finally come to an end. But as the two of them embark on an intense affair, Andrew wonders if his grasp on reality is slipping. Items go missing in his apartment. Somebody appears to be following him. And as misfortune and tragedy strike his friends and loved ones, Andrew is forced to confront the frightening truth.…

Vor zwölf Jahren wurde Sarah Baker vom sogenannten Watt-Lake-Killer entführt und vergewaltigt. Monatelang wurde sie gefangen gehalten, bis ihr endlich die Flucht gelang. Der Mörder wurde gefasst, doch Sarah hat alles verloren. Sie ändert ihren Namen in Olivia West und findet auf der Broken-Bar-Ranch einen Unterschlupf. Endlich beginnen ihre Narben zu heilen, doch dann wird die Leiche einer erst kürzlich ermordeten Frau gefunden.

Ein Zwischenfall, der alles ins Wanken bringt – und der Beginn einer Reise, die keine Landung kennt. Eine Diagnose, die nicht zum Störfall im System werden soll, sondern zur Resonanz, die tief reicht. Kein Mutmachbuch, sondern ein sprachliches Experiment: brüchig, fragmentarisch, zutiefst menschlich. Zweiseitiges Erzählen: Zwei Texte – Cleared for Silence und Noch immer auf Empfang – spiegeln die Phasen vor und nach der Diagnose.

“The last literary outlaw in mainstream American fiction.”—Bret Easton Ellis Winner of the Ferro–Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction From “the most dangerous writer in America” (Village Voice), Dennis Cooper’s Closer is the controversial first novel in the award-winning George Miles...

Ich lebe im goldenen Käfig der korsischen Mafia. Als Cousine des Parrains von Vegas ist meine Zukunft längst besiegelt, und ich werde bald heiraten müssen. Im berüchtigten Fright Park lasse ich mich deshalb versteigern, um meine Flucht in die Freiheit zu finanzieren. Denn ich gerate ins Visier zweier maskierter Männer. Der eine jagt mich, will mich besitzen und setzt mich allein mit seinen Blicken in Brand. Der andere Maskierte will mich retten. Stattdessen zerfließe ich zwischen zwei Männern, die mich beide für sich wollen.

Some moments are timeless. Some connections are forever. In a quiet garden filled with jasmine and soft light, an elderly woman tends to her flowers beside an unusual clock—one with no hands.

Some connections cannot be seen—but they can change everything. In The Invisible Bridge, Eleanor Whitley finds herself standing at a crossroads in life. At thirty-four, she has left behind the comfort of certainty—a steady job, a familiar town, and a life carefully planned. Yet what lies ahead feels uncertain, fragile, and filled with doubt.

The debut novel from the internationally acclaimed author of Wild weaves a searing and luminous tale of a family's grief after unexpected loss. "A deeply honest novel of life after catastrophe, of intimacy lost and found." —O, The Oprah Magazine "Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is...

When Agent Mercedes Ramirez finds an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood and clutching a teddy bear, she has no idea that this is just the beginning. He tells her a chilling tale: an angel killed his parents and then brought him here so Mercedes could keep him safe. His parents weren’t just murdered. It was a slaughter - a rage kill like no one on the Crimes Against Children team had seen before. But they’re going to see it again. An avenging angel is meting out savage justice, and she’s far from through.

Twenty years ago Emily Mills's father was murdered, and she found his body hanging in the backyard. Her younger sister, Madison, claims she was asleep in her room. Her older sister, Tara, claims she was out with friends. The tragedy drove their mother to suicide and Tara to leave town forever. The killer was caught. The case closed. Ever since, Emily and Madison have tried to forget what happened that night - until an eerily similar murder brings it all back.

Susie did something that she knows she will always regret: giving her baby son up for adoption, to keep her infidelity secret from her family. Louise, Susie's daughter, feels the effects of that decision echoing down through the years - her mother has always been difficult, too strict with her but not strict enough with her sister, Grace, who is wild and out of control. And Danny, Susie's husband, adores her but has always sensed something wrong at the heart of their marriage.

When eighteen-year-old Ian Bedloe pricks the bubble of his family's optimistic self-deception, his brother Danny drives into a wall, his sister-in-law falls apart, and his parents age before his eyes. Consumed by guilt Ian finds the hope of forgiveness at the Church of the Second Chance, and...