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Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in Lancashire. Like something out of a nightmare, the victims were buried alive. Florence was able to solve the mystery and get a confession out of Larry before more children were murdered, and he spent the rest of his life in prison. But now, decades later, he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. When her own son goes missing under similar circumstances, the case not only gets reopened...it gets personal.

Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky. There's just one survivor. She's seen the killer's face - but he's also seen hers. And he won't rest until he's eliminated the only witness to his crime. Alone, scared, trusting no one, she's running to where she feels safe - but it could be the most dangerous place of all....

On an unassuming evening, a stranger sits down at Olive Anderson's dinner table and pretends to be her wife. But as much as the fake wife has her secrets, Olive just might have more.

A golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures—until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame for the crime, leaving her friends to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a 'favour', payable on her release from prison. Twenty years later Megan is free. It is payback time. And her friends start disappearing, one by one . . .

The remote Antarctic island of South Georgia is about to send off its last boat of the summer - which signifies safety to resident glaciologist Felicity Lloyd. Felicity lives in fear - fear that her ex-husband, Freddie, will find her, even out here. She took a job on this isolated island to hide from him, but now that he's out of prison, having served a term for murder, she knows he won’t give up until he finds her.

DCI Mark Joesbury has been expecting this. Monitoring a complex network of dark web sites, Joesbury and his team have spotted a new terrorist threat from the extremist, women-hating, group known as 'incels' or 'involuntary celibates.' Joesbury's team are trying to infiltrate the ring of power at its core, but the dark web is built for anonymity, and the incel army is vast. Pressure builds when the team learn the snatched child was just the first in a series of violent attacks designed to terrorise women.

'Bolton's dazzling plot recalls Christie at her most inventive' - Sunday Times The billionaire's will promised them everything. But the money comes with a deadly price . . . Seven strangers receive a mysterious note that billionaire Logan Quick is leaving them his vast fortune. All they need to...

He's a serial killer. A murderer of young women, all killed in brutal attacks. But despite Hamish Wolfe's conviction, he's always stuck to his story - he's innocent, and he's been wrongly imprisoned. And now he wants someone to investigate and, more importantly, to write his story. Maggie Rose is a notorious defense attorney and writer whose specialty is getting convictions overturned. At first Maggie is reluctant to even acknowledge Hamish's requests to meet, ignoring his letters. But this is a very charismatic and persuasive man, good looking and intelligent.

Una serie de macabros asesinatos de jóvenes que acaban de dar a luz trunca la paz de las tranquilas islas Shetland… Hay una leyenda sobre los habitantes de las remotas islas Shetland: descienden de una ignota raza nórdica que los hace ser admirados por su aspecto… y por sus poderes. Para Tori Hamilton no ha sido fácil trasladarse a una lejana isla del noroeste de Escocia.

A new job. A new home. A new start. It's all Anna wants. But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday. No one seems to be investigating. And a fourth girl begs Anna for help, fearing that she will be next to disappear. Everyone has secrets. Anna is watching everyone. But who is watching Anna?

Return to the worlds of The Craftsman and Lacey Flint in this first short-story collection from Sharon Bolton, International award-winning author of The Split. This collection is available exclusively in audio and features eight short stories, each with a new introduction written and read by the author.

AUTRICE BESTSELLER DEL SUNDAY TIMES UN GRANDE THRILLER Un'autrice pluripremiata Tradotta in 20 lingue Oltre 1 milione di copie vendute Che cosa sta succedendo all'Università di Cambridge? Perché tante morti tra gli studenti? Quando una lunga serie di apparenti suicidi scuote il prestigioso ateneo, l'agente Lacey Flint viene immediatamente inviata sul luogo da Scotland Yard. Deve interpretare sotto copertura la parte di una ragazza vulnerabile che riprende gli studi dopo un esaurimento nervoso.

AUTRICE BESTSELLER DEL SUNDAY TIMES UN GRANDE THRILLER Un'autrice pluripremiata Tradotta in 20 lingue Oltre 1 milione di copie vendute Clara Benning è una brillante veterinaria, giovane, intelligente e appassionata al suo lavoro. Eppure è infelice. Un terribile incidente accadutole da bambina l'ha infatti lasciata sfigurata, facendo di lei una reclusa che da sempre cerca di limitare al minimo i contatti con gli altri esseri umani.

È notte fonda e Lacey Flint, una detective della polizia di Londra, si sta dirigendo alla propria auto nella zona sud della città quando all'improvviso si trova di fronte una donna che, orrendamente pugnalata, le muore tra le braccia. In un primo momento Lacey viene tenuta lontano dalle indagini: non solo è giovane e inesperta, ma si trovava anche sul luogo del delitto.

Es gibt eine Zeit zu leben. Eine zu sterben. Und eine zu töten. Die Familie Fletcher ist erst vor kurzem aufs Land gezogen. Doch die vermeintliche englische Dorfidylle entpuppt sich bald als Alptraum. Die beiden Söhne der Fletchers hören auf dem Friedhof nahe des Hauses rätselhafte Stimmen und sehen immer wieder die seltsame Gestalt eines Kindes. Als eine Friedhofsmauer einstürzt und ein Grab mit den Überresten dreier Mädchen freigelegt wird, ist klar, dass der Ort ein tödliches Geheimnis birgt.

Krátce před rozbřeskem se pasažéři vyhlídkového letu balónem nad národním parkem na skotsko-anglické hranici stanou svědky vraždy mladé dívky. Necelou hodinu poté vrah balon v divočině dostihne a sestřelí. Katastrofu přežije jediný člen posádky - zraněná žena. Spatřila vrahovu tvář - ale on také spatřil ji. A je odhodlán udělat vše pro to, aby ji umlčel. Žena prchá neosídlenou krajinou, osamělá a vyděšená, a snaží se co nejdříve dostat do bezpečí.

DC Lacey Flint ist eine junge Londoner Ermittlerin mit undurchsichtiger Vergangenheit und einem morbiden Interesse an Serienkillern...

Mitten in London wird ein Baby aus dem Kinderwagen gerissen und auf einem Floß in die Themse gestoßen. Lacey Flint von der Flusspolizei ist gerade noch rechtzeitig zur Stelle, um eine Katastrophe zu verhindern. Aber wer könnte ein unschuldiges Kind töten wollen? Für DCI Mark Joesbury kommt der Angriff nicht überraschend. Schon lange hat er eine Gruppe junger Männer im Visier, die vom Hass auf Frauen angetrieben wird. Joesbury und sein Team befürchten, dass weitere Gewalttaten folgen werden.

Hvis hun fanger ham, vil det sikre hendes karriere - og forandre hende for altid. Florence Loveladys karriere var sikret, da hun fik bedemanden Larry Glassbrook dømt for en række barnemord for 30 år siden. Ligesom i vores værste mareridt blev ofrene begravet... levende.