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Coming soon: the new gripping domestic thriller from the #1 bestselling author of Obsession SHE HAD THE PERFECT MARRIAGE. UNTIL HER MOTHER-IN-LAW MOVED IN... 'Amanda Robson at her best – intriguing, shocking and twisty. An absolute must-read' JA CORRIGAN Saffron vowed to love Miles no matter what life threw at them both. But when her mother-in-law moves into their happy family home, Saffron's shiny life begins to tarnish. Even as Caprice's barbed comments turn to something more sinister, Saffron hopes the new nanny's arrival will shield her from the worst of it. She's starting to feel paranoid in her own home. Little does she realise that Caprice longs for a new daughter-in-law – and she'll do anything to make that happen... Readers LOVE The Unwelcome Guest: 'A pacy page-turner full of taut toxicity, envy, jealousy and self-interest that I couldn't put down' ADRIENNE CHINN'Well written and engaging' 5* Review'I love a twisty book' 5* Review'A real heart pounder!' 5* Review'The... Views: 262
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The supernatural never sleeps in the second book of this spooky middle grade series!Clio has already had one brush with the paranormal, and she's dead set on making it her last. But her new babysitting job is in a haunted house! At first, Clio's excited to work at the historical Victorian mansion in town—until doors start closing behind her, objects move on their own, and messages appear from beyond the grave. Clio enlists the help of her three best friends, Tanya, Maggie, and Rebecca, to uncover long-buried secrets from the past. Can Clio face her fear and solve the mystery of the haunted mansion? An Imprint Book Praise for Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow Hand:"Fast-paced, action-packed, and just as fun as it is frightening, this series-starter is a sure winner. The cast of real, relatable characters and the thrillingly vivid prose only further ensure that readers—reluctant, eager, or... Views: 262
A gripping thriller about three young girlfriends, a dark obsession and a chilling crime that shakes up a quiet Iowa town
For twelve-year-old Cora Landry and her friends Violet and Jordyn, it was supposed to be an ordinary sleepover—movies and Ouija and talking about boys. But when they decide to sneak out to go to the abandoned rail yard on the outskirts of town, little do they know that their innocent games will have dangerous consequences.
Later that night, Cora Landry is discovered on the tracks, bloody and clinging to life, her friends nowhere to be found. Soon their small rural town is thrust into a maelstrom. Who would want to hurt a young girl like Cora—and why? In an investigation that leaves no stone unturned, everyone is a suspect and no one can be trusted—not even those closest to Cora.
Before She Was Found is a timely and gripping thriller about friendship and betrayal, about the power of social pressure and the price of needing to fit in. It is about the great lengths a parent will go to protect their child and keep them safe—even if that means burying the truth, no matter what the cost. Views: 261
Alex Gilly's Death Rattle is a riveting thriller for fans of Don Winslow's The Border.A death in a migrant detention center leads officer Nick Finn and his wife, human-rights lawyer Mona Jimenez, to invesitgate the prison's account of what happened.Trouble is, the company that runs the prison is on the verge of signing a billion-dollar procurement contract with Homeland Security. And there are people in this world for whom a billion dollars is worth a whole lot more than one human life. Or even three.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 261
This supercharged thriller from master storyteller Andrew Kaplan introduces the Scorpion, the CIA's top agent in the Middle East, and launches the bestselling espionage series Kelly Ormont sprints down the narrow streets of Paris. When a car pulls up and a man points a gun at her, life as she knows it is over. Within days, this beautiful congressman's daughter will be in the Middle East, where some of the wealthiest men in the world will bid to make her their slave. Only the Scorpion can save her now. An American raised among the Bedouin, the Scorpion is the CIA's top agent in the Arabian peninsula. To save Kelly, he slips into the sinister underworld of human trafficking, where the kidnapped girl's trail leads him to a Saudi prince with fanatical global ambitions. When the Scorpion discovers a link between the prince and the Russians, Kelly will not be the only person who needs a savior. Views: 261
A story which centers about a trio of English school girls. The most intellectual of the three learns that she must leave school for financial reasons; the wealthy one learns that by winning a certain prize her cherished hope of leaving school and traveling with an aunt in France will be realized; while the third, an unscrupulous minx, is a go-between who bribes the honest Priscilla to turn over her essay to the girl whose pleasure depends upon winning the prize, in consideration for which Priscilla is to remain in school. Views: 261
When hospice patients are found murdered in a string of "freak accidents," FBI Special Agent Rachel Gift must enter the world of the terminally ill and race to find the other danger that lurks among them. Who would want them dead? And why?Her Last Hour (A Rachel Gift FBI Suspense Thriller) is book #10 in a long-anticipated new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews.FBI Agent Rachel Gift, 33, unparalleled for her ability to enter the minds of serial killers, is a rising star in the Behavioral Crimes Unit—until a routine doctor visit reveals she has but a few months left to live.Not wishing to burden others with her pain, Rachel decides, agonizing as it is, not to tell anyone—not even her boss, her partner, her husband, or her seven-year-old daughter. She wants to go down fighting, and to take as many serial killers with... Views: 261
Unable to forgive herself for the death of her two-year-old son Bobby in a car accident, Menley Nichols' marriage to Adam starts to fall apart - until the birth of their daughter Hannah. Determined to rebuild a life together around their precious baby, Menley and Adam decide to rent a house on Cape Cod for a month, confidant that the tranquility of the place will be ideal for Menley and little Hannah. But the peace they crave is disturbed when strange things start to happen - incidents which make Menley relive the horror of the accident in which she lost Bobby... incidents which make her fear for Hannah. And step by step, Menley and Adam are drawn into a dark and sinister web of events which threatens their marriage, their child and ultimately Menley's sanity. Views: 261
ben finds the body of his friend toni beside a small emblem on which is the picture of a wolf.he flies to naples and joins the struggle between toni´s family and the powerful vitelli with toni’s sister. they hear about the legend of the wolf of hades.they confront the godfather of the vitelli, learn the wolf is waiting to consume its latest victims and have to flee for their lives into a volcano- the mafia emblem -ben cartwright finds the brutally murdered body of his friend and business partner toni cimbrone in their office. beside the body is a small metal emblem with the picture of a grotesque wolf enamelled on it.the next morning he is told that the cimbrone family is going to exclude him from the business. he flies to naples to confront them and meets a glamorous american, donna carter, on the plane.arriving in italy, he finds himself embroiled in the struggle between the cimbroni and their enemies, the vitelli. toni’s young sister francesca is now almost the last of her family and she and ben have to battle against the powerful vitelli, helped sometimes by donna.from francesca’s grandfather they learn about the legend of the wolf of hades (the symbol on the emblem) and its occasional emergence from hell to claim the souls of its victims.ben has to confront the godfather of the vitelli’s in his eyrie-like stronghold where he discovers the wolf of hades is still waiting to consume its latest victims. the story reaches its climax as ben and francesca flee for their lives into the crater of a volcano on the point of eruption. Views: 261
The first short story in the Mindspace Investigations universe (with two bonus shorts).-- A cop is dead, strangled in her car by a professional killer, and it’s up to me, telepath consultant extraordinaire, to pull the rabbit out of my hat and solve the case. Here's the bad news. Turns out the woman's five-year-old was in the car when she got murdered, and no one can find the child.The first short story in the Mindspace Investigations universe featuring telepathic detective Adam Ward- PLUS two bonus short stories in other worlds.OPEN MINDWhen the cops call me in the middle of the night, I know it’s bad. One of their own is dead, strangled in her car by a professional killer, and it’s up to me, telepath consultant extraordinaire, to pull the rabbit out of my hat and solve the case. Only this time I’m not so sure I can.Homicide Detective Isabella Cherabino is breathing down my neck. The dead cop’s partner is too. Here's the bad news. Turns out the woman's five-year-old was in the car when she got murdered. Here's the worst news. No one can find that kid. Views: 261
Can be read as a Standalone Novel or part of the Alderman James SeriesTwo years after the horrible crimes of the serial killer 'The Dolocher' bodies begin to amass in the dark alleyways of Dublin once again. Alderman James knows only too well the fear and unrest that this could instil in the people. When a letter arrives from the killer with a shocking claim, James knows he must act fast to put a stop to an all new stream of murders. He seeks out his diabolical associate, the Hellfire Clubman Mr. Edwards, in the hope that his satanic mind can bring some clarity to the murders. Old haunts are visited and old faces come under suspicion. All the while the new killer seems to be forever one step ahead of those in pursuit. Can he be caught before the killings get too close to home? 'Shadow of the Dolocher' is a stand-alone follow up to 'The Dolocher' and part of the four book series of the Alderman James Mystery Thriller Series. Views: 261
