Suspense

Life’s not going well for forty-year-old Abby. When her beautiful and charismatic best friend dies suddenly, she’s left reeling. Hetty’s always been such a dominant force in her life; now Abby must figure out who she is – and who she wants to be – without Hetty by her side. Abby has always been the odd one out in Hetty’s wealthy, privileged friendship group. Despite their differences, Abby has managed to carve out a place for herself. But Hetty isn’t an easy friend to have. She blows hot and cold, alternating between fierce loyalty and unwarranted cruelty.

Als im Jahr 2018 die 26-jährige Rechtsanwaltsgehilfin Hanna Richter als vermisst gemeldet wird, können am Tatort 13 Blutspuren gesichert werden. Zwölf davon werden dem Opfer zugeordnet, doch die 13. Probe – ein einzelner Blutstropfen – bringt die Ermittlungsarbeiten an einem bislang ungelösten Fall wieder in Bewegung. Über drei Jahrzehnte erstrecken sich grausame Todesfälle, deren Spuren immer wieder an einen Ort führen: NORDEN an der niederländischen Grenze. Auch Hannas Verschwinden scheint auf unheimliche Weise mit den Verbrechen in Verbindung zu stehen.

Drei Frauen. Drei schwelende Geheimnisse. Ein loderndes Feuer. Wer wird überleben? Der neue Psychothriller von Bestsellerautor John Marrs. Eine Frau erwacht aus ihrer Bewusstlosigkeit – und verfällt in Panik: Gefesselt und geknebelt ist sie von Feuer umgeben. In wenigen Sekunden werden die Flammen sie erreichen. Wer ist sie? Elf Monate zuvor. Margot, ein ehemaliger TV-Star, und ihre Freundin Anna leben mit ihren Männern in einer schicken Vorortsiedlung. Als nebenan die ebenso hübsche wie clevere Liv mit ihrer Familie einzieht, werden die drei beste Freundinnen. Aber der Schein trügt.

Meet Emma. Emma is sick. She can’t work because of a neurological condition, so is stuck in her family’s tiny council house. Emma is sick of being told to ‘get over it’. Her stepfather, her doctors, strangers – everyone has an opinion. Emma is sick of being the other woman. Her boyfriend Adam is perfect: he’s got a great job and an amazing home. His wife Celeste is the problem. Emma is sick of being underestimated. All she needed was a target. And now she has Celeste… Emma is sick. Just not in the way you thought.

Convocata d'urgenza durante la notte di capodanno, la dottoressa Kay Scarpetta deve esaminare il corpo di Ted Eddings, un reporter investigativo ucciso mentre stava facendo un'immersione non autorizzata nelle acque ghiacciate dell'arsenale di Norfolk. Ma cosa stava cercando di così importante il giornalista? E chi ha voluto impedirgli di trovarla?Per scoprirlo Kay dovrà affrontare ancora una volta un'indagine ad alto rischio.

On prom night, Caroline Winterfield walked away from the ruins of an abandoned mansion called Haven Cliff and into the woods…never to be seen again. Only her three best friends know what really happened. But a secret is a secret, and a promise is a promise—even when it shatters lifelong friendships. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of that night, Midge, Kelly, and Talia reunite at Haven Cliff, now a gleaming architectural jewel. But they aren’t alone. Someone is watching.

Stacey is the dusty air, the cracked soil, the drought. To thirteen-year-old Bethany Sloane, she’s everything. Abandoned by her mother at a remote African boarding school, Bethany will do anything to stay in Stacey’s good graces. And that means learning the rules of each twisted game.

For her husband’s 40th birthday, Lily Leonard books a table at the exclusive restaurant of Hector Bolson-Woods renowned celebrity chef. It should be the perfect evening for Lily and Stig, but not even a perfect menu can heal the cracks in the marriage. So when Hector invites them to dine with him privately, Lily is thrilled. Surely this will please Stig? Hector is charming and attentive – everything Stig is not – and she finds herself drawn more and more drawn to the enigmatic Hector.

Frenchurch Falls is a playground of indulgence for the rich and famous. But behind its gleaming facade, lie dark and dangerous secrets. And some of them will prove deadly…When Callie Renfrew’s husband, Gavin, vanishes, she isn’t entirely surprised. As the owner of Frenchurch Falls, Callie has always known Gavin had a knack for skirting the law. But what she uncovers about his dealings will drag her into a web of danger.

For fans of Megan Collins with the taut character study of Angie Kim comes a searing mystery that follows three siblings as they reckon with the darkness hidden within their family after multiple graves are discovered behind their childhood home.

The Summer of Love has been replaced by the Summer of Fear as a sadistic killer prowls the streets of San Francisco. Known only as 'The Gemini,' his brutal murders have the city paralyzed in a merciless grip of terror as he taunts police with a series of cryptic puzzles and the body count rises. As detectives work to unravel the Gemini's chilling clues, the line between nightmare and reality begins to blur when Cassie Kennedy—a newly separated young mother and part-time psychic—discovers that her dreams are foretelling the gruesome deaths of three women.

Sie hat das Leben, um das sie alle beneiden. Aber was verheimlicht sie? Als Holly auf die ruhige Baker Straße zieht, sorgt sie für reichlich Aufruhr. Sie ist attraktiv und talentiert, und so dauert es nicht lange, bis die Anwohner ihrem Charme erliegen. Aber warum sollte jemand wie sie die aufregende Großstadt hinter sich lassen, um stattdessen mit einer einsamen älteren Dame zu leben? Ihre Nachbarn sind fasziniert von Holly und beobachten sie bei jeder Gelegenheit von ihren Fenstern aus.

Leah Williams knows exactly what she wants from life – comfort, luxury and security. All the things she would have had if her childhood hadn’t been derailed by her father’s bad decisions. And then she meets Miles Sinclair. After the death of his wife last year, Miles is ready to start living his life again, and Leah knows just how to help him… what could be so wrong with that?

Finalmente in audiolibro il capolavoro di Patricia Highsmith, il thriller che ha scolpito per sempre nella storia della letteratura un personaggio indimenticabile: Tom Ripley.Napoli, anni Cinquanta. Tom Ripley, giovane spiantato, ha il compito di riportare l'indolente Dickie Greenleaf dal ricchissimo padre, nella grigia New York. Ma l’incontro con Dickie, splendido ragazzo che dalla vitaha avuto tutto, fa nascere un’idea diabolica nella mente di Tom: non potrebbe sostituirsi a lui e vivere una vita perfetta?

Senza dubbio, i fratelli Opgard hanno avuto successo nella vita. O, perlomeno, ne hanno avuto quanto è possibile in un paesino come Os: un migliaio di anime aggrappate a una montagna, apparentemente dimenticate da Dio e dagli uomini. Carl dirige un lussuoso hotel con spa, mentre Roy ha in mente un progetto ambizioso: un parco dei divertimenti con un ottovolante tra i piú alti e paurosi del mondo. E si potrebbe ottenere ancora di piú, per esempio ingrandendo l'hotel.

Still reeling from his battle with Beatrix, retired marine Shane Ryan finds evidence revealing the full extent of the Harvesters’ ghost-stealing operation. He decides he must hunt her down and destroy every deadly spirit she had freed, before they unleash more horrors into the world. Battling one vicious wraith after another, the trail of death and bloodshed takes him to a weathered beach house in Rhode Island, where Shane discovers the dark truth about Beatrix's past—and her malevolent benefactor, known as Mr. Shadow.

December 2019. 34-year-old Leona Walsh is reported missing, igniting headlines around the country. Did she run away? Is she alive or dead? The police suspect foul play, but there is no proof. Despite an extensive search of the woodland on the edge of Exmoor where she was last seen, no trace of Leona was found and her disappearance is shrouded in mystery. Leona’s two daughters are living under the same roof as the main suspect – Matthew Walsh, their father. What must it be like for the girls growing up not knowing if their father killed their mother?

Pour sauver son fils, elle doit l'empêcher de devenir un tueur... Sauf que le meurtre a déjà eu lieu. Nous sommes le 30 octobre 2022, il est tout juste minuit. Dans la banlieue de Liverpool, Jen Brotherhood guette par la fenêtre le retour de son fils. Pourtant Todd a dix-huit ans, et la permission de sortie jusqu'à 1 heure du matin. Mais quelle mère ne se laisse pas gagner par l'angoisse tant que son enfant n'est pas rentré ? Alors, quand son fils apparaît enfin dans la rue, Jen sent le soulagement la gagner.

»Du verdienst deine Schwester nicht …« Lizzy Beresford ist allein in ihrem kleinen, abgelegenen Cottage, als sie den ersten Brief in ihrer Küche findet. Jemand muss in ihrem Zuhause gewesen sein – jemand, der ihr nichts Gutes will. Lizzy kennt niemanden, der ihr schaden wollen würde. Aber als weitere Drohbriefe eintreffen, beginnt sie jeden zu verdächtigen. Verzweifelt nimmt sie Kontakt zu ihrer Schwester Emma auf. Sie haben seit Jahren kein Wort miteinander gesprochen. Nicht seit dem Streit, der alles veränderte.

For two years, Kati Dawes and her teenage daughter, Zoe, have lived off the grid in Hawaii, hiding from a past Kati must forget as if her life depends on it. New names. Anonymous online presence. So far, safe. Until Kati’s fiancé, attorney Eddie Akana, disappears along a popular hiking trail in a Maui national park. Now all eyes are on Kati. Exposure can make a woman with so many secrets very paranoid.