This author crafts compelling thrillers that delve into the darker aspects of suburban life, exploring themes of envy, deception, and hidden motives beneath seemingly perfect exteriors. With a keen eye for psychological nuance and masterful suspense, her narratives pull readers into intricate plots where appearances are deceiving. Her work is characterized by a sharp exploration of the secrets and lies that can unravel the fabric of ordinary lives. Readers are drawn into these meticulously constructed worlds, discovering the unsettling truths that lie just beneath the surface.
Could you hate your neighbour enough to plot to kill him? Until Darren Booth
moves in at number 1, Lowland Way, the neighbourhood is a suburban paradise.
But soon after his arrival, disputes over issues like loud music and parking
rights escalate all too quickly to public rows and threats of violence. Then,
early one Saturday, a horrific crime shocks the street. As the police go
house-to-house, the residents close ranks and everyone's story is the same:
'Booth did it'. But there's a problem. The police don't agree with them.
'Absolutely brilliant... An exceptionally exciting, mysterious book - we both
loved it' Richard & JudyIt all happens so quickly. One day you're living the
dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in
the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up for the boat and his wife
Melia has reported him missing. When you get off at your stop, the police are
waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night
before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest.
You and Kit are friends - ask Melia, she'll vouch for you. And who exactly is
this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives?
No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally
innocent. Aren't you?
'I can't take my eyes off the water. Can you?'It's summer when Elm Hill lido opens, having stood empty for years. For Natalie Steele - wife, mother, teacher - it offers freedom from the tightly controlled routines of work and family. Especially when it leads her to Lara Channing, a charismatic former actress with a lavish bohemian lifestyle, who seems all too happy to invite Natalie into her elite circle.Soon Natalie is spending long days at the pool, socializing with new friends and basking in a popularity she didn't know she'd been missing. Real life, and the person she used to be, begins to feel very far away.But is such a change in fortunes too good to be true? Why are dark memories of a summer long ago now threatening to surface? And, without realizing, could Natalie have been swept dangerously out of her depth?
A touching tale of friendship and family - heartbreaking and heartwarming all at once. We couldn't read it fast enough - Cosmopolitan They were friends who shared everything - until tragedy singled one out. At the birth of their daughters best friends Rachel, Mariel and Jenny make a promise: to love and care for each other's girls exactly as they would their own. Six years later and a tragedy has torn them apart. Within weeks, Rachel has packed up and gone. Settling on the beautiful, windswept Greek island of Santorini, she knows she has come to the right place, but as she slowly rebuilds her world she can't forget the pledge she once made to her friends. She hires a private investigator, the enigmatic Johnny Palmer, and arranges for him to send regular updates on the girls she has left behind. Over the years, with Palmer's help, she is able to secretly soothe their growing pains - as well as those of their parents. But in Rachel's new island life far from home, who will be there to guide her? Where do you go when you've lost the centre of your world? Since I Don't Have You is a powerful, emotional story of lives rebuilt and love rediscovered.
From the internationally bestselling author of Our House, a new addictive novel of domestic suspense that dives into the world of suburban neighborhood drama and asks, "Could your neighbor make you angry enough to kill?" Lowland Way is the epitome of the suburban dream. Every house and yard is carefully maintained for maximum curb appeal, and everyone knows one another and gets along. One homeowner, Sissy Watkins, runs a successful B and B from her house. Two brothers and their families live next door to each other. It's the picture-perfect neighborhood. When Darren Booth and his girlfriend, Jodie, move in across from Sissy, it doesn't take long for them to begin making trouble. They're loud, rude, messy, and don't play by the community rules. They blast music at all hours and have started an unsightly renovation on their house. Before long, guests don't want to stay at Sissy's B and B, and everyone is fed up with the new neighbors. An all-out war is brewing on Lowland Way. When a person is killed, accusations start flying. Someone is dead, and everyone has something to hide....
Her whole world hinged on the moment one man jumped. On a perfect summer's day in Paris, tourists on a river trip watch in horror as drama unfolds. A small boy has fallen overboard and disappeared below the surface of the water. As his mother stands frozen to the spot, another passenger jumps. This is the story of how a single act of courage transforms the lives of all those involved: the hero James and his wife Alexa; Holly, the young mother of the victim; and Holly's mother Joanna, whose whole adult life has been lived in the hope that her daughter will never make the same mistakes she did.
