Maddy Gabriel comes from a wealthy and respectable banking family, but both her father and her grandfather rebelled against their respectability, and at the age of 16, Maddy does too. The author also wrote "In Love and Friendship", "Chateau Ella" and "Shattered Stars".
Hilary Norman Books
This author made their name with gripping psychological thrillers and sagas featuring dramatic finishes. Their work often delves into the darker aspects of the human psyche, known for its ability to keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very end. The author's distinctive style and masterful storytelling make them a significant voice in the genre.
On the face of it, the double homicide of Arnold and Marie Robbins looks like just another brutal Miami Beach murder - except that teenage Cathy Robbins is lying between the bodies, traumatised but unharmed. Is she a silent witness to murder, or is she a killer? 'An absorbing, cleverly constructed thriller by an ever-popular British writer' Books Magazine
Last Run
- 395 pages
- 14 hours of reading
A gripping new thriller from a bestselling author - When a lone runner is found dead on Miami Beachs North Shore, Detective Sam Beckets first concern is for his adopted daughter, Cathy. Cathy is also a runner, and shes vulnerable. As Sam and his team start to investigate, a connection emerges with another homicide on Pompano Beach, and others close to Sam are drawn into the web . . .
Shattered Stars
- 467 pages
- 17 hours of reading
Four children torn from each other after an act of suicidal madness face different fates in different parts of the world, but a driving force urges three of them to search for their lost family
Fear and Loathing
- 240 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Detective Sam Becket is determined to solve a sickening case against the advice of his colleagues when four friends are found bound, gagged and poisoned to death. The only clue is a threatening note personally addressed to Sam. Is he putting his own life, as well as the lives of those he loves most, in grave danger?
Eclipse
- 230 pages
- 9 hours of reading
A serial killer is at work in Florida and Detective Sam Becket is hoping and praying that a body doesn’t turn up on his patch. But when a local woman is found neatly arranged on her bed with two bullet wounds where her eyes used be, there can be no doubt that the ‘Black Hole’ killer has come to Miami Beach. The murderer’s unusual modus operandi seems to be the only thing that connects the victims, but can Sam piece together the clues and stop him from striking again?
The Key to Susanna
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Susanna, a successful model and photographer's wife, lives a contented and fulfilling life, until a shadowy figure from her past resurfaces and threatens to blackmail her in an attempt to resurrect the despair, torment, abuse, and abandonment of her old life
Deadly Games
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Praise for Hilary Norman and her previous novels: 'Genuinely scary' Daily Telegraph 'heart-stopping suspense' Mary Higgins Clark 'An accomplished novelist' New York Times Book Review 'a real page-turner' Daily Telegraph 'A goose-pimply, page-turning read right to the end' Company 'an enthralling read' Gerald Kaufman, The Scotsman 'A gripping read that keeps you guessing' Woman's Own 'A nerve-shredding tale of murder, revenge and calculated cruelty and a plot which twists and turns to the end' Jewish Chronicle 'A compulsive and gripping tale with a high body count and lots of intrigue...' The Bookseller 'An absorbing, cleverly constructed thriller...first class chiller thriller' Books Magazine
Tussen minnaars en rivalen
- 446 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Om het leven van haar dochter te redden, moet Alexandra een schokkende waarheid onthullen, een geheim dat ze negentien jaar heeft gekoesterd. Het verhaal begint dertig jaar geleden met een wanhopig joods vluchtelingetje dat zijn lot in handen legt van een Zwitsers jongetje. Deze ontmoeting verbindt de twee mannen door de jaren heen, vol hartstocht en verraad, tot Alexandra in hun leven komt en de vrienden rivalen worden. Daniel, als joodse jongen, ontvlucht de nazi-dreiging en bouwt in Zwitserland aan een veelbelovende carrière in Amerika. Zijn verleden blijft echter een constante schaduw. Andreas, een geboren kampioen in de Grand-Prix autoraces, raakt vervreemd van zijn familie door zijn passie, maar als het geluk hem in de steek laat, wordt zijn moed op de proef gesteld. Alexandra, een getalenteerde schilderes, offert haar kunst op voor haar echtgenoot, maar haar liefste wens blijft onvervuld, wat haar voor een gruwelijk dilemma plaatst. Het verhaal voert de lezer van het verscheurde Duitsland in de Tweede Wereldoorlog naar de neutraliteit van Zwitserland en de glamour van New York en de Franse Riviera. Veertig jaar vol omzwervingen, dromen en conflicten onthullen de waarde en prijs van liefde en vriendschap. Een grootse en meeslepende roman, vaak ontroerend en soms schokkend, maar altijd authentiek.
