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B. A. Paris

    January 1, 1958

    B A Paris is an internationally bestselling author whose gripping thrillers delve into the dark side of relationships and the hidden secrets behind perfect facades. Her writing is characterized by a mastery of suspense and unexpected twists that keep readers on the edge of their seats. With a unique approach to psychological tension and expertly crafted characters, she has captivated a vast global readership. Her works often explore the fragility of human connection and the consequences of concealed truths.

    B. A. Paris
    The Therapist
    The Devil You Know
    The Breakdown
    The Wife Upstairs
    Casting Off
    Behind Closed Doors
    • The Guest

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris captivated psychological thriller readers everywhere with Behind Closed Doors. Now she invites you into another home full of heart-pounding secrets, in The Guest. Some secrets never leave. Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and again: sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. Laure has walked out on her husband--and their good friend--Pierre, over his confession of an affair and a secret child. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive of their friends, but as Laure's mood becomes increasingly unpredictable, her presence takes its toll. Iris and Gabriel's only respite comes in the form of a couple new to town. But with them comes their gardener, who has a checkered past. Soon, secrets from all their pasts will unravel, some more dangerous than they could have known.

      The Guest2024
      3.6
    • The Prisoner

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      With Behind Closed Doors, New York Times bestselling author B. A. Paris took the psychological thriller to shocking new heights. Now she’ll hold you captive with THE PRISONER—a stunning new thriller about one woman wed into a family with deadly intentions. A USA Today Bestseller! Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne. But then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned? In the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Therapist, multimillion-copy bestseller B. A. Paris is back with a gripping new suspense novel.

      The Prisoner2022
      3.6
    • Dublerka

      Jedna powieść, cztery bestsellerowe autorki - Wydanie kieszonkowe

      Dublerka2021
    • Budząca dreszcz grozy opowieść o wymarzonym domu, który skrywa mroczną tajemnicę. Alice i Leo wprowadzają się do świeżo wyremontowanego domu na ekskluzywnym osiedlu, spełniając swoje marzenie. Jednak pozory mylą. Alice zaczyna poznawać sąsiadów i odkrywa przerażający sekret swojego nowego miejsca zamieszkania. Coraz silniejsza więź z Niną, terapeutką, która wcześniej mieszkała w tym domu, prowadzi ją do obsesji na punkcie tragicznych wydarzeń sprzed lat. Gdy porusza ten temat, mieszkańcy osiedla milkną, strzegąc swoich sekretów. Ich doskonałość okazuje się iluzją. B.A. Paris, czterokrotna nominowana do BESTSELLERA EMPiKu, tworzy wybornie utkaną sieć kłamstw. Mroczna i napięta historia pełna podejrzeń, zdrad i sekretów kryjących się pod powierzchnią idealnego życia na przedmieściach. Wymarzony dom Alice skrywa sekret niczym z nocnego koszmaru. Nowy thriller B.A. Paris wciąga od pierwszej strony, a czytelnicy nie mogą się oderwać od tej gęstej od suspensu opowieści o kłamstwie, paranoi i niepokojącej klaustrofobii w zamkniętej społeczności. To kręta sieć tajemnic przenikająca przez złowrogą, zamkniętą społeczność.

      Terapeutka pocket2021
    • The Therapist

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      "Alice and Leo have just moved in together to The Circle, a gorgeous gated community in London. But when Alice tries to get to know their new neighbors, she discovers a devastating, grisly secret about her new home-and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened, but none of her new neighbors want to talk about it. Soon it becomes clear to Alice that things are not at all as they seem." --Page 4 of cover.

      The Therapist2021
      3.7
    • Victoria Barnett has it all. A great career. A handsome and loving husband. A beautiful home in the suburbs and a plan to fill it with children. Life is perfect—or so it seems. Then she’s in a terrible accident… and everything falls apart. Now Victoria is unable to walk. She can’t feed or dress herself. She can’t even speak. She is confined to the top floor of her house with twenty-four-hour care. Sylvia Robinson is hired by Victoria’s husband to help care for her. But it turns out Victoria isn’t as impaired as Sylvia was led to believe. There’s a story Victoria desperately wants to tell... if only she could get out the words. Then Sylvia discovers Victoria’s diary hidden away in a drawer. And what’s inside is shocking.

      The Wife Upstairs2020
      3.9
    • The Dilemma

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Knowing the truth will destroy her. Keeping it secret will destroy him. 'A powerful, beautifully crafted story that ratchets up the tension with every page and packs a huge emotional punch' TM Logan, bestselling author of The Catch

      The Dilemma2020
      3.2
    • The Understudy

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      "How far would you go to protect your daughter? Four mothers must identify the true threat at their daughters' school before it's too late. Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise, and Kendall are bound together by one thing--their four daughters are best friends at the highly competitive Orla Flynn Academy for the Performing Arts. Last year the foursome exploded because of brutal bullying between the girls, but they've since forgiven each other. The mothers, however, haven't been able to move on. When new threats surface and accidents begin to happen - just as a mysterious new girl enters the scene - the mothers take matters into their own hands. But they will have to risk their own secrets being exposed if they stand a chance at uncovering the truth."--Provided by publisher

      The Understudy2019
      3.3
    • Eine einsame Landstraße. Eine ermordete Frau. Und du bist die Einzige, die ihr hätte helfen können. Es ist dunkel, ein Unwetter tobt und die junge Lehrerin Cass will so schnell wie möglich nach Hause. Als sie auf der verlassenen Landstraße ein parkendes Auto sieht, trifft sie eine folgenschwere Entscheidung. Sie steigt nicht aus, um der Fahrerin Hilfe anzubieten. Sie fährt weiter. Am nächsten Tag erfährt sie, dass die Frau in ihrem Auto ermordet wurde. Und nicht nur das: Cass kannte das Opfer. Von Schuldgefühlen geplagt, fragt sie sich, ob sie die schreckliche Tat hätte verhindern können. Dann erhält sie plötzlich anonyme Anrufe – am anderen Ende nur bedrohliches Schweigen. Ist der Mörder jetzt auch hinter Cass her?

      Breakdown. Sie musste sterben. Und du bist schuld2018
      3.9
    • Bring Me Back

      • 291 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      She went missing. He moved on. A whole world of secrets remained, until now. Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They're driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone, never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story. Ten years later Finn is engaged to Layla's sister, Ellen. Their shared grief over what happened to Layla drew them close and now they intend to remain together. Still, there's something about Ellen that Finn has never fully understood. His heart wants to believe that she is the one for him, even though a sixth sense tells him not to trust her. Then, not long before he and Ellen are to be married, Finn gets a phone call. Someone from his past has seen Layla, hiding in plain sight. There are other odd occurrences: Long-lost items from Layla's past that keep turning up around Finn and Ellen's house. Emails from strangers who seem to know too much. Secret messages, clues, warnings. If Layla is alive, and on Finn's trail, what does she want? And how much does she know? A tour de force of psychological suspense, Bring Me Back will have you questioning everything and everyone until its stunning climax.

      Bring Me Back2018
      3.5
    • The Devil You Know

      • 353 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Dr. Jane McGill is in heaven.She’s got a great job at a VA Hospital, an adorable daughter, and a loving husband. Granted, it would be wonderful if her preschooler wouldn’t wake her up at three in the morning, and it would be a miracle if her husband would change the toilet paper roll once every millennium. Still, in most ways, she has the ideal life she’d always imagined.Then Jane discovers that Dr. Ryan Reilly is the VA’s newest vascular surgeon. Dr. Ryan Reilly, a.k.a. Sexy Surgeon, a.k.a. the biggest jerk she ever loved.A decade ago, Jane broke up with the Sexy Surgeon to marry the Nice Software Engineer, but as cracks and crevices appear in her marriage, she can’t help but wonder what life would have been like if she’d made a different choice. Or if it isn’t too late to change her mind…

      The Devil You Know2017
      3.7
    • The Breakdown

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      “Even harder to put down than Behind Closed Doors...with two in a row, Paris moves directly to the thriller A-list.”—Booklist (starred review) Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods. It was on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, and a woman was sitting inside—the one who was killed. Cass is trying to put the crime out of her mind. What could she have done, really? It’s a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm and, as her husband keeps reminding her, Cass might have been hurt herself if she’d pulled over. But since then, Cass has been forgetting every little thing. Where she left the car, if she took her pills, even the alarm code. The only thing she can’t forget is that woman. And now that Cass keeps receiving silent phone calls, she can’t quite shake the feeling that someone’s watching her... “Riveting.”—Library Journal (starred review) “A story with a ratcheting sense of unease—a tale of friendship and love, sanity, and the terrible unravelling of it.” —USA Today

      The Breakdown2017
      3.9
    • Casting Off

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Casting Off is a hilarious, poignant story of friendship, loyalty and sacrifice. It's a story about never giving up and how reaching out to strangers can completely change our lives.

      Casting Off2016
      3.9
    • Behind Closed Doors

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      "Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You'd like to get to know Grace better ... But it's difficult, because you realize Jack and Grace are inseparable ... Some might call this true love. Others might wonder why Grace never answers the phone. Or why she can never meet for coffee, even though she doesn't work. How she can cook such elaborate meals but remain so slim. Or why she never seems to take anything with her when she leaves the house, not even a pen. Or why there are such high-security metal shutters on all the downstairs windows ... Some might wonder what's really going on once the dinner party is over, and the front door has closed"--Back cover

      Behind Closed Doors2016
      4.0