Alafair Burke Books

"Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancé, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show Under Suspicion, are just days away from their midsummer wedding when Alex's seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. Witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells near an ice cream shack, but when his new sitter turned her head, he had vanished. As the sun sets, Johnny's skim board washes up on shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even in the ocean. Could the abduction be related to the wedding? Was Laurie's ten-year-old son, Timmy, the intended target? Or was Johnny abducted by a stranger? Laurie and Alex, along with Johnny's parents and Leo Farley, Laurie's father and a retired NYPD detective, are determined to track down every lead." -- Page [4] cover.

The extraordinary new novel from the grande dame of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and Alafair Burke. Mary Higgins Clark published her first suspense thriller in 1974, and has been writing ever since. Each of her 51 books has been a bestseller and all of her novels remain in print, with her debut, Where are the Children, now in its seventy-fifth printing. In 2014, Clark joined forces with novelist Alafair Burke to begin the Under Suspicion series, about television producer Laurie Moran and her crew tracking down and solving unsolvable cold-cases. Laurie and her team have uncovered the worst of humanity over the years, from the murder of a rich woman at the Met Gala ball to the gunning-down of Laurie's own husband. And now Laurie and her crew will be faced with their most difficult case yet... *** Praise for Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke *** 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today

Falsely accused victim? Or cold-blooded killer? Casey Carter was convicted of murdering her fianc� fifteen years ago. But Casey claims - has always claimed - she's innocent. And although she was charged and served out her sentence in prison, she is still living 'under suspicion'. She hears whispers at the grocery store. She can't get a job. Even her own mother treats her like she's guilty. Her story attracts the attention of Laurie Moran and the Under Suspicion news team - it's Casey's last chance to finally clear her name, and Laurie pledges to exonerate her. Now Laurie must face an egomaniacal new co-host, a relentless gossip columnist who seems to have all the dirt and Casey's longstanding bad reputation to once and for all prove Casey's innocence -that is, if she's innocent... Praise for Mary Higgins Clark: 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Teeming with tantalizing twists, Clark's crackling tale of identity theft, revenge, and murder is a tempting and thought-provoking thriller' Booklist 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today

Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancée, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show, are just days away from their mid-August wedding, when things take a dark turn. Alex's seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. A search party begins and witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells behind the beach shack, but no one remembers seeing him after the morning. As the sun sets, Johnny's skim board washes up to shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even under water. A ticking clock, a sinister stalker, and fresh romance combine in this exhilarating follow up to the bestselling You Don't Own Me--another riveting page-turner from the "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime Alafair Burke.

A thrilling new novel in the bestselling Under Suspicion series from the Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and her dazzling partner-in-crime, Alafair Burke.

Television producer Laurie Moran is elated when the pilot for her reality drama Under Suspicionis a success. Even more, the program - a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected - is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next instalment of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder left numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan's boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicionhost Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will make a great program, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood's elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen - but is Cinderella's murderer ready for a close-up?

When McKenna Jordan, a magazine journalist investigating the story of the heroic and unidentified woman, finds the video footage, she thinks she recognizes her as Susan Hauptmann. But Susan disappeared without a trace ten years earlier, having just introduced McKenna to her future husband, Patrick. McKenna's complex search for her missing friend forces her to unearth secrets that lie deep in all their pasts. A sublimely plotted mystery and a devastating thriller about marriage, private security and journalistic scandal, If You Were Here further underlines Dennis Lehane's assertion that 'Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today'.

Focusing on urban legends, journalist McKenna Jordan investigates a heroic act involving an unidentified woman who saved a teenager from an oncoming train. Her pursuit intensifies when she discovers a video clip that may reveal the woman's identity, giving her a potential advantage over other reporters eager to uncover the truth behind the folktale. As McKenna delves deeper, she navigates the complexities of heroism and the stories that shape urban life.

'Absolutely riveting . Burke delivers a first-rate thriller, as a rookie detective investigates the dark side of internet dating while trying to survive the mean streets of New York.' Lisa GardnerDating can be murder .

When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband - until the District Attorney's Office receives an anonymous letter. The letter's author knows a detail that police have kept secret: the victim's bones were broken after she was killed, echoing a signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence. Now, Amaro is asking to be released from prison, arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and that the true killer is still on the loose.Ellie Hatcher and her partner JJ Rogan are tapped as the 'fresh look' team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro's conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defence lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, who has a personal connection to the case. As both the NYPD and Amaro's legal team search for certainty in years of conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie's hometown, and to deadly secrets left behind.

While investigating the death of hotshot investigative reporter Percy Crenshaw, Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid becomes caught in the middle of an escalating battle between the DA's office and the Portland, Oregon, police.

The investigation into a missing judge plunges Samantha Kincaid into the murky waters of Portland's political landscape, revealing a web of crime, corruption, and cover-ups. As she navigates this complex environment, Kincaid must confront the challenges and dangers that come with uncovering the truth in a city riddled with secrets. This second installment in Alafair Burke's crime series promises a gripping exploration of justice and morality in a flawed system.

'A major talent.' HARLAN COBEN 'With Burke you know you're in good hands.' GILLIAN FLYNN Keep your enemies close and your sister closer... For a while, it seemed like both Taylor sisters had found happiness. Chloe landed a publishing job in New York City; Nicky married Adam, and became a mother to their son, Ethan. But now, fourteen years later, it is Chloe who is married to Adam and raising Ethan. When Adam is murdered at the couple's beach house, Chloe has no choice but to welcome her estranged sister back into her life and confront the truth behind family secrets they both tried to leave behind

A Boston Globe Best Book of 2018, this gripping domestic thriller explores the harrowing choice between loyalty and self-preservation. When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner in East Hampton, she thought their romance would be fleeting. Instead, they married the following summer, and Angela saw it as a chance to start anew, moving to Manhattan with her son and leaving her tragic past behind. Six years later, Jason, now a bestselling author and media figure, draws Angela into the spotlight she sought to avoid. Their seemingly perfect life shatters when a college intern accuses Jason, followed by a more serious allegation from another woman, Kerry Lynch. Jason maintains his innocence, and Angela believes him, but when Kerry mysteriously disappears, Angela is compelled to reassess both her husband and the women she chose to doubt. This highly anticipated sequel to Burke’s Edgar-nominated work delves into the lengths a wife will go to protect her husband, questioning whether she will stand by him even as he risks pulling her down with him.

A nail biting thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A major talent' HARLAN COBEN'A great set- up, a situation you can almost see yourself in, and then it keeps you guessing right to the very end.

After three years on the job in Portland's Drug and Vice Division, Deputy DA Samantha Kincaid gets what she her first case with the Major Crimes Team. Kendra Martin, a 13-year-old runaway, has been found drugged, viciously assaulted, and left for dead in the Columbia River Gorge. Despite pressures to kick the case to assault, Samantha goes for attempted murder. Unfortunately the girl's story isn't gelling. Then again, neither is the alibi of the suspect she ID'd, a low-life who insists he's innocent. One thing is certain. Kendra knows the streets better than Vice-and Samantha's following her down every last one of them to crack the case.But the road to the truth is more dangerous than Samantha dreamed, leading to an earlier death-penalty conviction, a teenage prostitution ring, and threats to Samantha's own life. When the possibility of a serial killer enters the fray, it sends Samantha's trial into a tailspin, and tests her judgment-in both her professional and personal life-to the very death.

A fast-paced thriller from Alafair Burke, where no-one in Manhattan is safe. And no-one is innocent.

After months of unemployment, Alice Humphrey lands her dream job managing a Manhattan art gallery. But she arrives one morning and walks into a nightmare: the space is empty except for the dead body of recruiter Drew Campbell. Alice soon finds herself at the centre of the police investigation and realises that she has been set up.

An electrifying thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end, City of Fear is for anyone who loves Tess Gerritsen and Michael Connelly.

Find Me by Carol OConnell . Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,2007

A vacation in the Hamptons spirals into chaos as three friends confront their complex pasts. Tensions rise, revealing deep-seated issues and unresolved conflicts among them. As secrets unfold, their friendship is tested, leading to unexpected revelations and dramatic confrontations. This gripping tale explores themes of betrayal, loyalty, and the impact of history on relationships.

Melissa Eldredge erlebt erneut den Albtraum ihrer Kindheit, als ihre zweijährige Stieftochter Riley kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit verschwindet. Gemeinsam mit ihrem Bruder Michael müssen sie sich ihren Ängsten stellen und herausfinden, ob Rileys Verschwinden mit ihrer eigenen Entführung in der Vergangenheit zusammenhängt. Jede Sekunde zählt.

Melissa, avocate et podcasteuse à succès, vient d'épouser l'homme qu'elle aime. Il est veuf et père d'une petite Riley. Quelques mois plus tard, alors que Melissa et son frère Mike aident leur mère à s'installer dans les Hamptons, Riley disparaît. Tous deux se lancent à corps perdu dans une course contre la montre pour retrouver la fillette et la sauver du traumatisme qu'ils n'ont jamais surmonté : leur enlèvement, quarante ans plus tôt... Des secrets enfouis, une fillette en péril, la menace d'un prédateur qui plane... On retrouve Melissa et Mike, les enfants de Nancy, confrontés à leur passé, dans un roman obsédant qui fait magnifiquement écho à La Maison du guet, titre phare de la romancière qui a révolutionné le thriller.

Online suchten sie die Liebe – und fanden den Tod. Zwei junge Frauen werden auf den Straßen New Yorks ermordet, im Abstand von auf den Tag genau einem Jahr. Der Mörder hat eine Spur hinterlassen, die beide Opfer mit einer Online-Partnerbörse in Verbindung bringt. Will er die Polizei provozieren? Oder irreführen? Die junge Polizistin Ellie Hatcher, die erst seit Kurzem in New York lebt und noch keinerlei Erfahrung mit Mordfällen hat, soll ermitteln. Denn sie passt genau ins Opferprofil des Täters.

In the second novel in the UNDER SUSPICION series, Laurie and her crew re- investigate the mysterious disappearance of a bride.

Laurie Moran's professional life is a success. Her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can't stand -- Ryan Nichols -- and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found dead in the snow after being thrown from the museum's roof on the night of its most celebrated fundraiser, the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray. Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch -- a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia -- which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie's skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father's NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects, including members of Virginia's trusted inner circle. As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses -- and for Laurie

Twintig jaar geleden is de gastvrouw op een eindexamenfeestje vermoord, maar de dader is nooit gevonden. Nu besluit een tv-producente dat feest te reconstrueren.

Immagina che la polizia arrivi a casa tua e ti mostri una foto in cui tu - con i capelli di quel tuo rosso inconfondibile, il tuo cappotto blu - stai baciando un uomo. Peccato che quell'uomo sia stato trovato morto trentuno ore prima, e tu non ricordi di averlo mai baciato. Anzi, lo conoscevi appena. Era il tuo nuovo capo, l'uomo che ti aveva dato in gestione la galleria per conto di un misterioso proprietario. Il lavoro dei tuoi sogni: ti era sembrato troppo facile, troppo bello per essere vero. Eppure tutto era andato liscio, la galleria esisteva davvero, avevi firmato un contratto regolare. Adesso, però, guardando quella foto capisci che non c'era niente di regolare. Niente di facile. Perché là fuori qualcuno sta cercando di incastrarti, anche se non riesci a immaginare il motivo. Qualcuno che sa molte cose di te. E che forse ti è molto vicino... In questo thriller in cui nulla è come sembra, Alice Humphrey vede crollare intorno a sé, come un castello di carte, ogni certezza. Compresa quella più importante: la sua stessa innocenza.

Zwei Zwillingsbrüder, die perfekt erscheinen, stehen im Mittelpunkt eines grausamen Verbrechens: Einer ermordet die Eltern, der andere hat ein Alibi. Jahre später beschuldigen sie sich gegenseitig. Laurie Moran soll den Cold Case in ihrer Show „Unter Verdacht“ aufklären und bringt damit eine alte Gefahr zurück.

Hüte dich – besonders vor deiner eigenen Schwester. Chloe ist scheinbar eine Gewinnerin. Als Verlegerin eines erfolgreichen Magazins hat sie durch ihre Kampagne Themtoo Berühmtheit erlangt. Mit dem Anwalt Adam hat sie einen attraktiven Ehemann und mit Ethan einen vielversprechenden Sohn. Doch als Adam in ihrem Haus ermordet wird, bricht ihre Welt zusammen. Nicht nur, weil herauskommt, dass Ethan in Wahrheit der Sohn ihrer Schwester ist; Nicky taucht auch persönlich auf, um noch mehr Chaos in Chloes Leben zu bringen. Und dann wird zu allem Überfluss Ethan verhaftet: Er soll seinen Vater aus Hass getötet haben. „Unwiderstehlich! Ein Thriller über Familienbande, die harte Business-Welt und die Wirkung von sozialen Medien.“ New York Journal of Books

Mord in New York Die Studentin Megan erhält anonyme Drohungen auf einer Campus-Website. Die Polizei kann ihr nicht helfen. Dann wird Megan ermordet, und die Ermittlungen übernimmt die junge Polizistin Ellie Hatcher, die für ihre Hartnäckigkeit bekannt ist. Sie bezweifelt, dass es sich »nur« um einen durchgeknallten Cyber-Perversen handelt, besonders, als sie Verbindungen zu einem anderen Fall entdeckt: Der Bodyguard eines berüchtigten Immobilienhais ist in einem von dessen schicken, sündteuren Apartmentkomplexen ermordet worden. Ist Sam Sparks, der Immobilientycoon, womöglich selbst in diesen Mord verwickelt? Ellies Misstrauen wächst, als Sparks seine Beziehungen zu Justiz und Polizei spielen lässt, damit die Ermittlungen eingestellt werden …

Sans emploi depuis plusieurs mois, Alice se voit offrir par Drew Campbell, un poste de rêve : directrice d'une galerie d'art à Manhattan ! La chance lui sourit enfin. Au lendemain de sa première exposition qui fait scandale, elle retrouve sa galerie entièrement vide à l'exception du cadavre de son patron... Selon la police son employeur ne s'est jamais appelé Campbell. Alice est la première suspecte d'autant qu'une photo d'elle en train d'embrasser cet homme - ce qui n'est jamais arrivé - semble l'accuser sans doute possible...

Spletitý, napínavý thriller z domácího prostředí od autorky bestselleru New York Times Manželka (Metafora, 2018). Když je zavražděn prominentní právník z Manhattanu, dvě sestry – jedna z nich vdova po zavražděném, druhá jeho bývalá manželka – musí odložit nedůvěru a starou zášť, aby ochránili své nejbližší… Dokážou ale uniknout své minulosti?