Set in the marshes of North Carolina, Kya Clark, known as the 'Marsh Girl,' has survived alone since childhood, learning from nature and the world around her. When local Chase Andrews is found dead, Kya becomes the prime suspect, despite the whispers surrounding her. As she navigates her isolation, she longs for connection and finds herself drawn to two young men from town. Her journey of self-discovery and the desire for love intertwine with the unfolding mystery, leading to a shocking turn of events.
A man's body is found in an empty house. His heart has been cut out and delivered to his wife and children. He is the first victim, and Detective Inspector Helen Grace knows he will not be the last. But why would a happily married man be this far from home in the dead of night? The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse: a serial killer preying on family men who lead hidden double lives. Helen can sense the fury behind the murders. But what she cannot possibly predict is how volatile this killer is - or what is waiting for her at the end of the chase...
An extended family gathers in late August to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of its formidable matriarch, Leonora. She is the daughter of the famous Edwardian painter Ethan Walsh, whose paintings are kept at the family home, Willow Court in Wiltshire. At Leonora's house party will be her daughters, Gwen and Rilla, whom she raised alone after she was widowed in her late twenties; Rilla's stepdaughter Beth; and Gwen's husband and three children with their spouses and lovers. One outsider joins the group: Sean Everard, a television director who's making a documentary about the life and work of Ethan Walsh. All families have their dark side and Leonora's is no exception. By the time the marquee is dismantled and all the guests have gone their separate ways, two shocking past events have come to light, to rock complacency and change for ever the lives of Leonora and her daughters.
Fin Border, een Engelse advocaat in New York, wordt 's morgens vroeg door zijn beste vriend gebeld, omdat deze hem zijn nieuwe auto wil laten zien: een McLaren F1, van zo'n $400.000,-. Wanneer zijn vriend de auto wil uittesten, stort hij zich met 300 km per uur op de ondergelegen snelweg en neemt vijftien mensen mee in zijn dood. Fin vraagt zich vertwijfeld af, waarom zijn vriend hem uitnodigde bij zijn zelfmoordpoging en staat voor een raadsel wanneer blijkt, dat de McLaren met een lening op zijn naam staat en hij nu beschuldigd wordt van medeplichtigheid en aanzetten tot (zelf)moord. Binnen 24 uur is hij plotseling zonder geld, onder verdenking van de politie en aangeklaagd wegens de dood van vijftien onschuldigen. Zijn advocatenkantoor, dat verwikkeld is in de fusiebesprekingen met het grootste Amerikaanse advocatenkantoor in New York, wil hem zo snel mogelijk uit de weg hebben, eist dat hij al zijn lopende zaken overdraagt en stuurt hem het land uit, naar Indta, voor een kleine overname. Zijn ergste nachtmerrie wordt werkelijkheid als zijn nieuwe bestemming Bombay blijkt te zijn, de stad waar zijn vaderzelfmoord heeft gepleegd bij de Torens van Stilte, de heilige begraafplaats. Wanneer daar weer iemand uit Fin's kring vermoord wordt, beseft hij, dat hij nog niet veilig is voor diegenen, die hem in New York in de val hadden gelokt. Hij realiseert zich, dat daar, tussen de stille torens van Manhattan, de oplossing ligt en het gevecht op hem wacht.
A psychotic killer with access to the country's biggest data miner is using detailed information to work his way into the lives of victims, rape, rob, and kill them, and then blame unsuspecting innocents for the crimes. The perp has, in short, found a perfect means to literally get away with murder - until one of his victims turns out to be Lincoln Rhyme's cousin. Lincoln agrees to look into the case and in the process unravels a spider web of crime that the killer has woven
A couple of glasses of bubbly with the girls at a charity do and Poppy's life has gone into meltdown. Not only has she lost her engagement ring, but in the panic that followed, she's lost her phone too.
The second book in the mind-blowing new series from the author of GONE.
Another breathtaking page-turner from Michael Grant. The first battle is over,
but the war rages on. Sanity or madness? Truth or happiness? Love or survival?
In the nano, you don't get to decide. schovat popis
Detective Archie Sheridan has spent years tracking serial killer Gretchen Lowell. In the end, it was she who caught him, tortured him, then mysteriously set him free and turned herself in. Now as he trails a new case, Archie needs Gretchen in more ways than one--to catch a killer and to release his soul. Martin's Press.
An instant "New York Times" bestseller, Kinsella's first stand-alone novel since the unforgettable Shopaholic series features the lovable and irrepressible Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart and a few little secrets.
Chick Lit. Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without. Lara's got enough problems of her own. Her start-up company is floundering, her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, and she's just been dumped by the love of her life. But as Lara spends time with Sadie, life becomes more glamorous and their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing and romantic. Could Sadie's ghost be the answer to Lara's problems and can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?
