Claudia Valentini Books

The gripping new novel from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestsellers, The Dry and Force of Nature. He had started to remove his clothes as logic had deserted him, and his skin was cracked. Whatever had been going through Cameron's mind when he was alive, he didn't look peaceful in death. Two brothers meet at the remote border of their vast cattle properties under the unrelenting sun of the outback. In an isolated part of Australia, they are each other's nearest neighbour, their homes hours apart. They are at the stockman's grave, a landmark so old that no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family's quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish. Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he choose to walk to his death? Because if he didn't, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects...

The gripping new novel from the author of the Sunday Times top ten bestseller, Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, and Simon Mayo Radio 2 Book Club Choice, The Dry. FIVE WENT OUT. FOUR CAME BACK... Is Alice here? Did she make it? Is she safe? In the chaos, in the night, it was impossible to say which of the four had asked after Alice's welfare. Later, when everything got worse, each would insist it had been them. Five women reluctantly pick up their backpacks and start walking along the muddy track. Only four come out the other side. The hike through the rugged landscape is meant to take the office colleagues out of their air-conditioned comfort zone and teach resilience and team building. At least that is what the corporate retreat website advertises. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - and Alice knew secrets. About the company she worked for and the people she worked with. Far from the hike encouraging teamwork, the women tell Falk a tale of suspicion, violence and disintegrating trust. And as he delves into the disappearance, it seems some dangers may run far deeper than anyone knew

Alexandra has returned to the world after her captivity and is left feeling a heady mix of emotions. Strangely empowered, her euphoria becomes tainted by fear, forcing her to acknowledge how the decisions of her past will now determine her future. In order to unlock the secrets within her, she embarks upon a quest to explore the long-forgotten sexual and spiritual nature of her ancestry and despite believing that she has experienced everything possible in her erotic adventures, she discovers that there is still so much more to learn.

For Jason Bourne the hunt is on... Jason Bourne finds himself engaged in a deadly game of cat and mouse with a dangerous assassin stalking his every move. Soon he is ambushed and forced underground - taking on a new persona. Vulnerable and on the run, he begins to question who he is and how much of him is tied up in the Bourne identity. Meanwhile, a missile strike on a plane leads to a global investigation which intersects with Bourne's search for his attacker and challenging situations he has ever faced. With the threat of a new world war brewing, Bourne must uncover the truth, while being hunted by his nemesis...

Isola della Martinica, XVIII secolo. Uno sguardo, e il destino di Barnabas Collins è segnato. Per sempre. Il giovane ufficiale, infatti, s’innamora all’istante di Angelique Bouchard, una ragazza sensuale ed enigmatica dagli occhi profondi come il mare. E anche lei ben presto si lascia ammaliare da quel raffinato rampollo di una ricca famiglia del Maine. Così, quando poche settimane dopo il loro incontro lui le propone di sposarlo, lei accetta con entusiasmo. Prima di coronare il suo sogno d’amore, però, Angelique deve attendere un anno, il tempo necessario a Barnabas per intraprendere un lungo viaggio verso casa e ottenere la benedizione del padre. Ed è quindi soltanto al suo ritorno che Angelique fa una scoperta devastante: Barnabas ha smesso di amarla e ha già chiesto la mano di un’altra donna. Umiliata per l’affronto subito e accecata dalla gelosia, la ragazza gli giura allora una terribile vendetta: perché lei è un’adepta dello Spirito Oscuro, una strega esperta nell’arte della magia nera e in grado di condannare un uomo per l’eternità, trasformandolo in un vampiro... Diventata famosa per aver interpretato il personaggio di Angelique nella serie televisiva originale, con questo romanzo Lara Parker ci introduce nel fantastico mondo di Dark Shadows , il fenomeno di culto che ha ispirato l’omonimo film di Tim Burton.