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Megan Abbott

    August 21, 1971

    Megan Abbott is an Edgar Award-winning author whose novels delve into the intricate dynamics of female relationships and obsessions. Her distinctive style is marked by sharp psychological insight and a masterful build-up of suspense, pulling readers into the darker aspects of the human psyche. Abbott frequently explores themes of adolescence, sexuality, and hidden ambitions, with her works recognized for their raw honesty and provocative take on contemporary life. Her prose is both cutting and lyrical, establishing her as a significant voice in modern suspense fiction.

    Megan Abbott
    The Turnout
    Beware the Woman
    The End of Everything
    You Will Know Me
    Dare me
    Queenpin
    • Queenpin puts a twist on a classic story of underworld greed and betrayal - and in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on a Train - introduces a mesmerising and compelling unreliable narrator ...

      Queenpin
    • Dare me

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading
      3.5(534)Add rating

      From the bestselling author of The End of Everything, a searing new novel about the dark heart of adolescence. Beth and me wedged tight, jeaned legs pressed against each other. The sound of our own breathing. Before we all stopped believing a tornado, or anything, could touch us, ever. Addy Hanlon and Beth Cassidy are tough, inseparable, invincible. No pair more charismatic or sophisticated. No pair more dangerous.

      Dare me
    • You Will Know Me

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.4(36470)Add rating

      A mother knows best . . . doesn't she? A breathless rollercoaster of a novel about the desperate limits of desire, jealousy and ambition, and Megan Abbott's most sensational psychological thriller yet.

      You Will Know Me
    • The End of Everything

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading
      3.4(388)Add rating

      Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next-door-neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable. And then, one afternoon, Evie disappears. Haunted by dreams of her lost friend, Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her best friend at all.

      The End of Everything
    • From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Megan Abbott, a chilling and compulsive novel about a family holiday that takes a terrifying turn.

      Beware the Woman
    • With their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Growing up, they were trained by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. After their parents' death in a tragic accident nearly a dozen years ago, the sisters began running the school together, along with Charlie, Dara's husband and once their mother's prized student. The three have perfected a dance that keeps the studio thriving. But when a suspicious accident occurs, just at the onset of the school's annual performance of The Nutcracker-a season of competition, anxiety, and exhilaration-an interloper arrives and threatens their delicate balance.

      The Turnout
    • Frisch verheiratet reisen die schwangere Jacy und ihr Mann Jed zu Jeds Vater, Dr. Ash, in die abgelegene Upper Peninsula von Michigan. Während Jacy von Dr. Ash begeistert ist, empfindet sie Unbehagen gegenüber der geheimnisvollen Mrs. Brandt. Unerwartete Blutungen und düstere Familiengeheimnisse bringen Jacy in eine unheimliche Lage. Ein moderner Schauerroman über Liebe und Geschlechterpolitik.

      Hüte dich vor der Frau
    • Il <i>diner</i> più famoso d'America, con la sua vetrata piena di luce contro il buio della notte. Una sigaretta fumata di fronte a una finestra aperta, lasciando che il sole penetri nelle ossa. Una coppia separata da una noia invincibile. Un cinema mezzo vuoto dove una donna aspetta l'uomo che ama. Edward Hopper immortalava frammenti di vita invitando chi guarda a immaginare il resto. Gli autori di questa antologia hanno dato loro respiro e ne è uscita una raccolta di testi - noir ma non solo - pieni di grazia e realismo, in cui a prendere corpo sono i personaggi dei dipinti. In tutti, come nei quadri che li ispirano, la scena americana svela il suo volto magico e oscuro, la sua struggente verità.

      Ombre. Racconti ispirati ai dipinti di Edward Hopper
    • Adieu Gloria

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Elle a vingt-deux ans, un job minable de comptable dans une boîte de nuit, et rêve d’avoir les jambes de Gloria Denton et de goûter aux plaisirs de l’argent facile. Gloria a deux décennies de plus, porte des tailleurs élégants et conduit des voitures de luxe. Elle contrôle des entreprises criminelles – cercles de jeu et champs de courses – pour le compte de caïds du milieu, et aimerait bien passer la main. La femme fatale va se transformer en pygmalion et former sa « pouliche » pour en faire son héritière. Jusqu’au jour où celle-ci s’entiche d’un bon à rien, joueur flambeur et cynique.

      Adieu Gloria
    • Podej mi ruku

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.4(1288)Add rating

      Neodolatelný psychologický thriller o příšerném tajemství, které zničí neobvyklé přátelství a jednou provždy změní kamarádkám život. Říkaly jste si úplně všechno. Ale pak ti toho řekla příliš. Kit ve svém oboru vystoupala na samý vrchol. Mnoho neschází a dosáhne všeho, po čem kdy toužila. Nehodlá dopustit, aby ji cokoli zastavilo. Někdo jí však zastoupí cestu: Diane. V sedmnácti byly nejlepší kamarádky a sdílená ctižádostivost z nich učinila nerozlučnou dvojku. Až do chvíle, kdy Diane prozradila Kit své tajemství – tu nejhorší věc, jakou udělala, jakou si Kit uměla představit – a rozmetala jejich přátelství na kousky. Do dnešního dne je Kit jediná, kdo ví, co Diane provedla. A Diane zase ví něco, co by mohlo zničit vše, o co Kit tak dlouho usilovala. Kam až je Kit ochotná zajít, aby se jí všechna ta dřina, všechny ty oběti vyplatily? A čeho se naopak nevzdá? Diane si myslí, že je úplně stejná jako ona. Ctižádostivost: člověk ji má v krvi

      Podej mi ruku