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Deux jeunes gens sont enlevés et séquestrés au fond d'une piscine vide dont il est impossible de s'échapper. À côté d'eux, un pistolet chargé d'une unique balle et un téléphone portable avec suffisamment de batterie pour délivrer un terrible message : "Vous devez tuer pour vivre." Les jours passent, la faim et la soif s'intensifient, l'angoisse monte. Jusqu'à l'issue fatale. Les enlèvements se répètent. Ce sont les crimes les plus pervers auxquels le commandant Helen Grace ait été confrontée.

Un thriller chargé d'adrénaline qui ne laisse à Helen Grace que 24h pour démêler les fils d'une sanglante affaire. Elle m'aime... Sept heures du matin. Alors que le soleil se lève dans un ciel rouge sang, une femme est retrouvée morte sur une route de campagne. Mais qui a bien pu tuer cette mère de famille et épouse aimée ? Un peu... Deux heures plus tard, un commerçant est tué de sang-froid. Les clients sont tous laissés sains et saufs. Beaucoup... Quel motif anime ces meurtriers qui semblent tuer au hasard ?

Dans les tréfonds d'une boîte de nuit, un jeu SM tourne au cauchemar. Un homme est froidement assassiné, asphyxié jusqu'à la mort. Helen Grace, envoyée sur les lieux du crime, peine à contenir son effroi en découvrant la victime : le corps ligoté et bâillonné est celui de Jake, son dominateur. Helen choisit de dissimuler ses relations avec le défunt et se lance à la poursuite du meurtrier. Mais quand ce dernier s'attaque à nouveau à l'une de ses connaissances, tout bascule.

Helen, avant Helen Grace : une nouvelle inédite de l'auteur d'"Am Stram Gram". Helen Grace a 18 ans et vient d'intégrer la police du Hampshire. Plongée dans un quotidien qui oscille entre machisme et violence ordinaire, elle apprend rapidement à ne pas se laisser intimider. Surtout lorsque son chef balaie de la main une affaire pour le moins suspecte : la mort d'un homme noir, dont les poignets semblent avoir été enchaînés. Malgré les obstacles posés sur son chemin, l'instinct d'Helen va la conduire jusqu'à une sinistre ferme, aux travailleurs clandestins.

'Did I read this in a day? Yes, yes I did!... It was fantastic. Literally could not put it down... Fast-paced, brilliant characters... Completely loved it... M.J. Arlidge is a genius.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nowhere to hide. No one to turn to. Nothing to lose. Helen Grace is sure she...

Helen, avant Helen Grace : une nouvelle inédite de l'auteur d'"Am Stram Gram". Jodie Haynes, 15 ans, débarque dans un nouveau foyer. Le troisième depuis le meurtre de ses parents, assassinés par sa sœur, qui a été depuis condamnée à la prison à perpétuité. Au pensionnat de Groove Street, tout le monde connaît l'histoire de sa famille, et Jodie est la cible de tous les regards inquisiteurs. Quand une de ses camarades disparaît, Jodie réalise qu'elle ne pourra connaître la paix que lorsqu'elle aura fait la lumière sur les obscurs couloirs de cet endroit.

 A gang war grips the city, and the police force is under fire from all sides. But Detective Inspector Helen Grace defies direct orders as she becomes drawn to the case of a missing teenager. Naomi's mother is desperate for help - and Helen is her only hope. Keeping the investigation secret, she finds a disturbing trail of questions - and more who have vanished off the streets... Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight. But proving it is another matter entirely. The clock is ticking - and the only person looking for Naomi is about to meet her match.

Perfect for fans of Jo Nesbo and Mo Hayder, Liar Liar showcases all the hallmarks of Arlidge's taut and rapid-fire writing, including his protagonist, DI Helen Grace, and the Southampton based team. Faced with yet another ruthless serial killer, one with a penchant for pyromania, DI Helen Grace is an unwilling participant in a race against this new sadistic combatant.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Little Boy Blue by MJ Arlidge, read by Elizabeth Bower. Hiding her personal connection to the victim - and a double-life which must remain secret at all costs - Helen becomes a woman possessed, working her team around the clock to chase down every lead...

Detective Helen Grace is on the trail of a twisted serial killer in this riveting thriller in the “gripping” (USA Today) international bestselling series. Ruby wakes up in a strange room. Her captor calmly explains that no one is looking for her. No one wants her. Except him. When the body...

Pre-order the new gripping DI Helen Grace thriller from the million copy bestseller M.J. Arlidge now! As Detective Inspector Helen Grace's best friend fights for her life, the man responsible flees the country. An international manhunt leads to the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, where crime is...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of No Way Back - A DI Helen Grace short by M. J. Arlidge, read by Rosie Jones. A treat for fans of DI Helen Grace: an ebook short story from Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author M. J. Arlidge. Jodie's arriving at her third...

WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE, WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE ALL ALONE, THAT'S WHEN HE'LL COME FOR YOU... A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night, playing a deadly game of cat and mouse with the victims. As panic spreads, Detective Inspector Helen Grace leads the investigation...

The body of a middle-aged man is discovered in Southampton's red light district - horrifically mutilated, with his heart removed. Hours later - and barely cold - the heart arrives with his wife and children by courier. A pattern emerges when another male victim is found dead and eviscerated, his heart delivered soon afterwards. The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse; revenge against the men who lead sordid double lives visiting prostitutes.

The girl emerged from the woods, barely alive. Her story was beyond belief. But it was true. Every dreadful word of it. Days later, another desperate escapee is found - and a pattern is emerging. Pairs of victims are being abducted, imprisoned then faced with a terrible choice: Kill or be killed. Would you rather lose your life or lose your mind? Eeny Meeny is an electrifying debut, with the nerve-shredding intensity of Saw and Along Came a Spider.

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Doll's House, the third installment of the Detective Inspector Helen Grace series by M. J. Arlidge, read by Elizabeth Bower and Scott Joseph. A woman wakes. Immediately she knows she's not in the bed in which she slept. It's just the beginning of her nightmare. Across town a child discovers a woman's body buried beneath the beach. Then another victim is found.

When 3-month-old Max is abducted, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Devastated mum Sarah only took her eyes off him for a second, but that doesn't stop her guilt. Even husband Jake can't hide his anger that their little boy went missing on her watch. By contrast there are smiles and celebration at a caravan park in Lincolnshire, as baby Blaze is introduced to the Star family. Jenna and Gary are delighted with the new addition to their family. But trouble is brewing for the Star family.

Things have been difficult for Annie since her husband left; her teenage daughter, Isla, has become a ghost of her former self. Annie's terrified that Isla might hurt herself, and she'll lose her, too. So when Annie receives a video of herself crying at Isla's funeral, she's immediately sick to her stomach. Confused and horrified, Annie races upstairs to check on Isla, who is perfectly alive and well. The video has been faked. But who sent it and what do they want?

From the international bestselling author of Eeny Meeny comes the second thriller in the “truly excellent series”* featuring Detective Helen Grace. A man’s body is found in an empty house. A gruesome memento of his murder is sent to his wife and children. He is the first victim, and...

The international bestseller that “grabs the reader by the throat" (Crime Time). First in the new series featuring Detective Inspector Helen Grace. Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks away alive. It’s a game more twisted than...