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Despite her fascination with Jack the Ripper, Detective Constable Lacey Flint has never worked a big case or seen a dead body up close. Until now…As she leaves a south London estate one night, she is horrified to find a woman has been viciously stabbed, right next to Lacey’s car. Thrown headlong into her first murder hunt, Lacey’s quiet life changes overnight. Then Lacey receives a familiar hand-delivered letter, written in red blood, and it is clear the police have a Ripper copycat on their hands.

Former detective Lacey Flint quit the force for a safer, quieter life. Or that’s what she thought. Now living alone on her houseboat, she is trying to get over the man she loves, undercover detective Mark Joesbury. But Mark is missing in action and impossible to forget. And danger won’t leave Lacey alone. When she finds a body floating in the river near her home, wrapped in burial cloths, she can’t resist asking questions. Who is this woman, and why was she hidden in the fast-flowing depths? And who has been delivering unwanted gifts to Lacey?

The heart-hammering thriller from the queen of the London crime scene. A serial killer is being closely watched by one young boy. Barney knows the killer will strike again soon. The victim will be another boy, just like him. He will drain the body of blood, and leave it on a Thames beach. There will be no clues for detectives Dana Tulloch and Mark Joesbury to find. There will be no warning about who will be next.

DCI Mark Joesbury has been expecting this. Monitoring a complex network of dark web sites, Joesbury and his team have spotted a new terrorist threat from the extremist, women-hating, group known as 'incels' or 'involuntary celibates.' Joesbury's team are trying to infiltrate the ring of power at its core, but the dark web is built for anonymity, and the incel army is vast. Pressure builds when the team learn the snatched child was just the first in a series of violent attacks designed to terrorise women. 

A new job. A new home. A new start. It's all Anna wants. But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday. No one seems to be investigating. And a fourth girl begs Anna for help, fearing that she will be next to disappear. Everyone has secrets. Anna is watching everyone. But who is watching Anna?

When a Cambridge student dramatically attempts to take her own life, DI Mark Joesbury realizes that the university has developed an unhealthy record of young people committing suicide in extraordinary ways. Against huge personal misgivings, Joesbury sends young policewoman DC Lacey Flint to Cambridge, with a brief to work undercover, posing as a depression-prone, vulnerable student. Psychiatrist Evi Oliver is the only person in Cambridge who knows who Lacey really is - or so they both hope.

Fans of Lisa Jewell, Cara Hunter and Karin Slaughter will love this bone chilling, spellbinding thriller from Richard & Judy bestselling author Sharon Bolton. With a pacy narrative, a terrific heroine, a sinister plot and plenty of forensic detail, Sacrifice will grip readers from start to...

AUTRICE BESTSELLER DEL SUNDAY TIMES. UN GRANDE THRILLER. Un’autrice pluripremiata. Tradotta in 20 lingue. Oltre 1 milione di copie vendute. Per un bambino che nasce, una donna deve morire. Non è leggenda, è... La decisione di Tora Hamilton di trasferirsi assieme al marito alle isole Shetland non è stata facile. Da medico abituato alla frenesia della vita d'ospedale, si è ritrovata catapultata in una comunità fatta di eterni e immutabili riti e in una natura tanto bella quanto aspra. Una domenica mattina, mentre scava una buca per seppellire un animale domestico, Tora scopre il cadavere di una donna.

On an unassuming evening, a stranger sits down at Olive Anderson's dinner table and pretends to be her wife. But as much as the fake wife has her secrets, Olive just might have more.

A golden summer, and six talented teenagers are looking forward to the brightest of futures—until a daredevil game goes horribly wrong, leaving three strangers dead. 18-year-old Megan takes the blame for the crime, leaving her friends to get on with their lives. In return, they each agree to a 'favour', payable on her release from prison. Twenty years later Megan is free. It is payback time. And her friends start disappearing, one by one . . .

Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Glassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago. Like something from our worst nightmares the victims were buried...alive. Larry confessed to the crimes; it was an open and shut case. But now he's dead, and events from the past start to repeat themselves. Did she get it wrong all those years ago? Or is there something much darker at play?

THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING AUTHOR RETURNS WITH HER THRILLING NEW NOVEL, THE MORTICIAN THE DEAD DON'T SCARE HER. THE LIVING DO 'Sharon Bolton is the queen of ultra-tense, claustrophobic stories...' Cressida McLaughlin 'I've long been a fan of Sharon Bolton...' Rachel Abbott Prepare the body...

In Dead Woman Walking, from master of suspense Sharon Bolton, the sole survivor of a hot-air balloon crash witnesses a murder as the balloon is falling. Just before dawn in the hills near the Scottish border, a man murders a young woman. At the same time, a hot-air balloon crashes out of the sky...

Sharon Bolton returns with her creepiest standalone yet, following a young cop trying to trace the disappearances of a small town's teenagers. Florence Lovelady's career was made when she convicted coffin-maker Larry Grassbrook of a series of child murders 30 years ago in a small village in...

Er ist ein Serienkiller. Er hat vier junge Frauen brutal ermordet. Doch auch nach seiner Verurteilung beteuert er noch immer seine Unschuld. Nun sucht er jemanden, der seinen Fall neu aufrollt. Jemanden, der seine Geschichte erzählt. Damit die Wahrheit ans Licht kommt. Maggie Rose könnte das. Doch die erfolgreiche Rechtsanwältin und True-Crime-Autorin zögert. Sie widersetzt sich seinen Bitten, antwortet nicht auf seine Briefe aus dem Gefängnis. Dabei ist er ein charismatischer und erfolgsverwöhnter Mann, gutaussehend und intelligent. Wie lange wird Maggie ihm noch widerstehen können?

Du er ikke den, du udgiver dig for at være. Men det er hun heller ikke. Olive Anderson spiser for sig selv i hotellets restaurant, da en glamourøs fremmed kommer hen til hendes bord og præsenterer sig som Olives hustru. Det begynder som en spændende leg, men udvikler sig hurtigt i en farlig retning. Men uanset hvor mange hemmeligheder den falske hustru måtte have, så har Olive formentlig flere... Falsk forførelse er en spændingsroman, man bare ikke kan lægge fra sig, og som vil chokere og overraske læseren.

Mitten in London wird ein Baby aus dem Kinderwagen gerissen und auf einem Floß in die Themse gestoßen. Lacey Flint von der Flusspolizei ist gerade noch rechtzeitig zur Stelle, um eine Katastrophe zu verhindern. Aber wer könnte ein unschuldiges Kind töten wollen? Für DCI Mark Joesbury kommt der Angriff nicht überraschend. Schon lange hat er eine Gruppe junger Männer im Visier, die vom Hass auf Frauen angetrieben wird. Joesbury und sein Team befürchten, dass weitere Gewalttaten folgen werden.

Friedliche Morgenstimmung liegt über den Hügeln und Wäldern nahe der schottischen Grenze. Zwölf Menschen genießen die prachtvolle Aussicht, die ihnen der Ausflug mit einem Heißluftballon bietet – und müssen plötzlich mit ansehen, wie am Boden eine Frau erschlagen wird. Als der Mörder von seinem Opfer ablässt und den Blick gen Himmel richtet, steht das Schicksal dieser Menschen auf Messers Schneide. Der Mann schultert sein Gewehr und nimmt die Verfolgung auf. Eine grausame Jagd beginnt. Am Ende wird nur eine Zeugin entkommen. Sie kennt das Gesicht des Mörders. Und er kennt ihres. Nun läuft sie um ihr Leben.

Das Böse in dieser Stadt ist niemals verschwunden... Ein schauderhafter Fund führt Florence Lovelady, die ranghöchste Polizeibeamtin Großbritanniens, zurück in ihre Heimat: In der englischen Kleinstadt Sabden sind in der Nähe des ehemaligen Waisenhauses vier Kinderskelette aufgetaucht. Nach offizieller Verlautbarung sind sie uralt. Doch Larry Glassbrook, verurteilter Mörder und berüchtigtster Sohn der Stadt, vertraut Florence an, dass hier etwas vertuscht wird. Um das Böse endgültig aus Sabden zu vertreiben, muss Florence sich ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit stellen – und sich in tödliche Gefahr begeben.

En gylden sommer og seks talentfulde venner, der ser frem til hver sin strålende fremtid – indtil en dyst på vovemod går frygteligt galt, og en kvinde og to børn bliver dræbt.

Den 18-årige Megan påtager sig skylden og lader de andre beholde friheden til at fortsætte deres liv. Til gengæld går de alle med til at gøre hende „en tjeneste“, når hun bliver løsladt fra fængslet.

Tyve år senere er Megan på fri fod. Legen kan begynde …