Kimberly McCreight Livres

À Ridgedale, petite ville aisée du New Jersey, le corps d'un bébé est retrouvé dans les bois voisins de l'université. Malgré toutes les rumeurs et les hypothèses que ne manque pas de susciter le drame, personne ne connaît l'identité de la fillette et encore moins les raisons de sa mort. Molly Anderson, journaliste indépendante récemment arrivée avec son mari et sa fille, est recrutée par le journal local pour couvrir le fait divers. Une affaire, pour la jeune femme, qui réveille un tourment douloureux. En effet, elle a perdu un bébé et ne s'est jamais vraiment remise de cette épreuve... Or, ses investigations vont mettre à jour certains secrets bien enfouis de cette petite communauté aux apparences si convenables.

New York. Kate élève seule sa fille de 15 ans, Amelia. Malgré un emploi du temps chargé, elle reste à l’écoute de sa fille, une adolescente intelligente et responsable, avec qui elle partage une relation étroite. Tout bascule un matin d'octobre lorsqu'elle reçoit un appel urgent de l'école d'Amelia. À son arrivée, elle découvre une scène de chaos avec des ambulances et des policiers. Kate réalise alors qu'elle ne reverra jamais sa fille : Amelia a sauté du toit de l’établissement. Le désespoir fait place à l’incompréhension : pourquoi une adolescente apparemment épanouie aurait-elle choisi de mettre fin à ses jours ? Rongée par le chagrin et la culpabilité, Kate tente d'accepter cette tragédie jusqu'à ce qu'un SMS anonyme bouleverse tout : « Amelia n’a pas sauté. » Obsédée par cette révélation, Kate s'immisce dans la vie de sa fille et découvre qu'elle ne la connaissait pas aussi bien qu'elle le pensait. À travers les messages, les mails et les réseaux sociaux d'Amelia, Kate se lance dans une quête pour reconstruire la vie de sa fille et comprendre ce qui l’a poussée à monter sur le toit ce jour-là. Elle devra affronter une réalité bien plus sombre que tout ce qu’elle avait imaginé.

Set in an idyllic suburban town, the narrative explores the hidden complexities beneath its seemingly perfect surface. As residents navigate their daily lives, secrets and tensions simmer, revealing the darker sides of human nature and community dynamics. The story delves into themes of conformity, isolation, and the quest for authenticity, ultimately questioning the true meaning of happiness and fulfillment in a seemingly utopian environment. Through rich character development, the book invites readers to reflect on the duality of suburban life.

The story revolves around Kate, a dedicated single mother and law firm partner, who is blindsided when she receives a call about her daughter Amelia's suspension for cheating. This incident is particularly shocking as it contradicts Amelia's reputation as an over-achiever and well-behaved student. The narrative delves into the challenges Kate faces as she seeks to uncover the truth behind her daughter's actions, exploring themes of parental expectations, integrity, and the pressures of academic success.

Everyone has those friends. Doesn’t matter how long it’s been, or how badly they’ve occasionally behaved, or how late it is when that call finally comes—you show up. No questions asked.Honestly, that’s how the five of us ended up here in the Catskills. We did have the best of intentions. Especially after what happened to Alice all those years ago, we can’t bear to think of losing anyone else. In fact, we’ll do anything to make sure that doesn’t happen. We’ll go so much farther than we ever thought we would. In the end, maybe that’s what caught up with us. That, and the fact that we’re such a complicated group—so much history and so many big personalities. Secrets, too, that can slip out at the most inopportune moments. Of course, we love each other despite all of those things. We love each other no matter what.There’s something so beautiful about that kind of unconditional love. It can turn ugly, though. Or maybe that’s just us. After all, we’ve already been through so much together. And we have so very much to hide.

HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT THE ONE YOU LOVE? Cleo arrives for dinner at her childhood home, only to find food burning in the oven, no sign of her mother, and a bloody shoe under the sofa. The polar opposite of Cleo, whose 'out of control' emotions and 'unsafe' behaviour have created a seemingly unbridgeable rift between mother and daughter, Kat is the epitome of glamorous perfection: a happily married, successful corporate lawyer. What Cleo doesn't know, is that Kat's not just a lawyer: she's her firm's fixer. She's damn good at it too. Growing up in a dangerous group home taught her how to think fast, stay calm under pressure and recognise a real threat when she sees one. And in the days leading up to her disappearance, Kat has become aware of all too many of those. As Cleo digs deeper into her mother's disappearance, it becomes clear that the two have far more in common than they ever could have imagined.

The nail-bitingly tense sequel to THE OUTLIERS by New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight. "Wylie, trust your instincts." The line goes dead...

From New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight comes a thriller following a group of college friends reuniting in a cabin in upstate New York for a weekend, during which a secret or two is bound to slip out - and one of them will lead to murder.

The much-anticipated final book in New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight’s Outliers trilogy. KEEP YOUR ENEMIES CLOSE. Wylie is finally out of the detention center, but that doesn’t mean she’s safe. As much as she wants to forget everything that's happened and return to her normal life, Wylie knows that true freedom means discovering, once and for all, who is hunting the girls who are Outliers—and why. Armed with only a few clues and a handful of trusted allies, Wylie sets out to separate fact from fiction. But soon she is unearthing long-buried secrets and finds herself entangled in a conspiracy that is much bigger and more dangerous than she ever could have imagined. Worse yet, the nearer Wylie gets to discovering the truth, the closer her enemies get to silencing her and the other girls. This time, maybe forever. In the explosive conclusion to New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight’s Outliers series, Wylie learns that when danger lurks in unexpected places, fighting for who and what you believe in can matter even more than you realized . . . and that trusting yourself might be the one thing that saves you.

From New York Times bestselling author Kimberley McCreight comes the first book in a breathtakingly brilliant new trilogy, packed with tension, romance and thrilling twists and turns. They'll get inside your head... Imagine if you could see inside the minds of everyone around you - your best friend, your boyfriend, your enemies...? Imagine how valuable you'd be... Imagine how much danger you'd be in... Imagine being an Outlier. It all starts with a text: Please Wylie, I need your help. Wylie hasn't heard from her one time best friend, Cassie, in over a week. Not since their last fight. But that doesn't matter. Cassie's in trouble, and it's up to Wylie to do what she does best, save her best friend from herself. This time it's different though - Cassie's texts are increasingly cryptic and scary. And instead of having Wylie come by herself, Jasper shows up saying Cassie asked him to help. Trusting the super-hot boy who sent Cassie off the rails doesn't feel right, but Wylie has no choice. But as Wylie and Jasper follow Cassie's bizarre trail, Wylie has a growing sense that something is REALLY wrong. What isn't Cassie telling them? Who is she with and what do they want from her? And could finding her be just the beginning...?

Fünf beste Freunde, ein tödliches Geheimnis und ein Wochenende der Wahrheit: Kimberly McCreights Thriller ist ebenso hinterhältig wie spannend und unvorhersehbar. Nichts schien Jonathan, Derrick, Keith, Stephanie, Maeve und Alice trennen zu können – bis Alice sich aus Schuldgefühlen das Leben nahm, so steht es im Polizei-Bericht. Zehn Jahre später treffen sich die Freunde in Jonathans Wochenendhaus in den Catskill Mountains, um seinen Junggesellenabschied zu feiern. Doch plötzlich verschwinden Keith und Derrick. Die Polizei findet nur ihren Wagen mit einer Leiche, deren Gesicht zertrümmert ist. Hat die Vergangenheit noch eine Rechnung offen? Für Detective Julia Scutt, die den Fall übernimmt, wird die Ermittlung zu einer unheimlichen Reise in die Vergangenheit: Als Julia acht Jahre alt war, wurde die Leiche ihrer Schwester mit ähnlichen Verletzungen gefunden, während von der Freundin, die sie begleitete, jede Spur fehlt. Mit hohem Tempo und raffinierten Wendungen führt die Bestseller-Autorin durch einen Thriller, den man kaum aus der Hand legen kann. McCreight präsentiert ein brillant konstruiertes Puzzle, das den Leser zwingt, die Teile zu einem schockierenden Porträt aus Bedauern, Trauer und dunkler Loyalität zusammenzusetzen.