A shocking shooting exposes the hidden secrets of five families living in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. This psychological thriller delves into the complexities of their lives, revealing how deeply intertwined their fates are and the dark truths they conceal. As tensions rise, the narrative unfolds to explore themes of trust, betrayal, and the facades people maintain in seemingly perfect neighborhoods.
An Amazon Charts bestseller. A deeply moving story of carrying on even when it seems impossible. Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive. Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they struggle to reclaim their shattered lives. Jack, her father, who seeks vengeance against the one person he can blame other than himself; her best friend, Mo, who bravely searches for the truth as the story of their survival is rewritten; her sister Chloe, who knows Finn lingers and yearns to join her; and her mother, Ann, who saved them all but is haunted by her decisions. Finn needs to move on, but how can she with her family still in pieces? Heartrending yet ultimately redemptive, In an Instant is a story about the power of love, the meaning of family, and carrying on...even when it seems impossible.
and of the horrific consequences of a blind date gone wrong.PRAISE FOR JOY FIELDING'Gripped me from the first to the very last page' Tess Gerritsen 'A spiralling tale of paranoia and suspense' Jenny Milchman'An edge-of-your-seat read .
'I think my real name is Samantha. I think I'm your daughter.' Caroline Shipley's heart nearly stops when she hears those words from the voice on the other end of the phone. Instantly, she's thrust 15 years into the past, to a posh resort in Baja, Mexico and the fateful night her world collapsed. The trip is supposed to be a celebration. Caroline's husband, Hunter, convinces her to leave their two young daughters, Michelle and Samantha, alone in their hotel suite while the couple enjoys an anniversary dinner in the restaurant downstairs. But returning afterward, Caroline and Hunter make a horrifying discovery: Two-year-old Samantha has vanished without a trace. What follows are days, weeks and years of anguish for Caroline. She's tormented by media attention that has branded her a cold, incompetent mother, while she struggles to save her marriage. Caroline also has to deal with the demands of her needy elder daughter, Michelle, who is driven to cope in dangerous ways. Through it all, Caroline desperately clings to the hope that Samantha will someday be found only to be stung again and again by cruel reality. Plunged back into the still-raw heartbreak of her daughter's disappearance, and the suspicions and inconsistencies surrounding a case long gone cold, Caroline doesn't know whom or what to believe. The only thing she can be sure of is that someone is fiercely determined to hide the truth of what happened to Samantha.
New York Times bestselling author Joy Fielding takes readers on a terror-charged hunt for a serial killer holding a small South Florida town in a vice-like grip of fear, suspicion, and violence. As Sheriff John Weber would attest, the deadliest predators in Torrance, Florida, were the alligators lurking in the nearby swamps. But that was before someone abducted and murdered a runaway teenage girl...and before the disappearance of popular and pretty Liana Martin. The pattern is chilling to Sandy Crosbie, the town's new high school English teacher. With a marriage on the rocks, thanks to her husband's online affairs, and a beautiful teenage daughter to protect, Sandy wishes she'd never come to the seemingly quiet town with shocking depths of scandal, sex, and brutality roiling beneath its surface. And as Sheriff Weber digs up more questions than answers in a dead-end investigation, one truth emerges: the prettiest ones are being targeted, the heartstoppers. And this killer intends to give them their due....
You can't run for ever. Twenty-nine years old and reeling from a nasty divorce, Jamie Kellogg is unsure where her life is going. That's until she meets a handsome stranger in a bar. Kind, attentive and tender, Brad doesn't seem to be like the others. Spurred on by her longing for adventure, Jamie is persuaded to quit her job and accompany Brad on a mysterious road trip. But soon it becomes apparent that this could this be the biggest mistake she's ever made. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, two single mothers meet - thrown together by chance. Both have secrets. Both are running from something. And as Brad and Jamie arrive in Atlanta, one of them is about to be found . . . ***Previously published as Mad River Road***
Paranoia and revenge, voyeurism and obsession - The Girl on the Train meets Rear Window in this gripping novel from a queen of psychological suspense.
When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people's lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us...Caroline travels to Scotland, hoping to make contact with a brother she hasn't seen for years, and return in time for her wedding to the man her strong-willed stepmother thought so suitable. Then a sudden snow strands her in an isolated house with a young man recovering from tragedy. Both are on the brink of terrible mistakes, but perhaps they can save each other.
C'est un matin comme les autres. Mattie discute avec sa fille Kim, seize ans, avant que celle-ci ne parte à l'école, fait quelques longueurs dans sa piscine, planifie sa journée. Mais intérieurement, Mattie bouillonne. Encore une fois, elle a trouvé la preuve d'une infidélité de son mari Jake. Elle est décidée à le mettre à la porte lorsqu'une nouvelle bien plus dramatique vient bouleverser sa vie. Atteinte d'une maladie incurable, Mattie se voit confrontée à l'impensable. Jadis, elle et Jake s'étaient bien promis de s'aimer "... pour le meilleur et pour le pire, dans la maladie et l'adversité, jusqu'à ce que la mort nous sépare...". Mais dans cette épreuve terrible, Mattie pourra-t-elle compter sur son mari ?
À la veille de la Première Guerre mondiale, Edward Henderson vit à la campagne avec ses deux filles. Olivia, douce et réservée, gère la maison, tandis que sa sœur jumelle, Victoria, s'engage activement dans la lutte pour l'émancipation des femmes. Leur ressemblance permet à Victoria de jouer des tours à leur famille en échangeant leur identité. Lors d'un séjour à New York, Victoria tombe amoureuse de Tobias Whitticomb, un homme marié, ce qui entraîne une réaction vive de leur père, qui marie Victoria à Charles Dawson, un veuf avec un jeune fils. Pendant leur lune de miel en Europe, la guerre éclate, et Charles, inquiet pour la sécurité de sa famille, décide de rentrer, ce qui déplaît à Victoria. De retour à New York, elle s'ennuie et néglige ses devoirs, se refusant à Charles, tandis qu'Olivia, amoureuse de lui, souffre en silence. Déçue par sa vie monotone, Victoria envisage de partir en Europe pour aider sur les champs de bataille. Elle propose à Olivia de prendre sa place auprès de Charles pendant son absence. Olivia, heureuse de cette opportunité, accepte, mais cela déclenche une série d'événements imprévus qui bouleverseront leur vie.
