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In this hard-hitting standalone thriller from Sally Spencer, a crash survivor discovers dark family secrets as he tries to stay alive. Bristol, 1991. Crammed into a hire car, on their way to a vital appointment, five representatives of Conroy Enterprises are running very late. Rob Conroy, the black sheep of the family, is torn between spiteful amusement at his Uncle Tony's irritation and anxiety for the future. If Conroy Enterprises fails, it will bring Rob's own small publishing company down with it. But in the space of just two hours, everything changes. The car crashes, leaving Rob the only survivor. And almost simultaneously, Charles Conroy, the elderly family patriarch - who holds control of the company in his iron fist - dies of old age. As Rob and his few remaining relatives struggle to make sense of it all, one thing becomes painfully clear: the crash was not an accident. Which means, Rob soon realises, the intended victim might not be dead...

Jock and Rachael rush to Mount Isa to identify their father tragically killed in a motor accident. Mount Isa, in the heart of the Australian Outback, is the prime backdrop for the extraordinary and harrowing events that unfold. People's lives come together and fall apart while they confront the consequences of their hopes and dreams and struggle to find meaning. There are stones tossed into the pond as the ripples and waves wash out, while the coolabah tree stands as the silent enduring guardian. An intriguing and intricate narrative into relationships, leaving the reader to anxiously anticipate the characters'fate through the thought-provoking events.

Sarah, his personal chef. Anna, his wife. Serena, his maid. All three had access to a murder victim's home. And all three women are missing. Sarah, his personal chefAnna, his wifeSerena, his maidAccountant Anthony Costello has a talent for manipulating both numbers and people, turning losses into profits, enemies into allies—and vice versa. When Costello is found murdered in his own home, three suspects had motive. All three had access to his home. And all three women are missing. Are they in the wind—or in the grave?Eyes are on Detective Sean Walsh, whose personal connection to the case is stronger than leads to solve it. Neither the powerful bankroll behind Costello nor Walsh's vengeful superior officer can budge the investigation, yet as Walsh continues to dig, he uncovers even more reasons the women have to stay hidden—from the law, and from each other.

Writing as Mina Hardy, New York Times bestselling author Megan Hart delivers a thrilling new psychological suspense for fans of The Woman in the Window and When the Lights Go Out.She's lost her best friend, her husband--and possibly, her mind.Five months ago, an accident left Diana Sparrow badly injured and missing a few months of her memory. As if that's not enough, she's started having recurring nightmares about the night of the accident. Dreams that feel so real, she's left questioning: maybe she didn't just slide off the road into a ditch. Maybe, just maybe, she hit something. Or someone.She can't turn to her former best friend Val, who's been sleeping with Diana's husband Jonathan for months, but she might find some comfort in newcomer Cole Pelham. Yet the closer they become, the more Diana begins to wonder what really happened that night--and how Cole might be connected. Worse, it seems everyone else could be involved, too. Who was with her that night? What really happened? As her life unravels thread by thread and the dreams become too real to ignore, Diana will have to face the unthinkable--and do the unforgivable.

'A first-rate thriller... Past and present merge in The Current, Tim Johnston's atmospheric, exquisitely suspenseful novel of two murders separated by ten years.'—The Washington Post “Gripping... Johnston's masterful novel is worth lingering over—it soars above the constraints of a traditional thriller and pulls you deep into the secrets of a grief-stricken town.” —People Tim Johnston, whose breakout debut Descent was called “astonishing,” “dazzling,” and “unforgettable” by critics, returns with The Current, a tour de force about the indelible impact of a crime on the lives of innocent people. ​Don't miss DISTANT SONS, the new literary thriller from Tim Johnston, available now. In the dead of winter, outside a small Minnesota town, state troopers pull two young women and their car from the icy Black Root River. One is found downriver, drowned, while the other is found at the scene—half frozen but alive. What happened was no accident, and news of the crime awakens the community's memories of another young woman who lost her life in the same river ten years earlier, and whose killer may still live among them. Determined to find answers, the surviving young woman soon realizes that she's connected to the earlier unsolved case by more than just a river, and the deeper she plunges into her own investigation, the closer she comes to dangerous truths, and to the violence that simmers just below the surface of her hometown. Grief, suspicion, the innocent and the guilty—all stir to life in this cold northern town where a young woman can come home, but still not be safe. Brilliantly plotted and unrelentingly propulsive, The Current is a beautifully realized story about the fragility of life, the power of the past, and the need, always, to fight back.

NOTHING'S MORE TERRIFYING... One by one, the victims are carefully captured, toyed with, then subjected to a slow and agonizing death. Piece by piece, his exquisite plan takes shape. The police can't yet see the beauty in his work—but soon, very soon, they will... THAN BEING LEFT ALONE... In the lonely woods around Grizzly Falls, Montana, four bodies have been discovered. Detectives Selena Alvarez and Regan Pescoli have been hoping for a career-making case, but this is a nightmare. Even with the FBI involved, Selena and Regan have nothing to go on but a killer's cryptic notes, and the unsettling knowledge that there is much worse to come...TO DIE... When Jillian Rivers opens her eyes, she's trapped in a mangled car. Then a stranger, claiming to be a trail guide named Zane MacGregor, pries her free. Though she's grateful, something about him sets Jillian on edge. And if she knew what lay out there in the woods of Montana, she'd be truly terrified. Because someone is waiting... watching... poised to strike and make Jillian the next victim...

The Ripples of Ann Arbor begins in the beautiful State of Michigan USA. Kathy, a very shy seven year old girl sat quietly in the back of her grandmother's car. Her parents had tragically been killed in a horrific car accident and Kathy was in the car when they died just four days earlier; now she was waiting for the funeral service. Checking her fingernails she looked for any remaining blood that had not been scrubbed away by her Grandmother. The ripple of that day would stay with Kathy for the rest of her life and continue to spread to every part of her existence. In this incredible story the plot unlocks a tragic story, set against a lifetime of despair and adversity to face her demons. She embarks on a trail of destruction that just cannot stop leading to a really surprising ending. Just like the Ripples of her life.

From the acclaimed author of After the Crash— “Harlan Coben fans will enjoy Bussi's... mystery with its intriguing characters and twisty conclusion” (Library Journal). A fatal accident in the past, broken lives, family secrets... Michel Bussi serves up a gripping thriller, set amid the beautiful scenery of Corsica. In the summer of 2016, Clotilde is spending her vacation in Corsica with her husband, Franck, and her teenage daughter, Valentine. It is the first time she has been back to the island since the car accident in which her parents and her brother were killed decades earlier. She was in the car too, but miraculously escaped with her life. This return plunges Clotilde back into the deepest recesses of her adolescence. She reacquaints herself with her paternal grandparents, Lisabetta and Cassanu, members of a powerful Corsican family that reigns over the island. When a mysterious letter, signed “Palma”—Clotilde's mother—arrives, the truth about her family, her parents'death, and her childhood is called into question. Time Is a Killer is a voyage into the complexities of Corsican society, a compelling portrait of a woman's awakening, and a masterfully executed novel of psychological suspense. “Michel Bussi's writing always rings true. His crime novel is a bomb.” —Le Parisien “Michel Bussi's psychological crime novels are beyond masterful.” —Le Figaro Littéraire “Bathed in the perfumes and flavors of Corsica... Time Is a Killer will be read with bated breath until the final twist!” —Le Magazine des Livres “Don't open these books if you have anything more pressing to do.” —Elle (France) “Gripping noir.” —Publishers Weekly

Seelengeografie voll literarischer Anspielungen Am Anfang steht eine unerfüllte Liebesgeschichte. Kruse, Ende zwanzig, Pianist in einer Nachtbar, begegnet der TV-Moderatorin Marcenda. Kurz darauf stirbt sie bei einem mysteriösen Autounfall. Kruse flüchtet nach Lissabon, um mit seinem Schmerz allein zu sein. Die Stadt erscheint ihm wie ein Vexierspiegel. Tatsächliche Ereignisse überlagern sich mit sonderbaren und irrealen Vorkommnissen. Er trifft auf Menschen, die längst gestorben sein müssten, und schon bald verschwimmt die Gegenwart zu einer Unform aus Träumen, Phantasien und Realem.

One family, three siblings, and the secrets that bind them—a chilling novel of suspense from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Betrayed Me. Welcome to the town of Rimrock, Oregon, whose secrets come to light when the patriarch of its wealthiest family is murdered... Over the years, Jonah McKee acquired vast wealth, power, and an unsavory reputation. Though his fatal car crash is ruled accidental, his widow is convinced otherwise and begs her children to find the truth. Eldest son Max knew his late father could be manipulative, but a letter found among Jonah's possessions shows just how many lives were subject to his meddling. That list includes Max's brother, Jenner—rodeo rider and rebel—who is confronted by a confession that changes his life. But even while the siblings reel from new revelations, stubborn, beautiful Casey McKee is kidnapped by an enemy who hates the family enough to destroy them, one by one... Praise for Lisa Jackson and her novels “Lisa Jackson shows yet again why she is one of the best at romantic suspense. A pure nail biter.” —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Shiveringly good suspense! Lisa Jackson ratchets up the tension... Each chapter will leave you wondering who to trust. The answer: You don't want to know...” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

In this exciting thriller, an athletic soccer mom and her family face a car chase... and the most deadly enemy ever.Miranda Cooper's life takes a terrifying turn when an SUV deliberately runs her and her husband off a desolate Arizona road. With her husband badly wounded, she must run for help alone as his cryptic parting words echo in her head:'Be careful who you trust.'BookShotsLightning-fast stories by James PattersonNovels you can devour in a few hoursImpossible to stop readingAll original content from James Patterson

What would you do if you never got to tell that one person how you felt? What if you could go back and tell them exactly how you felt? Seventeen-year-old Izabella De Luca is about to find out after a fatal car crash traps her between the living and the dead. But telling her true love how she feels does not relieve her from her burden. Soon she and her love, Johnny, find themselves in an all-out battle to keep their love alive. Nobody is safe when an evil demon named Devlin starts messing with everything and everyone they know. Can their love withstand all of the odds stacked against them or are they doomed from the start?

Schnell, cool, ungewöhnlich – die Krimiserie rund um Janet Rosen. Der erste Fall, „Das Wespennest“, jetzt als eBook. Ihr Name: Janet Rosen. Ihr Beruf: Privatermittlerin. Ihre Vorlieben: Sex & Feuerwasser (beides gerne mit wechselnden Partnern). Der neue Fall: Als ein renommierter Astrologe mit dem Auto verunglückt, glaubt die Polizei an einen Unfall. Der Bruder des Opfers ist überzeugt, dass es Mord war. Janet Rosen beginnt zu ermitteln – und sticht mitten hinein in ein Wespennest aus Habgier und Eifersucht… Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: „Das Wespennest“, der erste Band der Krimi-Serie „Ein Fall für Janet Rosen“. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Mary and her husband are involved in a terrible car crash. With her husband lying terribly injured beside her, Mary watches a set of feet emerge from behind the car they crashed into and walk over to where she is sprawled. One of the feet kicks her in the jaw and she blacks out. When she wakes, she is still at the crash site but on a stretcher. Her husband is on a stretcher beside her and, despite his injuries, is trying to tell her something. A large crowd has gathered and a number of people are recording the event with their phones. She goes ballistic and attacks them. When she comes round in hospital, she is informed that her husband died of his injuries. Worse still, the most traumatic event of her life has become a YouTube sensation with footage of her attack on the onlookers being viewed all over the world. Mary learns that the man driving the car in front vanished from the scene. The car was registered under a false name. She must contact every person she attacked who recorded the event and ask for their help. But somebody is murdering the people who used their hand held devices and is removing their recordings. Mary must try to reach them before the digital fragments of the event disappear altogether. As Mary moves closer to the truth. she realizes the crash conceals a secret someone will do anything to conceal.From the Paperback edition.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE • With the emotional complexity of Everything I Never Told You and the psychological suspense of The Girl on the Train, O. Henry Prize winner Jan Ellison delivers a brilliantly paced, beautifully written debut novel about one woman's reckoning with a youthful mistake.“Part psychological thriller, part character study... I peeled back the pages of this book as fast as I could.”—The Huffington PostAt nineteen, Annie Black trades a bleak future in a washed-out California town for a London winter of drinking and abandon. Twenty years later, she is a San Francisco lighting designer and happily married mother of three who has put her reckless youth behind her. Then a photo from that distant winter in Europe arrives inexplicably in her mailbox, and an old obsession is awakened. Past and present collide, Annie's marriage falters, and her son takes a car ride that ends with his life hanging in the balance. Now Annie must confront her own transgressions and fight for her family by untangling the mysteries of the turbulent winter that drew an invisible map of her future. Gripping, insightful, and lyrical, A Small Indiscretion announces the arrival of a major new voice in literary suspense as it unfolds a story of denial, passion, forgiveness—and the redemptive power of love. Praise for A Small Indiscretion“Ellison is a tantalizing storyteller... moving her story forward with cinematic verve.”—USA Today “Rich with suspense... Lovely writing guides us through, driven by a quiet generosity.”—San Francisco Chronicle (Book Club pick)“Delicious, lazy-day reading. Just don't underestimate the writing.”—O: The Oprah Magazine (Editor's Pick)“Rich and detailed... The plot explodes delightfully, with suspense and a few twists. Using second-person narration and hypnotic prose, Ellison's debut novel is both juicy and beautifully written. How do I know it's juicy? A stranger started reading it over my shoulder on the New York City subway, and told me he was sorry that I was turning the pages too quickly.”—Flavorwire“Are those wild college days ever really behind you? Happily married Annie finds out.”—Cosmopolitan“An impressive fiction debut... both a psychological mystery and a study of the divide between desire and duty.”—San Jose Mercury News“A novel to tear through on a plane ride or on the beach... I was drawn into a web of secrets, a world of unrequited love and youthful mistakes that feel heightened and more romantic on the cold winter streets of London, Paris, and Ireland.”—Bustle “Ellison renders the California landscape with stunning clarity.... She writes gracefully, with moments of startling insight.... Her first novel is an emotional thriller, skillfully plotted in taut, visual scenes.”—The Rumpus“To read A Small Indiscretion is to eat fudge before dinner: slightly decadent behavior, highly caloric, and extremely satisfying.... An emotional detective story that... mirrors real life in ways that surprise and inspire.”—New York Journal of Books“If you liked Gone Girl for its suspenseful look inside the psychology of a bad marriage, try A Small Indiscretion.... It touches many of the same nerves.”—StyleCaster

Eine merkwürdige Begegnung. Ein düsteres Idyll. Ein schreckliches Geheimnis. Jakob wird am Steuer von Sekundenschlaf übermannt – und schon landet er am nächsten Baum. Rettung ist sofort zur Stelle: Die schöne Katharina, die sich als Bewohnerin des nahegelegenen Dorfs Herzensach vorstellt, führt ihn in ihre idyllische Heimat. Doch schon nach kurzer Zeit macht sich bei Jakob ein hintergründiger Horror bemerkbar. Warum ist Herzensach auf keiner Karte zu finden? Warum gibt es keine Hinweisschilder auf diesen Ort? Jakob wird bewusst, dass er in Lebensgefahr schwebt. Denn er droht, das lang gehütete Geheimnis der Dorfbewohner zu lüften …'Spannung von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite, ausgeklügelt, oft bissige Dialoge und ein tückisches Ende.'NDR Jetzt als eBook: „Herzensach“ von Gunter Gerlach. dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Cry Hard, Cry Fast, one of many classic novels from crime writer John D. MacDonald, the beloved author of Cape Fear and the Travis McGee series, is now available as an eBook. A gunman on the lam. A sullen sixteen-year-old on a family vacation. A jaded working girl. A guilt-stricken widower. A lonely mistress looking for a fresh start. These are but a few of the unfortunate souls speeding down a brand-new stretch of highway when a Cadillac flips over the barrier into oncoming traffic and a violent sequence of events explodes at sixty miles an hour. For one horrifying instant, their lives are frozen in time. Some are cut short. But none will ever be the same. For what unfolds is an even more harrowing collision—of passion, greed, and deceit. Features a new Introduction by Dean Koontz Praise for John D. MacDonald “The great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King “My favorite novelist of all time.”—Dean Koontz “To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.”—Kurt Vonnegut “A master storyteller, a masterful suspense writer... John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.”—Mary Higgins Clark

Red Alert is the story of the Price family and is set in a Glasgow fire station and in the world-famous Glasgow School of Art. Kirsty Price is a nice, ordinary girl and works in the fire station serving food and drink to the firefighters. She's happy in her work and her life except for the fact that she's also the daughter of Simon Price, an artist and tutor at the Glasgow School of Art. He is a notorious bully, both to his students and his family, including Kirsty and her brother Johnny who is plagued with ill-health. When Johnny starts hanging around with a dubious couple who work as croupiers in the local casino he accepts a job from them looking after their flat and Kirsty and her firefighter boyfriend, Greg McFarlane, start to worry about him. Then Greg phones to say that he has been attending a fatal road traffic accident and the car involved is Johnny's. The family is devastated but soon after Johnny's funeral, there's a knock at the door and Kirsty staggers back in shock when she sees who's standing in the shadows outside. But it's just the start of a chain of events that will tear the Price family apart. Red Alert is the compelling story of a Glasgow family which, to the outside world, looks like any other normal family but is riven with tensions and problems which escalate into a nightmare for Kirsty, Greg and her family.

Peyton Shields had always wanted to be a doctor, and now, thanks to her relentless drive, stellar academic credentials, and a mountain of debt to Harvard Medical School, she's a first-year resident at a major Boston children's hospital. The hours are impossibly long, but it's the life she wants, complete with a husband who's an up-and-coming young lawyer. But a late-night drive home in a heavy snowstorm changes everything. A car coming straight at her forces her off the road and into a frozen pond. Peyton knows she'd be dead if a stranger hadn't pulled her from the wreckage before vanishing into the darkness. In an instant her wonderful life has turned dark. No one believes her claims that the'accident'was deliberate--not even her husband. Without explanation, he has become distant and bitter, calling her paranoid and accusing her of having an affair with a former lover. Yet the terror has only begun, for a series of strange, increasingly dangerous events begin to plague Peyton, moving her closer to a faceless and very deadly enemy who seems to know her every move.

Darwin Minor travels a dangerous road. A Vietnam veteran turned reluctant expert on interpreting the wreckage of fatal accidents, Darwin uses science and instinct to unravel the real causes of unnatural disasters. He is very, very good at his job. His latest case promises to be his most challenging yet. A spate of seemingly random high-speed car accidents has struck the highways of southern California. Each seems to have been staged-yet the participants have all died. Why would anyone commit fraud at the cost of his own life? The deeper Darwin digs, the closer he comes to unmasking an international network specializing in intimidation and murder, whose members will do anything to make sure Darwin soon suffers a deadly accident of his own.'A literary thriller like no other...A hard-charging, edge-of-the-seat tale.'-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel