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“Told in alternating perspectives divided into 'Me,' 'You,' 'Us,' and 'Them' sections, the narrations by Baxendale and Glover perfectly match the slow build of the story. Both capture the determination, guilt, and duplicity of the characters as the plot twists.” —AudioFile Award-winning...

Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar, and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she's thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar...who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can't keep his eyes off Louise. And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend. But she also just happens to be married to David.

Natasha doesn't remember how she ended up in the icy water that night, but she does know this—it wasn't an accident, and she wasn't suicidal. Her two closest friends are acting strangely, and Natasha turns to Becca, the best friend she dumped years before when she got popular, to help her figure out what happened.

A new killer is stalking the streets of London’s East End. Though newspapers have dubbed him 'the Torso Killer’, this murderer’s work is overshadowed by the hysteria surrounding Jack the Ripper’s Whitechapel crimes. The victims are women too, but their dismembered bodies, wrapped in rags and tied up with string, are pulled out of the Thames - and the heads are missing….

For fans of Liane Moriarty, Liv Constantine and Lisa Jewell, a twisty psychological thriller about a savvy second wife who will do almost anything to come out on top from the New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes. Being the second wife can be murder . . . ""Once a cheat, always...

""If you loved Behind Her Eyes, prepare to be totally and utterly blown away by Insomnia. Sarah Pinborough is a twisted genius."" — Lisa Jewell IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT, MADNESS LIES . . . Emma can’t sleep. CHECK THE WINDOWS. It’s been like this since her big 4-0 started getting closer. LOCK...

That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. The hideous children - Want and Ignorance - beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Best-selling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today.

""Sarah Pinborough is about to become your new obsession.""—Harlan Coben The New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes returns with a twisty, hair-raising psychological thriller about a single mom, her daughter, and her best friend, the secrets they hide, and the danger they can’t...

Finmere Tingewick Smith was abandoned on the steps of the Old Bailey. Under the guardianship of the austere Judge Harlequin Brown and the elderly gentlemen of Orrery House, Fin has grown up under a very strange set of rules. On his sixteenth birthday, everything changes. The Judge is killed, stabbed in the chest with a double-edged sword that's disturbingly familiar, and from that moment on, Fin is catapulted into an extraordinary adventure. The Knights of Nowhere have kidnapped the Storyholder, the keeper of the Five Eternal Stories which weave the worlds together.

Dr Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, is still recovering from when Jack the Ripper haunted the streets of London - and a more malign enemy hid in his shadow. Bond and the others who worked on the gruesome case are still stalked by its legacies, both psychological and tangible. Now the bodies of children are being pulled from the Thames, and Bond is about to become inextricably linked with an uncanny, undying enemy.

Imagine a castle lost to history, a brave prince, a beautiful princess and a curse waiting to be broken . . . And then imagine them all again . . .This is the tale of Sleeping Beauty, retold as it always should have been.

Cardiff Bay. The government has ordered the excavation of the wreckage of a secret underground base. DCI Tom Cutler is watching from a distance, fascinated by the process. There are people in his dreams. People he feels he should know. The disbanded Torchwood Institute spent a century accumulating non-terrestrial artefacts and catching aliens. Who knows what - or who - might still be intact down there. But by the time they find the first body, Suzie Costello is long gone. Based on the hit series created by Russell T. Davies, Long Time Dead is a prequel....

Imagine a kingdom poisoned by secrets, a poor girl with dreams of love, a magical fairy godmother and a romantic ball . . . And then imagine them all again . . . Welcome to the story of Cinderella, retold as it always should have been.

Imagine a land brimming with magic, a wicked queen, a charming prince, and a poisoned apple . . . And then imagine them all again . . . Welcome to the story of Snow White, retold as it always should have been.

Louise. Mère célibataire, elle est coincée dans un quotidien minuté. Un soir pourtant elle embrasse un homme dans un bar... sans savoir qu'il est son nouveau patron. David. Psychiatre renommé et dévoué à sa femme, il regrette ce baiser mais ne peut s'empêcher de tomber amoureux de son assistante. Adèle. L'épouse de David semble n'avoir aucun défaut. Si ce n'est de vouloir à tout prix devenir l'amie de Louise... Fascinée par ce couple modèle, Louise se retrouve malgré elle piégée au cœur de leur mariage.

Als Louise in einer Bar den faszinierenden David kennenlernt und der Abend mit einem leidenschaftlichen Kuss endet, weiß sie noch nichts. Weder, dass David ihr zukünftiger Chef, noch, dass er verheiratet ist. Verheiratet mit einer Frau, die sich bald als ihre beste Freundin bezeichnen und ihr Leben von Grund auf verändern wird. Und die ihr nach und nach auch die dunklen Geheimnisse ihrer Ehe enthüllt. Als Louise zu ahnen beginnt, was Adele in Wahrheit im Schilde führt, ist es schon fast zu spät.

Lisa : Brisée par un passé tragique, elle n'a d'autre rêve qu'une vie sans histoires à l'abri des regards avec sa fille Ava. Ava : Quand l'adolescente sauve un petit garçon de la noyade, et qu'elle devient une héroïne locale, leur monde menace de s'effondrer. Marilyn : Femme parfaite, mari parfait, maison parfaite et boulot idéal. Pourtant, lorsque la vie de sa meilleure amie, Lisa, est sur le point de s'écrouler, la sienne bascule. Un instant aura suffi à bouleverser l'existence de ces trois femmes. Il y a des secrets qu'il vaudrait mieux ne jamais voir ressurgir.

They're there for the Initiation of the new Knights of Nowhere. In the Nowhere, something is moving through the streets, attacking people - random victims - and leaving them mad and disfigured. The Prophecy is coming alive. The battle lines will be drawn between even the closest of friends, for the fight is on. The Dark King is rising.

The London Stone has been stolen and the Dark King rules the Nowhere. Only Mona and the new Seer dare to stand against him, leading an underground rebellion in the frozen wasteland. If they can recruit a banished race to their cause, maybe Fin and his friends can force a final battle against the Dark King. It will come down to three friends, standing together against all odds.

Dopo un incidente che l'ha quasi uccisa, Emily e suo marito Freddie lasciano Londra per trasferirsi a Larkin Lodge, una splendida casa di campagna nel Dartmoor. Le sue percezioni sono reali o sono il risultato della sua fragilità fisica e mentale? Man mano che gli eventi inspiegabili si moltiplicano e il rapporto con Freddie si incrina, Emily si ritrova sempre più determinata a scoprire la verità su Larkin Lodge.