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On their anniversary, Keri and Nathan Metcalfe's children surprise them by having a honeymoon photo blown up to poster size and displayed around the city, captioned "Twenty-five years of marital bliss." Nathan is thrilled—but Keri is worried that the man she'd been having an affair with will see it. When he says she'll regret it, Keri grows concerned. A funeral wreath is delivered to their home—and then an employee at Keri and Nathan's company is murdered. Now Keri is faced with some pressing questions: Is her ex-lover responsible or is someone else behind the threats?

It's just a small picture in the local paper—Katie can't explain why it sets her heart racing. Driven by an unhealthy desire for a man she hardly knows, the mother of two begins to worm her way into Joe's life, knowing it's reckless but still unable to control herself. As her obsession intensifies, Katie's world becomes increasingly stressful and she's forced to cover her tracks by lying to everyone around her. Katie's dancing with danger, and there will be consequences. And while she can't live without him, Joe barely knows she exists . . . yet.

Retired librarian and bookshop owner May Morrigan lives in the affluent village of Blackheath with Fletcher, her best friend since they met decades ago, and May's two dogs. After an unpleasant church volunteer and an annoying local butcher meet their untimely ends, Fletcher and May team up to do some sleuthing. Soon, the elderly pair start working with a young journalist to investigate the case of a missing girl and its possible link to previous unsolved crimes.

Clayton and Avril Shaw have lost their little boy and are still mourning when they move into Swallow's Nest on the Yorkshire moors. In their new house Avril discovers a painting. When she learns that the boy in the painting was deaf, like her dead son, she starts to try to communicate with his ghost. Meanwhile, Clayton finds himself entangled in an equally undesirable friendship with a retired fire chief who knows more about the painting than he is prepared to let on. Is The Crying Boy painting cursed, and can numerous house fires be linked to it?

When Ellie Graham wakes from a coma, she thinks she's eighteen years old. In reality, Ellie is twenty-eight, married, and has a baby son. She just doesn't remember any of it. Fearful of returning to a man she doesn't recognize, Ellie chooses to stay with her parents to recuperate and await the recovery of her memory. As she starts to spend time with her husband, Phil, and their son, she feels stirrings of love for her baby—and hope for renewing her attachment to her husband.

It is the summer of 1880, and DI Sam McQueen has been called away from the gray, damp streets of Edinburgh to investigate a case on the oppressively hot Mediterranean island of Malta. The local police chief is distinctly unwelcoming toward the interloper—but has no choice in the matter, since Admiral Collingwood's wealthy widow insists that her husband's fatal fall from the roof of their villa was no accident.

Widowed and in his sixties, Thomas Quinn has been asked to lunch by Lexington Smith, the leader of a covert team who call themselves The Twelve. When Quinn accepts the invitation to join the group, he finds himself united with other retired experts—from a surgeon to a locksmith to a cabbie—in a quest to capture a killer targeting homeless victims on London's transit system. As the body count rises, Quinn and his companions try to puzzle out a pattern. But can they protect this vulnerable population by identifying a predator amid the crowds of the London Underground?

How far would you go to protect your family? Danny and Libby are about to face every parent's worst nightmare. When eight-year-old Hope Bird disappears without a trace from the idyllic village where she lives, life for her family will never be the same again. Her parents know she would never have gone off alone and the police have no idea where she is. Then a child's shoe is discovered and the case takes an unexpected turn. Soon a suspect is identified but this is only the beginning. Will they ever find Hope?

Ana, who lives in a small Oxfordshire village, came from Liverpool carrying a secret. Her life is now on the straight and narrow, though, and she has a blossoming career as a policewoman. But when a vigilante starts to practice their own kind of justice on her watch, and then a body is discovered in the woods, Ana's contentment is shattered as the past comes flooding back to haunt her. Soon Ana must make a choice—turn her back on the girl she used to be . . . or embrace the bitterness and rage she has buried for so long.

How much can your life change in just 34 days? Anna and Ray have been married for 35 years. They are parents and grandparents and appear to be a normal couple. But behind closed doors, something isn't right. On the day of their wedding anniversary, Anna makes a decision that changes everything and throws her family into turmoil.

A collection of short stories from some of your favorite authors. You think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds - a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalize, and shock listeners.

Tamsin is being haunted by what she calls the Shadows. As each day passes, the presence of the Shadows becomes harder to bear. After seeking out a psychiatrist, she begins to realize that trauma from her past is seeping into the present, and her mind is playing tricks on her. But just what do these visitors want from Tamsin? Will she be able to face the disturbing truth and banish the unwanted guests—or is she destined to be haunted forever?

Who am I? This is the question Josie asks herself when a mysterious letter arrives. Then a brutal murder turns her world upside down. To make sense of the present, Josie must go back to the start. But who can she trust when no one knows the truth? And who is the sinister stranger obsessed with her life? The past is catching up with Josie and the consequences will be fatal....

Emma and I did everything together—including getting kidnapped. As teenagers, we were both taken but only I survived. I promised myself that I would tell my story, and Emma's story, when the time was right. Life is good. I have a home, a dog, and a woman who loves me—but I'm a complete fraud. Worse still, someone knows it. One way or another, I'll find the person who is threatening me.

On the island of Aegina, a body's been found on the beach. The Special Violent Crime Squad is brought in to investigate. As bodies begin to pile up, there's a growing number of suspects. Now the team must work to figure out the meaning of the mysterious letter "T" left at every scene, all while unravelling the other secrets that the Saturn House beach club is hiding—and fast.

Suddenly, she isn't twenty-five; she's turning fifty. She doesn't have a big-deal boyfriend; she has a nerdy husband. While Kelli "celebrates" her Big Five-O birthday, she desperately schemes to get back to her glorious past. But what if there's no way out—and what if her future proves to be the life she really wants to lead?

A boy is arguing with a girl on a park bench. A few miles away, a mother is pushing a baby buggy along the pavement. Minutes later, their paths will cross, and lives will be forever changed. In the hours before the accident, Benjamin was the recipient of an athletic scholarship at an American college—his dream come true. But it meant he had to have a difficult conversation with his girlfriend.

When Dennis finds a vulnerable woman by the roadside, recently beaten and robbed, he brings her back to his new home: the basement of a house in which he is the caretaker. But Dennis is a peculiar man. With an ineffectual father and a domineering mother, what he craves is a girlfriend to love. Rosie awakens to find herself held captive by this strange and disturbing man, who returns to his family home every evening to spend time with Mother. What twisted power does Mother hold over her son? Will Mother ensure that Rosie's fate is sealed? Or is Dennis the real threat?

Hidden behind the crystal seas and beautiful beaches of a Greek Island dark and dangerous secrets lurk. Beckett has had his fill of adrenaline fueled criminal investigation and with a broken body and damaged career goes to the Greek Island of Farou to head up the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Serious crime is rare, the weather is great and the beer is cold but his retirement is cut short when a pagan cult resurrects and bodies start showing up.

When Vicky's ex threatens to expose a decade-old secret, she becomes an internet sensation overnight. But fame has a dark side. As her family unravels under the weight of buried sins, a disturbed man takes deadly offense, setting off a tragic chain of events. Mia, a broken girl caught in the crossfire, loses everything but gains infamy. Now alone, she monetizes her trauma, questioning if the fame she's found is worth the price she paid.