Publisher: BookRix
A Canadian girl takes a nice adventure tourist to her remote villa, which she inherited from her parents. He has no idea that she will soon lock him in the cellar and he will have to serve her desires. Is his resistance futile and is her soul really so black? Tom Knocker is the English pseudonym of German author Thomas Neukum.
When Jeff Hubbard's vixen of an ex-wife, Amanda, asks for help avoiding her stalker, it's all Kendra can do not to hiss and scratch. But when that stalker turns up dead in Amanda's home, she makes Kendra an offer she can't refuse: solve the case, and Amanda will take her claws out of Jeff for good. It won't be easy: there's a litter of suspects, two slinky Bengal cats are the only witnesses to the crime, and Jeff and Amanda seem cozier than ever. Worst of all, someone's threatening to harm Lexie, Kendra's beloved King Charles spaniel. But the killer seems to have forgotten one very important fact . . . when it comes to crime-solving, Kendra Ballantyne is the cat's meow.Show book
The serene charm of Aspen shatters when Officer Sienna Dusk uncovers victims turned into living art installations. Sienna must trace the creator's signature before time runs out and another piece is added to this disturbing collection. This is the fourth novel in a new series by mystery and suspense author Taylor Stark. Immersive and intense, the series takes you through a gripping journey with a complex and anguished female protagonist at its heart. This crime thriller offers an unrelenting blend of suspense and action, with a rapid-fire pace that will draw you into the mystery and keep you eagerly turning pages well past bedtime. Fans of Melinda Leigh, Kendra Elliot, and Lisa Regan are sure to fall in love. Future books in the series are also available!Show book
The BRAND NEW utterly heart-pounding thriller from BESTSELLING author Rona Halsall 💥⚠️🤫 A must-read for fans of Freida McFadden, Shari Lapena, and Lisa Jewell!One rumour can end in murder… Nia – a young widow with a little boy – has just moved house. Breathing in the fresh air from her new doorstep in the pretty rural village, she has to believe it’s the new start she’s looking for. At first, it seems perfect. Until a vicious – and untrue – rumour starts about her, and spreads like wildfire. And before Nia knows it, her dream of a new beginning has taken a terrible turn. She needs to find out who the gossip came from, before everything goes wrong. The truth is that everyone in this village has their secrets. Including Nia herself. And at least one person will kill to keep theirs…Readers are loving The Gossip: ‘Grips tightly and won’t let go… An intricate web full of twists and turns that left me gasping… Addictive and pulse-pounding!’ Saskia Sarginson, author ‘Wow! This one held me in its grip right until the very end. What a fantastic thriller!’ Diana Wilkinson, author ‘A compulsive, dark, and emotionally gripping thriller, that's brilliantly crafted. I literally couldn’t stop reading it.’ LH Stacey, author ‘If you enjoyedThe Rumour,you will LOVE The Gossip by Rona Halsall! A delicious web of secrets, rumours, and gossip. Twisty, unpredictable and utterly addictive. It kept me guessing to the very end!’ Ruby Speechley, author ‘I didn’t want to put it down. Full of twists, turns and suspense… it held me in its grip right to the end. And what an ending! I love all of Rona’s books but she’s surpassed herself with this one. Brilliant.’ Karen King, author ‘Y’all, this neighborhood thriller starts sweet as iced tea and ends like a Southern storm tearing the shutters off… Sharp, addictive, and proof that small talk can burn your whole life down.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘WOW what another brilliant book by one of my favourite authors Rona Halsall… Full of twists… I was totally hooked.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Utterly enthralling! Rona Halsall has delivered an absolutely breathtaking thriller that I just couldn't put down…. A whirlwind of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it twists. It’s a terrifying look at the dark side of village life… I am obsessed with this book!’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Delivers exactly what a psychological thriller should. It hooks you from the first page…The tension never drops… A single lie. A whisper. A community turning against you. It feels frighteningly possible. The twists land hard.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A heart-pounding, twisted small village thriller where gossip is the air they breathe! There is nothing more exciting—or toxic—than a setting where everyone knows everyone, backstabbing happens at full speed, and you can’t trustanyone… Brilliant.’ Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Show book
All Kate wanted was a peaceful life, all Ryan wanted to do was destroy it Living in the remote Scottish Highlands under witness protection, life is finally happy for Kate Ward and her young son Joe. Until someone from Kate’s past appears. Ryan Albright is the only person that knows all of Kate’s secrets – including what she had to do to escape an abusive relationship. Fuelled by revenge, Ryan is determined to complete the mission set for him by Kate’s ex-husband. Systematically and violently, he pulls Kate’s new world apart with devastating consequences. Will Kate sacrifice the life of her son, or confess to the lie she told?Show book
A miserly old woman is found strangled in a Rotherhithe house with a passage nobody knew about, and a girl who came to England to find her mother is accused. Hume wrote The Mystery of a Hansom Cab in Melbourne in 1886, published it himself when nobody would touch it, sold the rights for fifty pounds and watched it become the bestselling detective novel of the century; he wrote a hundred and thirty more, and this is one of the better ones.Show book
In her fiction debut, Deborah Levison, author of the acclaimed, multi award-winning true crime book, THE CRATE, weaves a tale snatched from the headlines. A NEST OF SNAKES is loosely based on a spate of lawsuits in which adult men accused their elite private schools of abuses that shocked the nation. In A NEST OF SNAKES, Brendan Cortland is a broken man. Middle-aged, pasty, pudgy, and fearful, he suffers from chronic depression, nightmares, and agoraphobia. His contact with the outside world is limited to trolling chatrooms, where he hunts pedophiles, and a weekly session with his psychiatrist, to whom he describes dreams of being devoured by predators. The doctor suspects catastrophic abuse, and maybe something more; but in all his years of therapy Brendan never divulged the deepest source of his trauma. Pushed to his breaking point, Brendan embarks on a quest for justice. It’s the terrifying step he’s avoided for decades: going public with his story. His lawyer warns him that testifying might mean dredging up painful memories, ones he’d rather keep buried. Still, no one is prepared for the horrible secrets and revelations that emerge during the trial … least of all Brendan himself. Reviewers call A NEST OF SNAKES “heart wrenching,” “raw and compelling,” “unforgettable,” and “a roller-coaster ride of surprising twists” leading to a “staggering climax” and an “absolutely perfect” ending. Monster Librarian hails A NEST OF SNAKES as one of the fall’s most talked-about novels.Show book
