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The annual Curlew Street scarecrow competition is back, and the residents of Melbourne’s inner north have never seen an entry like it. Shirt bloody, head and arms slumped over a scarecrow crucifix: Victoria’s most conservative Supreme Court Judge, Harry ‘The Pope’ Somerton, is dead...

Als der charmante Duncan Stone Callie Parker zu einem Date einlädt, ist sie überrascht und geschmeichelt – und wird von allen beneidet. Die Romanze entwickelt sich rasant, und als Duncan sie bittet, bei ihm einzuziehen, scheint Callies Märchen wahr geworden zu sein. Doch je besser sie ihn kennenlernt, desto klarer wird: Duncan ist kein Märchenprinz. Er ist der Teufel. Schleichend wird Callie von Freunden und Familie isoliert, rund um die Uhr überwacht, zur Gefangenen in ihrem eigenen Leben. Nur die Flucht kann sie retten.

THE STATE GAVE HIM TWO YEARS TO PROVE HE WAS HUMAN. The Error: In 1999, a single stapler click changed the course of a life. In a county records office, a clerical error buried an infant’s birth record under the wrong file, turning him into a permanent ward of the state. Eric Vane wasn't seen as a gifted child; he was labeled a "Category 4 Resident" and funneled into the Martin Center, a facility where the "Grey" walls were designed to manage him until the day he died. For eighteen years, the system didn't see a person; it saw a diagnosis.

Her ex-husband disappeared, leaving her overwhelmed, cleaning up the mess he left behind. She suspects a friend of foul play but can’t prove it. She must find out the truth to protect her daughter from heartbreak. Irena Fishbone is always in a hurry, repairing boat engines and caring for her...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE DISTINCTIVE NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF RECOVERY OF ROSE GOLD AND THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL They tell you to write what you know. But what if that’s a story to die for? All Arnie Tenderton wants is to be a published author. For years he’s been trying to write the...

A traumatic childhood and a gaslighting husband cause a young woman to question her sanity. She knows the nightmare won’t stop until her husband is dead. But, can she find the courage to do it?

'A compelling, suspenseful tale imbued with warmth, humour and heart' LIANE MORIARTY 'I utterly DEVOURED He Would Never . . . Brilliant characterisation, wonderful writing, I loved it!!!’ MARIAN KEYES FIVE FAMILIES. FOURTEEN YEARS OF SECRETS. ONE LONG WEEKEND. It started as a lifeline for five...

FINALIST FOR 2023 ITW THRILLER AWARDS BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL NOVEL 'A breathless, twisty plot . . . Five stars' SALLY HEPWORTH THEY SAY THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY. BUT FOR MEL, THE PAST JUST MOVED IN UPSTAIRS. When a new couple moves into the apartment above Mel’s, it isn’t the noise...

A fire in the middle of the night changes everything. When Vera wakes to the smell of smoke, she escapes her home just before the fire spreads. The damage is contained to one room: her husband Daniel’s study. Investigators quickly determine the fire wasn’t accidental.

Could you sacrifice one of your children to save the other? SUNDAY EXPRESS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR AN IRISH TOP TEN BESTSELLER ‘A gripping crime narrative which blends so seamlessly with emotional family drama’ - Erin Kelly An unbearable decision Held up at gunpoint by two vicious killers...

Everyone knew influencer Joy Maddison. Millions followed her perfect life online, envying her loving husband, adorable kids, and stunning home. Until the night Joy vanished without a trace. Five years later, Joy's dramatic reappearance sends shockwaves through the people she left behind. Unraveling the tangled truth about what happened to her will force Joy to confront a devastating secret from her past — a secret someone is determined to keep buried at all costs.

Louise has had to watch her husband, Andrew, start a new family in the four years since he left her. The ‘other woman’ is now his wife - but Louise isn’t ready to let Caz enjoy the life that was once hers or to let go of the man she still loves. As Louise starts to dig into Caz’s past, the two women’s pretence of civility starts to slip. But in trying to undermine each other, they discover more about the man they both married. And when Andrew is murdered at a family party, both women are found standing over the body. It’s always the wife. But which one?

Brought to you by Penguin. Jenny has just given birth to the baby she’s always wanted. She’s never been this happy. Her husband, Leo, knows this baby girl can’t be his. He’s never felt so betrayed. The same night, a vulnerable young woman, Hannah, wakes to find her newborn lifeless...

When a local mother and her six-year-old daughter, Delilah, suddenly vanish, their close-knit suburban community is rocked by fear and suspicion. How could such a terrible thing have happened in their small town? Then, 11 years later, Delilah shockingly reappears. Everyone wants to know what really happened to her. But there are secrets hidden deep in the past—and when the truth about those missing years begins to surface, no one is prepared for what they’re about to find out.

Island life suits Susan, and she can’t imagine ever moving from her beloved Isle of Wight. So it gives her real pleasure to see her young lodger Colette settle in to life by the sea, especially knowing that she has such a troubled past.

Successful Misty is happy living with her perfect boyfriend until he tells her he is leaving. Elegant Gwen is excited about the new man in her life until she discovers he's been lying to her. Angry Babs has the love of her life lured away, first by Misty then by Gwen, and she wants revenge. Long-suffering Dee is a wife who takes her wandering husband back every single time. When the lives of these four women collide, the results are deadly.

Talia Danvers is an engineer for a high-end dating app who hasn’t managed to code her own love life. Then she reconnects with Townsend Fuller: the one who got away. Or, more accurately, the one who left her for someone else. But Townsend swears he’s a changed man, and Talia wants to believe him. Even if he is the prime suspect in the disappearance of Amanda Reade, the same woman who broke them up in the first place. In cases like these, it’s always the boyfriend. That’s what Amanda’s sister Kaitlyn thinks.

Jay and I have only known each other a short while, but whenever I gaze into his gorgeous brown eyes I know he’s the one. His little house by the deep forest’s edge is perfect for the two of us—no internet, no phone signal, and no neighbors. I’m about as far from my past as I could be. Warm in Jay’s arms, I can persuade myself it’s ok that he disappears for hours when he thinks I’m asleep at night, returning the next morning, glittery eyed and tense. I won’t question him, I can’t challenge him. I need our relationship to work. Because I have secrets too.

Juliet has returned to the Isle of Wight from years abroad to visit her sick father and to be reunited with her three sisters - Cassie, a professional musician who seems to have lost her way in life; Mira, who is profoundly deaf, is married to the local vicar but their relationship is falling apart, and Rosalind, glamorous and charming but now deeply unhappy and secretive about her life. As Juliet’s father lies dying, he issues her with a warning. There is a killer on the loose, and they may be closer than she can ever imagine.

Tom, my husband, is always watching, controlling my every move. He chooses my clothes, my hairstyle, even instructing what and how much I’m allowed to eat – just ten measly mouthfuls. I’ve become isolated from those I love, forbidden to work and stuck at home to fulfil his every whim. My identity along with my life is long gone. I am slowly suffocating but I know Tom will never, ever let me leave alive. A chance encounter with Savannah changes everything. Tom couldn’t tear his eyes away from her. Could she be my saviour?