Laura McHugh Livres

"On a hot, hazy summer day, Sarabeth is forced to work her family's farmstand in Arkansas. It was only recently that Sarabeth had a normal teenage life in town, able to see her friends, starting to date--but that was before her parents found God and moved her and her siblings to a farm in the middle of nowhere. Now she has to wear long dresses even in the blistering heat, can't cut her hair, and can't spend time with anyone her age. Sarabeth has become rebellious and wayward, refusing to adapt--then she is taken. Blindfolded and chained to a basement wall, Sarabeth is held captive for weeks by a person she never sees or speaks to, and just when she thinks her life is about to be over, she wakes up along the side of a highway, where she is discovered by a passing motorist. Now an adult, she goes by Sarah, has cut ties with her family entirely, and has made a contented, if solitary life for herself as an adult in St. Louis. That is, until Detective Nick Farrow with the Missouri Highway Patrol Missing Persons calls her, wanting her help to investigate the recent disappearance of a young girl in a case which bears striking similarities to Sarah's own. In this riveting new novel from Laura McHugh, a woman finds that sometimes our attempt to loosen the ties to our past only bind us further. McHugh enthralls with this suspenseful tale of a woman who pulls a real-life Gone Girl"-- Provided by publisher

'It is a long time since I have read a debut as impressive as Laura McHugh's The Weight of Blood. It is a chilling portrait of a small town in the Ozarks where violent men are protected and young women vanish.' Joan Smith, The Sunday Times People still whisper about Lucy Daneâe(tm)s mother who vanished years ago from the town of Henbane, deep in the Ozark mountains. When one of Lucyâe(tm)s friends is found murdered, Lucy feels haunted by the two lost women: by the mother she never knew, and the friend she couldnâe(tm)t protect. But her search for answers, in a place where secrets are easily concealed, leads her to a chilling discovery. And with this revelation, she must grapple with the meaning of family, the secrets we keep, and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love.

In a small town ravaged by the opioid crisis, a woman confronts a dark secret about her brother's shocking death in a gripping novel of suspense for fans of Sharp Objects and S-Town.

Superb and subtle psychological suspense, and a compelling mystery, too . . . I thought I knew who did it, but I was wrong-four times. Lee Child

Jedes Geheimnis hat seinen Preis Das kleine Städtchen Henbane liegt tief in den Bergen Missouris verborgen. Noch immer tuscheln die Bewohner hinter vorgehaltener Hand über Lucys schöne Mutter Lila, die vor sechzehn Jahren spurlos und unter ungeklärten Umständen verschwand. Auch Lucys Schulfreundin Cheri wird seit einem Jahr vermisst, und ihr Verschwinden scheint auf mysteriöse Weise mit Lilas Schicksal verknüpft zu sein. Als Cheris Leiche – übersät mit Tattoos und Brandmalen – gefunden wird, ist Lucy fest entschlossen herauszufinden, was ihr zugestoßen ist. Doch schon bald erkennt sie, dass in einem abgeschiedenen Ort wie Henbane zahlreiche Geheimnisse verborgen liegen – Geheimnisse, die zu beschützen die Bewohner über Leichen gehen würden

In Henbane, Missouri, verschwanden vor sechzehn Jahren Lucys Mutter Lila und nun auch ihre Schulfreundin Cheri. Als Cheris Leiche gefunden wird, ist Lucy entschlossen, die Wahrheit zu entdecken. Doch die Bewohner des abgeschiedenen Ortes schützen ihre Geheimnisse mit allen Mitteln.

Linda Castillo, Na scestí: Z vězení utekl Joseph King, který se nikdy nepřiznal k vraždě své manželky. Kriminalistka Kate Burkholderová jej zná od dětství a když jí tvrdí, že je nevinný, uvěří mu. King je však zastřelen a Kate se vydává na nelehkou cestu očistit jeho jméno a najít pravého vraha. Příběh vyšel jako samostatná kniha pod názvem Temná cesta. Laura McHughová, Arrowood: Arden se vrací do zděděného domu, odkud kdysi zmizely její dvě malé sestřičky. Je odhodlaná příjít na to, co se tehdy stalo, a pravda není ani trochu hezká. Mary Kubica, Neplakej: Quinn beze stopy zmizela spolubydlící a kamarádka Esther. Přestože se zaplétá do stále větších a nebezpečných záhad,Quinn kamarádku ze všech sil hledá... a nachází stará tajemství. Mark Lamprell, Průvodce Římem pro zamilované: Tři nesourodé páry se ocitnou v Římě, aby se jejich osudy prapodivně proplétaly...