A shocking shooting exposes the hidden secrets of five families living in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. This psychological thriller delves into the complexities of their lives, revealing how deeply intertwined their fates are and the dark truths they conceal. As tensions rise, the narrative unfolds to explore themes of trust, betrayal, and the facades people maintain in seemingly perfect neighborhoods.
An Amazon Charts bestseller. A deeply moving story of carrying on even when it seems impossible. Life is over in an instant for sixteen-year-old Finn Miller when a devastating car accident tumbles her and ten others over the side of a mountain. Suspended between worlds, she watches helplessly as those she loves struggle to survive. Impossible choices are made, decisions that leave the survivors tormented with grief and regret. Unable to let go, Finn keeps vigil as they struggle to reclaim their shattered lives. Jack, her father, who seeks vengeance against the one person he can blame other than himself; her best friend, Mo, who bravely searches for the truth as the story of their survival is rewritten; her sister Chloe, who knows Finn lingers and yearns to join her; and her mother, Ann, who saved them all but is haunted by her decisions. Finn needs to move on, but how can she with her family still in pieces? Heartrending yet ultimately redemptive, In an Instant is a story about the power of love, the meaning of family, and carrying on...even when it seems impossible.
and of the horrific consequences of a blind date gone wrong.PRAISE FOR JOY FIELDING'Gripped me from the first to the very last page' Tess Gerritsen 'A spiralling tale of paranoia and suspense' Jenny Milchman'An edge-of-your-seat read .
'I think my real name is Samantha. I think I'm your daughter.' Caroline Shipley's heart nearly stops when she hears those words from the voice on the other end of the phone. Instantly, she's thrust 15 years into the past, to a posh resort in Baja, Mexico and the fateful night her world collapsed. The trip is supposed to be a celebration. Caroline's husband, Hunter, convinces her to leave their two young daughters, Michelle and Samantha, alone in their hotel suite while the couple enjoys an anniversary dinner in the restaurant downstairs. But returning afterward, Caroline and Hunter make a horrifying discovery: Two-year-old Samantha has vanished without a trace. What follows are days, weeks and years of anguish for Caroline. She's tormented by media attention that has branded her a cold, incompetent mother, while she struggles to save her marriage. Caroline also has to deal with the demands of her needy elder daughter, Michelle, who is driven to cope in dangerous ways. Through it all, Caroline desperately clings to the hope that Samantha will someday be found only to be stung again and again by cruel reality. Plunged back into the still-raw heartbreak of her daughter's disappearance, and the suspicions and inconsistencies surrounding a case long gone cold, Caroline doesn't know whom or what to believe. The only thing she can be sure of is that someone is fiercely determined to hide the truth of what happened to Samantha.
Torrance, Florida. Population: 4,160. A safe place where residents feel comfortable leaving their doors unlocked and allowing their children to run freely. It's here that high school English teacher Sandy Crosbie is establishing a new life for herself and her teenage children, following the painful and very public breakdown of her marriage. But when the body of the most popular girl at Torrance High is found buried in a shallow, swampy grave, everyone in the cosy community becomes a suspect. Suddenly it seems that everyone has something to hide. A down-on-his-luck sheriff must wade through the murkier depths of smalltown secrets to determine who the killer is. And when the body count rises to three, Sandy Crosbie must do everything in her power to help protect her family and target the attacker before it's too late.
After spending a year in prison, Ralph has explicit plans for his first night of freedom: tonight, someone will be held accountable. He goes to murderous lengths to learn the address of his former wife - the woman he blames for his fate. Determined to bring her to his idea of justice, Ralph's next step is to travel from Florida to Ohio to find his ex-wife's house on Mad River Road. Also in Florida, Jamie Kellogg wakes from the agonizing nightmare of her mother's funeral, and assesses her life: she's a twenty-nine-year-old woman in a dead-end job, with an ex-husband in Atlanta, a married lover in the hospital, and a virtual stranger in her bed. But this stranger is everything the previous men in her life weren't: tender, attentive, and adventurous. After convincing Jamie to quit her miserable job and ditch her judgmental, perfectionist sister, Ralph proposes a romantic getaway. While Jamie wonders if this thrilling man might finally be her Prince Charming, they plan a road trip to visit his son, who lives with his mother on a street called Mad River Road. As riveting and beguiling as Joy Fielding's previous novels, Mad River Road is a tale of courage, truth, and the need to trust one's instincts. "From the Hardcover edition."
Paranoia and revenge, voyeurism and obsession - The Girl on the Train meets Rear Window in this gripping novel from a queen of psychological suspense.
When you read a novel by Rosamunde Pilcher you enter a special world where emotions sing from the heart. A world that lovingly captures the ties that bind us to one another-the joys and sorrows, heartbreaks and misunderstandings, and glad, perfect moments when we are in true harmony. A world filled with evocative, engrossing, and above all, enjoyable portraits of people's lives and loves, tenderly laid open for us... Caroline travels to Scotland, hoping to make contact with a brother she hasn't seen for years, and return in time for her wedding to the man her strong-willed stepmother thought so suitable. Then a sudden snow strands her in an isolated house with a young man recovering from tragedy. Both are on the brink of terrible mistakes, but perhaps they can save each other.
Apparemment, Mattie Hart, trente-six ans, marchand d'art à Chicago, a tout pour être heureuse. Un mari avocat, le plus brillant sans doute de la ville, une fille adorable, une ravissante maison, un métier qu'elle adore. Apparemment... Si Jake a épousé Mattie, il y a seize ans, c'est seulement parce qu'il l'avait mise enceinte. Il la trompe depuis des années. Et s'apprête aujourd'hui à la quitter pour sa nouvelle maîtresse. Leur vie à tous deux bascule lorsque Mattie apprend qu'elle est atteinte d'une maladie rarissime et meurtrière. Jake décide de rester à ses côtés. Il ne peut la laisser lutter seule. Mari et femme n'ont que peu de temps pour se dire ce qu'ils ont tu toutes ces années... L'urgence les délivre, leur permet de se découvrir. Et de s'aimer, enfin. Mais pour combien de temps ?
Début du XXe siècle, Olivia et Victoria constituent un prodige de la nature. Jumelles, elles sont si semblables que personne ne peut les différencier... La vie des deux sueurs bascule le jour où Victoria tombe amoureuse d'un homme marié. Pour éviter le scandale, son père lui fait épouser un jeune veuf : Charles Dawson. Mais tandis que Victoria, indépendante et passionnée, n'a de cesse de rejoindre le Front en Europe, où la Première Guerre mondiale vient d'éclater, Olivia, douce et réservée, aime Charles en secret. Et si elles échangeaient leurs vies ?
