SYNOPSIS WOULD YOU BELIEVE HER 2013 Melissa Slade had it all: beauty, money, a successful husband and beautiful twin babies. But in the blink of an eye, her perfect life became a nightmare – when she found herself on trial for the murder of her little girls. PRESENT DAY Jonathan Hunt covered the original Slade … More THE GUILTY MOTHER By Diane Jeffrey
Synopsis My life is like one of those cheap snow globes my twins collected when they were younger. Shiny and pretty on the outside, blurred beyond recognition when shaken. Ever since her twin girls left home, Marisa has felt there’s something missing from her life. Her sprawling mansion is no longer filled. With laughter and … More THE SCANDAL By Nicola Marsh
SYNOPSIS THEY CAME LOOKING FOR ANSWERS A group of explorers arrive in the remote town of Birchlake, Northern California, to investigate the appearance of mysterious walls. WHAT THEY FOUND WERE QUESTIONS A teenage girl has disappeared without a trace. FOR NOT EVERYONE IS AS THEY SEEM Soon it becomes clear that the last two events … More THE POSSESSION By Michael Rutger
SYNOPSIS This morning, I was packing up lunches, ironing, putting on the laundry I should have done last night. Now my precious daughter is accused of murder. When ten year old cousins Maddy and Brianna are arrested for a terrible crime, Maddy’s mother Juliet cannot believe it. How could her bright, joyful daughter be capable … More THE SILENT ONES By K.L.Slater
SYNOPSIS Suspended from duty after her last case ended in the high-profile arrest of one of Britain’s wealthiest men, Dc Constance Fairchild is trying to stay away from the limelight. Fate has other ideas… Coming home to her London flat, Constance stumbles across a young man, bloodied, mutilated and barely alive. She calls it … More NOTHING TO HIDE By James Oswald
Synopsis A mother’s job is to keep her children safe. Tess has always tried to be a good mother. Of course, there are things she wishes she’d done differently, but doesn’t everyone feel that way? Then Emma, her youngest, is attacked on her way home from a party, plunging them into a living nightmare which … More STOP AT NOTHING By Tammy Cohen
THE SYNOPSIS No matter what you see, no matter what you’ve heard, assume nothing. Adam and Sophie Warner and their three year old daughter are vacationing in Washington States Hood canal for Memorial Day weekend. It’s the perfect getaway to unplug-and to calm an uneasy marriage. But on Adam’s first day out on the water, … More LYING NEXT TO ME By Gregg Olsen
THE SYNOPSIS The girl with no past. Six years ago, Evie Cormack was discovered, filthy and half starved, hiding in a secret room in the aftermath of a shocking crime. Now approaching adulthood, Evie is damaged, self destructive and has never revealed her true identity. The boy who survived. Forensic Psychologist Cyrus Haven, a man … More GOOD GIRL, BAD GIRL By Michael Robotham
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