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Du bist nicht so allein, wie du denkst ... Ridgeview Lodge, am Anfang des Appalachian Trail, ist ein luxuriöses Anwesen, perfekt für Eskapismus. Pro Woche können nur wenige Gäste die abgelegenen, privaten Hütten buchen, um in der Einsamkeit zu entspannen. Als Will Trent und Sara Linton hier für ihre Flitterwochen einchecken, hoffen sie auf größtmögliche Ablenkung von ihrem hektischen Alltag als Ermittler und Medical Examiner für das Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Doch gleich in der ersten Nacht hören die beiden einen schrecklichen Schrei - und eine Frau wird brutal ermordet aufgefunden. Will und Sara finden sich plötzlich inmitten einer Mordermittlung wieder. Der Druck steigt weiter, als der Teenagersohn der Toten verschwindet. Und mit einem Mörder, der nur darauf wartet, wieder zuzuschlagen, wird der Traumurlaub schnell zu einem Rennen gegen die Zeit ...

Willkommen in North Falls - einer kleinen Stadt, in der jeder jeden kennt. Zumindest glaubt das jeder. Willkommen in North Falls, einer kleinen Stadt, in der jeder jeden kennt. Zumindest glaubt das jeder. Bis zur Nacht des Feuerwerks. Als zwei Teenager-Mädchen verschwinden, ist die Stadt in Aufruhr. Für Officer Emmy Clifton werden die Ermittlungen zu einer höchst persönlichen Angelegenheit. Sie wandte sich ab, als die Tochter ihrer besten Freundin Hilfe brauchte - und jetzt muss sie sie nach Hause bringen. Doch während Emmy das Puzzle durchforstet, das die Mädchen zurückgelassen haben, wird ihr klar, dass sie sie nie wirklich gekannt hat. Niemand kannte sie. Jedes Teenager-Mädchen hat Geheimnisse. Aber wer würde dafür töten? Und was verbirgt die Stadt sonst noch?

*Special Collector's Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket, make sure to pre-order your copy. Available while stocks last.* This gripping first installment in a new crime thriller series from a No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author promises an engaging experience. With praise highlighting its depth and intensity, readers can expect a powerful narrative. Welcome to North Falls, a small town where everyone knows each other, yet the truth remains elusive. Emmy Clifton, a lifelong resident, believes she understands her neighbors and the ordinary summer night ahead. But when her best friend's daughter seeks help, Emmy dismisses it as typical teenage drama. As the girl goes missing, the town erupts, and Emmy dedicates herself to the search, only to discover that true knowledge of a town comes from uncovering its secrets. Is she prepared for the revelations that await? This novel captures the essence of small-town America, exploring complex family dynamics filled with secrets and paranoia, making it a compelling and intricately woven thriller that will keep readers enthralled from beginning to end.

Atlanta, 1974: Ein Serienkiller jagt Polizisten, und die Ermittlungen verlaufen erfolglos. Kate Murphy beginnt ihren Dienst als Polizistin und muss sich nicht nur gegen ihre männlichen Kollegen behaupten, sondern auch um ihr Leben fürchten, während die Jagd nach dem Killer immer gefährlicher wird.

Im Grant County entdecken Polizeichef Jeffrey Tolliver und Dr. Sara Linton die Leiche eines lebendig begrabenen Mädchens. Während sie ihre eigenen Vergangenheiten bewältigen, verfolgen sie die Spur bis zu einer abgeschiedenen religiösen Gemeinschaft, wo Lena Adams mit ihren inneren Dämonen konfrontiert wird. Ein weiteres Mädchen verschwindet.

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…A secluded cabin retreatFor GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.A murderer in their midstMercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.Who killed Mercy McAlpine?It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…

After that night, nothing was ever the same againFifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's. And it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever.

DALL'AUTRICE BESTSELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES, un thriller elettrizzante con la nuova US Marshal Andrea Oliver, che indaga su un caso irrisolto legato al passato di suo padre. In una piccola città si nasconde un grande segreto... Chi ha ucciso Emily Vaughn? Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily si prepara per il ballo di fine anno. Per un'atleta intelligente, bella e ben voluta, questa notte dovrebbe essere il culmine della sua carriera scolastica. Ma Emily ha un segreto. E alla fine della serata, quel segreto sarà messo a tacere per sempre. Un omicidio irrisolto... Quarant'anni dopo, l'omicidio di Emily rimane un mistero. Il suo gruppo di amici si è chiuso a riccio; la sua rispettata e benestante famiglia si è ritirata; la piccola città ha superato il suo brutale attacco. Ma tutto sta per cambiare. Una possibilità finale per scoprire un assassino... La Marshal Andrea Oliver arriva a Longbill Beach per proteggere un giudice minacciato di morte, ma in realtà è lì per cercare giustizia per Emily. L'assassino è ancora in libertà e Andrea deve scoprire la verità prima di essere silenziata anche lei...

Deze bundel bevat de volgende verhalen:Koud hartTwintig jaar waren ze getrouwd, jaren waarin Pam het beste van zichzelf heeft gegeven en altijd een trouwe echtgenote is geweest voor John. Maar nu zijn haar kansen gekeerd. Tijd voor Pam om een oude rekening te vereffenen....Doorn in mijn vleesIn een bar in Atlanta, waar de muziek boven de dansende menigte golft, pikt de knapste van twee tweelingbroers een meisje op. Samen gaan ze naar buiten. Wat gebeurt er daarna in de donkere schaduwen van de parkeerplaats?GepaktSpecial agent Will Trent wacht in een plaatselijk pompstation op zijn cola. Maar door Wills ruige undercoveruiterlijk zien de beveiligingscamera's en het verveelde personeel iemand anders: de gevaarlijke crimineel Bill Black.Laatste ademCharlie Quinn is dertien wanneer twee mannen hun huis binnendringen om wraak te nemen op haar vader. Jaren later denkt Charlie dat ze de verschrikkingen achter zich heeft gelaten, tot haar leven opnieuw in een nachtmerrie verandert...

Leigh Collier has crafted a seemingly normal life as a rising defense attorney in Atlanta, devoted mother to her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and successfully co-parenting with her ex-husband Walter during a pandemic. However, beneath this facade lies a childhood marred by secrets, betrayal, and violence. When she receives a call from a partner at her firm to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple rapes, Leigh is hesitant but feels compelled to accept if she wants to retain her position, with trial looming just a week away. Upon meeting the accused, she realizes he specifically requested her representation for a reason—he knows her, and he may be aware of her traumatic past that she has spent years trying to escape. With the stakes now higher than just the case, Leigh finds herself in a precarious situation. The only person who could assist her is her estranged sister Callie, someone Leigh never wanted to involve due to their complicated history. As the threat of long-buried truths emerges, Leigh must confront her past and the potential fallout it could bring to her carefully constructed life.

Special agent Will Trent wacht in een plaatselijk pompstation op zijn ijskoude cola. Maar door Wills ruige undercoveruiterlijk zien de beveiligingscameras en het verveelde personeel iemand anders: de gevaarlijke crimineel Bill Black. De hel die plotseling in de winkel losbreekt stelt Will - en zijn misdadige alter ego - zwaar op de proef. Een agent wordt neergeschoten, een zak met geld valt op de vloer. Een jonge vrouw verdwijnt spoorloos, en de dader vlucht weg in een gehavende pick-up, op de hielen gezeten door Will...

Andrea jest przekonana, że wie wszystko o swojej matce. Jakie tajemnice może skrywać Laura, elegancka i poukładana terapeutka mowy, filar lokalnej społeczności? Tego dnia wybrały się wspólnie do restauracji, by świętować urodziny Andrei. Kiedy w lokalu ktoś zaczął strzelać, większość gości wpadła w panikę, jednak nie Laura. Nie tylko zachowała zimną krew, ale sprawnie obezwładniła i bez wahania zabiła napastnika. Później robi się jeszcze dziwniej. Laura odmawia składania zeznań, a córce każe natychmiast zniknąć. Zszokowana Andrea zaczyna się zastanawiać, kim tak naprawdę jest jej matka. Czy to ta sama kobieta, która czytała jej bajki na dobranoc? Andrea posłusznie wykonuje instrukcje matki, przy okazji odkrywając coraz więcej sekretów z jej przeszłości. Chce poznać prawdę, ale nie ma pojęcia, jak trudne i ryzykowne okaże się podążanie śladami młodej Laury. Przecież ci, którzy tak wiele ukrywają, rzadko mają czyste sumienie. Książka wydana w serii Wielkie Litery – w specjalnym formacie z dużą czcionką dla seniorów i osób słabowidzących.

He watches. A woman runs alone in the woods. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but she's wrong. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He lingers in the shadows, until the time is just right to snatch his victim. He waits. A decade later, the case has been closed. The killer is behind bars. But then another young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead, and the MO is identical. He takes. Although the original trail has gone cold - memories have faded, witnesses have disappeared - agent Will Trent and forensic pathologist Sara Linton must re-open the cold case. But the clock is ticking, and the killer is determined to find his perfect silent wife.

Twintig jaar waren ze getrouwd, jaren waarin Pam het beste van zichzelf heeft gegeven en altijd een trouwe echtgenote is geweest voor John. Tot hij haar publiekelijk vernederde en vervolgens berooid achterliet. Maar nu zijn haar kansen gekeerd. John heeft niet lang meer te leven en vraagt haar hulp. Tijd voor Pam om een oude rekening te vereffenen...

Un nuovo caso per Sara Linton e Will Trent Due violente esplosioni strappano la medico legale Sara Linton e il suo partner, l'agente speciale Will Trent, dalla loro estate idilliaca. Sono abituati ad affrontare situazioni di emergenza, ma quando seguono le sirene, il loro istinto li conduce nel cuore oscuro di un potente gruppo neonazista. Sara si rende conto troppo tardi di essere caduta in una trappola. Will può solo guardare impotente mentre Sara viene catturata. Ora deve rischiare tutto e indagare sotto copertura, poiché le tracce dell'FBI non lasciano dubbi: il leader della rete è disposto a passare su un mare di cadaveri per i suoi scopi. Riuscirà Will a trovare Sara prima che sia troppo tardi?

Dodici anni dopo l'omicidio di una bambina nel parco giochi di una scuola media di Reykjavík, viene dissotterrata una capsula del tempo, una scatola che contiene lettere scritte dieci anni prima da un gruppo di alunni, ai quali era stato chiesto di immaginare come sarebbe stata l'Islanda nel 2016. Ma tra i messaggi ce n'è uno anonimo che riporta le iniziali di sei persone, sei future vittime di omicidio. Il caso viene assegnato al detective Huldar, che assieme alla collega psicologa Freyja cerca di ricostruire il profilo dell'autore di quelle minacce. Proprio quando l'inchiesta sembra confermare che l'elenco è solo frutto della fervida e innocua immaginazione di un ragazzo, la polizia trova due mani mozzate senza che ci sia la traccia del corpo a cui appartengono. Le indagini conducono all'identificazione della vittima, ma non prima che altre persone, le cui iniziali coincidono con quelle del misterioso messaggio, vengano assassinate. A questo punto, per il detective Huldar e la collega il tempo diventa un fattore determinante: ogni giorno che passa una nuova vittima potrebbe venire associata alle sue iniziali... Con Il tempo della vendetta la regina indiscussa del thriller islandese, Yrsa Sigurardóttir, ci regala un nuovo raggelante caso per l'impareggiabile coppia di investigatori sempre ai ferri corti tra di loro.

Get ready for a turbo-charged short read (80 pages) from two of the world's biggest thriller writers - Karin Slaughter and Lee Child.

BY THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Terror, twists, and trepidation. Look for Me is a triple-salvo thriller.' Kathy Reichs 'A complex crime scene, a missing girl, a ticking clock: no one writes a more page-turning, gut-wrenching, edgy thriller. LOOK FOR ME is a page turner par excellence.' Tess Gerritsen 'Starts with a bang and never lets up! An utterly absorbing story about troubled families and twisted fates.' Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door Detective DD Warren and Flora Dane are in a race against time to save a young girl's life - or bring her to justice. A family home has become a crime scene. Five people are involved: four of them have been savagely murdered; one - a sixteen-year-old girl - is missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister? Detective D. D. Warren is on the case, as is survivor-turned-avenger Flora Dane. Seeking different types of justice, they must make sense of the clues left behind by a young woman who, as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, Look for me.

This gorgeously written eerie suspense novel gave me chills as it raced toward an unexpected climax. Troubling, sinuous, and powerfully told, you won't be able to stop turning the pages. Dionne's breathtaking psychological thriller is a fairy tale writ large, with suspenseful plotting and a cold distance in Helena's voice that keeps readers entranced until the stunning climax. Exceptional emotions about her father and identity elevate this powerful story. If you only read one thriller this year, make it sensational. A masterpiece of crisp prose and fine storytelling, this well-crafted, eerie, and unnerving psychological thriller features a strong setting and swift pacing, appealing to fans of novels with strong female leads. Expertly written and gripping, it is compulsively readable. Eerie and breathtaking, Dionne holds you under her spell from the first word to the last. First-rate plotting builds tension with psychological suspense and action sequences, making the story both horrific and fascinating. This novel is totally compelling and different from anything you might remember reading before. Don't think you know how this plays out; just hand the reins to Dionne, who is completely in control of this unexpected narrative. It's an understatement to say this book is an exceptional achievement, offering a stunningly fresh voice, gorgeous writing, and a complex protagonist to root for.

E se la persona che credi di conoscere meglio al mondo si rivelasse una perfetta sconosciuta? Andrea sa tutto di sua madre Laura. Sa che non si è mai mossa da Belle Isle, una piccola cittadina sulla costa della Georgia; sa che non ha mai desiderato altro che diventare un pilastro della comunità in cui vive; sa che non ha mai avuto segreti e che desidera una vita tranquilla. Dopo tutto è sua madre, e lei la conosce bene... Poi, un giorno, mentre stanno pranzando nel fast food di un centro commerciale per festeggiare il trentunesimo compleanno di Andrea, si ritrovano coinvolte in una sparatoria. E allora tutto cambia. All'improvviso Andrea scopre un aspetto di sua madre di cui non sospettava l'esistenza e a poco a poco si rende conto che Laura, prima di essere Laura, era un'altra persona. Ha nascosto la sua vera identità per quasi trent’anni e ha vissuto nell'ombra sperando che nessuno la trovasse. E adesso che quell'incidente ha attirato su di lei l'attenzione dei media, niente potrà più essere come prima. La polizia vuole delle risposte e mette in discussione l’innocenza di Laura, ma lei non vuole parlare con nessuno, nemmeno con sua figlia. E ad Andrea non resta che iniziare un viaggio disperato, per ricostruire frammento dopo frammento il passato di sua madre. Sapendo che se non riuscirà a svelare i segreti che per così tanto tempo sono rimasti nascosti non ci potrà essere futuro per nessuna delle due...

Als patholoog-anatoom Sara Linton voor vakantie terugkeert naar haar vroegere woonplaats, wordt ze geconfronteerd met de verdrinkingsdood van een jonge studente. De verdachte in de zaak pleegt zelfmoord; in zijn cel staat met bloed 'IK NIET' op de muur geschreven. Will Trent schiet Sara te hulp en treft een politieteam aan dat de dood van de gevangene in de doofpot wil stoppen. Ook officier Lena Adams lijkt dingen voor hem te verzwijgen.

Découverte macabre sur le campus universitaire : Andy Rosen se serait suicidé en sautant d'un pont. Sara Linton, médecin légiste, est dépêchée sur place. Le corps mutilé fournit peu d'indices sur les circonstances de la mort et les directeurs de l'université veulent à tout prix éviter un scandale. Mais deux autres étranges suicides s'enchaînent... et la soeur de Sara, enceinte, est poignardée. Pour Sara et son ex-mari, le préfet de police Jeffrey Tolliver, il est clair que ces trois crimes sont liés. Sara découvre que l'ancien officier de police Lena Adams, qui est désormais chargée de la sécurité sur le campus, détient peut-être une information cruciale. Mais profondément blessée, exaspérée d'avoir été licenciée, Lena ne semble pas capable d'empêcher qu'il y ait une nouvelle victime...

The fantastic prequel to THE GOOD DAUGHTER, the stunning new standalone from the No. 1 bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series.

The stunning standalone from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series.

The latest novel in the Will Trent series from No. 1 bestselling author, Karin Slaughter.A body is discovered in an empty Atlanta warehouse. It's the body of an ex-cop, and from the moment Special Agent Will Trent walks in he knows this could be the most devastating case of his career. Bloody footprints leading away from the scene reveal that another victim - a woman - has left the scene and vanished into thin air. And, worst of all, the warehouse belongs to the city's biggest, most politically-connected, most high-profile athlete - a local hero protected by the world's most expensive lawyers. A local hero Will has spent the last six months investigating on a brutal rape charge.But for Will - and also for Dr Sara Linton, the GBI's newest medical examiner - the case is about to get even worse. Because an unexpected discovery at the scene reveals a personal link to Will's troubled past. The consequences will wreak havoc on his life and the lives of those he loves, those he works with, and those he pursues.But Sara's scene-of-the-crime diagnosis is that they only have a few hours to find the missing woman before she bleeds out . . .

The compelling new standalone novel from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of Unseen and Cop Town. With a missing girl in the news, Claire Scott can't help but be reminded of her sister, who disappeared twenty years ago in a mystery that was never solved. But when Claire begins to learn the truth about her sister, nothing will ever be the same.

L'anatomopatologa Maura Isles. l'algida "Regina dei morti", come l'hanno soprannominata alla Omicidi, conosce fin troppo bene il male e i suoi oscuri confini. Non solo perché lo incontra ogni giorno sul suo tavolo settorio, ma anche perché il male è dentro di lei, nel suo passato, in quella zona d'ombra che ogni giorno sembra estendersi sempre di più... La detective Jane Rizzoli il male ha scelto di combatterlo, senza tentennamenti, ogni giorno, per amore della sua numerosa e confusionaria famiglia d'origine, della sua splendida bambina, di suo marito, agente dell'FBI; per amore della vita e della giustizia. Non potrebbero esistere due donne più diverse eppure, inspiegabilmente, tra Maura e Jane, indagine dopo indagine, è nata un'amicizia che le ha portate ad affrontare e risolvere insieme casi complessi. E ancora una volta Boston ha bisogno del loro coraggio e del loro talento investigativo, perché una mano assassina ha colpito con violenza: la prima vittima è un cacciatore che amava imbalsamare le sue vittime e a cui è stato riservato il medesimo, macabro trattamento di un trofeo di caccia. Un delitto orribile e, secondo Jane, collegabile ad altre morti avvenute in città nello stesso periodo e in passato. Per venire a capo del mistero Jane e Maura dovranno ricostruire un evento del passato, un fatto lontano nel tempo e nello spazio ma le cui ramificazioni si estendono al presente con conseguenze orribili...

Rechercheurs Will Trent en Faith Mitchell maken jacht op de ontvoerder van een 17-jarig meisje dat na een bizarre moordpartij in haar eigen huis is gekidnapt.

Op haar eerste dag bij het politiekorps van Atlanta wordt Kate Murphy direct geconfronteerd met de pesterijen en vooroordelen van haar mannelijke collega’s. Daarbij is het de slechtst mogelijke dag om te beginnen, want een seriemoordenaar die het heeft voorzien op agenten heeft zojuist een nieuw slachtoffer gemaakt en de stad lijkt een broeinest van geweld. Maar Kate is niet de enige vrouw die het moeilijk heeft. Maggie Lawson stapte in de voetsporen van haar oom en haar broer om zichzelf voor hen te bewijzen als politieagent. Als ze ontdekt dat haar broer Jimmie feiten achterhoudt in zijn verklaring over de aanslag besluit ze met haar nieuwe partner Kate op onderzoek uit te gaan. Ondanks de tegenwerkingen van hun mannelijke collega’s volgen Maggie en Kate het spoor van een moordenaar van wie ze zeker weten dat hij opnieuw zal toeslaan. Maar wanneer? Het spoort leidt hen naar de duisterste schaduwen van Atlanta, waar iemand zijn oog op Kate heeft laten vallen...

"Atlanta, 1974. With a beloved cop gunned down, his brothers in blue out for blood, and the city on the edge of war, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the job will also be her last. She's determined to defy her privileged background, but life will be anything but easy in a macho world where even the female police officers have little mercy for rookies. Kate isn't the only one feeling the heat. Her new partner, Maggie Lawson, followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. But when she and Kate are sidelined in the furious manhunt for the cop killer, they pursue their own line of investigation, risking everything as they venture into the city's darkest heart."--Publisher description

The seventh Will Trent novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller. Special Agent Will Trent has something to hide. Something he doesn't want Dr Sara Linton - the woman he loves - to find out. He's gone undercover in Macon, Georgia and put his life at risk. And he knows Sara will never forgive him if she discovers the truth. But when a young patrolman is shot and left for dead Sara is forced to confront the past and a woman she hoped never to see again. And without even knowing it, she becomes involved in the same case Will is working on. Soon both of their lives are in danger.

The past will always find you ... A woman is found brutally murdered in a sordid Atlanta apartment. Her blood-soaked body bears a startling similarity to a woman found dead almost 40 years earlier. Soon Special Agent Will Trent finds himself returning to the home he grew up in. And a past that could hold the clue to the killings ...

Karin Slaughter bizi diğer romancıların gitmeye cesaret edemediği, derin ve karanlık yerlere götürüyor. Günümüzün en cesur polisiye yazarlarından biri.” - Tess Gerritsen “Amerika’nın en iyi polisiye yazarlarından biri.” - The Washington Post Atlanta’nın varlıklı bir semtinde, güzel bir evde genç bir kız hunharca katledilmiş ve başka bir kız da kaçırılmıştır. Genç kızın annesi, cesedin başında bulduğu yabancıyı kendi elleriyle öldürür, ancak öldürdüğü kişi gerçekten kızının katili midir? Ya da öldürülen, kendi kızı mıdır? Olayı inceleyen iki dedektif Will Trent ve Faith Mitchell’ın zamana karşı yarışı başlar. Hem cinayeti aydınlatmak hem de kaçırılan genç kıza, henüz hayattayken ulaşmak zorundadırlar. Paramparça’da Karin Slaughter, iz peşinde geçen üç günün soluk kesen hikâyesini anlatıyor. Genç kuşağın en sevilen polisiye yazarlarından olan Karin Slaughter’ın kitapları dünya çapında 32 dile çevrildi, 30 milyon okura ulaştı. Paramparça, İngiltere ve Hollanda’da çok satanlar listesine bir numaradan girdi ve haftalarca kaldı.

De eerste twee delen van de succesvolle, bloedstollende Sara Linton-serie in één band. Nachtschade In het slaapstadje Grant County wordt een jonge lerares verkracht en vermoord. De vrouw wordt gevonden door Sara Linton, de plaatselijke kinderarts en lijkschouwer. Samen met politiecommissaris Jeffrey Tolliver, haar grote liefde van vroeger met wie ze op gespannen voet staat, probeert Sara het mysterie van de moord op te lossen. Zoenoffer De dertienjarige Jenny laat zich moedwillig neerschieten door politiecommissaris Jeffrey Tolliver. Bij de lijkschouwing doet Sara Linton een schokkende ontdekking die wijst in de richting van misbruik. Sara werkt in het onderzoek samen met rechercheur Lena Adams, maar is zij wel tegen de spanningen opgewassen? Als de ontknoping nabij is, slaat het noodlot opnieuw toe.

Zestien geschakelde verhalen van vijftien auteurs over hoe verzuurde relaties kunnen leiden tot dramatische en spannende gebeurtenissen.

Wat begint als een normale dag, zal voor Faith Mitchell eindigen in een vreselijke nachtmerrie. Er wordt ingebroken in het huis van haar moeder, een onbekende man wordt vermoord en er vindt een gijzeling plaats. Bovendien lijkt haar moeder spoorloos verdwenen... Faith gaat op zoek naar de overvallers. Wat was de reden van deze misdaad? Waarom is haar moeder verdwenen? Heeft haar verleen ermee te maken? Jaren geleden was Faiths moeder namelijk het hoofd van een narcoticabrigade die werd opgedoekt vanwege corruptie, waarbij zij als enige werd vrijgepleit. Samen met Will Trent, Amanda Wagner en Sara Linton duikt Faith Mitchell in het verleden van haar moeder; het wordt een zoektocht waarbij ook zijzelf een groot risico lopen.

Een duister geheim werpt een schaduw over Grant County als de dertienjarige Jenny zich moedwillig laat neerschieten door politiecommissaris Jeffrey Tolliver. Bij de lijkschouwing doet kinderarts Sara Linton een schokkende ontdekking die wijst in de richting van misbruik. Sara en Jeffrey, die ooit getrouwd waren, werken noodgedwongen samen bij het oplossen van deze zaak. Jeffrey wordt in zijn speurwerk verder bijgestaan door rechercheur Lena Adams, maar is zij wel tegen de spanningen opgewassen? Als de ontknoping nabij is, slaat het noodlot opnieuw toe.

It could have been just any night, and they could have just been any two brothers -- but it wasn't, and they weren't. The scene is an Atlanta bar. The music is loud and the dance floor is packed. The good-looking brother picks up a girl. But when dark deeds ensue out in the parking lot, what happens next can only be described in two words: vintage Slaughter.

An anthology of twenty-five previously unpublished works includes contributions by such favorite genre authors as Stephen Coontz, Alex Kava, and Karin Slaughter, and a selection of up-and-coming writers.

Abigail Campano heeft in haar jarenlange huwelijk geleerd om geweld en bedrog te accepteren. Maar als ze bij thuiskomst op een insluiper stuit die met een mes in zijn hand over het dode lichaam van haar dochter gebogen staat, maakt zich een ongekende kracht in haar los. Een kracht die de man fataal wordt.Will Trent van het Georgia Bureau of Investigation krijgt de leiding over het onderzoek, maar al snel nemen de gebeurtenissen een onverwachte wending en blijkt het om veel meer dan een gezinsdrama te gaan.Karin Slaughter laat enkele hoofdrolspelers uit het zeer succesvolle Triptiek terugkeren in een uiterst beklemmend verhaal over gijzeling, misbruik en moord.

June Connor heeft nog één dag voor ze sterft. Eén dag waarin ze de confrontatie aan kan gaan met haar verleden.

When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner's death. He doesn't understand why Officer Lena Adams is hiding secrets from him. He doesn't understand her role in the death of Grant County's popular police chief. He doesn't understand why that man's widow, Dr. Sara Linton, needs him now more than ever to help her crack this case. While the police force investigates the murder of a young woman pulled from a frigid lake, Trent investigates the police force, putting pressure on Adams just when she's already about to crack. Caught between two complicated and determined women, trying to understand Linton's passionate distrust of Adams, the facts surrounding Chief Tolliver's death, and the complexities of this insular town, Trent will unleash a case filled with explosive secrets--and encounter a thin blue line that could be murderous if crossed.

When police chief Jeffrey Tolliver responds to a disturbance at a local skating rink, the last thing he expects is to have to shoot a 13-year-old girl who's holding a gun on a fellow student. Then Jenny Deaver's autopsy reveals two stunning facts: she did not bear the murdered newborn discovered in the rink's restroom, and she had recently been genitally mutilated. With his ex-wife, pediatrician Sara Linton, Jeffrey uncovers a child sex and pornography ring involving Jenny, her classmates, and their mothers--a horrific enterprise that culminated in the killing that Tolliver will never be able to forget. This taut, chilling thriller showcases Karin Slaughter's skill at plotting, pace, and narrative, and will linger in the reader's mind long after the stunning denouement. This is a terrific sequel to her debut, Blindsighted , with two protagonists whose complex relationship will no doubt be a featured subplot in her next offering. --Jane Adams

When a tortured young woman enters the trauma center of an Atlanta hospital, Dr. Sara Linton is thrust into a desperate police investigation with Special Agent Will Trent and his partner, Faith Mitchell. Though guarding their own wounds and their own secrets, Sara, Will, and Faith find that they are all that stand between a madman and his next victim.

On an ordinary spring day, Special Agent Faith Mitchell of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation returns home to a nightmare. Expecting to find her mother minding Faith's new baby daughter Emma, she is horrified to discover Emma locked in the shed, her mother's safe open, her gun missing and a trail of blood to the front door. Without waiting for back-up, Faith enters the house to a scene of carnage. It has been torn apart and a man lies dead in a pool of blood. She stumbles across two more intruders, and within minutes they too are shot dead. And when the Atlanta police force turns up, Faith has some difficult questions to answer. But she has some desperate questions of her own. What were the killers searching for? Ex-Atlanta police chief Evelyn Mitchell was once under investigation by Faith's partner Will Trent. Is her mother directly involved this time, and where is she now? With Faith suspended from duty, Will, together with the help of Dr Sara Linton, must piece together the fragments of a brutal and complicated case - and catch a deeply troubled and vicious murderer with only one thing on his mind. To keep on killing until the truth is finally revealed...

Crime fiction obsessive Martin Reed is the proverbial butt of everyone s jokes. Working as a glorified accountant at Southern Toilet Supply and still living with his cantankerous mother, he has become resigned to the world in which he lives the school b

Tre giorni per morire segna il grande ritorno di Karin Slaughter, la regina del thriller americano, e della serie best seller inaugurata con L’ombra della verità. Una finestra in frantumi. Un’impronta di sangue. Ed è solo l’inizio... Un atroce crimine ha colpito al cuore la periferia più ricca di Atlanta. Rientrando nella sua villetta nel verde di Ansley Park, Abigail Campano trova ad accoglierla vetri rotti, tracce di sangue e il corpo martoriato di una ragazza. Inizialmente, pensa che quelle membra straziate siano della figlia Emma: disperata, la donna si avventa su quello che ritiene essere l’aggressore. Poi, lentamente, la verità inizia a farsi strada: non è di Emma quel corpo riverso sul pavimento; non è il suo assassino quel ragazzo che Abigail ha appena ucciso, a mani nude. Le indagini vengono affidate alla polizia di Atlanta, ma torbidi giochi di potere e un errore di valutazione da parte delle autorità rendono inevitabile l’intervento di Will Trent, agente speciale del Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Perché c’è qualcosa in quei vetri rotti, in quelle tracce di sangue, nello sguardo spento di Abigail che solo Will Trent saprà leggere: ma dovrà fare in fretta, costretto a una corsa contro il tempo per evitare che altre vite vengano spezzate in nome di un segreto che nessuno sembra voler svelare.

Lena Adams has spent her life struggling to forget her childhood in Reece, the small town which nearly destroyed her. She's made a new life for herself as a police detective in Heartsdale, a hundred miles away - but nothing could prepare her for the violence which explodes when she is forced to return. A vicious murder leaves a young woman incinerated beyond recognition. And Lena is the only suspect. When Heartsdale police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, Lena's boss, receives word that his detective has been arrested, he has no choice but to go to Lena's aid - taking with him his wife, medical examiner Sara Linton. But soon after their arrival, a second victim is found. The town closes ranks. And both Jeffrey and Sara find themselves entangled in a horrifying underground world of bigotry and rage - a violent world which shocks even them. But can they discover the truth before the killer strikes again? 'No one does American small-town evil more chillingly ... Slaughter tells a dark story that grips and doesn't let go' The Times 'Thoroughly gripping' Daily Mirror 'Beautifully paced, appropriately grisly, and terrifyingly plausible' Time Out Fiction www.rbooks.co.uk www.karinslaughter.com

Quando l'agente Michael Ormewood, del dipartimento di polizia di Atlanta, viene chiamato in un quartiere popolare di Grady Homes, si trova di fronte a uno degli omicidi più brutali cui abbia mai assistito nel corso della sua carriera: Aleesha Monroe giace in un lago di sangue, il corpo orribilmente mutilato. Ora dopo ora, appare evidente che l'assassinio della donna non è tuttavia destinato a rimanere isolato: poco dopo, il cadavere della vicina di casa di Michael, Cynthia Barrett, viene trovato nel cortile posteriore della sua villetta, e anche questo omicidio sembra avere parecchie somiglianze con altri due crimini verificatisi nello Stato. Viene chiamato ad affiancare Ormewood nell'indagine Will Trent, agente del Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Eppure, qualcosa non torna: tra i diversi casi ci sono delle incongruenze, dei dettagli che aprono la strada a ipotesi investigative diverse. Forse non si è in presenza di un unico serial killer, forse il mistero celato dietro la morte delle due donne è inestricabilmente legato a un passato che rifiuta di essere sepolto...

„Ein Wahnsinnsbuch. Unglaublich spannend.“ (Harlan Coben)Sechzehn spannende Kriminal-Stories von fünfzehn der besten amerikanischen und englischen Krimiautoren. Sie erzählen die Geschichte eines „Glücksarmbands“, das den jeweiligen Besitzer einem furchtbaren Schicksal preisgibt. Karin Slaughter liefert die Eingangs- und Abschlussstory. Dazwischen tun John Connolly, John Harvey, Lee Child, Peter Robinson, Lynda La Plant und andere hochkarätige Autoren alles, um dem Leser die Haare zu Berge stehen zu lassen.

There are many ways to die. But some are more terrifying than others... A walk in the woods takes a sinister turn for police chief Jeffrey Tolliver and medical examiner Sara Linton when they stumble across the body of a young girl.

Nella stazione di polizia della contea di Grant, in Georgia, un lunedì mattina si trasforma in un incubo quando un agente viene colpito a bruciapelo, scatenando il caos. Tra proiettili e vetri in frantumi, un gruppo di bambini in visita vive attimi di terrore. La cittadina di Heartsdale è in preda all'angoscia, mentre la scolaresca e alcuni agenti vengono presi in ostaggio da due giovani armati. Anche il medico legale Sara Linton e l'ex marito, Jeffrey Tolliver, capo della polizia, si trovano intrappolati nell'edificio. Jeffrey, gravemente ferito, è il bersaglio principale dei sequestratori, che cercano vendetta per un crimine di cui lo ritengono responsabile. Mentre i detective tentano di fermare i killer, emergono verità scomode dal passato di Sara e Jeffrey. Dodici anni prima, un weekend romantico si era trasformato in un incubo, legato a un omicidio sospetto e al ritrovamento dello scheletro di una ragazza in una grotta. Ora, il passato torna a reclamare il suo tributo di sangue, minacciando di distruggere tutto ciò che resta.

First the kiss . . . then the blood. Sara Linton, pediatrician and medical examiner in Heartsdale, Georgia, knows only too well the horrors that can hide behind closed doors in a small community. But when a Saturday night argument between teenagers at the local skating rink leads to death—and a subsequent autopsy reveals evidence of ritualistic self-mutilation and long-term abuse—she realizes that true evil is closer than she imagined. Aided by her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and Detective Lena Adams, still traumatized by her brush with a maniac, Sara's investigation is frustrated at every turn by the cold silence of the family and friends of the slain girl. But the truth cannot be hidden forever, as Sara inexorably peels back the many layers of an inhuman outrage that goes far beyond mere murder. For an ominous cloud has settled over the young daughters and sons of Heartsdale—and those who would protect them must act quickly before all innocence here is devoured.

Sara Linton, medical examiner in the town of Heartsdale, is called out to an apparent suicide on the local college campus. The mutilated body provides little in the way of clues - and the college authorities are keen to avoid a scandal - but for Sara and the police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, things don't add up.

Scoprire nella toilette della tavola calda di Heartsdale il corpo agonizzante di una giovane professoressa è stato uno shock terribile per Sara Linton, pediatra e coroner della tranquilla cittadina universitaria, ma è solo l'autopsia a rivelare l'efferatezza di quella che è palesemente opera di una mente malata e perversa. Jeffrey Tolliver, capo della polizia locale ed ex marito di Sara, segue una pista dai risvolti sempre più macabri che culminano in un altro omicidio, persino più brutale del precedente. E la presenza di un sadico psicopatico nella sua città non è l'unico problema che deve affrontare, visto che la sorella della prima vittima, la detective Lena Adams, sembra intenzionata a farsi giustizia da sola. Ma è Sara la vera chiave per scoprire l'identità del killer. Perché un segreto nel suo passato potrebbe smascherare quella mente diabolica, oppure trascinarla nella tomba.