Gilly Macmillan Libri

Rachel Jenner è sconvolta e in preda al panico: suo figlio Ben, di soli otto anni, è scomparso, e lei non sa come affrontare questa tragedia. Inoltre, a peggiorare la situazione, ci sono gli obiettivi della stampa e le telecamere delle TV che seguono lo sviluppo del caso e le stanno con il fiato sul collo. È vero, ha commesso una leggerezza: ha perso per un attimo di vista Ben e lui è sparito e ora tutto il Paese pensa che lei sia una madre sprovveduta e vada condannata. Ma cosa è successo veramente in quel tragico pomeriggio? Stretta fra il dramma di aver perso il figlio, le sempre più serrate indagini della polizia e la pubblica gogna dei media, Rachel deve affrontare un’altra agghiacciante realtà: tutto quello che sa di sé e dei suoi cari si rivela una gigantesca bugia. E non c’è più nessuno, nemmeno nella sua famiglia, di cui la donna possa fidarsi. Il tempo stringe e forse il piccolo Ben potrebbe essere ancora salvato, ma l’opinione pubblica ha già deciso. E tu, da che parte starai?

Agli occhi di tutti coloro che la conoscono, Zoe Maisey, prima bambina prodigio e poi genio della musica, è una ragazza perfetta. Eppure, diversi anni fa Zoe ha causato la morte di tre adolescenti. Ha scontato la sua pena, e ora potrebbe guardare al proprio futuro. La sua storia e la sua nuova vita iniziano la sera in cui tiene il concerto più importante della sua carriera. Sei ore dopo, a mezzanotte, sua madre morirà... "La ragazza perfetta" è un'esplorazione profonda della mente di un'adolescente talentuosa, con un'intelligenza fuori dal comune ma anche con un passato che sembra impossibile lasciarsi alle spalle.

Noah Sadler e Abdi Mahad sono due amici inseparabili. Per questo motivo, quando il corpo di Noah viene trovato in un canale di Bristol, il silenzio di Abdi è inspiegabile. Perché non parla? Il detective Jim Clemo è appena tornato dopo un congedo forzato che l'ha allontanato dal suo ultimo caso. La morte di Noah sembra l'incidente perfetto con cui tenerlo occupato, vista la sua testa calda. Ma ben presto quello che pareva un gioco tra ragazzi finito molto male si trasforma in un caso al centro del dibattito pubblico: Noah è inglese, Abdi un rifugiato somalo. E le tensioni sociali stanno degenerando a Bristol, mentre le due famiglie combattono contro la paura e la rabbia cieca per ottenere le risposte che cercano. Nessuno di loro sa quanto sarà lunga la strada per capire che cosa è successo davvero o quali orrori dovranno affrontare. Perché la verità spesso fa male.

From New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan comes this original, chilling and twisty mystery about two shocking murder cases twenty years apart, and the threads that bind them

The Manor House was the perfect place to live. Until the body was found...Celia Verney and her husband spent many happy years in The Manor House before he died unexpectedly five years ago. Her friends Sasha and Olly are only too happy to fill in as lodgers.Tom and Nicole just bought the state-of-the-art Glass Barn nearby, following a life-changing lottery win. They have everything they've ever dreamed of, but two years on they still feel like outsiders.Housekeeper Kitty is the second generation in her family to work in The Manor - the place is in her blood and she knows every nook and cranny of the estate.When Tom is found dead in the grounds, it shatters the small community.Everyone is keeping up appearances. But each home hides its own secrets.Who among them is capable of murderer?

The Manor House was the perfect place to live. Until the body was found...Celia Verney and her husband spent many happy years in The Manor House before he died unexpectedly five years ago. Her friends Sasha and Olly are only too happy to fill in as lodgers.Tom and Nicole just bought the state-of-the-art Glass Barn nearby, following a life-changing lottery win. They have everything they've ever dreamed of, but two years on they still feel like outsiders.Housekeeper Kitty is the second generation in her family to work in The Manor - the place is in her blood and she knows every nook and cranny of the estate.When Tom is found dead in the grounds, it shatters the small community.Everyone is keeping up appearances. But each home hides its own secrets.Who among them is capable of murderer?

A gripping psychological thriller for readers who loved THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR and THE CHILD. Why is she back? And what does she want? Jocelyn was seven years old when her beloved nanny disappeared overnight. Her parents never told her why. Devastated by the loss and the disruption of her safe family enclave, Jocelyn never quite got over it. Thirty years later, Jocelyn returns to her crumbling, shadowy family home. Widowed and vulnerable, she has a young daughter of her own. Then her long-gone nanny appears on the doorstep. And Jocelyn soon realises that she doesn't know who this woman really is - or, now that she's back, what she wants. Or what really happened on that fateful night all those years ago...

The story follows Zoe Maisey, a seventeen-year-old musical prodigy grappling with the aftermath of a tragic incident that claimed the lives of three classmates. As she attempts to rebuild her life, her mother, Maria, insists on concealing their painful history from everyone, including her new husband. This tension between confronting the past and forging a new future shapes their complicated relationship and Zoe's struggle with her identity and guilt.

The disappearance of her fawningly dependent husband catapults best-selling mystery writer Lucy Harper into dark memories about her brother who went missing under suspicious circumstances thirty years earlier. Lucy has fame, fortune, an army of adoring readers -- and her fawning husband Dan. When Dan goes missing, it evokes dark memories that take Lucy back thirty years to the day her brother vanished without a trace. The police investigation revealed few confirmed details-- and young Lucy was the only witness. As Lucy's past and present collide, is she revealing all she knows-- about both disappearances? -- adapted from jacket

Three couples. Two bodies. One secret.Dark Fell Barn is a “perfectly isolated” retreat, or so says its website when Jayne books a reservation for her friends. A quiet place, far removed from the rest of the world, is exactly what they need.The women arrive for a girls’ night ahead of their husbands. There’s ex-Army Jayne, hardened and serious, but also damaged. Ruth, the driven doctor and new mother who is battling demons of her own. Young Emily, just wed and insecure, the newest addition of this tight-knit band. Missing this year is Edie, who was the glue holding them together until her husband died suddenly.But what they hoped would be a relaxing break soon turns to horror. Upon arrival at Dark Fell Barn, the women find a devastating note claiming one of their husbands will be murdered. There are no phones, no cell service to check on their men. Friendships fracture as the situation spins wildly out of control. Betrayal can come in many forms.This group has kept each other’s secrets for far too long.

Ein malerisches Anwesen im Südwesten Englands und eine Frau allein unter Mördern ... Der neue packende Roman von »New York Times«- und SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Gilly Macmillan! Als sie mehrere Millionen im Lotto gewinnen, ändert sich das Leben von Nicole und Tom über Nacht schlagartig. Das Ehepaar zieht in eine speziell angefertigte hochmoderne Scheune aus Glas, die auf einem wunderschönen Gelände in Gloucestershire steht, und lebt ein Leben im Luxus. Doch der wahr gewordene Traum wird zum Albtraum, als Nicole ihren Ehemann ermordet im Pool auffindet. Nicole ist verzweifelt. Jemand aus ihrem nächsten Umfeld muss für Toms Tod verantwortlich sein. Doch außer dem netten Nachbarspaar und deren Haushälterin gibt es meilenweit niemanden. Nicole fühlt sich beobachtet und bedroht – wie ein Goldfisch, umgeben von Piranhas … Atmosphärisch, böse und nervenzerreißend spannend! Lesen Sie auch »Die Nanny«, »Die Vertraute« und »Ein langes Wochenende«.

Dávejte si pozor na to, co si přejete... Nechtěli byste třeba vyhrát v loterii? Život Nicole a Toma se ze dne na den změní díky výhře ve výši deseti milionů liber. Záhy se nastěhují se do supermoderní, skleněné přestavby stodoly v úžasném areálu panství Lancaut v Gloucestershire. Tento splněný sen se však rychle změní v noční můru, když je v bazénu nalezen Tom mrtvý. A vše nasvědčuje tomu, že tento čin musel spáchat někdo blízký. Jenže kromě mladého páru, který na panství bydlí, a jejich hospodyně ve vedlejším domě není v okolí široko daleko nikdo. Kdo tedy vraždil? A pořád byste chtěli vyhrát v loterii?

»Wenn ihr das hier lest, habe ich bereits einen eurer Ehemänner getötet.« Der neue packende Roman von SPIEGEL-Bestsellerautorin Gilly Macmillan. Drei Frauen treffen in einem abgelegenen Ferienhaus ein, tief in der Moorlandschaft von Northumbria an der schottischen Grenze. Es ist der erste Abend ihres langen Wochenendes, am nächsten Morgen erwarten sie ihre Ehemänner. Doch auf dem Küchentisch von Dark Fell Barn finden sie einen Brief, in dem jemand behauptet, einen ihrer Ehemänner umgebracht zu haben. Die drei Frauen glauben zuerst an einen perfiden Scherz. Doch sie haben keinen Handyempfang. Es gibt kein Internet – und ein Sturm zieht auf. Die Frauen sind von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten, und als jede von ihnen versucht herauszufinden, was passiert ist – ob überhaupt etwas passiert ist – werden ihre Freundschaften auf eine harte Probe gestellt. Die Situation droht, zu eskalieren ... Packend, perfide, atmosphärisch: Lesen Sie auch »Die Nanny« und »Die Vertraute«.

Po pravdě… všichni lžou. Lucy Harperová je talentová spisovatelka a autorka několika bestsellerů, díky kterým získala slávu, peníze i miliony fanoušků. Kromě toho má Dana – zneuznaného a žárlivého manžela, jehož pokusy stát se spisovatelem nedopadly valně. Teď Dan zmizel, a navíc to není poprvé, kdy se ztratil někdo z Lucyina okolí. Před třiceti lety zmizel i její bráška Teddy a nikdy ho nenašli. Lucy, jediná svědkyně, si o tom, co se stalo, bezradně vymýšlela jeden příběh za druhým. Vyšetřující detektiv zuřil a její rodiče propadali zoufalství. Právě tehdy zjistila, že dokáže vyprávět poutavé příběhy, a ze svého talentu těží dodnes. Z Lucy se však stala dospělá žena, která se nemůže věčně skrývat za smyšlenými historkami. Celý svět ji pozoruje, její život je pod drobnohledem… život plný příběhů, z nichž některé jsou uvěřitelnější, jiné už méně. Mohla tenkrát Teddymu ublížit? Zabila svého muže? Přichází chvíle, kdy Lucy Harperová konečně řekne pravdu.

Ein malerisches Anwesen im Südwesten Englands und eine Frau allein unter Mördern ... Als sie mehrere Millionen im Lotto gewinnen, ändert sich Nicoles und Toms Leben schlagartig. Das Ehepaar zieht in eine eigens für sie restaurierte hochmoderne Glasscheune auf einem wunderschönen Gelände in Gloucestershire und lebt im Luxus. Doch der wahr gewordene Traum wird zum Albtraum, als Nicole ihren Ehemann ermordet im Pool auffindet. Jemand aus ihrem nächsten Umfeld muss für Toms Tod verantwortlich sein. Doch außer dem netten Nachbarspaar und deren Haushälterin gibt es meilenweit niemanden. Nicole fühlt sich beobachtet und bedroht – wie ein Goldfisch, umgeben von Piranhas … Atmosphärisch, böse und nervenzerreißend spannend! Lesen Sie auch »Die Nanny«, »Die Vertraute« und »Ein langes Wochenende«.