This gripping thriller from bestselling author Nicci French captivates readers with its intense plot and psychological depth. It weaves a complex narrative filled with suspense, unexpected twists, and richly developed characters, ensuring an exhilarating reading experience. As the story unfolds, it explores themes of trust, betrayal, and the darker sides of human nature, keeping readers on the edge of their seats until the final page.
Literaire thriller
Een vrouw komt niet opdagen op het verjaardagsfeest van haar man. Haar dochter denkt aan kwade opzet. Jaren later keert de dochter terug naar huis en worden de dramatische gebeurtenissen uit het verleden opgerakeld.
The instant Sunday Times bestseller from the acclaimed author of Hamnet, The Marriage Portrait is a dazzling evocation of the Italian Renaissance in all its beauty and brutality. Winter, 1561. Lucrezia, Duchess of Ferrara, is taken on an unexpected visit to a country villa by her husband, Alfonso. As they sit down to dinner it occurs to Lucrezia that Alfonso has a sinister purpose in bringing her here. He intends to kill her. Lucrezia is sixteen years old, and has led a sheltered life locked away inside Florence's grandest palazzo. Here, in this remote villa, she is entirely at the mercy of her increasingly erratic husband. What is Lucrezia to do with this sudden knowledge? What chance does she have against Alfonso, ruler of a province, and a trained soldier? How can she ensure her survival. The Marriage Portrait is an unforgettable reimagining of the life of a young woman whose proximity to power places her in mortal danger.
When the world's largest search engine / social media company merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known: The Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Kavakian, they look for the company's weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters and lacerating set-pieces, The Every blends satire and terror, while keeping the reader in breathless suspense about the fate of the company - and the human animal.
After her own father's death from dementia, the writer and campaigner Nicci Gerrard set out to explore the illness that now touches millions of us, yet which we still struggle to speak about. What is it to be oneself, and what is it to lose one's self. Who are we when we are not ourselves, and where do we go? This is book is an attempt to understand thorough a touching exploration of dementia, structured around the stages of the disease from the outside and, as far as possible, from the inside as well. Full of people's stories, both sad and optimistic, it is a journey into the dusk and then the darkness - and then out on to the other side, where, once someone is dead, a life can be seen whole again.
A Sarah piace il silenzio della sera sull’isola di Skye, dove si muove piano accarezzando i capelli biondi della sua bambina di sette anni, Kirstie, che si è appena addormentata. Ripensa a quando quelle manine si stringevano a quelle di Lydia, la sua gemella, morta un anno prima, lasciando un vuoto incolmabile. Per sfuggire al dolore, Sarah e la sua famiglia si sono rifugiati sull’isola, sperando di ritrovare la serenità tra scogliere e cieli immensi. Tuttavia, con l’avvicinarsi dell’inverno, Kirstie inizia a comportarsi in modo strano, diventando silenziosa e interessata a cose che prima non amava, somigliando sempre di più a Lydia. Durante una tempesta violenta, Sarah e Kirstie si trovano isolate. Nel buio, Kirstie sussurra a Sarah: «Mamma, perché continui a chiamarmi Kirstie? Io sono Lydia. Kirstie è morta, non io». Questa rivelazione devasta Sarah, che inizia a tormentarsi sull’errore che potrebbe aver commesso. Cos’è realmente accaduto il giorno della morte di una delle gemelle? È possibile che una madre non riconosca sua figlia?
Not everyone who's missing is lost Hard-hitting and unputdownable, THE LOST follows Forensic psychologist Maguire back to her hometown in the search for two missing girls. This exhilarating introduction to the Paula Maguire series by Claire McGowan is sure to grip fans of Elly Griffiths and LJ Ross. 'Claire McGowan is a knockout new talent' - Lee Child When two teenage girls go missing along the Irish border, forensic psychologist Paula Maguire has to return to the hometown she left years before. Swirling with rumour and secrets, the town is gripped by fear of a serial killer. But the truth could be even darker. Not everyone who's lost wants to be found Surrounded by people and places she tried to forget, Paula digs into the cases as the truth twists further away. What's the link with two other disappearances from 1985? And why does everything lead back to the town's dark past- including the reasons her own mother went missing years before? Nothing is what it seems As the shocking truth is revealed, Paula learns that sometimes, it's better not to find what you've lost... What readers are saying about The Lost: 'Well written and keeps you guessing. The best book I have read this year' 'Fantastic read. Had me gripped from start to finish - I just couldn't put it down. Highly recommended' 'Compelling and thrilling. Claire McGowan has a clever ease of storytelling that draws you in and leaves you wanting more'
Mae Holland crede di aver fatto il colpo della vita quando viene assunta al Cerchio, la più influente azienda nella gestione di informazioni web (un incrocio tra Facebook e Google). Inizialmente Mae è eccitata dal nuovo lavoro: gli open space avveniristici, le palestre e le piscine distribuite ai piani, la zona riposo con i materassi per chi si trovasse a passare la notte al lavoro, le feste organizzate e le gare sportive, i club e perfino un acquario con rarissimi pesci tropicali... Mae continua a considerarsi fortunata anche quando la vita al di fuori del Cerchio non è più altro che un miraggio lontano, anche quando un ex collega cerca di farla riflettere su qualche operazione di cui le sfuggiva il senso, anche quando la sua stessa vita inizia a diventare sempre più pubblica, trasparente al mondo esterno. Presto quella che sembrava la storia delle idealiste ambizioni di una donna diventa una storia di suspense, un'indagine a tutto campo sulle questioni della memoria, della privacy, della democrazia e dei limiti (valicabili o meno) posti alla conoscenza umana.
In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great. In A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers takes us around the world to show how one man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy's gale-force winds. This taut, richly layered, and elegiac novel is a powerful evocation of our contemporary moment -- and a moving story of how we got here. 'Haunting, beautifully shaped and sad . . . Eggers has developed an exceptional gift for opening up the lives of others so as to offer the story of globalism as it develops and, simultaneously, to unfold a much more archetypal tale of struggle and loneliness and drift.' Pico Iyer, The New York Times Book Review 'A comic but deeply affecting tale about one man's travails that also provides a bright, digital snapshot of our times.' Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times A 2012 National Book Award Finalist
Tillie Harris's life is in disarray—her husband is away on business, the boxes in her new home aren't unpacked, and the telephone isn't even connected yet. Though she's not due for another month, sudden labor pains force Tillie to reach out to her estranged father for help, a choice that means facing the painful memories she's been running from since she was a little girl. An extraordinary debut from a talented new voice, Up from the Blue untangles the year in Tillie's life that changed everything: 1975, the year her mother disappeared.
