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Laurie

Questa avvincente serie segue una giornalista la cui vita va in frantumi dopo il brutale omicidio del marito davanti al figlio. Tormentata dalla paura e dal bisogno di verità, si immerge in oscuri casi irrisolti, avvicinandosi pericolosamente alla scoperta dei propri traumi. Ogni indagine la espone a pericoli crescenti, mettendo alla prova il suo coraggio e la sua determinazione a proteggere ciò che le resta.

You Don't Own Me
Every Breath You Take
Non chiudere gli occhi
La sposa era vestita di bianco
The Cinderella Murder
La notte ritorna

Ordine di lettura consigliato

  1. La notte ritorna

    • 385pagine
    • 14 ore di lettura

    Era una sera come tante a Manhattan quando il marito di Laurie Moran fu ucciso brutalmente sotto gli occhi del figlio Timmy, che all'epoca aveva solo tre anni. L'orrendo delitto ha lasciato Laurie segnata dalla promessa del killer: «Di' a tua mamma che adesso tocca a lei». Anni dopo, Laurie si occupa di un programma televisivo su crimini irrisolti e il primo caso riguarda l'omicidio di Betsy Powell, una donna trovata soffocata nel suo letto dopo la festa di diploma della figlia. Riaprendo il caso e invitando le quattro amiche della ragazza in studio, Laurie è convinta di avere un successo assicurato. Tuttavia, con l'accensione delle telecamere, emerge che ognuna di loro nasconde segreti, piccoli e grandi. Inoltre, un paio di occhi blu osserva da vicino gli sviluppi. Alla sua pubblicazione in Inghilterra e USA, il libro ha rapidamente scalato le classifiche, diventando bestseller n. 1 del New York Times. Mary Higgins Clark, definita "la Signora dell'alta tensione", offre ai lettori un nuovo capolavoro di suspense.

    La notte ritorna1
    3,5
  2. The Cinderella Murder

    • 303pagine
    • 11 ore di lettura

    Television producer Laurie Moran is elated when the pilot for her reality drama Under Suspicionis a success. Even more, the program - a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected - is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next instalment of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder left numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan's boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicionhost Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will make a great program, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood's elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen - but is Cinderella's murderer ready for a close-up?

    The Cinderella Murder2
    4,0
  3. Cinque anni fa Amanda Pierce izgatottan készült az esküvőjére főiskolai szerelmével, Jeffrey-vel. Hosszú ideje éltek már együtt, és Amanda apai öröksége miatt jómódban éltek. Azonban Amanda a leánybúcsúja éjszakáján eltűnt. Napjaink New Yorkjában Laurie Moran úgy érzi, hogy az eltűnt menyasszony esete épp az a megoldatlan ügy, amelynek nyomozása beleillik a tévésorozatába. Amanda barátainak és családjának közreműködésével készülnek feleleveníteni az emlékezetes éjszakát, a floridai üdülőhelyen, ahol az esküvőt tervezték. Laurie reméli, hogy a műsor házigazdájával, Alex Buckley-val együtt sikeresen nyomoznak majd. Miután meghallgatják Amanda hajdani vőlegényét, aki feleségül vette az egyik koszorúslányt, a féltékeny nővért és a két vőfélyt, rájönnek, hogy mindenkinek megvan a saját elmélete, miért veszett nyoma Amandának. Akárki is áll a lány eltűnése mögött, titokban akarja tartani az igazságot.

    La sposa era vestita di bianco3
    4,1
  4. «LE PAROLE CHE IL GIUDICE PRONUNCIÒ LA FECERO RABBRIVIDIRE DALLA TESTA AI PIEDI. 'SIGNORA PORTAVOCE, LA GIURIA HA RAGGIUNTO UN VERDETTO UNANIME?' UNA VOCE DI DONNA RISPOSE: 'SÌ, VOSTRO ONORE'.» A volte la verità fa più paura della menzogna. Dopo la morte del suo promesso sposo, il filantropo Hunter Raleigh III, Katherine «Casey» Carter ha sempre sostenuto la sua innocenza, affermando di aver dormito profondamente al momento dell'omicidio. Tuttavia, nessuno le ha creduto e ha scontato quindici anni di detenzione, diventando nota come «la Bella Addormentata Assassina». Il suo caso ha catturato l'attenzione nazionale: giovane artista di talento e lui, erede di una famiglia influente. Con la sua scarcerazione, la storia si riaccende. Casey sa di non essere mai veramente libera finché il sospetto la circonda. L'unica possibilità di dimostrare la sua innocenza è partecipare alla trasmissione televisiva Under Suspicion, che si occupa di casi irrisolti. La produttrice, Laurie Moran, crede in lei e vuole aiutarla, ma la situazione si complica: mancano prove e testimoni, e non ci sono piste valide. Resta solo la parola di Casey contro quella dell'accusa…

    Non chiudere gli occhi4
    4,0
  5. Every Breath You Take

    • 368pagine
    • 13 ore di lettura

    Laurie Moran's professional life is a success. Her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can't stand -- Ryan Nichols -- and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found dead in the snow after being thrown from the museum's roof on the night of its most celebrated fundraiser, the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray. Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch -- a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia -- which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie's skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father's NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects, including members of Virginia's trusted inner circle. As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses -- and for Laurie

    Every Breath You Take5
    4,0
  6. The extraordinary new novel from the grande dame of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and Alafair Burke. Mary Higgins Clark published her first suspense thriller in 1974, and has been writing ever since. Each of her 51 books has been a bestseller and all of her novels remain in print, with her debut, Where are the Children, now in its seventy-fifth printing. In 2014, Clark joined forces with novelist Alafair Burke to begin the Under Suspicion series, about television producer Laurie Moran and her crew tracking down and solving unsolvable cold-cases. Laurie and her team have uncovered the worst of humanity over the years, from the murder of a rich woman at the Met Gala ball to the gunning-down of Laurie's own husband. And now Laurie and her crew will be faced with their most difficult case yet... *** Praise for Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke *** 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today

    You Don't Own Me6
    4,1
  7. "Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancé, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show Under Suspicion, are just days away from their midsummer wedding when Alex's seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. Witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells near an ice cream shack, but when his new sitter turned her head, he had vanished. As the sun sets, Johnny's skim board washes up on shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even in the ocean. Could the abduction be related to the wedding? Was Laurie's ten-year-old son, Timmy, the intended target? Or was Johnny abducted by a stranger? Laurie and Alex, along with Johnny's parents and Leo Farley, Laurie's father and a retired NYPD detective, are determined to track down every lead." -- Page [4] cover.

    Under Suspicion - 7: Piece of My Heart7
    4,0