A chilling tale of psychological suspense and an homage to the thriller genre tailor-made for fans: the story of a bookseller who finds himself at the center of an FBI investigation because a very clever killer has started using his list of fiction’s most ingenious murders.Years ago, bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre’s most unsolvable murders, those that are almost impossible to crack—which he titled “Eight Perfect Murders”—chosen from among the best of the best including Agatha Christie’s A. B. C. Murders, Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train, Ira Levin’s Death Trap, A. A. Milne's Red House Mystery, Anthony Berkeley Cox's Malice Aforethought, James M. Cain's Double Indemnity, John D. Macdonald's The Drowner, and Donna Tartt's A Secret History.But no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookshop in Boston, when an FBI agent comes knocking on his door one snowy day in February. She’s looking for information about a series of unsolved murders that look eerily similar to the killings on Mal’s old list. And the FBI agent isn’t the only one interested in this bookseller who spends almost every night at home reading. The killer is out there, watching his every move—a diabolical threat who knows way too much about Mal’s personal history, especially the secrets he’s never told anyone, even his recently deceased wife.To protect himself, Mal begins looking into possible suspects—and sees a killer in everyone around him. But Mal doesn’t count on the investigation leaving a trail of death in its wake. Suddenly, a series of shocking twists leaves more victims dead—and the noose around Mal’s neck grows so tight he might never escape.

‘A compelling page-turner’ Fiona Cummins‘Skilfully plotted and with a twist I never saw coming … a terrific read!’ Cass Green‘Keeps the reader captivated until the final twist’ Jane Corry'Utterly absorbing, I couldn't put this thrilling whodunnit down' C. L. TaylorOne little lie just became deadly…Perfect mother. Perfect wife. Jane Goodwin has spent years building her picture-perfect life in the quiet town of Ashdon.So when the girl next door, sixteen-year-old Clare Edwards, is found murdered, Jane knows she must first protect her family.Every marriage has a few white lies and hers is no exception. Jane’s worked hard to cover up her dark secret from all those years ago – and she’ll do anything to keep it hidden…Praise for The Girl Next Door:‘A compelling page-turner about the nature of suspicion, hidden secrets, and claustrophobic local communities’ Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle and The Collector‘Skilfully plotted and with a twist I never saw coming…a terrific read!’ Cass Green, author of In a Cottage in a Wood‘A compelling plot which keeps the reader captivated until the final twist’ Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author'Utterly absorbing, I couldn't put this thrilling whodunnit down.' C. L. Taylor ‘Absolutely loved it. So claustrophobic and unsettling!’ Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me‘Domestic noir and police procedural served up in one delicious helping’ Rachel Sergeant, author of The Perfect Neighbours‘Gripping, manipulative and thrilling. I couldn’t put it down’ Claire Allan, author of Her Name Was Rose‘Unsettling…I read this with a growing sense of dread’ Louise Jensen, author of The Sister‘A beautifully written and pacy tale which crackles with twists and turns’ Amanda Jennings, author of The Cliff House‘An enthralling, sharply observed thriller…impossible to put down!’ Isabel Ashdown, author of Little Sister‘Kept me guessing until its chilling conclusion’ Lucy Clarke, author of You Let Me In‘So clever and I didn’t guess the ending at all!’ Laura Marshall, author of Friend Request

From the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Wives comes another twisted psychological thriller guaranteed to turn your world upside down.Have you ever been wrong about someone?Juno was wrong about Winnie Crouch.Before moving in with the Crouch family, Juno thought Winnie and her husband, Nigel, had the perfect marriage, the perfect son—the perfect life. Only now that she’s living in their beautiful house, she sees the cracks in the crumbling facade are too deep to ignore.Still, she isn’t one to judge. After her grim diagnosis, the retired therapist simply wants a place to live out the rest of her days in peace. But that peace is shattered the day Juno overhears a chilling conversation between Winnie and Nigel…She shouldn’t get involved.She really shouldn’t.But this could be her chance to make a few things right.Because if you thought Juno didn’t have a secret of her own, then you were wrong about her, too.From the wickedly dark mind of bestselling author Tarryn Fisher, The Wrong Family is a taut new thriller that’s riddled with twists in all the right places.

WIFE. MISTRESS. MURDERER.If you were being framed for murder, how far would you go to clear your name?The debut psychological thriller that reads as Apple Tree Yard meets Behind Closed Doors, by way of Double Jeopardy.I'm not guilty of murder.Bethany Reston is happily married. But she's also having an affair with a famous client.And no one can ever know.But that doesn't make me innocent.When Bethany's lover is brutally murdered, she has to hide her grief from everyone.But someone knows her secret. And then one day the threats begin.With an ever-growing pile of evidence pointing to her as the murderer, the only way she can protect her secrets is to prove her innocence. And that means tracking down a killer.An incredibly taut, tense game of cat and mouse - with a twist you'll never see coming.

Villanelle (a codename, of course) is one of the world's most skilled assassins. A catlike psychopath whose love for the creature comforts of her luxurious lifestyle is second only to her love of the game, she specializes in murdering the world's richest and most powerful. But when she murders an influential Russian politician, she draws a relentless foe to her tail.  Eve Polastri (not a codename) is a former MI6 operative hired by the national security services for a singular task: to find and capture or kill the assassin responsible, and those who have aided her. Eve, whose quiet and otherwise unextraordinary life belies her quick wit and keen intellect, accepts the mission.  The ensuing chase will lead them on a trail around the world, intersecting with corrupt governments and powerful criminal organizations, all leading towards a final confrontation from which neither will emerge unscathed. Codename Villanelle is a sleek, fast-paced international thriller from an exciting new voice in fiction.

Um porão, nove jovens e uma Magnum 608. O que poderia ter levado universitários da elite carioca – aparentemente sem problemas – a participar de uma roleta-russa? Um ano depois do trágico evento, que terminou de forma violenta e bizarramente misteriosa, uma nova pista, até então mantida em segredo pela polícia, ilumina o nebuloso caso. Sob o comando da delegada Diana Guimarães, as mães desses jovens são reunidas para tentar entender o que realmente aconteceu, e os motivos que levaram seus filhos a cometerem suicídio. Por meio da leitura das anotações feitas por um dos suicidas durante o fatídico episódio, as mães são submersas no turbilhão de momentos que culminaram na morte de seus filhos. A reunião se dá em clima de tensão absoluta, verdades são ditas sem a falsa piedade das máscaras sociais e, sorrateiramente, algo maior começa a se revelar.

Ilustrações coloridas dão vida a romance com elementos de horror gótico e suspense Em 1589, o padre e demonologista Peter Binsfeld fez a ligação de cada um dos pecados capitais a um demônio, supostamente responsável por invocar o mal nas pessoas. É a partir daí que Raphael Montes cria sete histórias situadas em um vilarejo isolado, apresentando a lenta degradação dos moradores do lugar, e pouco a pouco o próprio vilarejo vai sendo dizimado, maculado pela neve e pela fome. As histórias podem ser lidas em qualquer ordem, sem prejuízo de sua compreensão, mas se relacionam de maneira complexa, de modo que ao término da leitura as narrativas convergem para uma única e surpreendente conclusão.

A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews, it also set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense. Now a modern classic, as gripping in its tautly plotted action as it is penetrating in its exploration of a criminal mind, it tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing--not even murder--to get where he wants to go. For he has dreams; plans. He also has charm, good looks, sex appeal, intelligence. And he has a problem. Her name is Dorothy; she loves him, and she's pregnant. The solution may demand desperate measures. But, then, he looks like the kind of guy who could get away with murder. Compellingly, step by determined step, the novel follows this young man in his execution of one plan he had neither dreamed nor foreseen. Nor does he foresee how inexorably he will be enmeshed in the consequences of his own extreme deed.

A bracing, hypnotic coming-of-age story about the bond of best friends, from the New York Times best-selling author of The Emperor’s Children.Julia and Cassie have been friends since nursery school. They have shared everything, including their desire to escape the stifling limitations of their birthplace, the quiet town of Royston, Massachusetts. But as the two girls enter adolescence, their paths diverge and Cassie sets out on a journey that will put her life in danger and shatter her oldest friendship.Claire Messud, one of our finest novelists, is as accomplished at weaving a compelling fictional world as she is at asking the big questions: To what extent can we know ourselves and others? What are the stories we create to comprehend our lives and relationships? Brilliantly mixing fable and coming-of-age tale, The Burning Girl gets to the heart of these matters in an absolutely irresistible way.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again.Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised . . . and curious.Their parents are all clear on one point--not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious--and dark--their family's past is.The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn't over--and this summer, the cousins will learn everything.

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