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Lenny Wells is living his best life as the star football player in high school. It's his senior year, and he is preparing to leave for college in a few months. Everything would be perfect if only his girlfriend, Andrea, would let go and move on with her life. But Andrea has other plans for Lenny and their relationship. She is prepared to do whatever it takes to prove to Lenny that he belongs to her, and nothing and no one will change that.

Em Garota exemplar, a narrativa não linear de Gillian Flynn se alterna entre duas perspectivas opostas e conflitantes, construindo uma atmosfera dúbia, capaz de fazer o leitor mudar de opinião a cada capítulo. Com um humor perspicaz, o thriller expõe as consequências psicológicas da deterioração de um relacionamento íntimo. Se para muitos o problema está em acordar e perceber que não se conhece muito bem a pessoa com quem se divide a cama, Flynn alerta: o inferno pode ser conhecê-la bem demais.

Desde aquele dia, Libby passou a viver sem rumo. Uma vida paralisada no tempo, sem amigos, família ou trabalho. Mas, vinte e quatro anos depois, quando é procurada por um grupo de pessoas convencidas da inocência de seu irmão, Libby começa a se fazer as perguntas que até então nunca ousara formular. Será que a voz que ouviu naquela noite era mesmo a do irmão? Ben era considerado um desajustado na pequena cidade em que viviam, mas ele seria mesmo capaz de matar? Existiria algum segredo por trás daqueles assassinatos?

Em seu romance de estreia, Gillian Flynn, a autora de Garota exemplar, dá um novo significado à expressão "família disfuncional". Aclamado pela crítica e por autores como Stephen King, o thriller psicológico Objetos cortantes recebeu da Crime Writer's Association os prestigiosos prêmios Ian Fleming Steel Dagger e John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger, além de ter sido adaptado para série da HBO protagonizada por Amy Adams.

Anne Norris had already lost one child to the seduction of drugs and sex, so it was no surprise that she lived in fear that her younger children would be the next to fall prey. And when students at St. Ambrose High School started dying, it felt like all she could do was pray harder.

Todos conocen a Deirdre Byrne, la aclamada reina del suspense, pero nadie sabe quién es. Chloe Bennet, escritora y periodista en la revista Ningún misterio a salvo, recibe la propuesta de viajar a Carlingford, Irlanda, y conocer a Deirdre, con la oportunidad de ser quien desvele su identidad y cuente su historia. Pero Deirdre no es como Chloe imaginaba. Es cruel, retorcida, y siente tanta animadversión por el ser humano como los personajes más malvados que plasma en la hoja en blanco.

The Mailer family are oblivious to the terrible danger that enters their lives when seven-year-old Anthony is referred to the child guidance service by the family GP following the breakdown of his parents' marriage. Fifty-eight year old Dr. David Galbraith, a sadistic, predatory paedophile employed as a consultant child psychiatrist, has already murdered one child in the soundproofed cellar below the South Wales Georgian townhouse he shares with his wife and two young daughters. Anthony becomes Galbraith's latest obsession and he will stop at nothing to make his grotesque fantasies reality.

Dylan Roche is shocked. The 25-year-old management trainee is astonished by the visit of an attorney. After years of blissful ignorance of his heritage, he is leery of the invitation to visit his wealthy maternal grandmother.

There hadn’t been a crime in Dexter, upstate New York, since 1865. It was a long time coming, but when it came, on September 21st, 2012, it was ugly. It was murder.

Sue Benedict wasn’t giving out treats, so she got the trick. It was one hell of a trick. The killer, who made no effort to hide his identity, had vanished without a trace–just like the one witness who might actually have known what happened that night. And 12 years later, the case is as cold as Sue Benedict and the icy December wind coming in off the East River.

Grieving from the death of her father, Dana decides to take a break from online dating. After a chance encounter with a medium predicts that she’ll find love again, a message from an intriguing stranger piques her interest. Erik Becker is the charming, witty and charismatic stranger who messages her, challenging her to step out of her comfort zone and give love another chance. Dana thinks she’s met her soulmate, but soon realizes that the man of her dreams is not who he seems.

Ein einsames Haus am Meer, verschlossene Türen und dunkle Geheimnisse. Sophies Leben ist vollkommen aus den Fugen geraten und so nimmt sie die Einladung ihrer Jugendfreundin Caroline gerne an, sie und ihre Familie in ihrem wunderschönen, einsam gelegenen Strandhaus zu besuchen. Als Sophie dort ankommt, findet sie ihre Freundin völlig verändert vor. Caroline, die früher warmherzig und selbstbewusst war, ist nun verschlossen und nervös und verbringt viel Zeit alleine, fernab ihrer Familie. Und Carolines kleine Tochter Lucy hat kurz nach dem Einzug in das Haus aufgehört zu sprechen.

In deze adembenemende thriller zet de meester van het hedendaagse thrillergenre zijn traditie van ongekende spanning en onverwachte wendingen voort. David en Cheryl Burroughs leefden een droomleven, tot het noodlot toesloeg. Nu, vijf jaar na die vreselijke nacht, is Cheryl hertrouwd. En David zit een levenslange straf uit in een zwaarbeveiligde gevangenis voor de moord op hun zoon Matthew. Dan arriveert Cheryls zus, Rachel, onverwachts tijdens het bezoekuur in de gevangenis, met verontrustend nieuws.

Beth is walking her dog in a secluded wooded area around Manchester, when she's viciously attacked. After fighting the man off, she gets away with her life, but is left with a horrifying secret. As Beth moves on from her trauma with new husband Brady, she seems a happy, successful career girl. But he senses she is harbouring something dark... And when the truth is finally revealed, Brady blackmails Beth into bankruptcy.

Why Anna is gone is yet to be determined. Was this an accident, a murder, or a kidnapping? As Paige works to accept her tragic loss, she struggles to cope. The darkness of her mind threatens to overcome her. Further investigation into the car accident reveals a more sinister cause for the crash. Will Paige learn the truth and move forward from the dawn that breaks?

Mona Ellison's life is as perfect as the porcelain dolls lined up on her shelves. She has a successful husband, a loving son, a beautiful home, and a supportive group of girlfriends ever ready for their weekly wine night. But when Mona's son gets entangled with the wrong crowd and runs away from home, her blissful suburban world begins to unravel. She tells her friends that boys will be boys, that he'll be back as soon as his money runs dry . . . but deep down she knows there's something else going on.

This collection contains Book 1 - Undercurrents, Book 2 – Drowned Voices, and Book 3 – Emergence.

Maddie's life has come crashing down around her. Her husband has left her and moved on with a new woman and baby. No longer can she run from the past that's been haunting her. The past has destroyed her future. In a new flat, trying to start a new life, Maddie meets Jade and her young son, Ben. All too swiftly Maddie finds the dark thoughts whirring through her brain. But Jade's different, she loves Ben, doesn't she? As the two women begin to open up about their exes over a few glasses of wine, Jade conjures a plan, a pact. She'll kill Maddie's if Maddie kills hers.

Anna was the perfect wife. Perfect mother. Perfect woman. And now she's dead. Leaving behind her husband, David, and two young children their lives will never be the same. But Vicky will make sure life goes on. These two women have been best friends forever, a lifetime of secrets lies between them and now Vicky is ready to step up into Anna's perfect shoes. But not everything is as it seems and as David begins to question Vicky's motives for walking into his life things might just get a little murderous.

Kathryn Brooker is the headmaster's wife. While her husband spends his days disciplining unruly teenagers in the grand halls of Mountbriers Academy, Kathryn spends hers baking scones for her son's cricket match in a beautiful cottage in the manicured school grounds. Anyone who peered through the downstairs sash window at the four figures sat easily around their scrubbed-pine kitchen table would see a happy family without a care in the world. They would envy Kathryn her perfect life. But they would be wrong. Kathryn is trapped in a nightmare.