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It's late summer 1984, and Babs Dionne's hometown of Waterville, Maine is on the verge of collapse. A strike at the paper mill has dragged on for a year, pitting neighbour against neighbour, leaving everyone broke and exhausted. As head of the union local, Babs has presided over Little Canada's...

The photos Judith Stanley takes are just for her, a private passion to fill her suburban days. But when she shares them with Paul Sorenson, her new photography instructor, she's unprepared to hear his astonished praise. "Stunning," he calls her photos. "Extraordinary." She has an uncanny eye, he...

A wickedly dark police procedural with a hint of the supernatural, this crime novel is Dinuka McKenzie meets The Bluffs. When Detective Sergeant Anastasia Brown is sent to investigate a grizzly murder in a small NSW town, she welcomes the chance to run from heartbreak and humiliation. But she...

For fans of Tana French and Mare of Easttown, a wonderfully atmospheric debut in which a newly promoted police officer is thrust into an investigation to find a teenage girl who disappears as a crushing storm descends, in a race against time and the harsh Alaskan elements. In the remote Alaskan...

Rising author Dylan Thatcher has his most publicized book signing to date, and he's worried his "#1 FAN", who has been stalking him online, might show up to the event. Along with #1 FAN, there are four more thrilling short stories: Rural Gas Station at 2 a.m., The Book Club, Steak and Potatoes, and Unreliable Narrator. Brian O'Sullivan is following the runaway success of CLUSTERF *CK with an unorthodox approach—a collection of short stories. If he had a manager or an agent, they'd surely have advised him against this.

Blutige Knöchel und ein lebloser Körper zu meinen Füßen bestätigen es: Penny ist mein Untergang. Ich habe versucht, sie zu verlassen. Ich konnte es nicht. Ich habe versucht, ihr das Leben zu nehmen. Auch das konnte ich nicht. Also werden wir langsam in dem Feuer tanzen, bis von mir nichts als Asche und Blut bleibt. Ich bin der Betreiber der Hotline »Sinners Anonymous«. Und ich habe jeden Anruf mitgehört, den sie jemals getätigt hat.

Ein Hotel, in dem Wünsche erfüllt und Albträume wahr werden – Hotel Guilty Pleasure ist weltberühmt. Das Luxusresort erfüllt dem obersten Prozent geheime Wünsche – ohne Tabus und mit höchster Diskretion. Erbaut auf einer tropischen Insel, ist das Hotel komplett von der Außenwelt abgeschnitten. Für fünf Gäste scheinbar die perfekte Gelegenheit, um ihren persönlichen Begehren freien Lauf zu lassen. Dabei wissen sie nicht, dass ihre Machenschaften von einem Kamerasystem beobachtet werden.

Inmitten einer Menge von Urlaubern bin ich die einzige Außenseiterin–ohne Begleitung, ohne Gepäck. Ein Rätsel inmitten der unbeschwerten Menge. Ich frage mich, was sie tun würden, wenn sie wüssten, wer ich bin. Wer ich wirklich bin...Wovor läuft Liz weg? Wer ist diese Frau, die mein Vater geheiratet hat? Hatte er eine Ahnung, wozu sie fähig war?

Hun kan redde livet ditt. Men kan du stole på henne? «Jeg heter Darcy. Jeg er sykepleieren din, og jeg er her for å hjelpe deg.» Men denne gangen mener hun dem ikke. Med den fine, hvite sykepleieruniformen er det ingenting som tyder på at hun er noe annet enn et godt menneske. Men skinnet kan bedra. Hun stirrer på seg selv i speilet, med mørke ringer under øynene og blod på hendene. Pulsen dunker mens hun lytter etter politisirenene. Hun har brutt alle reglene en sykepleier bør følge. Hun ville bli kvitt noen, og nå er de døde. Og det er hennes skyld.

When her plane is delayed overnight, Gaby Struthers finds herself forced to share a hotel room with a stranger: a terrified young woman named Lauren Cookson - but why is she scared of Gaby in particular? Lauren won't explain. Instead, she blurts out something about an innocent man going to...

'This summer's must-read thriller' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Thrilling, unpredictable and totally absorbing' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Deliciously unsettling' Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hope, Ash, and Caro met at an online book club. Over the past two years, they've been there...

She wakes up in a hospital bed, her mind a foggy, empty void. She remembers nothing—not how she got there, not even her own name. Beside her sits a man with a steady gaze and a warm touch. He says she’s safe, that she just needs to rest, and the memories will come back.

Dating was already a dumpster fire—then came the Dateline match... and the body count. Swipe. Ghost. Unmatch. Repeat. Modern love is brutal—but on Dateline, it’s downright deadly. She wasn’t looking for a fairytale. Just someone who didn’t send "u up?" texts at 11 p.m. or lie about being single. But after one too-good-to-be-true match, things spiral fast—into flirty texts, missing footage, and a late-night crime scene that hits way too close.

They took everything—her badge, her breath, her daughter’s safety. Now, in the fog-drenched silence of Ridge Hollow, a mother’s grief sharpens into vengeance. This haunting short story asks: What would you do if death couldn’t stop you from protecting your child?

Ein gellender Schrei zerreißt die morgendliche Stille. Als Smilla den kleinen Jungen aus dem eiskalten See rettet, trifft sie die Gewissheit wie ein Blitzschlag: Das ist MEIN Kind! Die Mutter des Jungen reagiert aggressiv auf Smilla und ist mit ihrem Sohn schnell wieder verschwunden. Doch schon am nächsten Tag trifft Smilla die Frau wieder – sie wohnt im Haus nebenan. Schon bald beschleicht Smilla eine unheilvolle Ahnung. Sie fühlt sich in ihren eigenen vier Wänden nicht mehr wohl und dann verwandelt sich ihr Mann Jonas vor ihren Augen in einen Fremden.

Some secrets should stay buried. When a remote island in the Pacific resurfaces in historical records, what begins as quiet curiosity becomes something far more unsettling. Beneath dense jungle and abandoned structures lies a history that was never meant to be uncovered.

An author retreats to a remote cabin to finish a long-overdue novel. Alone with a mysterious device — a living diorama that brings scenes to life — the writing begins to flow again. Characters form. A world takes shape. And for the first time in months, the story feels real. Too real. Inside the diorama, Dylan and Sinéad are trying to hold their marriage together after devastating loss. But something is wrong. Time slips. Behaviour changes. Each suspects the other is breaking. The author watches it unfold… and begins to realise the story is no longer entirely under their control.

Maisie Weathersby is a small town girl. Even from a young age, she knew that her life was to be surrounded by fame and adoring fans. She saw her titles in lights on Broadway and scrawled across the marquee of every movie theater on opening night. At 18, she left her home town in order to chase her big city dreams. Now, just outside of Chicago, Maisie has tried out a stage name that she thinks will stick. She's auditioned, clawed, scraped, and fought for her place in "the biz".

Struggling writer Wren Lee hasn't slept properly in eighteen months. Not since the car accident that derailed her entire life. The night she still can't fully remember. So when she receives a surprise inheritance from her estranged grandfather, a house in rural Virginia seems like the escape...

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