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Julia Bird is as keen as anyone in Berrywick to see inside the famous Greystone Manor. But when she does, the last thing she expects to find is a body! When Julia Bird is asked to clear out the gatehouse at Greystone Manor after the sudden death of Colonel Loxton’s sister, she is intrigued to finally see inside the impressive house. But when she discovers the body of the Colonel, who greeted her only hours before, dead behind the sofa with a bruise on his forehead, Julia believes his death is no accident.

England, 1938. Kitty Underhay is enjoying a stroll in the Yorkshire town where she and her husband Matt are visiting his family. As she stops to take in the rolling hills, she suddenly sees a most unexpected sight. There’s a bike in the ditch just along the road… and the cyclist is dead.

He came home to escape his past. Now it’s back to haunt him. Crouched over the body of a young woman in the mud, her glassy eyes reflecting the glowing Manchester skyline, DI Vincent Swann feels a familiar chill creep his spine. Home after his last case almost cost him his life, he knows he can’t trouble the waters with his new team. But the pram tracks leading away from the scene mean a killer didn’t just take a life. He took a child…

Was ist mit der Familie passiert, die vor uns hier gewohnt hat? Und sind wir als Nächstes dran? Der Einzug in dieses wunderschöne Haus sollte ein Neuanfang für meine Familie sein. Doch jetzt halte ich die hastig geschriebene Warnung, die ich im oberen Stockwerk gefunden habe, in meinen zitternden Händen: Etwas Schreckliches ist den Leuten zugestoßen, die vorher hier gewohnt haben. Laut meinem Mann Christian sind wir aber die ersten Bewohner dieses Hauses. Nur woher kommt dann dieser Zettel? Christian rät mir, die komische Notiz zu vergessen.

Ich werde dich immer beschützen. Das waren die Worte, die meine Mutter jede Nacht vor dem Einschlafen zu mir sagte. Und jedes Mal, wenn wir unser kleines, abgelegenes Dorf verließen. Ich habe nie richtig verstanden, wovor sie solche Angst hatte. Doch jetzt weiß ich es. Als ich klein war, hat meine Mutter alles versucht, um mich vor der Wahrheit zu schützen. Aber sie hat versagt. Ich weiß genau, was vor achtzehn Jahren passiert ist. Wessen Tochter ich bin.

From the dark shadows of the water, a hand appears, pale and cold. Katie locks eyes with the woman she’s been searching for, her once-beautiful face now crusted with salt and etched with pain. "Please…" she whispers, "I'm going to die…” Working late one evening, Detective Katie Scott crosses the dimly lit parking lot alone to find a small white box left on the passenger seat of her car, a manicured and perfectly preserved finger within. Choked by fear, Katie can’t tell if it’s a dark message, or a deadly threat. But if this twisted individual wanted her attention, they’ve got it.

Auschwitz, 1945. The gates are flung open. Prisoners flee for their lives. But as Celina stumbles toward safety, a man in a German uniform seizes her arm. She knows it’s impossible… but he looks just like her husband. Celina has given up hope of ever leaving Auschwitz. Only memories of her beloved husband Noah keep her sane—her childhood sweetheart, her protector, once her entire world. If she allows herself to remember that he was killed, she knows she’ll be lost too…Now, as the Soviets liberate the camp, Celina screams when a man in a German uniform grabs her.

Grete always longed to be a mother, but it never happened for her so, as the clouds of war gather over Europe, she’s devoting her time to helping Jewish children escape the Nazis. She remembers the face of every single child she’s taken on trains to freedom in the Netherlands. The danger increases with each trip, but, today, she has to get her best friend’s children to safety, because they are closest thing she has to family.

When I catch my girl with my hockey teammate and best friend—scratch that, ex-best friend—I’m done playing nice. Declan betrayed me. But I have the perfect way to get even: his sister. Juliette is sweet, bookish, gorgeous… and completely off-limits. Fake dating her should be easy. A little wining and dining, a little harmless flirting, and I’ll get revenge on the guy who wrecked my life. But Juliette throws me completely off my game.

After my sister was killed, my parents vowed never to return to this place. But I made a promise to uncover the truth. And now that I’m back, her killer has nowhere to hide. Standing in the impressive hallway of this luxury holiday home, it’s hard to imagine our little house once stood here. Someone wanted to bury the ghosts of the past when they built the glass house and tourists come for miles to stay here. I’ve planned every detail of this trip and made certain the locals won’t recognise me. It’s the only way I might get them to talk.

Single mother Jane can’t believe it when an invitation to Bonnie Bay falls from the pages of a book: the Scottish village she was supposed to run away to with her first love. Until he broke her heart, that is. But he’s far away now–and why shouldn’t she spend a summer there, daughter Beth in tow? They’ll snuggle up reading, stroll by the wild sea, and maybe even banish Beth’s teenage grumps.

Vor zehn Jahren hat er meinen Sohn getötet. Heute habe ich ihn geheiratet. Vor zehn Jahren wurde mein geliebter Sohn Jesse ermordet und unsere perfekte Familie zerstört. Mein starker, hübscher Junge, so voller Leben, wurde zu einer Erinnerung, einem Foto, das ich immer bei mir trug. Doch heute bin ich meinem Glück endlich wieder ganz nahe. Mein aschblondes Haar ist zu Locken gedreht. Sorgfältig angebrachte weiße Blumen umrahmen meine zarten Gesichtszüge.

She has everything I’ve ever wanted. First, I’ll take her name. Then, I’ll steal her life… I turn my head and stare at the woman lying in the hospital bed next to mine. She has long brown hair, high cheekbones and dark eyes. She looks so much like me, we could easily be mistaken for one another. And that’s how we ended up here. I planned it. Freya has the kind of life that most people would kill for–more money than she knows what to do with and the freedom to spend her days as she chooses. But I don’t think she deserves any of it.

Spain, 1935: When Vivi arrives in Madrid, she is captivated by the city. Full of heat and colour, it is a world away from the grey of her life as a lonely newlywed back in Berlin. But her diplomat husband and beloved brother Christian are here for one reason only: to bring the Nazi regime to Spain, and to destroy everything that stands in their path.

Provence, 1919. When Elodie Sinclair is sent from Boston to a glamorous finishing school for socialites in training, she is determined to do all she can to rebel. Setting up The Wildflowers Club with best friends Genevieve and Lucille, the women make secret plans to escape their insufferable conversation classes. But just weeks later, a terrible scandal leaves the women reeling. And Elodie Sinclair is presumed dead.

Jodie dotes on her husband and two teenagers. Racing home from a shift at the hospital to cook dinner, or tracking their phones to make sure they’re safe, she’s always putting her family first. But she doesn’t always tell the truth… She’s worked too hard to build this cookie-cutter life and will do anything to protect it.

When Special Agent Nikki Hunt walks into the local bakery, she can’t believe the terrifying scene inside. Owner, Claire, is in floods of tears and trembling, the bloodied blond hair of her two young shop assistants peeking out from beneath the white sheets covering them. Nikki immediately panics as she hears Stillwater police whispering that her brother-in-law, Mark, might be the killer…

Maddie Penrose is settling into Cornish life with her fun and feisty grandmother, Nor. She throws herself into getting to know the locals, helping out at the village book club and enjoying the occasional G&T in the pub with handsome police officer DI Tom Trevelyan. But one sunny morning, her newfound peace is shattered when she spots Quentin, a member of the book club… dead, with a knife in his back.

It’s never too late for a second chance, and when Sadie Sutton’s marriage implodes spectacularly, she jumps into her vintage VW campervan and heads for the twisty cobbled streets and sea views of her childhood in the little seaside town of Winching. But her fresh start comes to an abrupt stop when she trips over a dead body, turning an ordinary walk with her faithful dog Sam Spade into a murder investigation!

Judy is reading late one night when a knock at the door disturbs her. Local teenager Megan has discovered her boss Colin, owner of local fish and chip shop The Codfather, lying dead next to the fryer. Found with the book club pick of the month at his side, surely Judy and her crime-loving book group can help? The local police haven’t a clue, but as Judy gathers her bookish friends, they soon uncover more suspects than they bargained for.