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Quando la figlia della sua migliore amica le ha chiesto aiuto, ha ritenuto che fossero semplici capricci da adolescente che potevano aspettare. Davanti alla città che si infiamma per la sparizione di due ragazze, Emmy si butta a capofitto nella ricerca, tuttavia ben presto realizza che non si può conoscere davvero una città se non se ne conoscono i segreti. E lei è pronta per la verità?

Dr. Margaret Richter has it all. She’s rich, thanks to her best-selling self-help books. She has a beautiful home in Cape Cod overlooking the beach. And she has a monthly book club that everyone is dying to get invited to. Literally. Because behind the crystal wine glasses, the fine linens and the catered hors d'oeuvres lies a tangled web of secrets, of deceit, of murder. No member of the book club is innocent—and many are guilty. And the person with the most to hide is Margaret Richter herself.

Get ready for a turbo-charged short listen from two of the world’s biggest thriller writers. Jack Reacher and Will Trent. Twice the action. Twice the drama. Double the trouble. Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a 22-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene.

In the first of the four cases in Trouble is My Business, Los Angeles PI Philip Marlowe is offered a job that leaves a bad taste in the mouth: smearing a girl who's 'got her hooks into a rich man's pup'. Before too long Marlowe's up to his neck in corpses and cops and he's taken pity on the girl. There's nothing like making trouble out of your business.

Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a remote mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living. Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Then one night, Mercy McAlpine – until now the good daughter – threatens to expose everybody's secrets. Just hours later, Mercy is dead. In an area this remote, it’s easy to get away with murder. But Will Trent and Sara Linton – investigator and medical examiner for the GBI – are here on their honeymoon.

Welcome to North Falls—a small town where everyone knows everyone. Or so they think. Until the night of the fireworks. When two teenage girls vanish, and the town ignites. For Officer Emmy Clifton, it’s personal. She turned away when her best friend's daughter needed help—and now she must bring her home. But as Emmy combs through the puzzle the girls left behind, she realizes she never really knew them. Nobody did. Every teenage girl has secrets. But who would kill for them? And what else is the town hiding?

Brought to you by Penguin. Watch Will Trent now on Disney+ The sixth Will Trent novel, from the #1 bestselling author. A woman is found brutally murdered in a sordid Atlanta apartment. But there's something strange about this particular slaying. Her blood-soaked body bears a chilling similarity...

Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father - Pikeville's notorious defence attorney - devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Twenty-eight years later, Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself - the archetypal good daughter.

Will Trent is undercover at Fort Knox. His assignment: to investigate a 22-year-old murder. His suspect's name: Jack Reacher. Jack Reacher is in Fort Knox on his own mission: to bring down a dangerous criminal ring operating at the heart of America’s military. Except now Will Trent is on the scene. But there’s a bigger conspiracy at play - one that neither the special agent nor the ex-military cop could have anticipated.

The fantastic prequel to The Good Daughter, the stunning new stand-alone from the number one best-selling author of the Will Trent and Grant County series. Protecting someone always comes at a cost. At the age of 13, Charlie Quinn’s childhood came to an abrupt and devastating end. Two men, with a grudge against her lawyer father, broke into her home - and after that shocking night, Charlie's world was never the same. Now a lawyer herself, Charlie has made it her mission to defend those with no one else to turn to.

Bis zum großen Feuerwerk am 4. Juli. Als in dieser Nacht zwei Teenager-Mädchen verschwinden, ist die Stadt in Aufruhr. Für Deputy Emmy Clifton wird der Fall zur Bewährungsprobe – beruflich und persönlich. Doch je tiefer Emmy in die Ermittlungen eintaucht, desto stärker wird ihr bewusst, dass hinter den vertrauten Gesichtern der Kleinstadt dunkle Abgründe lauern.

Fifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her. Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's.

Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn se prepara para su baile graduación. Para una atleta, que es lista, bonita y muy querida, esta noche debería ser lo más memorable de su tiempo en la preparatoria. Pero Emily tiene un secreto. Y hacia el final de la noche, ese secreto será silenciado para siempre.

Ein Highschool-Abschlussball in Longbill Beach, 1982: Sorgfältig macht sich Emily Vaughn für den Höhepunkt ihrer Teenagerzeit zurecht. Aber Emily verbirgt ein Geheimnis. Und deswegen wird sie in dieser Nacht für immer zum Schweigen gebracht. Vierzig Jahre später erhält Andrea Oliver, frisch gebackener US-Marshal, ihren ersten Auftrag: Sie soll eine Richterin in Longbill Beach beschützen, die Morddrohungen erhält. Doch Andrea verfolgt vor allem eine eigene Mission: Seit Andrea Emilys Namen zum ersten Mal hörte, wird sie von deren brutalem Tod heimgesucht.

März 1991. Nach einer Party kehrt die 19-jährige Julia nicht nach Hause zurück. Die eher halbherzig geführten Ermittlungen laufen ins Leere. Eine Leiche wird nie gefunden. Weder die Eltern noch die beiden Schwestern der Vermissten werden je mit dem Verlust fertig. Vierundzwanzig Jahre später erschüttert eine brutale Mordserie den amerikanischen Bundesstaat Georgia.

Gerichtsmedizinerin Sara Linton und ihr Ex-Mann Jeffrey Tolliver werden zu einem neuen Einsatz gerufen. Ein Student hat Selbstmord begangen – so scheint es zunächst. Doch während Sara und Jeffrey die Leiche in Augenschein nehmen, geschieht ganz in der Nähe ein grausames Verbrechen. Saras hochschwangere Schwester wird mit einem Messer attackiert und ringt um ihr Leben. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass beide Taten zusammenhängen, und als sich ein weiterer Todesfall ereignet, nimmt ein dramatischer Showdown seinen Lauf.

John Shelley se réveille après une soirée d'étudiants mouvementée à côté de sa petite amie - morte, la langue tranchée... Il va vivre l'enfer de la prison pour un crime dont il n'a aucun souvenir. Le détective Michael Ormewood, en patrouille dans les bas-fonds d'Atlanta, découvre le cadavre d'une jeune prostituée sauvagement assassinée, la langue arrachée d'un coup de dents. On lui impose de travailler avec... Will Trent, agent qui cache comme il le peut sa dyslexie. Les trajectoires de Shelley et Ormewood vont se croiser, au paroxysme de la violence.

Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead. Forty years later, Emily’s murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that’s about to change.

UNA VIDA ORDINARIA ... Leigh Collier ha trabajado duro para construir lo que parece una vida normal. Ella es una abogada defensora prometedora en un prestigioso bufete de abogados en Atlanta, haría cualquier cosa por su hija Maddy, de dieciséis años, y se las está arreglando para ser una madre exitosa en una pandemia después de una separación amistosa de su esposo Walter.

Es sollte ein unbeschwertes Date auf der gut besuchten Rollschuhbahn werden. Doch für Sara Linton und Polizeichef Jeffrey Tolliver überschlagen sich die Ereignisse, als plötzlich die 13-jährige Jenny mit einer Waffe in der Menge auftaucht. Sie droht damit, den Teenager Mark zu erschießen. Obwohl Jeffrey alles tut, um die Situation zu entschärfen, kommt es zur Eskalation: Jeffrey muss Jenny töten, um Mark zu retten. Und der Albtraum hat noch kein Ende gefunden.