Claire Douglas

Era uma vez um casal que herdou a casa dos seus sonhos para o tão desejado “felizes para sempre”. Mas uma descoberta terrível está prestes a mudar o rumo de suas vidas. A DESCOBERTA ... Saffron Cutler e seu namorado Tom se mudam para a tranquila rua Skelton Place, número 9. Ela está grávida e o casal logo inicia a reforma da casa para a chegada do bebê. Até que Saffron encontra restos mortais. Dois corpos enterrados em sua casa. A INVESTIGAÇÃO ... A perícia indica que os corpos estão enterrados há pelo menos trinta anos. Saffy não tem nada com que se preocupar — até que a polícia inicia uma investigação de homicídio e pede para falar com o antigo proprietário da casa. Sua avó, Rose. A TESTEMUNHA ... Rose está em uma casa de repouso e o estágio avançado de Alzheimer deixa sua memória cada vez mais confusa. Ela não pode ajudar a polícia, mas Saffy desconfia que ela se lembra de algo. UM ASSASSINO À SOLTA? À medida que as memórias fragmentadas de Rose ressurgem e a polícia vai investigando, Saffy teme que ela e sua casa estejam sendo vigiadas. A VERDADE ... O que aconteceu há trinta anos? Por que ninguém sentiu falta das vítimas? Como Rose está envolvida neste mistério? E Saffy... agora está em perigo?

Durata: 10h 44m Când Saffron Cutler, însărcinată, se mută în casa din Skelton Place numărul 9, împreună cu iubitul ei, Tom, și se apucă de renovare, ultimul lucru la care se așteaptă este ca meșterii să descopere rămășițe umane. Rămășițele a două corpuri, mai precis. Criminaliștii stabilesc că trupurile au fost îngropate în urmă cu treizeci de ani. Saffy nu are de ce să se îngrijoreze – până când poliția deschide o anchetă și cere să stea de vorbă cu fosta proprietară. Bunica ei, Rose. Rose se află la un cămin de bătrâni. Suferă de Alzheimer, deci memoria ei e tot mai confuză. Nu poate să-i ajute pe polițiști, dar este clar că ceva își amintește. Pe măsură ce amintirile fragmentare ale lui Rose ies la suprafață, iar poliția sapă tot mai adânc în trecut, Saffy se teme că ea și casa sunt supravegheate. Ce s-a întâmplat în urmă cu treizeci de ani? De ce n-a semnalat nimeni dispariția victimelor? Ce rol a jucat bunica ei? Este Saffy acum în pericol?

From the award-winning author of The Sisters, Local Girl Missing and Last Seen Alive, comes a taut psychological thriller in which family secrets and hidden pasts build to a violent climax in a guesthouse among the idyllic Welsh mountains.  Following a traumatic event in London, Kirsty Woodhouse packs up her family and moves back to her native Wales. There she sets up her new home with her husband and two young daughters, and goes into business with her difficult mother managing a guesthouse in the Brecon Beacons.  But when the guesthouse is ready to be occupied, Kirsty encounters the last person she ever expected to see: her estranged cousin Selena. It has been seventeen years since they last talked—when Selena tore everything apart between them. Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirsty's life? Is Selena running from something too? Or is there an even darker reason for her visit? As Kirsty becomes increasingly concerned for the safety of her daughters, her dream home begins to feel like her worst nightmare. Kirsty knows that once you invite trouble into your home, it can be murder getting rid of it . . .

Drei verschwundene Mädchen. 20 Jahre Schweigen. Wird die Wahrheit noch ans Licht kommen? Zwanzig Jahre ist es her, dass Olivia mit ihren drei besten Freundinnen einen tragischen Verkehrsunfall versursacht hat. Zwanzig Jahre seitdem ihre Freundinnen mitten in der Nacht spurlos vom Unfallort verschwanden. Noch immer muss sie sich den vorwurfsvollen Blicken der Angehörigen und den Gerüchten der Kleinstadt stellen. Dabei behauptet sie selbst, sich an nichts zu erinnern. Journalistin Jenna Halliday scheint Olivias letzte Hoffnung auf die Wahrheit, denn sie soll über den Fall, der ganz Großbritannien in Atem gehalten hat, in ihrem true-crime-Podcast berichten. Bei ihren Recherchen trägt Jenna immer neue Geheimnisse ans Licht. Ist es möglich, dass die Mädchen den Unfallort damals aus freien Stücken verlassen haben? Oder wurden sie Opfer eines grausamen Verbrechens?

An electrifying tale of psychological suspense in which an unsuspecting young woman finds herself trapped in an increasingly sinister web of mystery and lies. CARER/COMPANION WANTED FOR ELDERLY LADY YOUNG FEMALE PREFERRED COMPETITIVE SALARY ROOM AND BOARD INCLUDED She thought she was safe. So did the others . . . At loose ends after the devastating death of her mother, Una Richardson responds to an advertisement for a ladies' companion, a position that leads her into the wealthy, secluded world of Mrs. Elspeth McKenzie. But Elspeth's home isn't the comforting haven it seems. Kathryn, her cold and bitter daughter, resents Una's presence. More disturbing is evidence suggesting two girls lived here before her. What happened to the young women? Why won't the McKenzies talk about them? What are they hiding? As the walls begin to close in around her, Una fears she'll end up just like the other girls . . .

LAS VÍCTIMAS Cuando Saffron y Tom se mudan a la casa de campo de la abuela Rose, en el número 9 de Skelton Place, solo pueden pensar en la nueva vida que tienen por delante. Sin embargo, algo surge que no estaba en sus planes: dos cuerpos enterrados son hallados en su jardín. LA INVESTIGACIÓN El forense determina que datan de treinta años atrás y sólo hay una persona que puede arrojar algo de luz sobre el caso: Rose. LOS TESTIGOS Por desgracia, la abuela Rose lleva tiempo perdiendo la memoria y sus recuerdos son muy confusos. EL ASESINO A partir de ese momento y con la prensa encima, Saffron intentará que su abuela recuerde un pasado cada vez más nebuloso, mientras empiezan a salir a la luz oscuros secretos del pasado. LA VERDAD ¿Qué pasó realmente treinta años atrás? ¿A quién pertenecen los cadáveres? y, lo más importante ¿tiene su abuela algo que ver con el caso?

The Hero Libby Hall never really wanted to be noticed. But after she saves the children in her care from a fire, she finds herself headline news. And horrified by the attention. It all reminds her of what happened nine years ago. The last time she saw her best friend alive. The Swap Which is why the house swap is such a godsend. Libby and her husband Jamie exchange their flat in Bath for a beautiful, secluded house in Cornwall. It's a chance to heal their marriage - to stop its secrets tearing them apart. The Hideaway But this stylish Cornish home isn't the getaway they'd hoped for. They make odd, even disturbing, discoveries in the house. It's so isolated-yet Libby doesn't feel entirely alone. As if she's being watched. Is Libby being paranoid? What is her husband hiding? And. As the secrets and lies come tumbling out, is the past about to catch up with them?

La vede ovunque: al tavolino di un bar, alla fermata dell'autobus, al supermercato. Ogni volta, per un istante Abi dimentica l'incidente, dimentica che sua sorella Lucy è morta, dimentica il dolore che la consuma da oltre un anno. E, ogni volta, Abi rimane inevitabilmente delusa. Ha tagliato i ponti con la famiglia, si è isolata dagli amici e si è trasferita in un'altra città, nella speranza di cominciare una nuova vita, però è stato inutile: nessuno dovrebbe mai sopravvivere alla propria gemella. Eppure, quando incontra Bea, Abi ha l'impressione che il destino le stia finalmente dando una seconda occasione. Perché quella ragazza non solo è fisicamente identica a Lucy, ma le assomiglia pure nel modo di parlare e di vestirsi. Inoltre anche lei ha un gemello, Ben, perciò più di chiunque altro comprende il vuoto che sente Abi. E si propone di colmarlo, accogliendola nella grande casa che divide col fratello. Se con Bea è stata un'affinità istantanea, con Ben è amore a prima vista. Tuttavia, più tempo passa insieme con loro, più Abi si convince che ci sia qualcosa che non vada. All'inizio era solo una sensazione, ma poi sono arrivate le fotografie strappate e gli oggetti spariti dalla sua camera. Sono opera di Bea, gelosa per la relazione del fratello? Abi quasi spera che sia così. Altrimenti vorrebbe dire che qualcuno ha scoperto il suo segreto...

The old Victorian pier was once a thing of beauty. It's also where twenty-one-year-old Sophie Collier vanished eighteen years ago. Francesca has spent the last twenty years haunted by the disappearance of her best friend. But when she receives a phone call from Sophie's brother saying that a body has been found, she knows she can't keep hiding from what happened. With her own secrets to keep, Francesca doesn't relish the idea of digging up the past or returning to Oldcliffe. But it is time to go back to where she grew up, and it looks like she isn't the only one there hiding truths.

It was the house of their dreams. Until the bodies were found . . . BODIES FOUND UNDER PATIO When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body - two bodies, in fact. POLICE INVESTIGATE Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Nothing Saffy need worry herself over. Until the police launch a murder investigation and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner - her grandmother, Rose. OWNER QUESTIONED Rose is in a care home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police but it is clear she remembers something. A KILLER AT LARGE? As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched. What happened thirty years ago? Why did no one miss the victims? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger?

"Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at Number 9 is Claire's best thriller yet."--Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of What She Knew The internationally bestselling author of Do Not Disturb and Just Like the Other Girls delivers a heart-pounding psychological thriller about a couple who inherit what seems to be their dream home, until they make a horrifying discovery--and the danger begins. The Victims . . . When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering human remains. The remains of two bodies, in fact. The Investigation . . . Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Saffy has nothing to worry about--until the police launch a murder inquiry and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner. Her grandmother, Rose. The Witness . . . Rose is in a nursing home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police, but its' clear she remembers something. The Killer . . . As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched. The Truth . . . What happened thirty years ago? Why did no one miss the victims? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger?

"Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at Number 9 is Claire's best thriller yet."--Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of What She Knew The internationally bestselling author of Do Not Disturb and Just Like the Other Girls delivers a heart-pounding psychological thriller about a couple who inherit what seems to be their dream home, until they make a horrifying discovery--and the danger begins. The Victims . . . When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering human remains. The remains of two bodies, in fact. The Investigation . . . Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Saffy has nothing to worry about--until the police launch a murder inquiry and ask to speak to the cottage's former owner. Her grandmother, Rose. The Witness . . . Rose is in a nursing home and Alzheimer's means her memory is increasingly confused. She can't help the police, but its' clear she remembers something. The Killer . . . As Rose's fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched. The Truth . . . What happened thirty years ago? Why did no one miss the victims? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger?

A journalist's life is threatened when she investigates the truth about a mysterious car crash that happened twenty years earlier in this gripping thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Couple at Number 9 and Just Like the Other Girls. A car accident. Three missing girls. A twenty-year mystery. A woman on the verge of discovering the truth . . . In a rural Wilshire town lies the Devil's Corridor--a haunted road which has witnessed eerie happenings, from unexplained deaths to the sounds of a child crying in the night. In this bucolic stretch of Southwest England famous for its otherworldly sites, nothing is more puzzling than the Olivia Rutherford case. Four girls were driving home. After their car crashed only one--Olivia--was found. What happened to the girls who disappeared? On the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy, journalist Jenna Halliday has arrived in Wiltshire to cover the case. The locals aren't happy with this outsider determined to dig into the past. Least of all Olivia. Soon, Jenna starts receiving menacing notes. The locals have made it clear she's not welcome. But someone is going to make her leave one way or another. Jenna's been warned: she must get out of this town before she suffers a dark fate . . . and becomes another mystery attached to this place.

You know your neighbours are plotting a crime but no one believes you . . .DON'T MISS THE SPINE-TINGLING NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS, AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW'Douglas is a master storyteller' JANICE HALLETT'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist' GILLIAN MCALLISTER'Claire Douglas is the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR---When Lena helps her teenage daughter gather sounds for her media studies project, she doesn't expect her boom-microphone to pick up a conversation between her neighbours, the Morgans.And she’s certain they are planning a crime.Her family and friends tell her that she must have misheard. After all, the Morgans are a well-respected, upstanding couple in their early sixties. They’ve never been in trouble with the law.Yet Lena can’t stop thinking about it. Because what if she hasn’t misheard? What if she can prevent something awful happening?After all, stopping it could help ease her conscience about her own dark past . . .---Praise for Claire Douglas'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas' Tim Weaver, bestselling author of No One Home'Thrillingly tense and twisty' B. A. Paris, bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors'Stunning . . . with a killer twist' Closer'Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train' Marie Claire'Twisty, exciting yet so very real' Gillian McAllister, bestselling author of Anything You Do Say

That summer, the three girls had the world at their feet. Now, one is missing. On a summer's night in 1994, 16-year-old Flora Powell vanished from her sleepy seaside town. She left no trace - only heartache for her mother and her sister, Heather. And one is a murderer. Twenty-five years later, Heather walks into a stranger's house. There, the loving wife and doting new mother kills two people in cold blood. So only one remains... Jess is sent to report on the case that shocked the hometown she left behind. But it's anything but business to her. She was like a sister to the Powell girls, until the summer that tore them all apart. Can Jess find the key to both their mysteries? Or will her search reveal a darker side to the place she grew up - and put her in danger?

One lied. One died. When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to survive. Haunted by her twin sister's death, Abi is making a fresh start in Bath. But when she meets twins Bea and Ben, she is quickly drawn into their privileged and unsettling circle. When one sister lies, she must protect her secret at all costs. As Abi tries to keep up with the demands of her fickle friends, strange things start to happen - precious letters go missing and threatening messages are left in her room. Is this the work of the beautiful and capricious Bea? Or is Abi willing to go to any lengths to get attention? When the truth outs, will either sister survive?

A single text changed her life. Did it end his?Emily Latimer is furious. Her boss Andrew is being so unreasonable, as always. She fires off a text to her boyfriend, only in her haste she sends it to her whole office group. In it she says Andrew's being difficult about letting her have time off work. That she is angry. That she hopes he dies. The next day her face burns in the office. No one believes her when she says it was a typo, she meant to say does. She hopes he does. It's a nightmare. But it gets worse - Andrew doesn't turn up for work. And then the police come knocking. Because Andrew Burton has been murdered . . .

Emilia Ward is just an ordinary mum living happily in suburban London with her husband and two children - a teenager from her first marriage, a little boy from her second. She also happens to be the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels. But when Emilia embarks on her tenth novel, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident straight out of the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again - and again. Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing . . . Why is someone doing this? How do they know what she is writing? And what if Emilia and her family are next?

Tasha has always felt in the shadow of her older sister, Alice. Their lifestyles couldn't be more different; Alice is married to wealthy entrepreneur Kyle and has a high-flying career, Tasha is married to her childhood sweetheart and lives in a Bristol suburb with their four-year-old twins. When Alice realises that Tasha is struggling - with money, the kids, losing her identity - she suggests they do a lifeswap for a week. Alice and Kyle will come to stay at Tasha's terraced house to look after the twins, while Tasha and Harry spend the week in Alice and Kyle's Venice apartment. But a few days in, it all goes terribly wrong. Tasha receives a phone call to say Alice is in hospital and Kyle is dead after an intruder broke into their house. They think it must have been a burglary gone wrong. Until a note arrives through the letterbox saying It was supposed to be you. Who was there that night, and why? Is it really Tasha they are targeting? And can these two sisters find the answers they need, or are they about to stumble upon something more sinister?

Nach dem Selbstmordversuch ihres Mannes ist Kirsty am Boden zerstört. Ein Neuanfang in ihrer alten Heimat Wales scheint daher perfekt. Dort, in einem abgeschiedenen alten Pfarrhaus, will sie eine kleine Pension eröffnen. Doch dann taucht wie aus dem Nichts Selena auf. Die Frau, die sie nie mehr in ihrem Leben hatte wiedersehen wollen. Kirsty ist außer sich: Was will Selena von ihr? Und warum findet Kirsty plötzlich jeden Morgen einen verwelkten Blumenstrauß vor der Haustür? Noch bevor sie Selena zur Rede stellen kann, wird diese ermordet. Und Kirsty weiß, dass die Wahrheit von damals nun endlich ans Licht kommen muss...