M.J. Arlidge
M.J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last 15 years, specialising in high end drama production. Arlidge has produced a number of prime-time crime serials for ITV In the last five years, and is currently working on a major adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans for the BBC.
Naar bed, naar bed (Helen Grace, #5)
M.J. Arlidge
Helen Grace heeft al genoeg persoonlijke tragedies meegemaakt, maar als het lijk van een bekende in een nachtclub wordt gevonden, komt het moordonderzoek opeens wel heel dicht bij haar eigen leven. Helen zwijgt in alle talen over haar connectie met het slachtoffer en werkt als een bezetene om de dader te vinden. Als er een tweede slachtoffer valt, wringt Helen zich in zo veel bochten dat alles op scherp komt te staan en ze een onmogelijke keuze moet maken. Vertelt ze over haar privéleven of besluit ze te liegen om de aandacht van zichzelf af te houden?
A Gift for Dying
M.J. Arlidge
Nothing surprises Adam Brandt anymore. As a forensic psychologist, he's seen and heard everything.
That is, until he meets Kassie.
Because she claims to have a terrible gift - with one look into your eyes, she can see when and how you will die.
Adam doesn't believe her.
But then a serial killer starts wreaking havoc across the city, and only Kassie seems to know where he'll strike next.
Against all his intuition, Adam starts to think Kassie might be telling the truth.
He just doesn't realise how dangerous this trust might be . . .
Pop Goes the Weasel (Helen Grace, #2)
M.J. Arlidge
DI Helen Grace returns in Pop Goes the Weasel, the electrifying new thriller from M. J. Arlidge.
The body of a middle-aged man is discovered in Southampton's red-light district - horrifically mutilated, with his heart removed.
Hours later - and barely cold - the heart arrives with his wife and children by courier.
A pattern emerges when another male victim is found dead and eviscerated, his heart delivered soon afterwards.
The media call it Jack the Ripper in reverse; revenge against the men who lead sordid double lives visiting prostitutes. For Grace, only one thing is certain: there's a vicious serial-killer at large who must be halted at all costs . . .
Eeny Meeny (Helen Grace, #1)
M.J. Arlidge
The "dark, twisted, thought-provoking" (#1 New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag) international bestseller—first in the new series featuring Detective Helen Grace.
Two people are abducted, imprisoned, and left with a gun. As hunger and thirst set in, only one walks away alive.
It’s a game more twisted than any Detective Helen Grace has ever seen. If she hadn’t spoken with the shattered survivors herself, she almost wouldn’t believe them.
Helen is familiar with the dark sides of human nature, including her own, but this case—with its seemingly random victims—has her baffled. But as more people go missing, nothing will be more terrifying than when it all starts making sense....
Truth or Dare (Helen Grace, #10)
M.J. Arlidge
Do you want to play the game?
A crimewave sweeps through the city and no-one is safe. An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a country park. What connects all these crimes without causes, which leave no clues?
Detective Inspector Helen Grace faces the rising tide of cases which threatens to drown the city. But each crime is just a piece of a puzzle which is falling into place.
And when it becomes clear just how twisted and ingenious this web of crime is, D.I. Grace will realise that it may be impossible to stop it.
Piep zei de muis (Helen Grace, #2)
M.J. Arlidge
In een leegstaand huis wordt een vermoorde man gevonden. Niet veel later wordt zijn hart bij zijn vrouw en kinderen -bezorgd. Inspecteur Helen Grace weet dat hij niet het laatste slachtoffer zal zijn. Maar waarom is een gelukkig getrouwde man midden in de nacht zo ver van huis?
De media hebben het over de omgekeerde Jack de Ripper: een seriemoordenaar die aast op vaders met dubbele agenda’s. Helen ziet de woede die uit de moorden spreekt. Wat ze niet voorziet is hoe labiel de dader is – of wat haar tijdens het werk aan deze zaak allemaal nog te wachten staat.
Klikspaan: Wie zal de volgende zijn? (Helen Grace, #4)
M.J. Arlidge
Helen Grace is de heldin van de populaire thrillerreeks van M.J. Arlidge. Ze is een geharde rechercheur die motor rijdt en zich het liefst alleen door het leven slaat, maar wordt achtervolgd door persoonlijke demonen die haar af en toe zelfs in een depressie dreigen te storten. Toch is zij onmisbaar in de strijd tegen psychopaten die Southampton blijven teisteren en onschuldige slachtoffers maken, op gruwelijke wijze…
Hide and Seek (Helen Grace, #6)
M.J. Arlidge
Caught in a wicked game of cat and mouse, Helen Grace finds herself trapped among the hunted in the darkest thriller yet from the international bestselling author of Little Boy Blue and Eeny Meeny.
Framed for a murder she didn't commit...
As one of HM Prison Holloway's most high-profile new inmates, Helen Grace has a target on her back and nowhere to hide. She has made a long list of enemies over the course of her career--some are incarcerated within these very walls. When one of Helen's fellow prisoners is found mutilated and murdered in her own locked cell, it's clear that the killer is someone on the inside.
But time is running out for Helen as she races to expose the person who framed her, and the body count in the prison starts to climb. Helen will need to draw on all her investigative skills and instincts to catch the serial killer behind these murders and discover the truth--unless the killer finds her first.
Nog lange niet (Helen Grace, #9)
M.J. Arlidge
‘Je hebt nog een uur te leven.’
Dat is het enige wat de stem aan de telefoon zegt voordat er wordt opgehangen. Is het een misplaatste grap? Een verkeerd nummer? Een misverstand? Alles is beter dan de gruwelijke waarheid: iemand houdt zijn of haar slachtoffers zestig minuten lang nauwlettend in de gaten… en slaat dan toe.
Terwijl het dodenaantal oploopt, raakt Helen Grace verstrikt in een race tegen de klok. Want de dader is haar steeds een paar stappen voor. Helen heeft geen motief, geen verdachten en geen aanwijzingen. Wat hebben deze slachtoffers met elkaar gemeen? Voor hen kan nu elk telefoontje de laatste zijn, want wie opneemt is voorgoed verloren
Kom je spelen?
M.J. Arlidge
Chicago wordt opgeschrikt door de moord op twee jonge twintigers, beiden zijn gruwelijk verminkt. Er wordt al snel gedacht aan een seriemoordenaar. De politie heeft grote moeite om erachter te komen wie de dader is. Hij is berekenend en gaat erg zorgvuldig te werk. Het enige verband tussen de twee moorden is een jonge vrouw, Kassie. Zij beweert dat ze voorafgaand aan de moorden al wist wanneer deze zouden plaatsvinden.Vanaf het moment dat Adam Brandt Kassie op het politie-bureau ontmoet, is hij door haar gefascineerd. Alles wat zij hem vertelt, maakt dat hij twijfelt aan zijn deskundigheid. Dan loopt Kassie naar buiten, knoopt een sjaal voor haar ogen en steekt blind de straat over, dwars door het verkeer. Als hij haar na afloop vraagt waarom ze niet bang was te verongelukken, antwoordt ze: ‘Omdat jij mij zal doden.’
Wat jij niet ziet
M.J. Arlidge
Emma Forbes is verliefd. Sinds ze ex-soldaat Mark ontmoette, kan ze aan niemand anders denken. Mark is door zijn tijd in het leger zowel mentaal als fysiek beschadigd, al maken zijn littekens hem alleen maar aantrekkelijker. Eindelijk kan de blindgeboren Emma voor iemand zorgen, in plaats van altijd zelf te worden verzorgd.
Dan wordt de stad opgeschrikt door een reeks gruwelijke inbraken. Een mysterieus figuur sluipt in het holst van de nacht huizen in, waar hij zijn nietsvermoedende slachtoffers aanvalt, vernedert en genadeloos martelt. De politie heeft maar één aanknopingspunt: de dader heeft een opvallend litteken in zijn nek. Is het toeval, of maakt Emma's onvoorwaardelijke liefde haar blind voor wie Mark werkelijk is?
Down to the Woods (Helen Grace, #8)
M.J. Arlidge
THE EIGHT DI HELEN GRACE THRILLER BY BESTSELLING AUTHOR M. J. ARLIDGEThere is a sickness in the forest. First, it was the wild horses. Now it's innocent men and women, hunted down and murdered by a faceless figure. Lost in the darkness, they try to flee, they try to hide. In desperation, they call out for help. But there is no-one to hear their cries here...
DI Helen Grace must face down a new nightmare. The arrow-ridden victims hang from the New Forest's ancient oaks, like pieces of strange fruit. Why are helpless holidaymakers being targeted in peak camping season? And what do their murders signify? Is a psychopath stalking the forest? Is there an occult element to the killings? Could the murders even be an offering to the Forest itself? Helen must walk into the darkness to discover the truth behind her most challenging, most macabre case yet.
Love Me Not (Helen Grace, #7)
M.J. Arlidge
She Loves Me
A woman's body lies in the road. At first it looks like a tragic accident. But when Helen Grace arrives on the scene it's clear she's looking at a coldblooded killing. But why would anyone target a much-loved wife and mother?
She Loves Me Not
Across town, a shopkeeper is killed while his customers are left unharmed. But what lies behind the killer's choices?
She Loves Me
Who lives? Who dies? Who's next? The clock is ticking.
She Loves Me Not
If Helen can't solve this deadly puzzle then more blood will be shed. But any mistake and it might be her own ...
Helen Grace, now back at Southampton Central following her release from prison, is first on the scene.
A break neck thriller which takes place in real time over 24 hours, this is the sharpest, most adrenliased Helen Grace thriller yet.
Little Boy Blue (Helen Grace, #5)
M.J. Arlidge
Detective Helen Grace faces her own dark compulsions in the twisty new thriller from the author of Pop Goes the Weasel and Eeny Meeny.
In the darkest corners of the city, there is a thriving nightlife where people can let loose and cross the lines of work and play, of pleasure and pain. But now that sanctuary has been breached. A killer has struck and a man is dead.
In a world where disguises and discretion are the norm, one admission could unravel a life. No one wants to come forward to say what they saw or what they know—including the woman heading the investigation: Detective Helen Grace.
Helen knew the victim. And the victim knew her—better than anyone else. And when the murderer strikes again, Helen must decide how many more lines she’s willing to cross to bring in a devious and elusive serial killer...
Liar Liar (Helen Grace, #4)
M.J. Arlidge
In the dead of night, three raging fires light up the city skies. It's more than a tragic coincidence. For DI Helen Grace the flames announce the arrival of an evil she has never encountered before.
Because this is no firestarter seeking sick thrills, but something more a series of careful, calculating acts of murder.
But why were the victims chosen? What's driving the killer? And who will be next?
A powder keg of fear, suspicion and dread has been laid. Now all it needs is a spark to set it off . . .
Eye For An Eye
M.J. Arlidge
RIGHT OR WRONG?
Only nine criminals in the UK have been granted lifelong anonymity.
Their crimes so heinous that their identities are permanently changed for their own safety.
CRIMINAL OR VICTIM?
Upon release, they're given a second chance: new identities and new homes with new neighbours who have no idea. Because, by law, they cannot be named as who they are - or were...
REDEMPTION OR REVENGE?
But what if someone started systematically exposing their true identities? Not to the press, or the public, but to the families of their victims.
Who deserves justice? And who gets to decide?
The Doll's House (Helen Grace, #3)
M.J. Arlidge
O corpo de uma jovem é desenterrado numa praia remota, mas o seu desaparecimento nunca tinha sido denunciado. Alguém a mantivera «viva» ao longo do tempo, enviando à família, regularmente, mensagens em seu nome.
Para a detetive Helen Grace, todas as provas apontam para um assassino em série, um monstro distorcido mas engenhoso e hábil — um predador que já matou antes.
À medida que Helen se esforça por destrinçar as motivações do assassino, ela compreende que se trata de uma verdadeira corrida contra o tempo. Uma única falha pode significar a perda de mais uma vida.
Pluk een roos (Helen Grace, #3)
M.J. Arlidge
Een jonge vrouw wordt wakker in een koude, donkere kelder. Ze heeft geen idee hoe ze daar terecht is gekomen, of door wie ze is ontvoerd. En dat is pas het begin van haar nachtmerrie.In de buurt wordt het lichaam van een andere jonge vrouw gevonden. Ze is nooit opgegeven als vermist, en haar familie heeft zelfs gewoon sms’jes van haar ontvangen. Iemand heeft zich de afgelopen tijd voor haar uitgegeven.Inspecteur Helen Grace weet dat ze de dader zo snel mogelijk moet vinden. Die is niet alleen gestoord, maar ook slim en vindingrijk. Maar zodra Helen probeert uit te vinden wat de motivatie van de moordenaar is, start een bijna onmogelijke race tegen de klok...
De-a v-ați ascunselea
M.J. Arlidge
Inspectoarea Helen Grace e închisă în penitenciarul Holloway pentru o crimă pe care n-a comis-o. De-a lungul timpului, şi-a făcut o listă lungă de duşmani, iar unii dintre ei se află chiar între zidurile acestei închisori. Când una dintre deținute e găsită moartă şi mutilată în celula ei încuiată, este clar că ucigaşul e cineva din interior.
Helen îşi aşteaptă procesul, încrezătoare că îşi va putea dovedi nevinovăţia, însă timpul se scurge prea încet, iar numărul victimelor începe să crească. Aşa că trebuie să-și pună la lucru instinctele şi talentul de detectiv ca să descopere ucigaşul în serie care pare să umble nestingherit prin Holloway. Înainte ca ea însăşi să devină următoarea victimă.
Ghici ce-i în cutie (Helen Grace, #2)
M.J. Arlidge
Un nou thriller din seria Helen Grace
Cadavrul unui bărbat este găsit într-o casă goală. Inima i-a fost scoasă din piept şi trimisă soţiei şi copiilor lui.
E prima victimă, iar inspectoarea Helen Grace ştie că nu va fi ultima. Dar de ce s-ar afla un bărbat cu o viaţă împlinită departe de casă în toiul nopţii?
Presa îl numeşte Jack Spintecătorul în sens invers: un criminal în serie, vânând bărbaţi însuraţi care duc vieţi duble.
Helen simte furia din spatele crimelor. Dar ceea ce nu poate ea să prevadă este cât de schimbător e criminalul - sau ce o aşteaptă la capătul cursei...
"Alert, tensionat, cu adevărat impresionant!" - Sun
"Arlidge creează o poveste ce te captivează şi te înspăimântă în acelaşi timp." - Daily Mail
"Un thriller macabru pe care nu-l poţi lăsa din mână!" - Woman and Home
"Deodată capul i s-a dus pe spate. L-a săgetat o durere insuportabilă – era tras de păr foarte strâns, tras înapoi cu forţa, tot înapoi. Deja nu mai putea să respire – o cârpă îi astupa gura şi nasul. O duhoare înţepătoare i-a inundat nările, iar reflexele i s-au declanşat prea târziu. Se lupta să trăiască, dar îşi pierdea deja cunoştinţa. Apoi s-a făcut întuneric."
M. J. Arlidge lucrează de 15 ani în televiziune, fiind specializat în producţiile dramatice. Arlidge a fost producătorul unor seriale poliţiste de prime-time pentru ITV, printre care Torn, The Little House şi, cel mai recent, Undeniable. În prezent, scrie pentru publicaţia Silent Witness şi produce filme pentru reţele TV din Marea Britanie şi SUA.
La Editura Trei, a apărut romanul său de debut Ghici cine moare primul, care o aduce în scenă pe curajoasa inspectoare Helen Grace, iniţiind o serie de mare succes în toată lumea.
Dukkehuset (Helen Grace, #3)
M.J. Arlidge
En ung kvinne våkner opp i en kald, mørk kjeller. Hun vet ikke hvordan hun havnet der eller hvem kidnapperen er.
I nærheten, på en bortgjemt strand, finner man liket av en annen ung kvinne. Den unge kvinnen ble aldri meldt savnet, siden familien mottok sporadiske tekstmeldinger fra henne etter at hun forsvant. Noen holdt henne levende for dem mens hun egentlig var død.
For etterforsker Helen Grace er dette et funn som får det til å gå kaldt nedover ryggen på henne. Hun står overfor en person som ikke bare er dypt forstyrret, men som også har evner og ressurser, og som trolig har drept tidligere.
Helen Grace strever med å forstå morderens intensjoner, og skjønner desperat at tiden er i ferd med å renne ut.
Bro bro brille (Helen Grace, #2)
M.J. Arlidge
Liket av en middelaldrende familiemann blir funnet i Southamptons prostitusjonsstrøk. Snart lider en annen mann samme brutale skjebne. Etterforsker Helen Grace ser at et mønster er i ferd med å danne seg. Og hun kan kjenne at bak drapene ligger et voldsomt hat. Media kaster seg over saken og kaller morderen den omvendte Jack the Ripper - en person som hevner seg på mannlige horekunder.
For Helen Grace dreier det seg om å sette alle ressurser inn for å stoppe en seriemorder med en usedvanlig gjennomføringsvilje.
Elle melle
M.J. Arlidge
En åpenbart forstyrret person bortfører personer i par og gir dem et forferdelig ultimatum: En av dere overlever, en av dere dør.Helen Grace og hennes kolleger ved Southampton politistasjon står med ryggen mot veggen. I tillegg til å drive klappjakt på gjerningspersonen må de beskytte de overlevende som sliter med store mentale skader etter det de har vært igjennom. Flere blir kidnappet. Men hva er forbindelsen mellom ofrene? Etterforsker Helen Grace gir alt hun har, i en sak som plutselig, og skremmende nok, begynner å nærme seg en sluttet sirkel.M. J. Arlidge undersøker styrken i forholdet mellom mennesker, valg foretatt i mørk, dyp fortvilelse, og betydningen av å ofre seg for andre. Intensiteten øker ettersom hver av de intrikate personene drar leseren inn i sin historie."Elle melle" er første bok i serien om etterforsker Helen Grace.
Α μπε μπα μπλομ (Helen Grace, #1)
M.J. Arlidge
Το κορίτσι βγήκε μέσα από το δάσος μισοπεθαμένο.
Η ιστορία που διηγήθηκε ήταν απίστευτη. Αλλά αληθινή.
Κάθε λεξη φρικιαστική...
Μέρες αργότερα, βρίσκεται άλλος ένας απελπισμένος δραπέτης – κι αρχίζει να διαφαίνεται ένα συγκεκριμένο εγκληματικό μοτίβο. Δυάδες θυμάτων απάγονται, φυλακίζονται και στη συνέχεια έρχονται αντιμέτωπες με ένα φριχτό δίλημμα: να σκοτώσουν ή να σκοτωθούν.
Θα προτιμούσες να χάσεις τη ζωή σου ή τα λογικά σου;
Η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις έχει καταφέρει να δαμάσει τους δικούς της δαίμονες κατά την άνοδό της στην κορυφή. Ενώ ηγείται της έρευνας για τον εντοπισμό αυτού του αθέατου κτήνους, ανακαλύπτει ότι ίσως οι επιζώντες –η ζωντανή απόδειξη της υπογραφής του δράστη– να είναι αυτοί που κρατούν στα χέρια τους το κλειδί για τη λύση της υπόθεσης.
Κι αν δεν καταφέρει να τη λύσει, θα πεθάνουν κι άλλοι…
«Mια πρωτοποριακή και ευφυής απόκλιση από τον συνήθη δρόμο που ακολουθούν οι ιστορίες των κατά συρροή δολοφόνων. Η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις είναι μια από τις συναρπαστικότερες ηρωίδες των τελευταίων χρόνων».
Jeffery Deaver, συγγραφέας του best seller Συλλέκτης Οστών
«Η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις και το Α Μπε Μπα Μπλομ εξασφαλίζουν στον M. J. Arlidge μια εντυπωσιακή είσοδο στο χώρο της λογοτεχνίας, με ένα βιβλίο που κρατάει αμείωτη την αγωνία του αναγνώστη. Οι φίλοι του James Patterson και της Mo Hayder θα το λατρέψουν!»
Penguin
Αν σε πιάσω, καίγεσαι (Helen Grace, #4)
M.J. Arlidge
ΤΡΕΙΣ ΑΝΕΞΕΛΕΓΚΤΕΣ ΠΥΡΚΑΓΙΕΣ
ΦΩΤΙΖΟΥΝ ΤΟΝ ΟΥΡΑΝΟ ΤΗΣ ΠΟΛΗΣ
ΜΕΣ ΣΤΗ ΜΑΥΡΗ ΝΥΧΤΑ.
Και δεν πρόκειται απλώς για μια τραγική σύμπτωση.
Για την επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις αυτές οι πυρκαγιές σηματοδοτούν την εμφάνιση ενός σατανικού δράστη που όμοιό του δεν έχει αντιμετωπίσει ποτέ ξανά στη ζωή της.
Δεν πρόκειται για έναν πυρομανή που αναζητά αρρωστημένες συγκινήσεις, αλλά για κάτι πολύ πιο ανατριχιαστικό: για μια σειρά προσεκτικά εκτελεσμένων δολοφονιών.
Γιατί, όμως, έγιναν στόχος τα συγκεκριμένα θύματα;
Ποιο είναι το κίνητρο του δολοφόνου;
Και ποιος θα είναι ο επόμενος στη σειρά;
Η πόλη όλη μυρίζει μπαρούτι. Ο φόβος, ο τρόμος και η καχυποψία έχουν απλωθεί παντού. Κι αρκεί μια σπίθα μόνο για να καταστρέψει τα πάντα…
Μετά την μεγάλη επιτυχία που σημείωσε η σειρά που ξεκίνησε με το best seller "Α Μπε Μπα Μπλομ", το νέο σκοτεινό και ανατριχιαστικό αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα με την επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρεις να έρχεται αντιμέτωπη με έναν θανάσιμο πύρινο κλοιό, θα σας καθηλώσει.
Γύρω γύρω όλοι (Helen Grace, #2)
M.J. Arlidge
Μέσα σε ένα ερειπωμένο σπίτι βρίσκεται το πτώμα ενός άντρα.
Κάποιος του έχει ξεριζώσει την καρδιά και την έχει στείλει πακέτο στη γυναίκα και στα παιδιά του.
Ο άντρας αυτός είναι το πρώτο θύμα και η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις ξέρει ότι δεν θα είναι το τελευταίο. Τι δουλειά, όμως, είχε ένας ευτυχισμένος παντρεμένος άντρας να βρίσκεται νυχτιάτικα τόσο μακριά από το σπίτι του;
Οι εφημερίδες αποκαλούν τον δολοφόνο Τζακ Αντεροβγάλτη στο αντίστροφο: ένας καθ’ έξη δολοφόνος που τιμωρεί οικογενειάρχες, οι οποίοι κάνουν κρυφή διπλή ζωή.
Η Έλεν διαισθάνεται τη λυσσαλέα οργή που κρύβεται πίσω από αυτούς τους φόνους. Αυτό, όμως, που ίσως δεν μπορεί να μαντέψει είναι πόσο απρόβλεπτος είναι αυτός ο δολοφόνος - ή τι την περιμένει στο τέλος αυτής της καταδίωξης...
Λύκε λύκε, είσαι εδώ; (Helen Grace, #8)
M.J. Arlidge
Κάτι άρρωστο σέρνεται στο δάσος.
Στην αρχή ήταν τα άγρια άλογα. Τώρα αθώοι άντρες και γυναίκες καταδιώκονται και δολοφονούνται από μια απρόσωπη φιγούρα. Χαμένοι στο σκοτάδι, προσπαθούν να ξεφύγουν, προσπαθούν να κρυφτούν. Φωνάζουν απεγνωσμένα για βοήθεια. Όμως δεν υπάρχει κανείς ε δώ για να ακούσει τις κραυγές τους…
Η Έλεν Γκρέις πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσει έναν νέο εφιάλτη. Τα θύματα κυνηγήθηκαν με τόξο και αφέθηκαν να κρέμονται από τις αρχαίες βελανιδιές, σαν απόκοσμοι καρποί. Γιατί στοχοποιούνται αβοήθητοι παραθεριστές στο απόγειο της περιόδου κάμπινγκ; Τι σηματοδοτούν οι δολοφονίες τους; Παραμονεύει κάποιος ψυχοπαθής στο δάσος; Υπάρχει κάποιο αποκρυφιστικό στοιχείο στους φόνους; Μήπως οι φόνοι αποτελούν ένα είδος θυσίας-προσφοράς προς το ίδιο το δάσος;
Η Έλεν πρέπει να περπατήσει στο σκοτάδι, αν θέλει να ανακαλύψει την αλήθεια πίσω από την πιο δύσκολη και πιο μακάβρια υπόθεση της καριέρας της.
Το παιχνίδι της γάτας
M.J. Arlidge
Όταν νομίζεις ότι είσαι ασφαλής…
Όταν νομίζεις ότι είσαι ολομόναχος…
Τότε θα επιτεθεί…
Ένας ύπουλος δολοφόνος καραδοκεί στην πόλη.
Βάζει στο στόχαστρο όσους είναι μόνοι στο σπίτι το βράδυ, παίζοντας με τα θύματα το θανάσιμο παιχνίδι της γάτας με το ποντίκι.
Πανικός κυριεύει τους κατοίκους και η επιθεωρήτρια Έλεν Γκρέις αναλαμβάνει να εξιχνιάσει την υπόθεση.
Μόνο που παράλληλα είναι και η ίδια στόχος, καθώς ένας αδίστακτος ψυχοπαθής αποφασισμένος να πάρει εκδίκηση παραμονεύει σε κάθε της βήμα.
Όταν εντοπίζει τα ίχνη του φονιά, η Γκρέις αρχίζει να υποψιάζεται ότι ο κοινός παρονομαστής των άγριων αυτών δολοφονιών είναι αληθινά συνταρακτικός, μια οδυνηρή, πικρή αποκάλυψη.
Όμως αυτό που θα ανακαλύψει εντέλει είναι πολύ πιο διεστραμμένο απ’ όσο θα μπορούσε ποτέ να φανταστεί…
Κλειδώστε πόρτες και παράθυρα!
Το ανατρεπτικό, καθηλωτικό αυτό θρίλερ θα ξυπνήσει τους πιο ανατριχιαστικούς φόβους σας!
The Wrong Child
M.J. Arlidge
A MOTHER WITH A DARK SECRET.
A DAUGHTER DYING TO TELL . . .
When 3-month-old Max is abducted, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Devastated mum Sarah only took her eyes off him for a second, but that doesn't stop her guilt. Even husband, Jake, whom until now has been her rock, can't conceal his anger that their little boy went missing on her watch.
By contrast, it's all smiles and celebration at a caravan park in Lincolnshire, as baby Ronnie is introduced to his new family. Jenna and Gary are delighted with the new addition to the family. He is their fourth child and a real object of delight to their eldest - fifteen year old Becky - who once again it seems will take on the lion's share of raising the child, having dropped out of school several years ago.
But as desperate TV appeals by the Miller family make clear, trouble is brewing. Baby Max has neonatal diabetes and without regular dialysis will die. Teenager Becky is deeply troubled by the appeals that play incessantly on TV and radio, the Miller's rich relatives throwing everything at trying to smoke out the kidnappers. As her anxiety rises, as baby "Ronnie" becomes increasingly ill, a sickening realisation steals over Becky. What is the truth about her family? And how far will they go to hide their deadly secret?
A gripping, heart-wrenching thriller for fans of Cara Hunter, Heidi Perks, Claire Douglas, Fiona Barton, Susan Lewis and Lesley Kara
Er du med på leken (Helen Grace, #4)
M.J. Arlidge
Midt på natten lyser flammene fra tre branner opp himmelen. Det utelukkes fort at det skulle være snakk om en tragisk tilfeldighet. For etterforsker Helen Grace er flammene et varsel om en menneskelig ondskap hun aldri hittil har møtt. Pyromani er fryktinngytende nok, men dette handler om noe mer - om nøye planlagte mordbranner. Men hva er sammenhengen? Hva er det som driver gjerningspersonen? Og hvem blir neste offer? Dette er den fjerde boken om Helen Grace.
Nei, nei gutt (Helen Grace, #5)
M.J. Arlidge
Den femte boken i Helen Grace-serien. Etterforsker Helen Grace er ikke ukjent med tragedier. Men når de finner et lik i en nattklubb i Southhampton, går hendelsen hardt inn på henne. Hun skjuler den personlige forbindelsen hun har til offeret og jobber dag og natt for å finne gjerningspersonen. Morderen slår til igjen, og etterforskningen begynner å tære både på Helen Grace og på de andre i teamet. For Helen er valget hun står overfor umulig. Skal hun bekjenne dobbeltlivet sitt og med det miste kontroll over saken? Eller skal hun fortsette å skjule det hun vet og risikere å bli trukket inn? Hva hun enn gjør, vil ikke morderen gi seg før sannheten har kommet for en dag. Det finnes en skjebne verre enn døden.
Den som ikke har gjemt seg nå (Helen Grace, #6)
M.J. Arlidge
Frengsel er ikke et sted for en etterforsker. Helen Grace var en av landets beste politietterforskere. Nå sitter hun bak lås og slå sammen med morderne hun har tatt. Uskyldig anklaget. Hun vet det bare er én vei ut: Holde seg i live frem til rettsaken og på en eller annen måte bevise sin uskyld. Innelåst sammen med en morder. Et mishandlet lik blir funnet i cellen ved siden av, og Helen frykter at hennes dager er talte. En morder er løs, og hun må finne vedkommende innen det er hun som står for tur.
All Fall Down (Helen Grace, #9)
M.J. Arlidge
"You have one hour to live."Those are the only words on the phone call. Then they hang up. Surely, a prank? A mistake? A wrong number? Anything but the chilling truth... That someone is watching, waiting, working to take your life in one hour.But why?The job of finding out falls to DI Helen Grace: a woman with a track record in hunting killers. However, this is one case where the killer seems to always be one step ahead of the police and the victims.With no motive, no leads, no clues - nothing but pure fear - an hour can last a lifetime...THE MILLION-COPY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER IS BACK WITH A NEW D. I. HELEN GRACE THRILLER. PRE-ORDER NOW.
Elsker, elsker ikke (Helen Grace, #7)
M.J. Arlidge
På vei til jobb i Southampton kommer tilsynsføreren Sonia over en motorsykkelulykke. Noen minutter senere ankommer etterforsker Helen Grace det samme ulykkesstedet. I veibanen ligger en kvinne, hun er skutt. På en annen kant av byen rekker farmasøyt Alan Sansom så vidt å tenke at det unge paret som nettopp entret butikken hans betyr trøbbel. Det er det siste han noen gang vil tenke. Hvorfor er det akkurat Sonia og Alan som må bøte med livet, og hvem er den neste som står for tur? Helen kjemper en innbitt kamp mot klokken for å hindre flere drap, samtidig som ett eneste lite feiltrinn kan føre til hennes egne sikre død. Dette er den syvende boken i serien om etterforsker Helen Grace.
Cat And Mouse (Helen Grace, #11)
M.J. Arlidge
When you think you're safe,
When you think you're all alone,
That's when he'll come for you...
A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night - killing without pity or remorse.
As panic spreads, Detective Inspector Helen Grace leads the investigation, but is herself a hunted woman, her every step dogged by a ruthless killer bent on revenge.
As she tracks the murderer, Grace begins to suspect there is a truly shocking home truth that connects these brutal crimes...
Au feu, les pompiers
M.J. Arlidge
SEIS INCÊNDIOS EM VINTE E QUATRO HORAS,
DOIS MORTOS E VÁRIOS FERIDOS…
Na calada da noite, três violentos incêndios iluminam os céus da cidade. Para a detetive Helen Grace, as chamas anunciam algo mais do que uma coincidência trágica — este cenário infernal de morte e destruição revela uma ameaça nunca antes vivenciada.
No decurso da investigação, descobre-se que aquele que procuram não é apenas um incendiário em busca de emoções fortes — os atos criminosos denunciam um assassino meticuloso e calculista. Alguém que pretende reduzir as suas vítimas a cinzas…
Uma nuvem negra de medo e desconfiança estende-se sobre a cidade, à espera da faísca que provocará a próxima tragédia. Conseguirá Helen descobrir a tempo quem será a próxima vítima?
Oog om oog
M.J. Arlidge
Zou jij geen wraak willen voor een onvergeeflijke daad?
In zijn nieuwe standalone laat Arlidge niet alleen de slachtoffers aan het woord, maar ook de daders
Zes criminelen in Engeland hebben anonimiteit verkregen. Door de ongelooflijke wreedheden uit hun verleden leek een nieuwe start en re-integratie onmogelijk, totdat de overheid besloot hen een tweede kans te geven: elk van hen kreeg een nieuwe identiteit, in een nieuwe stad, met een nieuwe baan – en niemand die het ooit te weten zou komen. Dat dachten ze tenminste.
Sociaal medewerkster Olivia begeleidt gevangenen om te re-integreren in de maatschappij. Maar als de échte identiteit van haar ex-gevangenen gelekt wordt aan de familie van het slachtoffer maakt Olivia kennis met de meest duistere kanten van de mens. Want de familieleden willen allemaal, stuk voor stuk, gerechtigheid voor het onrecht dat hun geliefden jaren geleden is aangedaan. En zeg nou eerlijk, wie zou er geen wraak willen voor een onvergeeflijke daad?
Niemand zeggen (Helen Grace #10)
M.J. Arlidge
Na Covid-19 bevindt het land zich in een van de zwaarste recessies ooit. Nog nooit heeft inspecteur Helen Grace met zo veel geweld en onrust te maken gehad. Voor het eerst in haar leven is ze bang om de controle te verliezen: haar trouwe partner Charlie is met zwangerschapsverlof en tegelijkertijd doet haar collega Joseph Hudson er álles aan om haar het leven zuur te maken.
Drie moordzaken houden Helen ’s nachts wakker: een oude, rijke man, vermoord tijdens een inbraak in zijn immense huis; een jonge zorgmanager, in zijn auto doodgestoken met een schroevendraaier; en een jonge studente, aangerand en doodgeknuppeld in het plaatselijke park.
Dan krijgt ze bericht dat de privédetective die onderzoek deed naar deze zaken levend in brand is gestoken. Net als Helen dacht hij dat zo veel geweld in korte tijd geen toeval kon zijn, maar zelfs met deze aanwijzing kan ze het verband niet zien. En de tijd begint te dringen, want de dader gaat geen enkele uitdaging uit de weg om zichzelf te bewijzen.
Iene Miene Mutte (Helen Grace, #1)
M.J. Arlidge
Het meisje was amper nog in leven toen ze het bos uit kwam lopen. Het verhaal van haar ontvoering was donkerder dan de meest verschrikkelijke nachtmerrie. Maar alles wat ze zei was waar.
Elk gruwelijk detail. Een aantal dagen later wordt een tweede in shock verkerend slachtoffer gevonden en ontstaat er een patroon. In tweetallen worden mensen ontvoerd, vastgehouden en uitgehongerd. Vervolgens krijgen ze een duivels dilemma voorgelegd: doden of gedood worden.
Inspecteur Helen Grace en haar team weten dat ze jacht maken op een ingenieuze psychopaat die zijn slachtoffers gebroken en vol schuldgevoel achterlaat. Niet alleen dienen ze als zijn visitekaartje, ze zijn ook de moordenaars. De slachtoffers lijken lukraak gekozen, de plaats van het misdrijf zorgvuldig uitgekiend. Iets moet alle slachtoffers met elkaar verbinden…
No Way Back (Helen Grace, #5.5)
M.J. Arlidge
A treat for fans of DI Helen Grace: an ebook short story from M.J. Arlidge.Jodie's arriving at her third children's home. She's only fifteen.Maybe this time will be different. She'll be safe. Looked after.But the truth is Jodie has no one left to protect her.She must defend herself. She must change.
Leef je nog? (Helen Grace #12)
M.J. Arlidge
Het twaalfde deel in de populaire Helen Grace-serie van bestseller-auteur M.J. Arlidge
Terwijl een vete tussen drugsbendes de stad in zijn greep houdt, smeekt een wanhopige moeder inspecteur Helen Grace om haar tienerdochter te vinden. In eerste instantie lijkt het een simpele zaak: een rebelse tiener die is weggelopen van huis. Zaak gesloten. Of toch niet?
Helen volgt haar instinct en richt, ondanks het uitdrukkelijke verbod van haar chef, een onderzoeksteam op. Algauw ontdekt ze dat Naomi niet het enige meisje is dat wordt vermist. Hoe dichter Helen bij de waarheid komt, hoe harder haar onderzoek wordt tegengewerkt. Ze belandt in een web van corruptie, dat zich verder uitstrekt en veel dichterbij komt dan ze zich had kunnen voorstellen. Lukt het haar om de meisjes op tijd te redden?
Kom eens gauw (Helen Grace #11)
M.J. Arlidge
Laat op de avond komt een jonge vader thuis. Zijn dochtertje ligt rustig in haar bedje te slapen en die aanblik is een schrijnend contrast met de ravage die hij aantreft in zijn echtelijke slaapkamer, waar zijn vrouw levenloos in bed ligt. Op brute wijze is ze om het leven gebracht. Een paar dagen later komt een moeder thuis van een late dienst en treft haar tienerzoon aan in de woonkamer. Vermoord. Beide moorden lijken met hetzelfde wapen te zijn gepleegd, maar wat is het verband?
Terwijl inspecteur Helen Grace zich op de zaak stort, bevindt haar leven zich op een keerpunt. Haar meest recente aartsvijand loopt nog vrij rond en maakt dat ze geen stap kan zetten zonder drie keer achterom te kijken. Als zich een grote tragedie voordoet, is Helen nergens meer zeker van en al helemaal niet van haar baan. Haar trouwe partner Charlie zal tijdelijk in haar voetsporen moeten treden, maar is ze daar wel klaar voor?
Running Blind (Helen Grace, #6.5)
M.J. Arlidge
New to the police force, WPC Helen Grace is assigned to her first clear-cut case. Sure there's something sinister beneath the surface, Helen has a bad feeling . . . but who's going to take the word of a rookie?Running Blind is an exclusive eBook novella featuring DI Helen Grace, from bestselling author M. J. Arlidge.Fresh out of Police College, 18-year-old WPC Helen Grace is the first to arrive on the scene of a fatal collision. Her colleagues see nothing amiss, convinced that the young man's death was a tragic accident. But Helen is not so sure. Who is their mystery victim? Why would he risk life and limb running across a busy highway? And what might he have been running from?There's a dark secret lurking amid the quiet fields of Hampshire, one that Helen is determined to uncover.In this ebook novella, rookie Helen Grace discovers what it's like to be a woman in a man's world, facing impossible odds as she races against time to save vulnerable lives.
Six Degrees of Assassination
M.J. Arlidge
On a sullen, cloudy July day ten years since 7/7, the happy, confident and optimistic British Prime Minister is visiting a charity in East London. It's just two months after the general election which saw John Campbell's government returned to power with a clear majority, the economy is on the mend and the coalition is fast becoming a bad memory. Suddenly, a man appears out of the crowd and shoots him three times in the chest.
Step forward Alex Cartwright (Andrew Scott), MI5 Chief Counter Terrorism Officer who must find out the truth. But it's easier said than done, as he discovers that whoever ordered the assassination has covered their tracks very well indeed. Along with Ellen Townsend, his trusted second-in-command, Cartwright finds himself embroiled in a race against time which leads him into the murky heart of Westminster...and beyond.
From the pen of renowned screenwriter and novelist M J Arlidge, featuring an established British cast and with an exclusively-composed musical score, Six Degrees of Assassination is truly a thriller not to be missed.
The Reunion
M.J. Arlidge
THERE ARE MORE THAN JUST SECRETS BURIED IN THESE WALLS
It's the day of the demolition at White Cross Academy, and a crowd of former pupils and teachers have gathered to watch. But as the final charges are laid in the basement, the crew make a shocking discovery - a human skull.
Former student DI Jennie Whitmore is assigned to the case, her first big murder investigation and one where there can be no room for mistakes. The remains are identified as Hannah Jennings, a popular, but troubled classmate who went missing during her lower Sixth year.
As news of the body's discovery soon leaks, the small town erupts with intrigue, conspiracy and accusation. Jennie now finds herself at the heart of the storm, tasked with making up for the failings of the initial investigation to ensure that justice is finally done. At the centre is Hannah's five closest friends who used the basement as a base for the photography club.
Jennie knows many of the suspects personally and she is convinced that one of this group of five knows the truth about what happened to the wilful, beguiling teenager. As Jennie unearths secrets buried deep, and lies repeatedly told, the assembled friends must reassess their past, before confronting the terrible realisation that one amongst them would rather kill to protect their new life, than pay for the sins of their teenage years.
Alles in de wind (Helen Grace, #5.5)
M.J. Arlidge
De vijftienjarige Jodie arriveert bij haar derde weeshuis. Misschien is dit keer alles anders. Is ze veilig en wordt er goed voor haar gezorgd. Maar de waarheid is dat Jodie niemand meer heeft om haar te beschermen. Ze zal zichzelf moeten verdedigen. Ze zal moeten veranderen.Alles in de wind geeft fans van M.J. Arlidge een unieke inkijk in de jeugd van inspecteur Helen Grace. Indrukwekkend, gruwelijk en aangrijpend - dit verhaal laat zien hoe Helen Grace is geworden tot de persoon die we nu kennen.
Wie niet weg is
M.J. Arlidge
Nog nooit werd het zo persoonlijk voor Helen Grace als in Wie niet weg is Het zesde deel in de bestsellerserie over Helen GraceHelen Grace was een van de beste rechercheurs van Southampton, maar nu zit ze zelf in de gevangenis, te midden van de moordenaars die ze daar zelf heeft doen belanden. Ze weet dat ze maar op één manier vrij kan komen: overleven totdat haar rechtzaak voorkomt en op de een of andere manier haar onschuld bewijzen.Maar dan wordt er een verminkt lichaam in de cel naast die van haar gevonden en vreest Helen voor haar eigen leven. Er loopt namelijk een moordenaar rond in de gevangenis en ze moet hem vinden, voordat ze het volgende slachtoffer wordt…De pers over de boeken van M.J. Arlidge‘Je nagels krijgen heel wat te verduren terwijl je hoofdstuk na hoofdstuk verslindt.’ Hebban.nl‘De manier waarop Arlidge ogenschijnlijk eerst moeiteloos verhaaltechnische problemen creëert en ze vervolgens even makkelijk weer oplost, verraadt een lenige, creatieve geest.’ Het Parool‘Verslavend. Lezers zullen met even veel haast en energie door dit boek heen scheuren als een onschuldig iemand tegen een gevangenisdeur zou beuken.’ Daily Express‘Snelheid, gruwel én een fijne plot. De man kan schrijven.’ Thrillzone.nl‘Makkelijk leesbaar, originele verhaallijn en boeiende personages.’ Lekker lezen‘M.J. Arlidge spint het gegeven uit tot een ijzingwekkend verhaal, met de getormenteerde inspecteur Helen Grace in een intrigerende hoofdrol.’ De Limburger‘We hebben er niet voor niets vijftig ingeslagen! Snel lezen, voordat de spoilers je om de oren vliegen, want iedereen zal over dit boek willen kletsen.’ Bek Boeken, Veghel
In de maneschijn (Helen Grace #8)
M.J. Arlidge
Er waart iets dodelijks rond in het bos. Eerst moesten de wilde paarden eraan geloven. Nu zijn het onschuldige mannen en vrouwen die worden vermoord door een gedaante zonder gezicht. Verdwaald in het donker proberen ze te vluchten, zich te verstoppen. Wanhopig roepen ze om hulp. Maar er is niemand die ze kan horen…
Helen Grace ziet zich geconfronteerd met een nieuwe nachtmerrie. De slachtoffers hangen met pijlen doorboord aan de statige oude eiken in het bos. Waarom worden hulpeloze -vakantiegangers opgejaagd tijdens het campingseizoen? Wat hebben de moorden te betekenen? Is dit soms het werk van een psychopaat? Of is het een teken van een occulte samenzwering en worden de slachtoffers geofferd aan het bos zelf? Helen moet zich in het duister wagen om de waarheid achter deze wel heel macabere zaak te achterhalen.
Klein klein kleutertje (Helen Grace, #7)
M.J. Arlidge
Vroeg in de ochtend wordt het lichaam van een vrouw gevonden. Ze ligt half op de autoweg en het lijkt een tragisch ongeluk. Als Helen Grace op de plaats des onheils arriveert is het voor haar meteen duidelijk dat het om een koelbloedige moord gaat. Maar waarom deze vrouw – een liefhebbende echtgenote en zorgzame moeder – het slachtoffer is, is een raadsel.
Niet veel later wordt er in het winkelcentrum een apotheker gedood, terwijl hij nog klanten in zijn zaak had. Waarom worden er getuigen levend achtergelaten door de moordenaar? Helen moet al haar kennis van het misdadige brein in de strijd gooien, wil ze achter de identiteit van de dader komen voordat er nog een slachtoffer valt. En als ze zelf het volgende doelwit lijkt, wordt de zaak alleen maar persoonlijker…
À la folie, pas du tout (Helen Grace, #7)
M.J. Arlidge
Elle m’aime…
Sept heures du matin. Alors que le soleil se lève dans un ciel rouge sang, une femme est retrouvée morte sur une route de campagne. Mais qui a bien pu tuer cette mère de famille et épouse aimée ?
Un peu…
Deux heures plus tard, un commerçant est tué de sang-froid. Les clients sont tous laissés sains et saufs.
Beaucoup…
Quel motif anime ces meurtriers qui semblent tuer au hasard ?
Passionnément…
Helen Grace, tout juste sortie de prison, devra le découvrir rapidement si elle veut éviter que cette journée se termine en bain de sang. Car une seule chose est sûre : ils sont prêts à tout pour terminer leur macabre travail.
A la folie… Pas du tout.
Un thriller chargé d’adrénaline qui ne laisse à Helen Grace que 24h pour démêler les fils d’une sanglante affaire.
Φτου Και Βγαίνω (Helen Grace, #6)
M.J. Arlidge
Η φυλακή δεν ταιριάζει στην Έλεν Γκρέις. Προσπαθεί να ξεφύγει από το παρελθόν και από τον ίδιο της τον εαυτό· από οποιονδήποτε προσπάθησε ποτέ να την πλησιάσει. Όλη τη ζωή της, η μυστικοπαθής επιθεωρήτρια κρύβεται πίσω από το αστυνομικό σήμα, πίσω από τη φήμη της.
Μέχρι τη στιγμή που βρίσκεται κρατούμενη μαζί με γυναίκες δολοφόνους που είχε συλλάβει…
Στη φυλακή του Χολογουέι τα βράδια είναι ατελείωτα και ο κίνδυνος ελλοχεύει στους σκοτεινούς διαδρόμους. Οι άλλες κρατούμενες τη μισούν και οι δεσμοφύλακες την ταπεινώνουν. Η Έλεν πρέπει να αντιμετωπίσει ολομόναχη τον εφιάλτη που ζει, να διώξει τα τρωκτικά της νύχτας. Άγριοι ψίθυροι καταδιώκουν τον νου της. Δεν έχει πού να τρέξει… Πού να κρυφτεί… Ώσπου το ακρωτηριασμένο πτώμα της Λία Σμιθ, κατάχλωμο και κέρινο, κείτεται μέσα στο κλειδωμένο κελί. Το σώμα της άκαμπτο, χωρίς σταγόνα αίμα. Φαίνεται ήρεμη και γαλήνια, μ’ ένα πλατύ χαμόγελο ραμμένο με γαλάζιο νήμα· το ίδιο νήμα που έχουν ράψει και τα σφιγμένα βλέφαρα πάνω στο κακοποιημένο πρόσωπό της.
Η Έλεν φοβάται ότι το τέλος της πλησιάζει. Ένας παρανοϊκός δολοφόνος παγώνει το αίμα των φυλακισμένων. Πρέπει να τον βρει προτού γίνει η ίδια το επόμενο θύμα…
Τικ τακ, τικ τακ, ο χρόνος περνά... (Helen Grace, #9)
M.J. Arlidge
«Έχεις μία ώρα ζωή»: Αυτά ήταν τα μόνα λόγια που ακούστηκαν στην τηλεφωνική συνομιλία. Έπειτα η κλήση διακόπηκε. Μήπως πρόκειται για φάρσα; Μήπως είναι λάθος ο αριθμός; Μήπως δεν απάντησε ο σωστός άνθρωπος; Οτιδήποτε άλλο πέρα από την ανατριχιαστική αλήθεια… ότι κάποιος παρακολουθεί, καραδοκεί, μεθοδεύει το τέλος της ζωής σου την επόμενη ώρα. Γιατί όμως;
Την απάντηση στο ερώτημα καλείται να δώσει η Έλεν Γκρέις, η επιθεωρήτρια με τη μακρά ιστορία στο κυνήγι δολοφόνων. Ωστόσο, σε αυτή την υπόθεση ο δολοφόνος φαίνεται να είναι πάντα ένα βήμα μπροστά από την αστυνομία και τα θύματα. Χωρίς κάποιο κίνητρο, δίχως κάποια ένδειξη ή ένα στοιχείο –τίποτε άλλο πέρα από τον απόλυτο φόβο– μία ώρα μπορεί να φανεί ατελείωτη…
Tú te vas, tú te quedas (Helen Grace, #1)
M.J. Arlidge
Una chica sale del bosque casi moribunda. Su historia parece increíble. Pero es verdadera. Cada una de las terribles palabras que pronuncia.
Días después otra persona aparece en similares circunstancias. Poco a poco comienza a quedar claro un modo de actuar. Alguien está secuestrando a sus víctimas por parejas, las recluye y les afrontar un dilema: matar o morir.
¿Qué preferirías: perder la vida o perder la razón?
La inspectora de policía Helen Grace ha tenido que hacer frente a sus propios demonios en su ascenso a lo más alto. Mientras sirige esta investigación para dar caza al monstruo que anda suelto descubre que quizá sea los propios supervivientes quienes tengan la clave para resolver el caso.
Y, a menos que lo consiga, morirán más inocentes.
Un asesino en serie que te dejará sin respiración. Uno vive y otro muere. No hay otra opción. Solo uno sobrevivirá.
Băiatul pierdut (Helen Grace, #5)
M.J. Arlidge
Al cincilea roman din seria Helen Grace, tradusă în peste 30 de țări
Chemată să investigheze o crimă comisă într-un club sadomaso din Southampton, Helen Grace descoperă că victima este cineva din viața ei secretă, despre care superiorii săi nu știu nimic.
Helen e foarte hotărâtă să-l găsească pe criminal, având grijă să păstreze ascunsă relația ei cu victima. Dar, în scurtă vreme, are loc o nouă crimă, foarte asemănătoare cu prima.
Să fie vorba de un criminal în serie? Va putea Helen să-l descopere fără să-și divulge secretele?
"Un roman alert și plin de răsturnări de situație care cu siguranță va deveni un nou bestseller." - Huffington Post
"Helen Grace e un personaj foarte original și convingător, iar povestea complexă și ingenioasă din Băiatul pierdut îți dă fiori." - Daily Mail
"Neobișnuit, întunecat, provocator. " - Tami Hoag, autor de bestselleruri New York Times
"Realist și necruțător. Armata de fani a lui Arlidge sigur își va spori rândurile." - Sunday Sport
M. J. Arlidge lucrează în televiziune, fiind specializat în producții dramatice. A produs seriale polițiste de prime-time pentru ITV, printre care Torn, The Little House și, cel mai recent, Undeniable. În prezent, scrie pentru publicația Silent Witness şi produce filme pentru rețele TV din Marea Britanie și SUA.
Trăiește în Hertfordshire cu soția și cei doi copii. Când nu scrie, joacă tenis sau devorează thrillere, cărți de istorie și biografii. Are o slăbiciune pentru filmele din seria Bond și pentru bomboanele cu lemn-dulce.
De același autor, la Editura Trei au apărut primele patru romane din seria Helen Grace: Ghici care-i mincinosul, Casa păpușilor, Ghici ce-i în cutie și Ghici cine moare primul (declarat cel mai bun roman polițist de debut din Marea Britanie în 2014).
Ghici care-i mincinosul
M.J. Arlidge
n toiul nopții, șase incendii mistuitoare luminează cerul. E mai mult decât o coincidență tragică. Pentru inspectoarea Helen Grace, flăcările anunță un dezastru cum n-a mai întâlnit.
Pentru că nu e vorba de un dement care-și hrănește nebunia din vâlvătăile ce nu par a se stinge vreodată, ci despre niște crime în serie, meticulos puse la cale.
Dar cum au fost alese victimele? Care e motivația criminalului? Și cine urmează?
Orașul e cuprins de tensiune, suspiciune și teroare. În orice clipă se poate dezlănțui iadul…
"Helen Grace caută ceea ce nici un bărbat nu-i poate oferi: izbăvirea. E un Sisif al secolului XXI care se teme – care știe, de fapt – că bolovanul se va rostogoli mereu la vale." - M. J. Arlidge
"Helen Grace este o eroină inedită și autentică… M. J. Arlidge împletește o țesătură narativă care-ți dă fiori pe șira spinării." - Daily Mail
"Un thriller care-ți insuflă spaimă, dar de care nu te poți dezlipi." - Sunday Mirror
"Povestea extrem de captivantă a unei anchete – cu siguranță va fi un bestseller." - Huffington Post
Casa papusilor (Helen Grace, #3)
M.J. Arlidge
Inspectoarea Helen Grace se află iarăși pe urmele unui criminal în serie într-un nou thriller plin de suspans marca M. J. Arlidge!
Ce legătură poate fi între o fată care se trezește răpită din propria casă și seches trată într-o pivniță mizeră și un cadavru descoperit absolut întâmplător pe o plajă pustie?
Aparent nu e nicio legătură. Până când mintea ageră a inspectoarei Helen Grace, faimoasă deja pentru cazurile de criminali în serie pe care le-a elucidat, face conexiunile potrivite și descoperă numitorul comun: la mijloc e mintea diabolică a unui criminal – unul foarte inteligent, foarte precaut și foarte perseverent...
De același autor, la Editura Trei, au apărut Ghici cine moare primul și Ghici ce-i în cutie, primele două volume din seria Helen Grace.
"O poveste care îți îngheață sângele în vine" - Daily Mail
"Alert, plin de suspans, o adevărată reușită." - Sun
"Un thriller ca un duș rece." - Sunday Mirror
M. J. Arlidge lucrează de 15 ani în televiziune, fiind specializat în producţiile dramatice. Arlidge a fost producătorul unor seriale poliţiste de prime-time pentru ITV, printre care Torn, The Little House şi, cel mai recent, Undeniable. În prezent, scrie pentru publicaţia Silent Witness şi produce filme pentru reţele TV din Marea Britanie şi SUA.
Ghici cine moare primul
M.J. Arlidge
Doi ostatici. Un singur glonţ. Doar unul va supravieţui.
Sunt suflete-pereche. Vor să-şi petreacă restul vieţii împreună.
Însă când se trezesc singuri şi dezorientaţi într-un subsol părăsit, groaza îi copleşeşte.
Nu au la dispoziţie decât o armă încărcată cu un singur glonţ şi însoţită de următorul mesaj: „Când unul dintre voi îl va ucide pe celălalt, supravieţuitorul va fi liber".
Cine a putut concepe un astfel de scenariu sinistru, în care victimele înseşi comit crima?
Torturaţi de spaimă, disperare, sete şi inaniţie, pentru ostatici nu există decât o singură cale de a pune capăt acestui supliciu: unul dintre ei trebuie să moară.
„Mi se pare mie sau îmbrăţişările noastre nu ne mai prea încălzesc? Şi nu ne mai apără? De când s-a întâmplat, ne-am agăţat zi şi noapte unul de altul, dorind să supravieţuim amândoi, disperaţi să nu rămânem singuri în locul acesta cumplit. Am jucat tot felul de jocuri ca să treacă timpul, imaginându-ne ce vom face după ce va sosi cavaleria — ce-o să mâncăm, ce-o să le spunem rudelor, ce-o să primim de Crăciun. Însă aceste jocuri s-au terminat treptat, pe măsură ce am înţeles că am fost aduşi aici cu un scop şi că nu va exista un sfârşit fericit."
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