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Three years ago, bride-to-be Aoife died at her own hen party. Now the hens have returned to the villa where that terrible weekend unfolded. They long for closure. But the moment they step back inside, old wounds open and tensions begin to rise. Everyone has a different version of what happened that night. Who is keeping secrets? And how far will they go to keep them hidden?

From the international bestselling author of The Drowning Woman, a psychological thriller about a couple rocked by infidelity who moves to a villa in Spain’s Costa Brava to rebuild their relationship, only to welcome a pair of visitors who have no intention of leaving. Sydney Lowe’s life in...

Two weeks at a stunning villa, in the South of France, was supposed to heal the rifts in this fractured family. Flaky croissants and rich, black coffee every morning before long days by the sparkling pool. Balmy candlelit dinners, once the kids have gone to bed. But Nora is shaking, as she gathers her family around the large, oak table on the terrace, at the front of the villa. Her two daughters eye her suspiciously as she tops up her wine and clears her throat to speak. But when she opens her mouth, the secret Nora came here to tell won’t come out....

When a young woman is found dead in a peat bog near the banks of the river Tiber, Teresa Lupo, a maverick pathologist, thinks she is the victim of an ancient pagan ritual. Inspector Leo Falcone, however, knows this case is recent history and the horror is still very much alive.

‘A deliciously addictive thriller’ – T.M. Logan, author of The Holiday An exclusive island plays host to a reality show like no other. Cutthroat, twisting and unputdownable, The Villa is a killer beach read from bestselling author Ruth Kelly. A villa in paradise . . . It’s destined to be...

Don't miss Helen Cooper's next twisty, thrilling read - available to pre-order now! A holiday to Italy with my husband and his family should be a dream trip. Spending two weeks in the scorching sun, relaxing by the pool, sipping on local wine... Two weeks of trying to hide what I've done. When I...

Spain. An ex-con breaks into a villa by the sea to steal something very precious from a safe. He will not leave without hurting someone. England. Tycoon Simon Chan asks Eric Ward to find a missing businessman. And Ward is also involved in a case involving his arch-enemy, the shady lawyer Charles Davison. Then a body washes up on a Spanish beach … Eric Ward will face the fight of his life against a professional killer inside and outside the courtroom.

Als Jessie in einer alten Villa mitten im Wald aufwacht, kann sie sich an nichts aus ihrer Vergangenheit erinnern. Nicht an sich selbst. Nicht an den Autounfall, der sie beinahe das Leben gekostet hätte. Und nicht an ihren Verlobten David, der mit ihr zusammen um ihre Erinnerungen und um ihr altes Leben kämpft. Auch die Haushälterin und der Gärtner geben Jessie weitere Rätsel auf, und sie fühlt sich zunehmend unwohl.

Vor drei Jahren starb die zukünftige Braut Aoife bei ihrem eigenen Junggesellinnenabschied. Nun kehren ihre Freundinnen in die Villa zurück, in der sich jenes schreckliche Wochenende abgespielt hat. Sie sehnen sich nach einem Abschluss. Doch kaum haben sie die Villa betreten, brechen alte Wunden auf, und die Spannungen zwischen den Frauen nehmen zu. Jede hat eine andere Version der Ereignisse jener Nacht.

Nate doesn’t want to listen. He’s between missions and just wants to relax, not to travel hundreds of miles and hunt for the driver of the car that hit someone he doesn’t even know. But ignoring the call is not an option. What Nate had hoped would be a simple mission turns into something much more sinister, when he discovers a wide-reaching evil, festering in a small Northern California town. To confront it, he will need all the skills he’s learned working in the shadow world.

Becca Stenlund har det hele. Hun er ung, smuk og smart og bor i den skønneste gamle villa i skovbrynet; blåmalet, nænsomt renoveret og perfekt retro-chikt indrettet. Og så driver hun den populære livstilsblog Becca i Den blå villa, hvor hun deler ud af sit perfekte liv med upcycling-projekter, bæredygtigt børnetøj og økologisk plantekost. Alt emmer af overskud og idyl. En sen sommernat trasker Beccas 5-årige søn Bruno alene afsted langs landevejen for at finde sin far. Hjemme på køkkengulvet ligger hans mor ubevægelig og smurt ind i blod.