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Four friends as close as they come. Until a girl’s weekend away leaves them with a shared secret that could destroy them all. But a secret is safe among friends, isn’t it? That’s what they think until in turn they all in turn receive a letter with the grim truth written down in black and white. Someone wants money for their silence – and quick…With the clock ticking, the girls must work out who they can trust and who’s been watching them. And ultimately, discover what they’d do to keep the truth among friends.

Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Featuring tales of science fiction and suspense, these episodes are full of thrilling stories that follow valiant protagonists involved in life or death situations.

This story is about a family that goes on an adventure while visiting ghost towns. When the family is soon kidnapped and separated from their father. The family is then taken to a secret location. The family soon realizes no one is coming to their rescue and tries a daring escape.

Meeting the in-laws is a daunting task even for those who are outgoing and socially capable. Since I’m neither, the prospect of meeting Slash’s parents has me scared to death. Somehow, he convinced me it would be easier meeting my in-laws for the first time at his brother’s wedding during Christmas in Italy instead of at our own church wedding in the spring. He also suggested bringing my parents along to meet them, too. That way it would reduce the chance of any unnecessary drama at our nuptials. Sounds reasonable, right? Wrong.

With a four-legged companion and no food in the pantry, Grant Walton faces an uphill battle. His wife is still missing; downtown is a smoldering crater; and radiation is killing more people every day. Torn between searching for his wife and gearing up for what's sure to come, Grant is forced to put more than his morals to the test. Leah Walton escaped a nuclear bomb that flattened her hospital and vaporized her friends. Now she's racing to find her husband miles away. She'll have to rely on the kindness of strangers to survive and hope none of them kill her in the process.

Trapped in a tropical paradise with no memory of how she got there, Abby is thrust into a fight for her life. Hunted by a madman and chased by unsettling dreams of her past, she meets up with Eric. Together, they set out to escape. Yet, they discover this deceptive paradise is harder to leave than they ever imagined. Can they escape their hunter, or are they only pawns in his game of life or death? One mystery leads to another until their escape throws them into even greater danger, as Abby’s frightening past finally catches up with her. Her escape is only the beginning.

July 2025. Tash and Mark Webster host a glamorous party at their luxury Greek island villa. By the end of the night, the unthinkable happens when Tash's sister drowns. Months later, Nancy dies tragically too. Another 'accident'. But there's a pattern - people close to the Davies family keep getting hurt. July 2026. Another Webster party with the same guest list as last summer, everyone who was there when Nicole drowned - which is no coincidence. Tash wants to know what really happened to her sister, and she'll do anything to find out.

Megan Thomas is running for her life. From Chicago, from the mob, from her controlling husband. She runs to the only place she ever felt at peace: a North Carolina barrier island she remembers from her childhood. Now she only wants to get lost—in someone else's life. A new identity, soothing ocean winds, and a quiet existence are all she needs.

Caught in a Three Strikes law that sends him to prison for life, Nate Larson negotiates with prosecutors for an early release in exchange for testifying against his brother in an upcoming trial. As part of the deal, he demands custody of his 14-year-old granddaughter, Grace, who's survived a string of disastrous foster homes. Nate studied close-up magic during his time in prison. He's good, and despite her wariness Grace joins him for a touring magic show of New England.

City banker Joseph Ashcroft has stolen £1.34 billion from his own bank. He has given it - untraceably - to impoverished strangers worldwide and has fled. Why has he done this? And will he get away with it? Joseph knows that if he leaves the country, he will easily be tracked down. So he opts for hiding close by - first in the city, then in the woods near the home of his estranged family. An ex-soldier, he's adept at the art of camouflage. On Joseph's trail is Ben Lancaster, the bank's head of security and, as it happens, a former army friend with whom he shares a violent, guilt-ridden past. The hunt is on.

Eddie is a brilliant yet emotionally impaired teenager. He has spent most of his school years in special education classes, placed there by an unloving mother who blames her son for his father's death. His exile among the unpopular students serves to keep him invisible to Rebecca. He fixates on her and when his uncontrollable desires take over he devises an intricate plan to win her. He abducts her. She escapes. Then she makes a wrong choice and he traps her again.

Detective Constable Lynette Wilton and famed defense lawyer Maxine Swayman and six more guests go on an escape-room adventure at a resort in Toronto called the Castle. The escape room is a recreation of the whiskey smuggling era. Amy Sharpe is murdered, and all of the people at the Castle are suspects. Constable Kurt Spencer investigates, and he is smitten by Lynette. Suddenly a storm knocks out the electricity, and the surrounding roads are washed out. All of the people, including the murderer, have to stay at the Castle overnight.

Michael McGinnis has finally escaped the clutches of alcohol. And with his brother Casey doing well in rehab, for the first time in his life, he dares to hope that what only seemed like a fantasy a year ago - a life with Eva as his wife, a child or two, and a job he was born to do - will become a reality. But Viper reaches out, even from prison, and sets out to shatter Michael's dreams. With help from outside sources, he frames Michael for a string of arson cases.

A whole train has vanished. Where is it?

A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores. You are groping in the midnight dimness of a gigantic department store and suddenly you realize that a hundred eyes are staring at you from the shadows and a hundred hands are reaching for your throat and your most urgent desire is to...escape! Based on the eerie short story Evening Primrose.

The fascinating story about the home life of the richest family in the world. In a country as large as the US there are many odd and wonderful corners hidden away, but none more fabulous and wonderful than the one conceived in the imagination of F. Scott Fitzgerald and located in the pages of his famous short story of the same name. It is described in the words of John Unger, 20 years old, impressionable and quite willing to swear to the truth of this strange affair.

The classic story about the bloke who could. In this tale you are crouched in the middle of an immense hurricane. Houses, animals, trees sweeping past you, and you suddenly realize that you have tampered with the Universe, that you are bringing about the destruction of the World. Lovely British accents in this tale with a message. A delightful little story that is far from the typical Escape style of thriller. Escape with us now to a placid English village in the company of an equally placid little man who one day shook the world as HG Wells told it in his story.

六个悬疑故事，六种险象环生。故事的主人公或身处生存、职场与情感的危机，或生活巨变、失掉初心，走向人生反面……社会与生存的压力撕开生活的面具，他们的迷失，正是找到人生真相的开始。…… 六個懸疑故事，六種險象環生。故事的主人公或身處生存、職場與情感的危機，或生活巨變、失掉初心，走向人生反面……社會與生存的壓力撕開生活的面具，他們的迷失，正是找到人生真相的開始。