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Sinful, Louisiana, really knows how to throw a party, and it goes all out for Halloween. The weeklong celebration kicks off with a maze of horror in the park built of hay bales. And Fortune has the perfect assignment - the executioner. Her scene comes complete with a head block, a hatchet, and a fake body with removable head. It’s the perfect setup...for a crime. When Fortune returns from break and realizes the body in her scene is a real one and not the prop, she knows trouble is coming.

Four years ago Eliza Dacey was brutally murdered. Within hours, her killer was caught. Wasn’t he? So reads the opening titles of Jack Quick’s new true-crime documentary. A skilled producer, Jack knows that the bigger the conspiracy, the higher the ratings. Curtis Wade, convicted of Eliza’s murder on circumstantial evidence and victim of a biased police force, is the perfect subject. Millions of viewers agree. Just before the finale, Jack uncovers a minor detail that may prove Curtis guilty after all. Convinced it will ruin his show, Jack disposes of the evidence and delivers the finale unedited: proposing that Curtis is innocent.

In the picturesque seaside town of St Ives, Detective Sergeant Sophie Keane is a pillar of the community. Between the occasional collar and lazy weekends spent on the beach, it seems a perfect life. But for Sophie, the golden sands and crystal waters hide a dark secret, one that’s lain buried for twenty years. When a body turns up on the opening night of a glittering new art gallery on the seafront, the town is left shaken—especially Sophie, who recognises the killer’s style but knows that what she fears just couldn’t be possible.

A production company wants to make a movie about Isabel Fielding’s life, but Leah knows this is a huge mistake. When the actress cast to play Leah is found murdered, she’s proven right in the grisliest of ways. It seems like a straightforward case: the deadliest ever female serial killer escaped prison a few hours before the murder. But Leah’s son Tom is first on the scene and Seb, Leah’s boyfriend, isn’t convinced by Tom’s innocent act. Even Leah must admit she doesn’t really know her son after he disappeared for months without contact.

The Thirteenth Tale is a compelling and emotional mystery, in the timeless vein of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, about family secrets and the magic of books and storytelling.

Fortune is thrilled when Ben Harrison, her former CIA partner, and his fiancée, Cassidy, decide to leave DC and move to the Louisiana bayous. They’ve already secured jobs and are only lacking a place to live, so everyone is excited when they quickly find a home. There’s only one problem—the house has a reputation. It’s haunted.

Grace Lawson is living a happy, straightforward life in the suburbs with her husband, Jack, and two young children. But that security is about to come to a brutal end. For when Grace picks up a set of holiday snaps, amongst them is one shot that doesn't fit: a faded image of a life that Grace doesn't recognise and of her husband as she never knew him.

Entre un dangereux pyromane, un père destructeur, un ex encombrant et une ribambelle de pompiers séduisants, Griffin en tête, la vie de Jenny Hayes a pris un tournant auquel elle ne s'attendait pas. Bien sûr, elle savait que revoir Griffin la troublerait aussi intensément qu'autrefois. En revanche, elle n'avait pas prévu de retomber dans le piège aussi facilement, encore moins de lui succomber avec une telle urgence. Mais Griffin est semblable aux feux qu'il combat. Il brûle tout sur son passage, y compris elle.

Claire’s little sister Holly has been working on the millionaire’s playground of Martha’s Vineyard, going to barefoot beach parties and flirting with the local rich kids. But now she’s missing and none of the locals seem to care, including the police. They think a message Claire received is proof she’s safe. But Claire knows for a fact that her sister didn’t send it. What will she have to risk to find out the truth? Who are the locals protecting? And what does it have to do with another girl who went missing five years ago?

Tyler réalise enfin son rêve : jouer en NBA. Pourtant, un nuage noir plane sur le joueur : quelqu'un semble ne pas voir d'un bon œil son entrée dans la prestigieuse équipe des Pistons de Détroit. Alicia est une enquêtrice passionnée, mais elle ne s'attendait pas à s'occuper du dossier de Tyler Maclean, un ancien amour de lycée. Alors qu'elle est contrainte et forcée de le protéger sans dévoiler son identité de flic, ils vont devoir se faire passer pour un couple, afin de sauver les apparences face aux journalistes et démasquer le coupable.

Sous la glace de l'Antarctique, au cœur de la Terre, se trouve un incroyable réseau de grottes, un lieu recueillant des merveilles à couper le souffle. Une équipe de spécialistes venus du monde entier et dirigée par la paléoanthropologue Ashley Carter est triée sur le volet pour explorer ces galeries et partir sur les traces d'une civilisation inconnue. Mais ils ignorent qu'ils ne sont pas les premiers à s'y aventurer – et que leurs prédécesseurs n'en sont jamais revenus.

Vingt et un jours dans la jungle pour une émission télévisée ? Rose peut le faire. Herpétologiste en devenir, Rose préfère la compagnie des amphibiens à celle des humains. Dans le cadre d'un reportage scientifique, elle accepte de cohabiter avec neuf autres étudiants dans un camp en pleine jungle, où ils ne pourront compter que sur eux-mêmes. Lorsqu'elle rencontre Taran, le sportif vedette du campus et tête d'affiche de l'émission, la tension est immédiate. Ils se détestent.

Quando una serie di omicidi brutali scuote Barcellona, l'ispettore Cortés si trova immerso in un sinistro gioco di caccia all'uomo. La tensione si intensifica quando Valeria Eriksson, una giornalista di fama, si unisce al caso per documentare ogni passo in una serie true crime.

L'ho incontrata a sedici anni, quando la mia vita era in pericolo. Lei mi ha salvato, ma allo stesso tempo ha cambiato tutto. La sua famiglia mi ha accolto e protetto, ma con una regola: "Non toccare mia figlia". Per quattro anni ho rispettato quella promessa, tenendo a freno i miei sentimenti, fino a quando una notte tutto è cambiato. Il nostro amore è pericoloso, non solo per il mio cuore, ma per la mia stessa vita. I segreti che porto con me potrebbero distruggere tutto ciò che lei ama. Mentre il tempo scorre e la minaccia si avvicina, so che il nostro legame proibito potrebbe costarci tutto.

Lunedì 8 gennaio 2001, verso le sette di sera, nel giardino di Villa Altachiara a Portofino, scompariva la contessa Francesca Vacca Agusta, per anni protagonista del jet set italiano e internazionale. Prendeva il via quella sera un'indagine che avrebbe riempito le cronache di giornali e tv per settimane, mesi e anni, senza soluzione né requie neppure quando, una ventina di giorni più tardi, il cadavere venne ritrovato in mare, a pochi metri da una baia in Costa Azzurra.

Perché l'indagine che lì si era aperta non si è ancora conclusa. C'è poi il fatto più grave, l'assassinio di Adele, una cara amica del vicequestore, uccisa da un killer mentre dormiva nel letto di Rocco. Costretto a scavare nel proprio passato il vicequestore cercherà di chiudere il cerchio una volta per tutte.

Per il commissario Vittorio Spotorno, il duplice omicidio della 127 azzurra è un caso che lo costringe a riepilogare tutta la sua vita. Uno dei due picciotti uccisi nella macchina è il compagno di giochi Rosario. Questo lo riporta alla sua infanzia vissuta in quartieri dove il capriccio del caso avrebbe potuto torcere il filo della sua esistenza in modi impensati. Ma l'indole del Rosario che il commissario conosceva sembra stridere con la qualità mafiosa dell'evento criminale.

The Queen of England has concocted a plan in which penniless aristocrat Lady Georgie is to entertain a Bavarian princess and conveniently place her in the playboy prince's path, in the hopes that he might finally marry.

But queens never take money into account. Georgie has very little, which is why she moonlights as a maid-in-disguise.

This is the story of what happens when an unlikely bond is formed between enemies, causing tensions to rise, and igniting a chemistry that threatens to burn them both. Together, they'll learn that sometimes even the best laid plans can fail.

Meet Jenny Starling: travelling cook and reluctant amateur detective. Please note this book was first published as Just Not Cricket under Faith Martin’s pen name Joyce Cato. Jenny Starling is doing the catering for the village cricket match. But she’s not expecting one of the players to turn up dead. Everyone from the village has turned out to watch the match, and with this being the club’s centenary, Jenny Starling has been hired specially to provide her stunning food for the event.