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Ex fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time that should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon, her sports superstar husband goes for a swim - and never returns. But what has happened to David - can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief, Laura is plagued by questions and doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible, ill-judged hoax?

Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger, at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their 16-year-old son, Adam, has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill - the latest in a string of issues at school - they can't help but worry.

Harlan's very first young adult project will link in with the storylines in his up-and-coming adult thrillers as Myron Bolitar discovers that his mysterious tearaway younger brother, Brad, has a son - now teenaged. When our series hero's father, Brad, dies in a mysterious accident in South America, Myron is his closest, albeit estranged, relative left and is assigned to be his legal guardian. Will uncle and nephew be able to live with one another?

Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger, at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four families had their lives changed forever. Now, two decades later, they are about to change again.

Having ended the Edgar Award-nominated Shelter with a jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, Coben picks up Mickey's story right where it left off in this suspenseful new adventure. Mickey and his loyal new friends, sharp-witted Ema and adorably charming Spoon, once again find themselves in over their heads on the hunt for missing pieces to a puzzle they have yet to understand. As the mystery surrounding Mickey's dad's death unfolds, he soon learns that they may be in more danger than they could have ever imagined.

Seventeen-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before, and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst.

Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

Myron Bolitar is summoned to Paris at the behest of an old lover, Therese. She is in trouble and needs his help. When he gets there, he discovers that her ex-husband has been murdered and she is the main suspect. The interesting thing is that more than one blood-type has been discovered at the scene - and the other blood can only be attributed to the dead man's daughter. But she died 10 years before.

Brenda Slaughter no es una damisela en apuros. Myron Bolitar no es un guardaespaldas. Pero Myron ha aceptado proteger a la brillante, fuerte y hermosa estrella del baloncesto. Y está a punto de descubrir si es lo bastante hombre como para resolver el trágico acertijo de su vida.Veinte años antes, la madre de Brenda la abandonó.

Matt Hunter's life has already been blown away once. At the age of 20, he got into a fight outside a party and accidentally killed someone. That momentary lapse of reason cost him four years in gaol and a small sliver of his soul.

Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. For the next eight years Dr Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous e-mail telling him to log on to a certain web-site at a certain time, using a code that only he and his wife knew. The screen opens on to a web cam - and it is Elizabeth's image he sees. Is it a practical joke?

Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

On October 17, 11 years ago, Julie Miller was found brutally strangled in the basement of her house in the township of Livingston, New Jersey. On that day, Will's brother, Ken Klein, became the subject of an international manhunt accused of the crime. He has not been seen since. Will has tried to get on with his life in the intervening years. He has a beautiful new girlfriend, Sheila, and a job working with the homeless.

El plácido descanso caribeño de Myron Bolitar -ex baloncestista de élite retirado por una lesión- junto a una curvilínea presentadora de la CNN se ve bruscamente interrumpido por una mala noticia: Esperanza Díaz, socia de Myron en MB SportsReps, agencia deportiva con sede en Manhattan, ha sido detenida por asesinato. La acusan de haber acabado con la vida de Clu Haid, pitcher de los New York Yankees, hermano de fraternidad de Myron en la Universidad de Duke y cliente de la agencia en la actualidad.

Preocupados com o filho Adam, que começou a se distanciar deles depois do suicídio do melhor amigo, Spencer, o Dr. Mike Baye e sua esposa, Tia, decidem instalar um programa de monitoração no computador do garoto. Os primeiros relatórios não revelam nada importante, mas de repente uma estranha mensagem muda completamente o rumo dos acontecimentos: “Fica de bico calado que a gente se safa.” Enquanto isso, a mãe de Spencer, Betsy, encontra uma foto que levanta suspeitas sobre a morte de seu filho. Será que foi mesmo suicídio?

A vida de David e Cheryl Burroughs com seu filho, Matthew, parece um sonho. Até que o pior acontece. Depois de acordar no meio da noite coberto do sangue do próprio filho de 3 anos, David é condenado à prisão perpétua. E, embora ele saiba muito bem que não cometeu esse crime, as evidências são suficientes para colocá-lo atrás das grades.

Enquanto comemoravam o aniversário de seu primeiro beijo, o Dr. David Beck e sua esposa, Elizabeth, sofreram um terrível ataque. Ele foi golpeado e caiu no lago, inconsciente. Ela foi raptada e brutalmente assassinada por um serial killer. O caso volta à tona oito anos depois, quando a polícia encontra dois corpos enterrados perto do local do crime, junto com o taco de beisebol usado para nocautear David. Ao mesmo tempo, o médico recebe um misterioso e-mail que aparentemente só pode ter sido enviado por sua esposa.

Maggie McCabe, brillante und aufopferungsvolle Chirurgin bei der Army, kennt das Leben am Abgrund. Doch als sie nach einer Reihe von Schicksalsschlägen ihre ärztliche Zulassung verliert, ist sie an ihrem Tiefpunkt angekommen. Deshalb zögert sie nur kurz, das mysteriöse Angebot eines ehemaligen Kollegen anzunehmen. Er ist ein Star unter den plastischen Chirurgen; seine einflussreichen Klienten verlangen die beste Behandlung und absolute Diskretion.

Á einu augabragði var framtíð Matts Hunter þurrkuð út: Slagsmál, vinur í klemmu, og brestur í höfuðkúpu sem skall á steinsteypu. Fyrir þetta þurfti hann að gjalda fjögur ár i fangelsi og brot af sjálfum sér. Þegar honum er sleppt er hann eldri og skynsamari. Hann fær gott starf og gengur að eiga dásamlega konu. Einn dag fær hann sendar undarlegar myndir af eiginkonu sinni með ókunnum karlmanni, allt í einu er hann hundeltur af lögreglu sem einu sinni var skólafélagi hans. Nú er einhver á hælum hans sem ógnar öllu því sem hann hefur streðað til þess að eignast.

Für Simon wird ein Alptraum wahr, als seine Tochter Paige von einem Tag auf den anderen verschwindet. Hinterlassen hat sie eine Botschaft, in der sie klar macht, dass sie nicht gefunden werden will. Panisch begibt sich Simon auf die Suche, und als er Paige im Central Park tatsächlich entdeckt, erkennt er seine Tochter nicht wieder. Denn diese junge Frau ist völlig verstört und voller Angst. Sie flieht vor ihm, und Simon hat nur eine Chance, wenn er sie retten will: Er muss ihr in die dunkle und gefährliche Welt folgen, in deren Sog sie verloren ging.

Mickey Bolitar doet zijn best om het hoofd boven water te houden op zijn nieuwe school, maar dat wordt bemoeilijkt door iets afschuwelijks: een van zijn klasgenoten, Rachel, wordt zomaar neergeschoten, en Mickey en zijn vrienden blijken opeens midden in een samenzwering te zitten. Mickey moet slim en koelbloedig handelen om uit te zoeken wie Rachel heeft vermoord, en om zichzelf en zijn vrienden te beschermen. Hij weet alleen niet tegen wie of wat.

Hoe ellendig kan je leven worden? Sinds hij acht maanden geleden zijn vader zag sterven, worstelt Mickey Bolitar met leugens, duistere geheimen en onbeantwoorde vragen. En hij krijgt alleen maar meer problemen: Spoon ligt in het ziekenhuis, Rachel houdt hem aan het lijntje, zijn basketbalteam haat hem en Ema onthult dat ze een online vriendje heeft dat spoorloos is verdwenen. Hoewel hij zijn twijfels heeft, belooft hij Ema te helpen. Ook een teamgenoot die hem sart laat hij niet stikken. En hij blijkt meer met zijn oom Myron gemeen te hebben dan hij dacht.