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Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise - she's just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems. Just one more night. Then I'll end it. Alison drinks too much. She's neglecting her family. And she's having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.

Anna wants a fresh start. She doesn't believe she deserves it, but after three years behind bars she has finally paid her dues. Most of them, anyway. Lucy craves the attention of the only man she can't have, her alluring Oxford professor. He's married - not for the first time. Maybe she should be next in line? Marie the recluse has been locked up for too long. She's not ready to be free, but some rules are meant to be broken. Everyone wants a perfect life. But not everyone is prepared to take it. Unless someone decides to teach them a lesson.

It's New Year's Eve and the stage is set for a lavish party in one of Edinburgh's best postcodes. It's a moment for old friends to set the past to rights—and move on. The night sky is alive with fireworks and the champagne is flowing. But the celebration fails to materialise. Because someone at this party is going to die tonight. Midnight approaches and the countdown begins—but it seems one of the guests doesn't want a resolution.

Sadie loves her daughter and will do anything to keep her safe. She can't tell her why they had to leave home so quickly - or why Robin's father won't be coming with them to London. She can't tell her why she hates being back in her dead mother's house, with its ivy-covered walls and its poisonous memories. And she can't tell her the truth about the school Robin's set to start at - a school that doesn't welcome newcomers. Sadie just wants to get their lives back on track.

Je sais que c'est mal. Mais je ne peux pas m'en empêcher. Alison Wood est avocate pénaliste. À mesure que sa carrière décolle, sa vie familiale se dégrade : elle passe ses journées à plaider et ses soirées dans les bars pour décompresser. Patrick, un collègue avec qui elle entretient une liaison toxique, souffle le chaud et le froid et l'humilie tout autant qu'il se sert d'elle. Pourtant, Alison n'arrive pas à décrocher.

Alison ha tutto ciò che si può desiderare: un marito amorevole, una figlia adorabile e una carriera legale sulla rampa di lancio: le è stato appena affidato il suo primo caso di omicidio. La cliente che difenderà in giudizio non nega di avere pugnalato il marito e pare decisa a dichiararsi colpevole. Eppure c'è qualcosa di profondamente sbagliato nella storia che racconta. Ma anche nella vita di Alison non tutto è come sembra… Alison beve troppo e sta trascurando la sua famiglia.

Jag vet att det jag gör är fel. Men jag kan inte sluta. Alison har allt. En kärleksfull man, en ljuvlig dotter och framgång i karriären - hon har just för första gången fått i uppgift att försvara en mordåtalad klient. Men ingenting är någonsin som det verkar... Alison dricker för mycket. Och hon har en relation med en kollega vars böjelse för att utmana gränser kanske är mer än hon klarar av. Alisons klient nekar inte till att hon har stuckit ihjäl sin man - hon vill erkänna mordet. Ändå är det något med kvinnans berättelse som absolut inte stämmer.

På lekplatsen är det djungelns lag som gäller Men vid skolporten finns det inga regler alls... Efter en uppskakande händelse som gör Sadie Roper livrädd, flyr hon USA tillsammans med sin tioåriga dotter och flyttar tillbaka till London och till huset fyllt av barndomsminnen hon trodde ha lämnat bakom sig för alltid. Sadie är hon fast besluten att plocka upp spillrorna av sitt trasiga liv. Först måste hon få sin dotter att trivas i en ny skola - en av de mest exklusiva i staden. Sedan ska hon få tillbaka den framgångsrika karriär som advokat som hon offrade för äktenskapet tio år tidigare. Men ingenting går riktigt som planerat.