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You’d never guess Lottie Jones had skeletons in her closet. She’s lived in town for decades now. She’s getting older. She lives for the simple pleasures of weekly bingo games at church, and gossiping with her friends about their children’s love lives. But when investigative journalist Plum Dixon shows up on her doorstep asking questions about Lottie’s past, and specifically about her connection to numerous unsolved murders, well, Lottie just can’t have that.

Every marriage has secrets. Everyone has flaws. Your wife isn't perfect - you know that - but then again nor are you. But now a serial killer is on the loose in your small town, preying on young women. Fear is driving your well-behaved young daughter off the rails, and you find yourself in bed late at night, looking at the woman who lies asleep beside you. Because you thought you knew the worst about her. The truth is you know nothing at all.

Shelby works as a dog walker in northern California, and she’s just finished up her bi-weekly trip to the park with a husky named Pluto. When she brings him back to his house, she finds his owner - Todd Burke, a well-known local businessman and founder of an organic supplements company - lying on the bathroom floor, dead. A detective arrives on the scene. As she interviews Shelby, the body is inspected by a medical examiner, and more cops search Todd’s home, it becomes clear that the victim’s life was less picture-perfect than his clean-cut persona might lead you to believe.

This is a story about three siblings. Like any family, sometimes they don't get along. It's a story about a secret that they've all kept since they were children. It's a story about lying. A story about murder. It's a story where only one can win.

Teddy Crutcher has won Teacher of the Year at the prestigious Belmont Academy. Everyone thinks he's brilliant. Only you know the truth. They all smile when he tells us his wife couldn't be more proud - though, if they stopped to think, they would realise no one has seen her in a while. They're impressed when he doesn't let anything distract him - even the tragic death of a school parent. Even when the whispers start, saying it was murder. You're sure Teddy is hiding something about what happened that day. You're sure you can prove it.

Wes and Ivy are madly in love. It's the kind of romance people write stories about. But what kind of story? Because when it's good, it's very very good. But when it's bad, it's bad. But their breakneck cycle of catastrophic vengeful break-ups and head-over-heels reconnections needs to end fast. Because suddenly, Wes and Ivy have a common enemy - and she's a detective. One wrong move will be fatal - so if Wes and Ivy can't stick together, this break-up might just be their last.

Nuestra historia de amor es sencilla. Conocí a una mujer extraordinaria. Nos enamoramos. Tuvimos niños. Nos mudamos a las afueras. Nos contamos nuestros grandes sueños y nuestros secretos más oscuros. Y después comenzamos a aburrirnos. En apariencia somos una pareja normal. Como tus vecinos, los padres del mejor amigo de tu hijo, los conocidos con los que cenas de vez en cuando. Todos tenemos nuestros pequeños secretos para mantener vivo un matrimonio. Solo que el nuestro incluye el asesinato.

Unsere Geschichte ist wie die von vielen anderen. Ich bin einer wunderbaren Frau begegnet. Wir haben Kinder bekommen und sind in die Vorstadt gezogen. Wir haben uns von unseren größten Träumen und unseren dunkelsten Abgründen erzählt. Und dann ist uns langweilig geworden. Wir sehen aus wie ein ganz normales Paar. Wir sind die netten Nachbarn, zu denen die Kinder zum Spielen kommen und die man gerne zum Essen einlädt. Aber wir haben ein Geheimnis, um unsere Ehe lebendig zu halten. Eine ganz besondere Vorliebe. Eine, die uns die Macht gibt, über Leben und Tod zu entscheiden.

De temps en temps, on a comme une envie de meurtre... Quand il rencontre Millicent à bord d'un avion, c'est le coup de foudre. Quinze ans plus tard, le voilà marié, avec deux enfants, dans un quartier cossu de Woodview, sous le radieux soleil de Floride. Il donne des cours de tennis aux résidents fortunés du country club, tandis que sa ravissante épouse est agent immobilier. C'est le couple idéal, et tout le monde les envie. Seulement voilà, sous des dehors respectables, ils ne sont pas exactement ce qu'ils ont l'air d'être.

Entre Wes et Ivy, c'est l'amour fou. Quand ça va bien, c'est vertigineux, on s'offre des fleurs, on discute jusqu'au petit matin et on se promet la fidélité éternelle. Quand ça va mal, c'est la descente aux enfers. On se venge, on détruit, on appelle la police. Il est une nuit dont Wes et Ivy ne parlent jamais, celle de leur pire dispute, celle où leur passion les a conduits trop loin. Et désormais, ils doivent mettre un terme au cercle vicieux de leurs empoignades et réconciliations et se serrer les coudes pour résister à l'étau d'une enquête policière redoutable qui se referme sur eux.