Showing results by author "Susanna Beard" in All Categories

Everyone has a friend like Carl. The friend you can't say no to. The friend you have to say no to. I'm finally in a good place. A lovely home. A steady job. And Jason. Reliable, honest, kind Jason—my boyfriend. My best friend. I trust him implicitly. But if anyone can lead Jason astray, it's Carl. His best friend. And now Carl's on our doorstep. Begging for help.

Heather has lucked out. She has a beautiful house, a happy marriage to James Jessop, with two sons — and she’s just won the lottery. £29 million! Natalie has never quite kept up, but she’s finally in a relationship with a new boyfriend, Nick. She’s been best friends with Heather since they were bullied at school. But will her friend’s new fortune change their friendship? The Jessops’ comfortable life dissolves into chaos. Heather starts receiving anonymous, hateful messages. She begs Natalie to escape with her to Spain, but away from the spotlight in London, things go from bad to worse.

Daniel had the perfect life: a beautiful girlfriend, a great job, a lovely home. But twenty years ago he witnessed something he never should have seen. And now he’s plagued by memories of that night. The frightened scream. The splash of something heavy hitting the water. His friend being murdered by his father. It returns again and again and it’s driving him slowly mad. Now he’s lost his girlfriend, his job and his flat. To get his life back on track, he needs to find out what really happened that night.

A brother sent away. A sister in a loveless home. A father ruthlessly murdered. Ricky and Leonora Bates are brother and sister, best friends, allies in a loveless family. They are a constant disappointment to their domineering father. He views Ricky’s quiet bookishness as weakness and Leonora’s feisty intelligence as unbecoming. Then Ricky is sent away to a boarding school in South Africa to “toughen him up”. And Leonora is stuck dealing with her dysfunctional parents on her own. The unthinkable happens. Leonora’s father travels to South Africa to bring Ricky home. Disaster strikes.

Beth wants to love her new home on a quiet suburban street. She wishes she could make friends with her beautiful neighbour Oksana. She longs for a new group of friends. Welcoming neighbours to visit. Coffee dates and dinner parties. But life here feels so closed. Then Beth runs into Oksana’s garden one day to fetch her runaway dog, and she sees something shocking that makes her wonder who her new neighbours really are. A girl in the window. A pale desperate face. A hastily scribbled sign bearing only two words.

THAT NIGHT. Lisa remembers the first part of the night: an evening in the pub with her best friend. Then nothing. She wakes up, days later. She’s in hospital. Her best friend is dead. WHAT HAPPENED? Lisa holes up in a remote country cottage, plagued by guilt and flashbacks: how did their assailant know them? Why were they attacked? And what really happened that night? With only vague memories of the event, she cuts herself off from friends and family, spending her days wandering the hills with her dog, Riley.

The woman who has it all. Heather has lucked out. She has a beautiful house, a happy marriage to James Jessop, with two sons, Ben and Harry — and she’s just won the lottery. £29 million! The loyal best friend. Natalie has never quite kept up, but she’s finally in a relationship with a new boyfriend, Nick. She’s been best friends with Heather since they were bullied at school. But will her friend’s new fortune change their friendship? A dream come true turns into a paranoid nightmare.

Reeling from a brutal attack that leaves her flatmate dead and her badly injured, Lisa Fulbrook flees to the countryside to recuperate. With only vague memories of the event, she isolates herself from her friends and family, spending her days wandering the hills with her dog, Riley. She is plagued by vivid flashbacks and tormented by questions: how did the assailant know them? Why were they attacked? And what really happened that night?

Anna has everything worked out - a successful company, all the comforts she needs and no ties. But when she stumbles across the body of a young girl on a deserted beach in Lithuania, everything changes. Anna is compelled to uncover the story behind the tragedy, despite concern from her partner, Will. Everything points towards sex trafficking, but as she searches, her own deepest secrets start to surface. When Will disappears without a trace, Anna is pulled further into the murky world of organised crime. Time is running out, and there's a killer out there who will stop at nothing.

Michelle will never get tired of the view from her office window. Jagged mountains—and the wintry streets of Reykjavik, Iceland. It's a perk of her new job at Kimia Pharmaceuticals. Her old life—a dreary 9-to-5 and a cheating ex back in London—already feels a million miles away. Still, there's something strange about Michelle's new colleagues. They're all young, beautiful . . . and aloof. But then Michelle meets Lars, a jittery researcher from the restricted upper floors. She thinks she's alone in the elevator, until he squeezes between the doors. Just in time.

Ricky and Leonora Bates are brother and sister, best friends, allies in a loveless family. They are a constant disappointment to their domineering father. He views Ricky’s quiet bookishness as weakness and Leonora’s feisty intelligence as unbecoming. Then Ricky is sent away to a boarding school in South Africa to “toughen him up”. And Leonora is stuck dealing with her dysfunctional parents on her own. The unthinkable happens. Leonora’s father travels to South Africa to bring Ricky home. Disaster strikes. Her father is shot dead. And her brother is nowhere to be found.

Daniel hatte das perfekte Leben: eine schöne Freundin, einen tollen Job, eine bezahlbare Wohnung. Doch vor zwanzig Jahren wurde er Zeuge von etwas, das er niemals hätte sehen dürfen. Und jetzt wird er von der Erinnerung an diesen Moment heimgesucht. Der fürchterliche Schrei. Das Platschen von etwas Schwerem, das ins Wasser fällt. Sein Freund, der von seinem Vater ermordet wird. Die Erinnerung kehrt immer wieder zurück und macht ihn langsam, aber sicher verrückt. Und jetzt hat er deswegen auch noch Freundin, Job und Wohnung verloren.

Jeder hat einen Freund wie Carl. Einen Freund, zu dem man nicht Nein sagen kann. Einen Freund, zu dem man wirklich Nein sagen sollte. Ich habe mir endlich ein gutes Leben aufgebaut. Habe ein schönes Zuhause. Einen festen Job. Und Jason. Der verlässliche, ehrliche, herzensgute Jason – mein Partner. Und mein bester Freund. Ich vertraue ihm bedingungslos. Aber wenn jemand Jason in die Irre führen kann, dann ist es Carl. Sein bester Freund. Und jetzt steht Carl vor unserer Tür. Er bittet um Hilfe.

Lisa remembers the first part of the night: an evening in the pub with her best friend. Then nothing. She wakes up, days later. She's in hospital. Her best friend is dead. Lisa holes up in a remote country cottage, plagued by guilt and flashbacks: how did their assailant know them? Why were they attacked? And what really happened that night? With only vague memories of the event, she cuts herself off from friends and family, spending her days wandering the hills with her dog, Riley.

Den perfekte villavej. De perfekte naboer. Den perfekte hemmelighed. Beth vil gerne forelske sig i sit nye hjem, der ligger på en stille villavej i udkanten af den engelske by Reading. Hun ville ønske, hun kunne blive veninder med den smukke nabo, Oksana. Hun længes efter at få en ny kreds af venner. Venlige naboer at besøge. Kaffeaftaler og madklub i weekenden. Men folk virker så tillukkede her. En dag går Beth ind i Oksanas have for at hente sin hund, der er løbet væk. Her ser hun noget, der er så chokerende, at hun begynder at spekulere på, hvem hendes nye naboer i virkeligheden er.

En bror bliver sendt væk. En søster bliver tilbage i et kærlighedsløst hjem. En far bliver brutalt myrdet. Ricky og Leonora Bates er bror og søster, bedste venner, allierede i en kærlighedsløs familie. De er begge en konstant skuffelse for deres dominerende far. Han ser sin søns stilfærdige optagethed af at læse bøger som en svaghed og Leonoras iltre intelligens som upassende. Så bliver Ricky sendt på kostskole i Sydafrika for at give ham ”hår på brystet”. Og Leonora er fanget mellem to dysfunktionelle forældre, hun skal klare på egen hånd.

En fuldstændigt fængslende psykologisk thriller med en nervepirrende slutning. Heather har heldet med sig. Hun har et smukt hus og et lykkeligt ægteskab med James Jessop, som hun har sønnerne Ben og Harry med – og så har hun lige vundet 29 millioner pund i lotteriet! Natalie har altid halset lidt bagefter, men nu er hun endelig i et forhold, med Nick. Hun og Heather har været bedste venner, siden de begge blev drillet i skolen. Men kommer hendes venindes lotterigevinst til at ændre deres venskab? Jessop-familiens liv bliver vendt helt på hovedet.

Die perfekte Straße. Die perfekten Nachbarn. Das perfekte Geheimnis Beth wünscht sich nichts sehnlicher, als sich in ihrem neuen Zuhause in einer ruhigen Straße in der Vorstadt endlich so richtig wohlzufühlen. Sich mit ihrer hübschen Nachbarin Oksana anzufreunden. Einen neuen Freundeskreis zu haben. Die Nachbarn zu sich einzuladen. Gemütliche Kaffeetreffen und gesellige Abendessen zu veranstalten. Aber alles hier fühlt sich so verschlossen und abweisend an.

Heather hat Glück gehabt. Sie hat ein schönes Haus, eine glückliche Ehe mit James Jessop, zwei Söhne, Ben und Harry – und sie hat gerade im Lotto gewonnen. 29 Millionen Pfund! Natalie hat nie richtig mithalten können, aber sie ist endlich in einer Beziehung, mit Nick. Sie ist mit Heather befreundet, seit sie in der Schule gemobbt wurden. Aber wird Heathers neue Glück ihre Freundschaft verändern? Das komfortable Leben der Jessops löst sich im Chaos auf. Heather erhält plötzlich anonyme, hasserfüllte Nachrichten. Sie bittet Natalie, mit ihr nach Spanien zu entfliehen, zusammen mit einigen anderen engen Freunden.