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Najnowsza powieść Królowej Suspensu. Laurie Moran, producentka popularnego telewizyjnego show, w swoim programie stara się odnaleźć sprawców niewyjaśnionych zbrodni sprzed lat. Pewnego dnia zgłaszają się do niej Robert i Cynthia Bellowie, rodzice zdolnego i lubianego lekarza-celebryty, który pięć lat temu został zastrzelony koło swojego domu w Greenwich Village. Bellowie są pewni, że za tym zabójstwem stoi żona Martina, Kendra. Wszelkimi sposobami starają się udowodnić jej winę i przejąć opiekę nad wnukami. Proszą Laurie, by zajęła się sprawą śmierci ich syna. Podczas śledztwa prowadzonego przez dziennikarkę wychodzi na jaw ciemniejsza strona Martina oraz skrywane przez niego sekrety. Czy Kendrze wystarczy sił, by walczyć o swe dobre imię? I co wspólnego ze śmiercią doktora Bella ma nieznajomy mężczyzna, który obserwuje Laurie zza kierownicy białego SUV-a?

Druga powieść z serii W cieniu podejrzenia. Amanda Pierce nie może się doczekać ślubu z prawnikiem Jeffem Hunterem w eleganckim kompleksie hotelowym Grand Victoria na Florydzie. Jednak w dniu ceremonii panna młoda znika bez śladu po wieczorze panieńskim, co prowadzi do spekulacji i oskarżeń ze strony mediów, które nazywają ją "zbiegłą narzeczoną". Po pięciu latach matka Amandy, Sandra, prosi producentkę telewizyjną Laurie Moran o zbadanie tej nierozwiązanej sprawy. Laurie, prowadząca program „W cieniu podejrzenia”, postanawia przyjrzeć się temu przypadkowi, zapraszając uczestników niedoszłego ślubu do Grand Victoria. W miarę postępu śledztwa odkrywa skomplikowane relacje w rodzinie Pierce’ów oraz tajemnice z przeszłości narzeczonych i ich przyjaciół, jednak rozwiązanie zagadki wciąż się wymyka. Połączenie dramatu rodzinnego, tajemnicy, rywalizacji i oszustwa tworzy intrygujący kryminał. Współpraca Clark, mistrzyni suspensu i romantycznych więzi, z Burke, znanej z ostrzejszego podejścia do gatunku, zaowocowała wiarygodnymi postaciami i zgrabnie skonstruowaną fabułą. To doskonała lektura dla miłośników kryminałów, idealna na zimne wieczory.

Falsely accused victim? Or cold-blooded killer? Casey Carter was convicted of murdering her fianc� fifteen years ago. But Casey claims - has always claimed - she's innocent. And although she was charged and served out her sentence in prison, she is still living 'under suspicion'. She hears whispers at the grocery store. She can't get a job. Even her own mother treats her like she's guilty. Her story attracts the attention of Laurie Moran and the Under Suspicion news team - it's Casey's last chance to finally clear her name, and Laurie pledges to exonerate her. Now Laurie must face an egomaniacal new co-host, a relentless gossip columnist who seems to have all the dirt and Casey's longstanding bad reputation to once and for all prove Casey's innocence -that is, if she's innocent... Praise for Mary Higgins Clark: 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Teeming with tantalizing twists, Clark's crackling tale of identity theft, revenge, and murder is a tempting and thought-provoking thriller' Booklist 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today

In the latest thrilling collaboration from #1 New York Times bestselling author and “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, television producer Laurie Moran must solve the kidnapping of her fiancée’s nephew—just days before her wedding. Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancée, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show, are just days away from their mid-summer wedding, when things take a dark turn. Alex’s seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. A search party begins and witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells behind the beach shack, but no one remembers seeing him after the morning. As the sun sets, Johnny’s skim board washes up to shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even under water. A ticking clock, a sinister stalker, and fresh romance combine in this exhilarating follow up to the bestselling You Don’t Own Me—another riveting page-turner from the “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime Alafair Burke.

A thrilling new novel in the bestselling Under Suspicion series from the Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and her dazzling partner-in-crime, Alafair Burke.

Przez pogrążony w ciemności Laurel Canyon Park biegnie przerażona dziewczyna. W panicznej ucieczce przed mordercą gubi pantofelek... Dwadzieścia lat po tragicznej śmierci Susan Dempsey, pięknej i utalentowanej studentki UCLA, Laurie Moran ze swoją ekipą bierze na warsztat przypadek jej morderstwa w kolejnym odcinku programu W cieniu podejrzenia. Do udziału zaprasza osoby, kt�re mogą przyczynić się do wyjaśnienia zagadki. Ktoś jednak za wszelką cenę pr�buje nie dopuścić do realizacji programu... Mary Higgins Clark w szczytowej formie. Wsp�łpraca z Alafair Burke była świetnym pomysłem! Fani thriller�w będą zachwyceni. ?Publishers Weekly? Powieść dw�ch znakomitych autorek, kt�ra trzyma w napięciu do ostatniej strony! ?Booklist? Nowa seria, kt�ra w pełni zadowoli wiernych fan�w obu autorek i z pewnością zagwarantuje im nowych czytelnik�w. ?Kirkus Reviews? Mary Higgins Clark nazywana jest Kr�lową Suspensu, jej powieści są bestsellerami w wielu krajach. Alafair S. Burke (ur. 1969) ? amerykańska pisarka, autorka powieści kryminalnych. Ukończyła Reed College, a następnie Stanford Law School na Stanford University. Pracowała jako prokurator, specjalizowała się w sprawach dotyczących przemocy domowej, była r�wnież łącznikiem z policją. Obecnie mieszka w Nowym Jorku.

When McKenna Jordan, a magazine journalist investigating the story of the heroic and unidentified woman, finds the video footage, she thinks she recognizes her as Susan Hauptmann. But Susan disappeared without a trace ten years earlier, having just introduced McKenna to her future husband, Patrick. McKenna's complex search for her missing friend forces her to unearth secrets that lie deep in all their pasts. A sublimely plotted mystery and a devastating thriller about marriage, private security and journalistic scandal, If You Were Here further underlines Dennis Lehane's assertion that 'Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today'.

'Absolutely riveting . Burke delivers a first-rate thriller, as a rookie detective investigates the dark side of internet dating while trying to survive the mean streets of New York.' Lisa GardnerDating can be murder .

When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband - until the District Attorney's Office receives an anonymous letter. The letter's author knows a detail that police have kept secret: the victim's bones were broken after she was killed, echoing a signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence. Now, Amaro is asking to be released from prison, arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and that the true killer is still on the loose.Ellie Hatcher and her partner JJ Rogan are tapped as the 'fresh look' team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro's conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defence lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, who has a personal connection to the case. As both the NYPD and Amaro's legal team search for certainty in years of conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie's hometown, and to deadly secrets left behind.

While investigating the death of hotshot investigative reporter Percy Crenshaw, Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid becomes caught in the middle of an escalating battle between the DA's office and the Portland, Oregon, police.

The investigation into a missing judge plunges Samantha Kincaid into the murky waters of Portland's political landscape, revealing a web of crime, corruption, and cover-ups. As she navigates this complex environment, Kincaid must confront the challenges and dangers that come with uncovering the truth in a city riddled with secrets. This second installment in Alafair Burke's crime series promises a gripping exploration of justice and morality in a flawed system.

'A major talent.' HARLAN COBEN 'With Burke you know you're in good hands.' GILLIAN FLYNN Keep your enemies close and your sister closer... For a while, it seemed like both Taylor sisters had found happiness. Chloe landed a publishing job in New York City; Nicky married Adam, and became a mother to their son, Ethan. But now, fourteen years later, it is Chloe who is married to Adam and raising Ethan. When Adam is murdered at the couple's beach house, Chloe has no choice but to welcome her estranged sister back into her life and confront the truth behind family secrets they both tried to leave behind

A Boston Globe Best Book of 2018, this gripping domestic thriller explores the harrowing choice between loyalty and self-preservation. When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner in East Hampton, she thought their romance would be fleeting. Instead, they married the following summer, and Angela saw it as a chance to start anew, moving to Manhattan with her son and leaving her tragic past behind. Six years later, Jason, now a bestselling author and media figure, draws Angela into the spotlight she sought to avoid. Their seemingly perfect life shatters when a college intern accuses Jason, followed by a more serious allegation from another woman, Kerry Lynch. Jason maintains his innocence, and Angela believes him, but when Kerry mysteriously disappears, Angela is compelled to reassess both her husband and the women she chose to doubt. This highly anticipated sequel to Burke’s Edgar-nominated work delves into the lengths a wife will go to protect her husband, questioning whether she will stand by him even as he risks pulling her down with him.

A nail biting thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A major talent' HARLAN COBEN'A great set- up, a situation you can almost see yourself in, and then it keeps you guessing right to the very end.

After three years on the job in Portland's Drug and Vice Division, Deputy DA Samantha Kincaid gets what she her first case with the Major Crimes Team. Kendra Martin, a 13-year-old runaway, has been found drugged, viciously assaulted, and left for dead in the Columbia River Gorge. Despite pressures to kick the case to assault, Samantha goes for attempted murder. Unfortunately the girl's story isn't gelling. Then again, neither is the alibi of the suspect she ID'd, a low-life who insists he's innocent. One thing is certain. Kendra knows the streets better than Vice-and Samantha's following her down every last one of them to crack the case.But the road to the truth is more dangerous than Samantha dreamed, leading to an earlier death-penalty conviction, a teenage prostitution ring, and threats to Samantha's own life. When the possibility of a serial killer enters the fray, it sends Samantha's trial into a tailspin, and tests her judgment-in both her professional and personal life-to the very death.

A fast-paced thriller from Alafair Burke, where no-one in Manhattan is safe. And no-one is innocent.

After months of unemployment, Alice Humphrey lands her dream job managing a Manhattan art gallery. But she arrives one morning and walks into a nightmare: the space is empty except for the dead body of recruiter Drew Campbell. Alice soon finds herself at the centre of the police investigation and realises that she has been set up.

An electrifying thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end, City of Fear is for anyone who loves Tess Gerritsen and Michael Connelly.

Find Me by Carol OConnell . Penguin Group (USA) Inc.,2007

A vacation in the Hamptons spirals into chaos as three friends confront their complex pasts. Tensions rise, revealing deep-seated issues and unresolved conflicts among them. As secrets unfold, their friendship is tested, leading to unexpected revelations and dramatic confrontations. This gripping tale explores themes of betrayal, loyalty, and the impact of history on relationships.

The highly anticipated follow-up to the Queen of Suspense's iconic bestseller, Where Are the Children?, which set the stage for a new generation of psychological suspense fiction.

First published Talmy Franklin, 1975. The setting is peaceful, the children are enchanting, the parents a delightful couple... then the agony begins. The children disappear, their mother's past is raked up, and the terrible pattern seems to begin again

The unmissable thriller from the Grande Dame of Suspense, MARY HIGGINS CLARK, and New York Times bestselling author ALAFAIR BURKE. The Met Gala ball: the world's most glamorous fundraising party, an incredible night where the rich and famous wear extraordinary designer gowns and rub shoulders in New York's famous Metropolitan Museum of Art. People would kill for an invitation. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Met's board of trustees and one of the museum's most generous donors, was found dead in the snow outside the building. Police soon discovered that she'd been thrown from the roof during the Met Gala, but no one has ever been arrested for her murder. Although suspicion has always hovered around Virginia's much younger boyfriend, there are a bevy of suspects. Laurie Moran decides to investigate Virginia's death for her successful cold-cases television show, Under Suspicion. But the more she pries into Virginia's murder, the closer Laurie comes to discovering just how dangerous an invitation to the Met Gala can be... Praise for Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke 'The grande dame of American thriller writing' Los Angeles Times Book Review 'Clark and Burke's collaboration is as smooth as rum and coke, with just enough kick to make the reader thirsty for another' Publishers Weekly on All Dressed in White

The brand new spine-tingling thriller from the global multi-million bestseller.

Spletitý, napínavý thriller z domácího prostředí od autorky bestselleru New York Times Manželka (Metafora, 2018). Když je zavražděn prominentní právník z Manhattanu, dvě sestry – jedna z nich vdova po zavražděném, druhá jeho bývalá manželka – musí odložit nedůvěru a starou zášť, aby ochránili své nejbližší… Dokážou ale uniknout své minulosti?

Mord in New York Die Studentin Megan erhält anonyme Drohungen auf einer Campus-Website. Die Polizei kann ihr nicht helfen. Dann wird Megan ermordet, und die Ermittlungen übernimmt die junge Polizistin Ellie Hatcher, die für ihre Hartnäckigkeit bekannt ist. Sie bezweifelt, dass es sich »nur« um einen durchgeknallten Cyber-Perversen handelt, besonders, als sie Verbindungen zu einem anderen Fall entdeckt: Der Bodyguard eines berüchtigten Immobilienhais ist in einem von dessen schicken, sündteuren Apartmentkomplexen ermordet worden. Ist Sam Sparks, der Immobilientycoon, womöglich selbst in diesen Mord verwickelt? Ellies Misstrauen wächst, als Sparks seine Beziehungen zu Justiz und Polizei spielen lässt, damit die Ermittlungen eingestellt werden …