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A veces, hacer lo correcto es el mayor error que puedes cometer. Desde que el hijo adolescente del investigador privado Cal Weaver murió en un trágico accidente, Cal y su mujer se han distanciado. Cal está atrapado en un duelo del que no logra salir. Y tal vez su dolor ha nublado su juicio. Una noche, de camino a casa, una chica empapada por la lluvia golpea la ventanilla de su coche y le pide que la lleve. Sabe que un hombre adulto recogiendo a una autoestopista adolescente es una imprudencia, pero aun así la deja entrar.

Zack Walker is back, and much to his family's relief, the work-at-home science-fiction writer has left the house to take a job as a features writer for the city paper. But now that Zack's incessant plotting can no longer be hatched from the comforts of his own home, he must be ever more vigilant to outwit the evil at large, whether in the suburbs, the city, or his own imagination. Zack is ready - or so he thinks.

Psychologische Hochspannung des Bestsellerautors. Als die Familie seines besten Freundes verreist, versteckt sich der 17-jährige Derek im Keller, um sich später im leeren Haus heimlich mit seiner Freundin treffen zu können. Der Junge kauert noch unter der Treppe, als die Familie überraschend zurückkehrt. Der Vater öffnet die Tür - und wird sofort niedergeschossen. Versteckt im Keller, muss Derek mit anhören, wie ein Killer die ganze Familie ermordet. Er selbst entkommt und kehrt völlig verstört nach Hause zurück.

Te levantas. La casa está vacía. Tu familia ha desaparecido. Es una mañana que no olvidará jamás. Cynthia Archer, de quince años, despierta con una fuerte resaca y temiendo la inevitable confrontación con sus padres. Pero cuando sale del dormitorio no encuentra a nadie. No ve a sus padres, tampoco a su hermano, Todd. De repente. Sin dejar rastro. No están. Veinticinco años después, Cynthia sigue con varias preguntas y ninguna respuesta. ¿Asesinaron a su familia? Si fue así, ¿por qué a ella no? Y si están vivos, ¿por qué la abandonaron de un modo tan cruel?

En chute libre. Lundi, 8 heures. Plusieurs employés de Cromwell Entertainment empruntent un ascenseur pour rejoindre leurs bureaux situés aux 33e et 37e étages d'un gratte-ciel new-yorkais. Curieusement, la cabine ne s'arrête pas et poursuit sa montée. Avant de lâcher. Un accident mécanique, tragique et banal. Mais le lendemain, un drame similaire se produit dans un autre building du quartier. Puis un autre le mercredi. La panique s'installe dans Big Apple. Qui peut bien menacer la ville la plus verticale du monde ?

Glen Barber no es la única persona en el pequeño pueblo de Milford, Connecticut, que tiene quebraderos de cabeza. La crisis económica ha puesto su negocio de construcción en una situación más que comprometida y, después de que un misterioso incendio redujera a cenizas una de sus obras, las cosas no han hecho más que empeorar. Su esposa, Sheila, tiene sus propios planes para sacarlos del atolladero, pero entonces tiene un accidente y los sueños de prosperidad se desvanecen en una neblina de desesperación, dolor y rabia.

Plume acérée, personnages inquiétants et humour noir : après "Fausses promesses", Linwood Barclay livre un nouvel opus riche en suspense pour conter les secrets et mystères d'une bourgade américaine pas si tranquille. La ville de Promise Falls est sous le choc. L'écran du drive-in vient de s'effondrer en pleine séance. Bilan : quatre morts. Accident ? Acte malveillant ? L'impassible inspecteur Barry Duckworth enquête. Et un détail le perturbe : l'heure de l'explosion, 23h23 ; un chiffre qui évoque d'autres crimes non élucidés... De son côté, le privé Cal Weaver travaille sur une sombre affaire.

When high school English teacher Richard Boyle comes face-to-face with an ex-student determined to commit an atrocity, his whole world changes. Thanks to his quick thinking, Richard averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, with his face splashed across the media. But not all the attention coming his way is good…Somewhere out there, a memory is triggered by someone watching the news of the incident. A plan is hatched. When Richard receives the first threat, it’s very clear: it’s time to talk about what you did to me…

Cuando los vecinos de al lado de la familia Cutter, los Langley, mueren asesinados en su propia casa una calurosa noche de agosto, el mundo de los Cutter cambia para siempre. Que hayan ocurrido muertes tan violentas tan cerca de ellos, en los suburbios de Promise Falls, es escandaloso, pero al menos los Cutter pueden consolarse pensando de que los rayos nunca caen dos veces en el mismo sitio. A menos, por supuesto, que los asesinos se hayan equivocado de casa.

Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend and everything he could dream of - except time. Now facing a terminal illness, Miles knows he must seize every minute to put his life in order. Somewhere out there, Miles has children. And they might be about to inherit both the good and bad from him - possibly his fortune, or possibly something more deadly. So Miles decides to track down his missing children. But a vicious killer is one step ahead of him. One by one, people are vanishing.

Metropolitan newspaper writer Zack Walker has a knack for stumbling onto deadly stories. But it's one that his good friend Trixie Snelling doesn't want told that's about to unleash a storm of trouble. As a professional dominatrix in the suburbs, Trixie has her share of secrets, but Zack has no idea what she's really hiding when a local newspaperman threatens to do an exposé on her - not until Zack finds a dead body strapped to the bondage cross in her basement dungeon.

Parfois, mieux vaudrait ne pas savoir d'où on vient... Millionnaire de quarante-deux ans, Miles Cookson a tout ce dont il peut rêver. Tout sauf du temps : atteint d'une maladie incurable, il doit rapidement mettre son testament au clair. Et affronter son passé. Car vingt ans plus tôt, Miles a vendu son sperme pour financer ses études. Neuf enfants existent, quelque part, qu'il est déterminé à rencontrer avant de mourir. Première sur la liste, Chloé, vingt-deux ans, trop heureuse de faire la connaissance de ce géniteur.

After the screen of a run-down drive-in movie theater collapses and kills four people, the daughter of one of the victims asks private investigator Cal Weaver to look into a recent break-in at her father's house. Cal discovers a hidden basement room where it's clear that salacious activities have taken place - as well as evidence of missing DVDs. But his investigation soon becomes more complicated when he realises the DVDs may contain something even more shocking.

Chipper is a very special dog. As part of a top-secret multimillion-dollar experiment to create the ultimate canine spy technology, Chipper's whole life has been spent within the walls of a secret organization known only as The Institute. Chipper is supposed to be more machine than mutt, but something's wrong, and The Institute knows it. He's about to be terminated. Across the state, 12-year-old orphan Jeff Conway is working all hours at his aunt Flo's lakeside cabin business. He misses his parents, his old life, and the dog he had to leave behind.

Imaginez... Vous êtes une ado de quatorze ans. Vous avez fait le mur pour la première fois. Vous rentrez en cachette la nuit. Au matin, la maison est vide. Toute votre famille a disparu sans laisser de traces. Apparitions suspectes, coups de fils anonymes, messages accusateurs : vingt-cinq ans plus tard, le passé ressurgit.

Glen Barber isn't the only person in the small town of Milford with things on his mind. The recession has been bad for his construction business, especially after a mysterious fire destroys one of his buildings. But everyone else in Milford seems to have problems too, as the financial pressures begin to pinch. Glen's troubles, however, are about to escalate to a whole new level.

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front.

Your dad’s not a good person. Your dad killed people, son. These are some of the last words Jack Givins’s father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his mother to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives. Years later, Jack is a struggling author, recruited by the U.S. Marshals to create false histories for people in witness protection. Jack realises this may be a chance to find his dad – but then he discovers he’s gone missing, and he could be in serious danger.

It’s always the husband, isn’t it? When his wife Brie vanishes from their home one night, never to be seen again, people assume Andy got away with murder. The police can’t build a case against him, but still his friends and neighbours abandon him. Six years later, Andy’s life is back on track, and he’s settled with a new girlfriend. And when he hears his old house has been bulldozed and rebuilt, he’s not bothered. Things are good. But then one day, a woman who looks like Brie shows up at their old address.

Paul Davis forgets things - he gets confused, he has sudden panic attacks. But he wasn't always like this. Eight months ago, Paul found two dead bodies in the back of a coworker's car. He was attacked, left for dead, and has been slowly recovering ever since. His wife tries her best but fears the worst.... Therapy helps during the days, but at night he hears things - impossible things - that no one else can. That nobody else believes. Either he's losing his mind - or someone wants him to think he is. Just because he's paranoid doesn't mean it's not happening....