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Dr. Margaret Richter has it all. She’s rich, thanks to her best-selling self-help books. She has a beautiful home in Cape Cod overlooking the beach. And she has a monthly book club that everyone is dying to get invited to. Literally. Because behind the crystal wine glasses, the fine linens and the catered hors d'oeuvres lies a tangled web of secrets, of deceit, of murder. No member of the book club is innocent—and many are guilty. And the person with the most to hide is Margaret Richter herself.

Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone - never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story.

Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive… As Alice is getting to know her neighbors, she discovers a devastating secret about her new home, and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem…

Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside - the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise not to take that shortcut home. And she probably would only have been hurt herself if she'd stopped.

Iris and Gabriel have just arrived home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their closest friends, Laure, is in their house. The atmosphere quickly becomes tense as she oversteps again and again: sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. Laure has walked out on her husband—and their good friend—Pierre, over his confession of an affair and a secret child. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive of their friends, but as Laure's mood becomes increasingly unpredictable, her presence takes its toll.

Michael wanted to back out of this trip to the South of France after his wife left him, but his sister and their friends wouldn’t hear of it. His fellow houseguest Rupert isn’t in the mood, either, having recently been widowed. But rather than bonding, Michael is unsettled by Rupert’s constant needling. That and the bug bites are enough to suck the life right out of an idyllic holiday.

Lust. Revenge. Greed. Hunger. Desire doesn’t care if you’re at the bottom of the ladder or the top of your game. Six masters of psychological suspense craft tales about people crossing moral lines in pursuit of their deepest desires. In these short stories, even the most mild-mannered characters can spin out of control when passion is at play. Hold on tight—there’s no turning back.

It’s Livia’s 40th birthday, and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she’s secretly glad she won’t be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter, but she’s waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.

Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne. But then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?

It's Livia's 40th birthday, and her husband, Adam, is throwing her the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding they never had. Everyone she loves will be there, except her daughter, Marnie, who's studying abroad. But Livia is secretly glad Marnie won't be there. Livia has recently uncovered a secret about their daughter that, if revealed, will shake the foundation of their family to its core. She needs to tell Adam, but she's waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.

The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? Jack has looks and wealth; Grace has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows. Sometimes the perfect marriage is the perfect lie.

Amélie a toujours été une survivante. Elle a survécu à la disparition de ses parents alors qu'elle était encore une enfant, à Paris. Elle a survécu à Londres, seule et sans moyens. Et elle a réussi. Elle s'est fait des amies, elle s'est trouvé un job glamour dans les médias, et a accepté la demande en mariage d'un homme qui a tout du prince charmant, le milliardaire Ned Hawthorne. Alors quand elle se fait brutalement kidnapper et qu'elle se retrouve seule, dans la chambre close d'une maison inconnue, elle compte bien se battre et survivre à cette nouvelle épreuve.

En apparence, Jack et Grace ont tout pour eux. L'amour, l'aisance financière, le charme, une superbe maison. Le bonheur. Vous connaissez tous un couple comme celui qu'ils forment, le genre de couple que vous aimeriez connaître mieux. Vous adoreriez passer davantage de temps avec Grace, par exemple. L'inviter à déjeuner, seule. Et pourtant, cela s'avère difficile. Vous réalisez que vous ne voyez jamais Jack et Grace l'un sans l'autre. Est-ce cela que l'on appelle le grand amour ?

Eine einsame Landstraße. Eine ermordete Frau. Und du bist die Einzige, die ihr hätte helfen können. Es ist dunkel, ein Unwetter tobt und die junge Lehrerin Cass will so schnell wie möglich nach Hause. Als sie auf der verlassenen Landstraße ein parkendes Auto sieht, trifft sie eine folgenschwere Entscheidung. Sie steigt nicht aus, um der Fahrerin Hilfe anzubieten. Sie fährt weiter. Am nächsten Tag erfährt sie, dass die Frau in ihrem Auto ermordet wurde. Und nicht nur das: Cass kannte das Opfer. Von Schuldgefühlen geplagt, fragt sie sich, ob sie die schreckliche Tat hätte verhindern können.

S'il parle, il la détruit. S'il se tait, il se détruit. Et vous, que feriez-vous ? Depuis toujours, Livia rêve d'une énorme soirée pour ses 40 ans et Adam, son mari, met tout en œuvre pour que la fête soit inoubliable. Il s'organise pour que leur fille Marnie vienne exprès de Hong Kong - ce sera une surprise pour Livia.

Una casa in una di quelle strade chiuse dove tutti si conoscono e le facciate sono così curate da sembrare uscite da una rivista di architettura. Alice ancora non ci crede di essere riuscita ad acquistarla a un prezzo tanto vantaggioso. Ed è solo dopo essersi trasferita che scopre il perché: la precedente proprietaria è stata uccisa due anni fa, proprio in quella casa. Dapprima turbata da quella rivelazione, a poco a poco Alice inizia a interessarsi sempre di più alla storia della donna, una psicologa sua coetanea, e non perde occasione di chiedere informazioni ai vicini.

Chiunque avesse l'occasione di conoscere Jack e Grace Angel penserebbe che sono la coppia perfetta. Lui un avvocato di successo, affascinante, spiritoso. Lei una donna elegante e una padrona di casa impeccabile. Chiunque allora vorrebbe conoscere meglio Grace, diventare sua amica, scoprendo però che è quasi impossibile anche solo prendere un caffè con lei: non ha un cellulare né un indirizzo email, e comunque non esce mai senza Jack al proprio fianco.

Grace und Jack Angel sind das perfekte Paar: Sie ist warmherzig, liebevoll, bildhübsch. Er sieht gut aus, ist charmant und kämpft als renommierter Anwalt für die Rechte misshandelter Frauen. Aber sollte man Perfektion jemals trauen? Warum zum Beispiel kann Grace auf Dinnerpartys so viel essen und nimmt niemals zu? Warum umgibt ein hoher Zaun ihr wunderschönes Haus? Wenn man Grace danach fragen möchte, stellt man fest, dass sie nie allein ist. Denn Jack ist immer an ihrer Seite.

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive. As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating, grisly secret about her new home—and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbours are keeping secrets, and things are not as perfect as they seem.