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From the Inside
Collette Heather - 2020
Ellen Montgomery has no idea what – or who – she’s dealing with. Now she’s in way over her head. She’s trapped in a vicious web of lies, secrets and evil.And there’s no way out.
On His Grave
M.K. Farrar - 2019
Life for single mother Kristen Scott has never been easy.Brought up by a crazy mother and left to take care of her younger sister, all she ever wanted was a normal family home.But a messy divorce leads to her struggling to make ends meet. When her co-worker suggests taking in a foreign student, the money seems too good to turn down. What she isn’t expecting is a twenty-something Swede to turn up, and slot right into her and her son’s life.Things quickly start to go wrong. Her ex-husband isn’t happy with the new setup. Her sister has issues. Her son is being bullied...And strange things are happening at home.With unanswered questions, Kristen starts to wonder about the people she’s let into her life...
Someone is lying, but who?
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The Perfect Liar
Debra Lynch - 2020
A successful YouTube channel in the trendy OC, martini lunches, a luxurious home overlooking the ocean. So what if she enjoys the occasional shoplifting spree?But then one mistake changes her life forever.When Dennis apprehends Rachel, she realizes her compulsion has gone too far. Because there's more to Dennis than just a security guard doing his job. He becomes obsessive, blackmailing Rachel, and will stop at nothing until he has torn Rachel's world apart.But Rachel has other secrets hidden in the closet of her beachfront home, and when her perfect life begins to spiral dangerously out of control, she finds she's capable of almost anything to save herself.Even murder.
Every Step You Take
Avery Lane - 2018
For the first time in her life, she’s without her overbearing mother, extroverted roommates, and most recently, her controlling husband Evan. After a lifetime of damaging relationships, she’s finally found the courage to begin her own life. But then came the hand-scrawled note under her door. We’re never really alone. Suddenly, Riley finds her peaceful independence turning upside down. Items go missing in her home. Mysterious figures follow her in the shadows. And just like that, Riley realizes she’s being watched. But by whom? Evan is the obvious culprit but Riley can’t rule out her paranoid, overprotective mother. There’s also the handsome new stranger who works in her building who knows more about Riley than she’s ever told, and her soon-to-be newlywed clients whose image of perfection is crumbling into something dark and toxic right before Riley’s eyes. There are far too many suspects in Riley’s new life of independence, and at this point, she has no idea who she can trust. All she knows is that somewhere out there, someone doesn’t want her to be alone…
The Woman at Number 19
J.A. Baker - 2019
Her only friend is Amy, a young lady who lives close by and visits Esther to keep her company. Esther’s sister, Charlotte, also visits from time to time but Esther despises her. She believes that Charlotte had an affair with Julian and was planning to run off with him and the children on the same journey that killed her family and left Charlotte seriously injured.From her window, Esther watches her new neighbour and becomes concerned about the erratic and abusive behaviour she displays towards her husband and children.Spurred on by her own loneliness and a need to make amends for not being able to save her own children, Esther takes it upon herself to watch the woman who lives at number 19 and keep a record of her cruelty with a mind to reporting it to the authorities.When unexplainable incidents begin to happen in Esther’s house, she begins to fear for her safety and as more and more strangers appear in her life uninvited, she becomes bewildered and disorientated. Meanwhile, over at number 19, the woman’s behaviour is becoming more explosive and unpredictable.As Esther starts to lose her grip on reality, her world begins to unravel, leaving her wondering - just who is this strange woman at number 19 and why is Esther so obsessed with her?
Nothing Left To Lose
A.J. Wills - 2022
When you’ve lost everything – revenge is all that’s left…Abi should be at home celebrating after helping to put two murderers behind bars for a sickening attack on a pensioner in his own home.Instead, she’s gone missing, her phone's switched off and her husband, Henry is frantic with worry.But Abi’s disappearance is only the start of his troubles.Who's the mysterious hooded man loitering outside the house in the dark?Why has someone etched a cryptic message into the windscreen of Abi’s car?And what’s the meaning of the creepy, anonymous letter that's been pushed through their front door?All Henry knows for sure is someone’s trying to scare him.Someone hellbent on revenge.And they’re not going to stop until they’ve brought him to his knees and exacted a deadly retribution…
Follow Her Home
Emerald O'Brien - 2020
But fear has a way of following.Lynda McGowan knows all about stalkers. Her father, a jaded musician with local acclaim, was brutally killed by his—she can still sometimes feel the blood on her hands. She hung on his every word, so when he told Lynda she wasn’t cut out for a career in music, she gave up on her singer-songwriter dreams.When a friend begs her to play a few shows with his band after their lead singer’s sudden departure, she can’t resist the opportunity. Though her father’s words whisper from the back of her mind, Lynda never feels more complete than when she’s writing music—sharing her songs could help her through her grief.But it isn’t long before she senses she’s being watched, and soon she’s facing a series of mysterious and disturbing events; events with circumstances similar to her father’s murder. Still, Lynda forces herself to refute the connection—after all, his killer is dead. But that doesn’t stop the chilling sensation from raising the hairs along her spine when she’s alone.Is she paranoid? Or is she being followed as part of a dangerous game? And how far must things go before someone believes her?But if someone is stalking her, Lynda has one advantage her father didn’t.She knows they’re coming.Follow Her Home is an edge-of-your-seat psychological suspense novel. If you like atmospheric stories, determined characters, and spine-tingling twists, then you’ll love Emerald O’Brien’s new page-turner.Includes a downloadable original song by singer-songwriter Adrienne Ashley that features in the story.
The Third Nanny
Michele Pariza Wacek - 2021
Including the nanny.Janey hadn’t heard from her sister Kelly since she ran away from home eight years ago.Until the day the letter arrived.A disturbing letter.But before Janey could make contact, Kelly disappeared again. And the only clue they had to work with was in Redemption, Wisconsin, where Kelly had worked as a nanny.So, Janey decided to follow in her sister’s footsteps … by taking over her job.The family has secrets, and the more Janey digs, the more twisted the story becomes.And the more Janey realizes she might be the next to disappear.Welcome to Redemption, Wisconsin, a town with a troubling past, where nothing is as it seems.“The Third Nanny” is a standalone, psychological thriller, set in the world of the award-winning Secrets of Redemption series.
Our Little Secret
Kiersten Modglin - 2021
The locals make sure of it. So, when the residents of the town’s most exclusive subdivision discover one of their own is missing, it sends a wave of panic and discord throughout the neighborhood.They are supposed to be safe.But they quickly realize not everything is as it once seemed in their idyllic world.Slowly, the cracks have begun to show, revealing the dark and devious truth behind their home, their neighbors, and the lengths some people will go to protect their secrets. Someone’s missing.Someone’s dead.Everyone’s lying. In a town full of masterfully woven webs, these six friends are about to watch their world unravel. And, if they’re not careful, one of them might be the next to disappear… When everyone you know is a liar, how do you decide whom to trust?
Her Final Victim
N.J. Moss - 2021
. .Hazel and Jamie are happily married. Or so it would seem. Behind closed doors, things are far from normal. Jamie has an unhealthy obsession, and Hazel is more worried about herself than her husband.So when Millicent injects herself into their lives, with Jamie firmly in her sights, the trio end up on a path that will end in death.Everyone has secrets. Everyone has a dark side.But who is good, who is bad, and who is going to get away with murder?
Trap Door
Dreda Say Mitchell - 2020
Is history about to repeat itself?
Rachel, a young woman in serious debt, needs to find a job fast before she’s made homeless. She gets a lucky break when she is offered a great position in a successful company. Then she discovers that the building was once a Victorian sweatshop with a tragic history. Is this why Rachel feels something increasingly sinister? Soon her new job becomes a living nightmare. Rachel desperately wants out, but she has no other way of escaping her debts. She’s trapped. Then she makes a shocking discovery. Haunted by the death of others and as the present and past begin to close in, Rachel needs to find answers before she finds herself in grave danger… What is really going on in her workplace?
And can she ever escape her inner demons?
The Last One To See Her
Mark Tilbury - 2020
So why did he lie?Mathew Hillock was the last person to see eleven-year-old Jodie Willis alive. When her dead body turns up four days later in his garden shed, the police think he’s guilty of her murder. So do most people in the town. But there’s no DNA evidence to link him to the crime. Battling the weight of public opinion and mental illness due to a childhood head trauma, he sinks into a deep depression. Can Mathew do what the police failed to do and find evidence linking the real killer to the crime?The Last One to See Her is a terrifying story of what happens when you’re accused of a crime and no one believes you are innocent
My Better Half
M.M. Boulder - 2020
Until now. Everything and everyone is making her see red, especially her condescending husband of thirty years. She desperately wants to kill him, and it terrifies her.Attacked during a home invasion, Lucille finds an unexpected outlet for her rage. Killing. Afterwards she feels lighter, in control, reborn, and she begins making her own decisions, having opinions, becoming her true self, much to the disapproval of her husband. But even though she's freeing herself from a lifetime of repressive chains, the anger hasn’t gone away. And it wants to be fed.To maintain her tenuous control, Lucille starts playing a dangerous game, unaware that a relentless detective is closing in. But she can’t stop. Killing bad people is the only thing keeping her from strangling her husband.Can Lucille find a way to preserve her newfound freedom, or will she lose everything to her burning rage?
The Lies I Tell
Joel Hames - 2020
Meet Emily. Meet Belinda.They're all me. My name is Lisa and I'm an identity thief. If I'm not inside your system stealing your money, I've probably already stolen it. I'm your friend. I'm a thief. I'm gone.I'm in control.Only now, the tables have been turned. I'm in danger. My son is in danger. And I don't know where that danger's coming from.Any friend.Any enemy.Any stranger.Anyone from the past I've been trying to outrun for years.NOBODY CAN BE TRUSTED.What readers are saying:“Breathless, clever, with twists I didn't see coming.”“Properly tense. I couldn't get to sleep!““Five stars hands down. Just LOVE Lisa - and hate her a little bit too!!!”