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Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?: The unputdownable new thriller from the bestselling author and a Richard & Judy Book Club pick
by Nicci FrenchPRE-ORDER THE LAST DAYS OF KIRA MULLAN, COMING JANUARY 2025! A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK 'One of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written . . . an absolute winner' Observer &‘Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that&’s also a searing examination of family, memory and grief. A big-skied, full-blooded, broken-hearted book' Erin KellyShe&’s loved by all who meet her. But someone wants her gone . . .Then When beautiful and vivacious Charlotte Salter fails to turn up to her husband Alec&’s 50th birthday party, her kids are worried, but Alec is not. As the days pass and there&’s still no word from Charlie, her daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to come to terms with her disappearance. How can anyone just vanish without a trace? Left with no answers and in limbo, the Salter children try and go on with their lives, all the while thinking that their mother&’s killer is potentially very close to home.Now After years away, Etty returns home to the small East Anglian village where she grew up to help move her father into a care home. Now in his eighties, Alec has dementia and often mistakes his daughter for her mother. Etty is a changed woman from the trouble-free girl she was when Charlie was still around - all the Salter children have spent decades running and hiding from their mother&’s disappearance. But when their childhood friends, Greg and Morgen Ackerley, decide to do a podcast about Charlotte&’s disappearance, it seems like the town&’s buried secrets – and the Salters&’ – might finally come to light.After all this time, will they finally find out what really happened to Charlotte Salter?PRAISE FOR NICCI FRENCH: 'Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . . . no one does it better than Nicci French' Lee Child 'Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' Louise Candlish 'Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff' Erin Kelly 'Perfection' Sophie Hannah 'No-one does the dark distortion of good intentions like Nicci French' Cara Hunter 'An absolute masterclass of crime writing' Kate Rhodes 'As well as a fantastic mystery, Nicci French has written a powerful, moving and wise story about the damage that loss does to families, with characters you can&’t forget. I loved it' Jo Callaghan
Hasta el Cuello
by Neva Squires-Rodriguez Laura RebolloJusto cuando Liliana iba a experimentar la felicidad de ser una nueva esposa, se halla en un complicado dilema. Su marido no es el hombre perfecto que pensaba que era y se encuentra sola viendo cómo su vida se destroza a su alrededor. Se pierde en un mundo de mentiras y lucha sabiendo que su vida con Antonio no volverá a ser como antes.
Hasta el cuello: Un thriller político situado en América del Sur
by Michael SegedyCuando Steve Collins, un periodista expatriado y desilusionado, viaja para cubrir un accidente de avión en medio de la selva amazónica, no sospecha de qué manera esta asignación va a cambiar su vida. Presionado por su editor, Steve acepta que se sume Jennifer Strand, una joven periodista adscrita a la Embajada de los EE. UU., sumamente bella y llena de valor. Ella lo acompañará en una aventura en la cual él descubrirá una verdad desconcertante sobre la política exterior estadounidense, y también sobre seguir ciegamente los dictados del corazón. Hasta el cuello es el primero de los dos libros que componen la galardonada serie Evil's Root.
Hasta el fin del mundo
by Amy LabTodos escondemos algo..., pero algunos secretos nunca deberían revelarse. Una poderosa y atractiva historia que mezcla amor y suspense. «-¿Me dedica este baile, señorita? -dijo poniéndose de rodillas frente al sofá y tendiéndolo la mano. Mat volvió la cabeza a ambos lados. -¿Y si entra algún huésped? -susurró sonrojada por la vergüenza. -Se morirá de envidia. Ni en sus mejores sueños podría bailar con una chica tan guapa... Mat se rindió ante su seductora sonrisa y le tendió la mano reticente. Él tiró de ella para que se levantara. -Esta es una canción sobre un mal día -le susurró al oído atrayéndola hacia él-. Pero nosotros vamos a darle la vuelta. Cierra los ojos, olvídate de todo y baila.» Mat está empezando su primer curso en la universidad cuando ve cómo su vida se derrumba por un trágico accidente. Por si esto fuera poco, la policía descubre algo que la afecta de un modo imprevisible: un vínculo entre su familia y una investigación policial en Suecia de hace casi veinte años. La irrupción de Áxel, un periodista joven y emprendedor que decide ayudarla a investigar, será un soplo de optimismo y aire fresco. Aunque, a veces, es peor obtener respuestas que seguir viviendo con las preguntas. Reseñas:«Un libro que engancha muchísimo, como todos los de Amy Lab. Con una mezcla perfecta de amor, misterio y amistad».Luz en Historias contadas
Hasta la Aguja
by Mary DealDesde el día en que secuestraron a su hija de cinco años, Abigail Fisher prometió no dejar de mirar hasta que su hija estuviera a salvo en casa. Pero a pesar de las múltiples búsquedas, han pasado veintitrés años sin dejar rastro de Becky Ann. Cuando Abigail se entera de que la presa del corredor de la muerte Megan Winnaker tiene la misma edad que su hija, comienza a preguntarse si el secuestrador alteró quirúrgicamente la cara de Becky Ann para evitar su identificación. Megan Winnaker mantiene su inocencia, pero enfrenta la pena capital si pierde su apelación final. Mientras Abigail inicia su propia investigación para descubrir si Megan es realmente su hija, alguien quiere detenerla en seco. Incluso cuando se enfrenta a un peligro mortal, Abigail se niega a abandonar su investigación. Pero, ¿puede Megan Winnaker ser realmente su hija perdida hace mucho tiempo?
Hasty Death (Edwardian Murder Mysteries #2)
by M.C. BeatonThe future's not so rosy for Lady Rose Summer . . .Longing for a life of emancipation, Lady Rose Summer has abandoned the comforts of her parent's house to become self supporting. But life as a working woman isn't quite as liberating as Rose has imagined - fortunately for her, though, her drudgery comes to an end when old acquaintance Freddy Pomfret is murdered and her help - and upper class connections - are required by amateur sleuth Captain Harry Cathcart.So as Rose and Harry prepare to take on the usual Edwardian social rounds, little do they expect to uncover a devious blackmail plot and an unexpected killer.
Hasty Death (Edwardian Mysteries #2)
by M. C. Beaton Marion ChesneyLady Rose Summer refuses to abide by her parents' insistence that she marry. Even more distressing, she wants to become self-supporting by moving out with her maid Daisy and going to work in trade. On advice from Captain Harry Cathcart-a noble-born private investigator who knows the independent-minded Rose all too well-the Earl and Countess of Hadshire agree to let Rose work as a typist and live in a women's hostel. It isn't long before Rose realizes that life as a working woman isn't quite what she imagined. . . or before she inadvertently discovers that recently-murdered playboy Freddy Pomfret was a blackmailer. In order to investigate properly, Rose must now return to London high society's glittering, treacherous rounds. And from elegant London townhouses that conceal ugly secrets to a tranquil country estate where danger lurks along every path, she and Harry will follow a trail of deception, rumors, and devious plots-even as a singularly calculating killer prepares to end the rebellious Lady Rose's sleuthing for good.
Hasty Death: An Edwardian Murder Mystery (Edwardian Murder Mysteries #2)
by M.C. BeatonThe future's not so rosy for Lady Rose Summer . . .Longing for a life of emancipation, Lady Rose Summer has abandoned the comforts of her parent's house to become self supporting. But life as a working woman isn't quite as liberating as Rose has imagined - fortunately for her, though, her drudgery comes to an end when old acquaintance Freddy Pomfret is murdered and her help - and upper class connections - are required by amateur sleuth Captain Harry Cathcart.So as Rose and Harry prepare to take on the usual Edwardian social rounds, little do they expect to uncover a devious blackmail plot and an unexpected killer.
Hasty Retreat (A Mother Lavinia Grey Mystery #4)
by Kate GallisonThough relieved to take a much needed respite from her duties at St. Bede's Episcopal Church, Mother Vinnie finds that parish politics have followed her on a weekend retreat to the Monastery of St. Hugh in upstate New York. Led by Brother Basil, a devout and erudite monk, the retreat takes a bad turn when Father Rupert Bingley, Mother Vinnie's archnemesis, shows up at St. Hugh accompanied by a pompous politico, a wiggly blonde, and an assortment of other charming oddballs. From there, things only get worse. Poor Brother Basil is found murdered, and questions need to be answered posthaste: Who on the retreat was guarding a deadly secret? How did the elderly monk's presence threaten to reveal that secret? And where would the killer strike next? Watch as the mother of all sleuths unravels this unholy mystery.
Hasty Wedding (G. K. Hall Paperback Ser.)
by Mignon G. EberhartOn the day of her wedding, a bride&’s ex-lover is found shot deadIn January, Dorcas Whipple was on the cusp of marrying Ronald Drew. One month later, she prepares to walk down the aisle, but Ronald will not be the groom after all. Her family decided he is unsuitable, a fortune hunter, and though Dorcas fought them, in the end she could not resist the pleas of her invalid mother. As she prepares to marry the steady, dependable Jevan Locke instead, she tries to put Ronald out of her mind. But when Ronald calls her the night before her wedding, she rushes to his side. Resisting her passion, Dorcas refuses Ronald&’s final plea for her hand. The next morning, when he is found shot dead, Dorcas is the only suspect. If her wedding goes ahead, will the bride wear white, or pinstripes?
Hatch: A Novel (The Overthrow #2)
by Kenneth OppelFans left desperate for more at the end of Bloom will dive into this second book of the Overthrow trilogy--where the danger mounts and alien creatures begin to hatch.First the rain brought seeds. Seeds that grew into alien plants that burrowed and strangled and fed. Seth, Anaya, and Petra are strangely immune to the plants' toxins and found a way to combat them. But just as they have their first success, the rain begins again. This rain brings eggs. That hatch into insects. Not small insects. Bird-sized mosquitos that carry disease. Borer worms that can eat through the foundation of a house. Boat-sized water striders that carry away their prey. But our heroes aren't able to help this time--they've been locked away in a government lab with other kids who are also immune. What is their secret? Could they be...part alien themselves? Whose side are they on?Kenneth Oppel expertly escalates the threats and ratchets up the tension in this can't-read-it-fast-enough adventure with an alien twist. Readers will be gasping for the next book as soon as they turn the last page...
Hatchet Girls
by Diana Rodriguez WallachSet more than one hundred years after the Borden murders, this propulsive, supernatural thriller imagines what might happen if history were to repeat itself today. Perfect for fans of Kara Thomas and Courtney Summers!When Mariella Morse accuses her boyfriend, Vik Gomez, of murdering her wealthy parents with an axe, the town is quick to believe her. It doesn&’t help that Vik is caught standing over her parents&’ bodies with blood on his hands, unable to remember anything about the night in question.But Vik&’s sister, Tessa, knows that Vik would never be capable of such a gruesome crime. Haunted by the mistakes she made that led her family to move to Fall River, MA in the first place, she sets out to prove her brother&’s innocence.Tessa&’s search for answers will lead her into a sprawling, notoriously cursed forest, where she and Mariella must face a darkness that has lurked within their town since before the days of Lizzie Borden—the original axe murderess of Fall River.
Hatchet Island: A Novel (Mike Bowditch Mysteries #13)
by Paul DoironThe eerie, windswept Hatchet Island off the coast of Maine becomes the site of a double murder and a disappearance in this thriller from bestselling author Paul Doiron.A call for help from a former colleague leads Maine game warden investigator Mike Bowditch and his girlfriend Stacey Stevens on a sea kayaking trip to a research station far off the coast. Stacey spent summers interning on the island, a sanctuary for endangered seabirds, and they are shocked by the atmosphere of tension they encounter when they come ashore. The biologists are being threatened and stalked by a mysterious boatman who they suspect is trespassing on the refuge late at night. And now the sanctuary’s enigmatic founder, whose mind has been slowly unraveling, has gone missing.Camped on an islet for the night, Mike and Stacey waken to the sound of a gunshot. When they return to the refuge at dawn, their darkest fears are confirmed: two of the three researchers have been brutally murdered and the third has disappeared, along with the island skiff. Mike’s quest to find the missing man leads to a nearby island owned by a world-renowned photographer and his equally brilliant wife. The inhabitants of this private kingdom quickly close ranks, and Mike increasingly comes to believe that someone in the village knows more about the killings than they dare admit.With no one to trust and miles from shore, Mike Bowditch must stop a ruthless murderer determined to make sure a terrifying secret never sees the light of day.
Hate Begins at Home
by Joan Aiken'Waiting for her, he was on edge with expectation. He had never planned a murder before ... Only sheer necessity was making him do it now ...'Coincidence couldn't explain the three accidental deaths. It had to be something more - something sinister? One old lady had fallen and broken her neck; the others had died in hit-and-run accidents. And now beautiful young Caroline Conroy, who has returned to her poisonous family after a mysterious tragedy abroad, must face the enemy: a smiling stranger who is calmly and ruthlessly planning her destruction.'Terrifyingly enclosed spine-chiller' Sunday Telegraph
Hate Begins at Home (Murder Room #269)
by Joan Aiken'Waiting for her, he was on edge with expectation. He had never planned a murder before ... Only sheer necessity was making him do it now ...'Coincidence couldn't explain the three accidental deaths. It had to be something more - something sinister? One old lady had fallen and broken her neck; the others had died in hit-and-run accidents. And now beautiful young Caroline Conroy, who has returned to her poisonous family after a mysterious tragedy abroad, must face the enemy: a smiling stranger who is calmly and ruthlessly planning her destruction.'Terrifyingly enclosed spine-chiller' Sunday Telegraph
Hate Cell: A Casey Templeton Mystery
by Gwen MolnarThirteen-year-old Casey Templeton has recently moved with his family to the southeastern Alberta town of Richford. One night Casey seeks refuge from a snowstorm in an abandoned farmhouse and stumbles upon his nearly frozen, unconscious science teacher, Mr. Deverell. Casey attempts to revive his teacher and searches the house for something to make a fire with. In the attic he makes a frightening discovery – a sophisticated office filled with computers, a printer, and racist posters and flyers! Richford is harbouring a vicious cell of white racists who are targeting everyone they deem "alien." Somehow Mr. Deverell is connected to the dangerous organization, and so, too, are other residents, young and old, in Casey’s new town. Soon the RCMP and Casey’s hacker brother, Hank, get involved in the mystery, but it’s Casey who leads the investigation into a warped world where hate is marketed on the Internet and innocent people are preyed on by bigots and bullies blinkered by their own prejudices.
Hate Crime (Ben Kincaid #13)
by William BernhardtBestselling author William Bernhardt is an unsurpassed master at blending psychological suspense with gripping, surprise-filled legal action. Now, Bernhardt and his crusading attorney Ben Kincaid return in a thrilling story of love, hate, and the power of a courtroom to separate deception from the truth.In Tulsa, Ben Kincaid has built a national reputation as a stalwart defense attorney who will fight tirelessly for his clients. In Evanston, Illinois, Johnny Christensen has built a national reputation as a sadistic bigot who beat and stabbed a gay man and left him to die. When Johnny’s mother comes to Ben and begs him to defend her son, he has one secret reason for saying no.But while Ben turns down the case, his younger, beautiful partner, Christina McCall, does not. Traveling to Chicago and facing an explosion of controversy and deadly violence surrounding the trial, Christina steps into a case that is already nearly lost. Her client’s only defense is his claim that he left his victim bludgeoned but alive. To prove that someone else committed the actual murder, Christina needs a little bit of evidence—and a good motive to go with it.When unforeseen circumstances force Ben Kincaid to enter the trial, the defense attorney sees only one way to prove Johnny’s innocence. But Ben’s plan means luring a killer out of the woodwork—even though he may kill again. . . .A novel of gut-wrenching twists and surprises, this thriller brilliantly explores the passions between lovers—and the passions behind society’s most heinous crimes. Once again, the remarkable William Bernhardt makes us challenge every assumption, second-guess every judgment, and feel the terror of the truth.
Hate Machine (Eric Carter #8)
by Stephen BlackmooreNecromancer Eric Carter has to face the nightmares of his past if he’s ever going to have a future in Stephen Blackmoore's brutally dark urban fantasy series…Eric Carter has lived a life few could imagine. Or want. He’s raised the dead, been dead, become, battled, and buried a few gods, been forced to slaughter countless thousands out of desperate necessity, and is currently inhabiting the exhumed corpse of his own dirty rotten bastard grandfather. So, when it comes to revisiting his past, he’s not exactly eager.But he’d better get real eager, real fast.Eric has received a mysterious call from Las Vegas. A call from one of his own dreadful creations known as the Oracle. It wasn’t easy to make, what with having to saw a guy’s head off and all. And it isn’t easy to control, what with it being able to manipulate the future. And that’s the problem.Because now, it’s not only affecting the future. It’s changing the past. For the worse. And if Eric can’t reunite a team of his worst associates to get the Oracle back, the world is literally going to hell.
Hater: A Novel (Hater Ser. #1)
by David MoodyREMAIN CALMDO NOT PANICTAKE SHELTERWAIT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONSTHE SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROLSociety is rocked by a sudden increase in the number of violent assaults on individuals. Christened 'Haters' by the media, the attackers strike without warning. The assaults are brutal, remorseless and extreme: within seconds, normally rational, self-controlled people are becoming maddened, vicious killers.There are no apparent links as a hundred random attacks become a thousand, and then thousands, right across the country. Everyone, irrespective of gender, age, race, sexuality or any other difference, has the potential to become a victim - or a Hater. People are afraid to go to work, afraid to leave their homes and, increasingly, afraid that at any moment their friends, even their closest family, could turn on them with murderous intent.By the end of today you could be dead. By the end of today you could be a killer. Attack first, ask questions later ... but the answer might not be what you expect ...
Hatfield and McCoy
by Heather GrahamA psychic who connects with crime victims and a jaded FBI agent are unlikely partners as they team up to take down a serial kidnapper . . . After narrowly avoiding a head-on collision the first time they meet, Julie Hatfield and Robert McCoy pray they never have to lay eyes on each other again. Not going to happen. The psychic and the FBI agent have just been named official partners in finding a missing child—the third in a string of abductions that cross state lines. Haunted by a shattering crime in his past, McCoy is skeptical of Hatfield&’s special gifts—until she starts reliving the crime through the eyes of the eight-year-old girl. But it&’s only the beginning. Because someone is targeting Hatfield . . . someone who knows everything about her, and not even McCoy will be able to protect the strangely compelling woman who is making him believe in love again.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Heather Graham, including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Hating Olivia: A Love Story
by Mark SaFranko“A book of quiet horrors and beautifully expressed longing. . . . SaFranko’s prose is precise, flawless, and the work of a man who truly loves and understands great writing.” —Tony O'Neill, author of Sick City and Down and Out on Murder Mile “SaFranko writes from the heart, and the balls, crafting a furious and passionate piece of work that is entirely his own, with some scenes that would make even Bukowski blush.” —Susan Tomaselli, editor of Dogmatika.comHating Olivia is acclaimed underground author Mark SaFranko’s darkly twisted story of two people’s descent into sex, obsession, and mutual destruction. A gritty confessional tale, Hating Olivia is sure to appeal to fans of Charles Bukowski, John Fante, and Huburt Selby, Jr.
Hatred in the Ashes (Ashes #28)
by William W. JohnstoneIn a dystopian America, a madwoman has replaced the president, and now an ex-mercenary must set things right—from a USA Today–Bestselling author. While Ben Raines and his Rebel army have triumphed in Africa, America has been consumed in the flames of anarchy. After a terrifying civil war, the commander-in-chief has vanished, a new constitution has been born, and a power mad president has soared to infamy. She wants Raines brought down, dead or alive, for crimes of treason. But Raines has the men, the weapons, and the guts to start his own bloody revolution! Twenty-seventh in the long-running series!
Hats Off to the President: A White House Mystery
by Molly Smith Brendan Walsh Tim McevenueIt is 1905 in the White House. President Teddy Roosevelt's cavalry hat is missing from the mantenpiece! The clues seem to point to Daisy, the daughter of the White House chef. How will she prove her innocence?
Hatteras Blue (Tiller Galloway Thriller #1)
by David Poyer1945. Lieutenant Commander Lyle Galloway II, U.S. Coast Guard, is on patrol off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The war with Germany has just ended, but not all Nazis may plan to surrender. Suddenly, the radar on his old destroyer picks up a contact, moving unusually fast.... Today. A rubber raft containing the bones of three people is unearthed from a sand dune on Hatteras Island. Shortly thereafter, Tiller Galloway-- Lyie's son, a down-on-his-luck salvage diver recently paroled from prison for smuggling drugs-- is approached with a deal. An enigmatic man named Keyes wants to explore a wreck off the coast. Galloway agrees, but only for a hefty fee and a cut of whatever they find. Keyes is after a secret hoard that would make both men rich. But, unknown to them, there is a greater secret at large after forty years, a plot as deep and treacherous as the currents off Hatteras. D. C. Poyer knows Hatteras intimately, from the rolling dunes to the dangerous offshore waters. Filled with surprise and suspense, undersea diving and adventure, Hatteras Blue is both thrilling and authentic.