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“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect murder.Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure: absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer.When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and obsession with revenge. These are just a few of the lies that make up the complex web... and they will have devastating consequences. And while both Vicky and Simon are liars, just who exactly is conning who? Part Gone Girl and part Strangers on a Train, Look Closer is a wild rollercoaster of a read that will have you questioning everything you think you know.

‘IT WAS SO GOOD’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Absolutely breath-taking’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Talk about a page-turner!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘You. DO. NOT want to miss!!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐You’ll want to stay. Until you can’t leave…A group of strangers arrive on a beautiful but remote island, ready for the challenge of a lifetime: to live there for one year, without contact with the outside world.But twelve months later, on the day when the boat is due to return for them, no one arrives.Eight people stepped foot on the island. How many will make it off alive?A totally addictive psychological thriller with twists and turns you just won’t see coming. Fans of The Hunting Party, The Castaways and The Sanatorium will be totally gripped from the very first page until the final, breath-taking conclusion.Readers are gripped by Stranded:‘A five-star rating is just not enough… Incredible’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Suspense, twists, deceit… I had my heart in my mouth the whole time’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Utterly unputdownable… You’re going to love every single twisty page!!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘INTENSE… My heart was pounding’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I started this book today and finished it in one sitting. I literally could not put it down’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Definitely a five-star read. I couldn't put this one down. It kept me on the edge of my seat… Such a great ending too!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow! I read this way too quickly, I really didn't want it to end… Amazing… Loved it!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘You'll be on the edge of your seat, racing to finish this book… I read this book one afternoon. I simply could not put it down. I cannot wait until a friend reads this book because I want to discuss it… Get a copy now!!’ NetGalley review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rizzoli & Isles • Hit series on TNT“Suspense doesn’t get smarter than this. Not just recommended but mandatory.”—Lee ChildFor the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre. Two years ago, he barely escaped when his entire family was slaughtered. Now, at fourteen, in a hideous echo of the past, Teddy is the lone survivor of his foster family’s mass murder. Orphaned once more, the traumatized teenager has nowhere to turn—until the Boston PD puts detective Jane Rizzoli on the case. Determined to protect this young man, Jane discovers that what seemed like a coincidence is instead just one horrifying part of a relentless killer’s merciless mission.Jane spirits Teddy to the exclusive Evensong boarding school, a sanctuary where young victims of violent crime learn the secrets and skills of survival in a dangerous world. But even behind locked gates, and surrounded by acres of sheltering Maine wilderness, Jane fears that Evensong’s mysterious benefactors aren’t the only ones watching. When strange blood-splattered dolls are found dangling from a tree, Jane knows that her instincts are dead on. And when she meets Will Yablonski and Claire Ward, students whose tragic pasts bear a shocking resemblance to Teddy’s, it becomes chillingly clear that a circling predator has more than one victim in mind.Joining forces with her trusted partner, medical examiner Maura Isles, Jane is determined to keep these orphans safe from harm. But an unspeakable secret dooms the children’s fate—unless Jane and Maura can finally put an end to an obsessed killer’s twisted quest.PRAISE FOR TESS GERRITSEN“[Gerritsen] has an imagination that allows her to conjure up depths of human behavior so dark and frightening that she makes Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft seem like goody-two-shoes.”—Chicago Tribune“One of the most versatile voices in thriller fiction today.”—The Providence JournalThe Silent Girl“Another great thrill ride . . . one of Gerritsen’s best.”—Associated Press“An exciting and suspense-filled adventure.”—Wichita Falls Times Record NewsIce Cold“Gerritsen paces Ice Cold with surgical precision.”—Salon“The kind of book you’d read in one sitting.”—Chicago Sun-Times

ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY…Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. He’s at his son’s nursery to pick up Max. But he isn’t there.YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE…Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot.Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done. Max has been locked in her car for six hours on the hottest day of the year.IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE…But she’s too late.What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial, that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there’s more to this incident than meets the eye…A gripping, brave and tense courtroom drama, Next of Kin will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final, heart-stopping page.

‘WOW! WOW! WOW! What a read!’ NetGalley reviewer‘The blockbuster of the summer!’ NetGalley reviewer‘THAT twist. I did not see it coming!’ NetGalley reviewerYou’re looking over your shoulder, thinking someone’s watching.You’re checking the doors are locked, spooked by a noise.You’re running through the woods, convinced you’re being followed.You’re being stalked. And they won’t stop until you’re theirs.If you enjoy reading twisty psychological thrillers that leave your heart racing, then you’ll love The Stalker from USA Today bestselling author, Sarah Alderson. Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Harlan Coben.Readers love The Stalker:‘Wow!! What an ending!… Suspense, intrigue, and lots of twists and turns!… Then BAM! I did not see that ending coming at all!!… Wow, what a crazy good book!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘What a book. Couldn’t put it down, had me reading in into the night.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Had me on the edge of my seat… I did not expect the twists and turns throughout this book at all!… The ending had my head spinning, I was so shocked and couldn’t believe how clever this was.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Gripping… I devoured in a couple of sittings! Nothing is quite as it seems… Brilliant!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I loved this book. The mystery was amazing and I read this in one sitting!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Are you ready for a pulse-pounding, edge of your seat thrill ride?… I was glued to pages from the very beginning, dying to see what would happen in the end and wow…was there a big twist!! I never would have guessed this one!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“Then She Vanishes lifts the stone on a cold case disappearance and asks chilling questions about friendship, loyalty, love, and obsession.”—New York Times bestselling author Gilly Macmillan A twisty, compulsive thriller full of jolting shocks and startling secrets involving two sisters, a disappearance, a double murder, and a reporter determined to find the truth from the bestselling author of Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, and Do Not Disturb. Everything changed the night she disappeared . . . On a summer's night in 1994, sixteen-year-old Flora Powell vanished from her sleepy seaside town without a trace. Their hearts shattered, Flora’s mother, her sister Heather, and Heather’s best friend Jess had to somehow carry on not knowing what happened. Twenty-five years later, tragedy strikes again when Heather walks into a stranger's house and allegedly kills two people in cold blood. Why would this loving wife and doting new mother commit such a heinous crime? Jess, now a reporter, returns to the hometown she left behind to cover the case and dig for answers. But this isn’t like any other story. Jess was like a sister to the Powell girls, until the summer that tore them all apart. What happened to the girl she used to know?  The question haunts Jess and propels her to find the key that may unlock the mysteries involving both sisters. But the search may reveal more . . . a darker side to this idyllic place she thought she knew.

After Her Mother’s Mysterious Death, Mackenzie Receives a Chilling Letter: Want to Know a Secret? Love, Mom.For fans of Freida McFadden, Lisa Jewell, and twisty psychological thrillers that keep you second-guessing everything...--Mackenzie Casper has always lived in the shadow of her mother—a bestselling author known for writing twisted thrillers.But when her mother dies in a so-called accident, Mackenzie is left with more than grief. She’s left with questions.Then a letter arrives. Inside: pages from her mother’s diary and a chilling message:Want to know a secret?Love, Mom.As more letters appear, Mackenzie uncovers buried family secrets...and one of them was worth killing for.--Why readers are OBSESSED with LOVE, MOM'One of the best psychological thrillers I've read in a long time' 5***** reader review'This is the twistiest thriller I have ever read in my entire life' 5***** reader review 'Some great plot twists that had me gasping out loud' 5***** reader review‘OMG wow...so original, so many twists. One of the best books I have read this year’ 5***** reader review‘Best thriller I’ve read in a while – unputdownable! The twists and turns are a rollercoaster’ 5***** reader review‘The first twist left me speechless! And they kept on coming’ 5***** reader review

‘In the running for the best mystery of 2026. With a trove of tropes that mystery lovers will love, it will remind you, in the best way, of Agatha Christie.’ Stephen King * It’s the perfect plot. All it needs is a killer ending. Six authors. One private island. Seventy-two hours to write the ending. * World-famous author Arthur Fletch is dead. His final novel, the most anticipated book in history, remains unfinished. But the ending won’t write itself. When six struggling authors are invited to Fletch's private Scottish island and presented with the opportunity of a lifetime, the plot thickens: whoever writes a worthy ending will receive a game-changing book deal and two million dollars. Why have they been chosen to attend? Who is behind the invitation? And just how far would they go to secure a place on the bestseller list? They have just seventy-two hours, a typewriter and a blank page. All they have to do is write... Starting is often the hardest part. But getting to the end could be murder. * ‘Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None meets Yellowface... Great fun!’ Kate Mosse ‘A great locked-room thriller and a brilliant satire on the publishing industry’ Karin Slaughter ‘Fiendishly clever and compulsively readable... An absolute must read’ Ellery Lloyd ‘Funny, razor sharp and scarily relatable’ Sarah Crossan

***Don't miss SOMEONE IN THE WATER, Sarah Clarke's gripping new summer thriller, available now*** 'A fast-paced, twisty story ... A thrilling read' Catherine Cooper, bestselling author of The Chalet From the outside, it seems Grace has it all. Only she knows about the cracks in her picture-perfect life... and the huge secret behind them. After all, who can she trust? Her brother Josh is thousands of miles away, and he and Grace have never been close - he was always their parents' favourite. Her best friend Coco walked away from her years ago, their friendship irreparably fractured by the choices they've made. And her husband Marcus seems like a different man lately. Grace can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something. But when her seven-year-old daughter makes a troubling accusation, Grace must choose between protecting her child and protecting her secret... before she loses everything. A totally addictive suspense novel from the bestselling author of A Mother Never Lies, perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell and Shalini Boland. 'Every Little Secret had me in a complete vice. A brilliantly crafted suspense thriller which poses a dark dilemma - who can you trust?' L V Matthews, author of The Twins Readers are raving about Every Little Secret! 'WOW! WOW! WOW! AMAZING, PHENOMENAL, LOVED IT!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I devoured every page of Every Little Secret. It's gripping, thrilling and impossible to put down.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Shocking! Totally didn't see the twists coming, especially the explosive ending...Great and gripping thriller.' NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This gripping story of love, trust and betrayal is the ultimate page-turner.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A fast paced read that had me in that "just one more chapter" loop until I'd finished it. I don't think I breathed for the entire last few chapters.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I genuinely loved this novel . . . Through all the plot twists I was engrossed, hooked onto every word.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

USA TODAY BESTSELLER! ‘I couldn’t tear myself away from the rollercoaster of events!’ – NetGalley Reviewer, 5 Stars It only takes one lie to destroy a marriage. THE PERFECT HUSBAND... Vince Taylor has everything he could dream of. He’s the CEO of a tech firm in New York City, owns a beautiful home, and most importantly, he is married to Nicole – the woman who stole his heart the first moment he set eyes on her. Together they have built the perfect life. ONE GUILTY SECRET But when Layla, a stunning young intern at Vince’s company is found dead, all eyes are suddenly on him. Vince has a secret that threatens to tear their perfect world apart... He was having an affair with Layla. And he’ll do anything to cover his tracks. DO YOU BELIEVE HIM? When the police discover Vince lied about their relationship, they are convinced they have found Layla’s killer. If Vince kept quiet about the affair... what else is he guilty of? A totally unputdownable thriller, this book will have you gripped from the very first page until the jaw-dropping final twist. Fans of The Perfect Couple, My Perfect Wife and The Undoing will love this novel! Readers LOVE The Guilty Husband! ‘AMAZING! I couldn’t put this book down. I was always on the edge of my seat and was surprised all the way to the end. 10/10’ – Reader Reviewer, 5 Stars ‘This book is a thriller! Every time I thought I knew the ending, I was wrong. The twists and turns of the plot are captivating.’ – Reader Reviewer, 5 Stars ‘This book deserves more than 5 stars, if there was a higher rating, I’d give it!’ – Reader Reviewer, 5 Stars ‘What a great ending! I was on the edge of my seat until the last page and I couldn't turn the page fast enough.’ – Reader Reviewer, 5 Stars ‘What an incredible debut!!! I absolutely loved it from beginning to end.’ – Reader Reviewer, 5 Stars ‘A gripping storyline with strong characters. She is definitely an author I will pick up again and again.’ – Reader Reviewer, 5 Stars