Amy Suiter Clarke

In this debut thriller for fans of Riley Sager and Karin Slaughter, a social worker turned true crime podcaster investigates a decades-old serial killer cold case only to unwittingly create new victims. Once a social worker specializing in kids who were the victims of violent crime, Elle Castillo is now the host of a popular true crime podcast that tackles cold cases of missing children in her hometown of the Twin Cities. After two seasons of successfully solving cases, Elle decides to tackle her white whale--The Countdown Killer. Twenty years ago, TCK abruptly stopped after establishing a pattern of taking and ritualistically murdering three girls over seven days, each a year younger than the last. No one's ever known why--why he stopped with his eleventh victim, a girl of eleven years old, or why he followed the ritual at all. When a listener phones in with a tip, Elle sets out to interview him, only to discover his dead body. And within days, a child is abducted following the original TCK MO. Unlike the experts in the media and law enforcement who have always spun theories of a guilty suicide, Elle never believed TCK had died, and her investigation was meant to lay that suspicion to rest. But instead, her podcast seems to be kicking up new victims.

Girl, 11

Noble Wife

Thriller

Der Countdown-Killer - Nur du kannst ihn finden

A gripping new novel of psychological suspense by the author of Girl, 11 Pastor Rick tells us women are created to serve, to be pure, to submit, to be a delight to their husbands. Who are we to deny the very nature our Creator has built within us? When Del Walker fled her small hometown and its cult-like church six years ago, she vowed never to go back. Lars, the love of her life, was about to marry local golden girl Eve, author of a popular blog about the church’s ‘Noble Wife’ teachings. But now Lars is dead, and Del is convinced it couldn’t have been an accident. When she returns for the funeral, she discovers the church—and the insidious, patriarchal teachings of Pastor Rick Franklin—has taken over the town. And Eve isn’t acting much like a grieving widow. Del is determined to cut through the church’s lies and corruption to find out what really happened to Lars—even if it means confronting memories she’s spent years trying to bury. Amy Suiter Clarke is the author of psychological thrillers, including her debut Girl, 11. Originally from a small town in Minnesota, she completed an undergraduate degree in theatre in the Twin Cities and earned an MFA at Kingston University in London. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and twin sons. ‘Clarke knows how to get a reader’s heart hammering.’ Candice Fox on Girl, 11 ‘Propulsive...Not only is the book difficult to put down, it’s also an adroit exploration of the ethical quandaries of true-crime storytelling, particularly in podcasts.’ New York Times on Girl, 11

Lay Your Body Down

Uhri, 11

A People magazine must-read of summer! "Suiter Clarke paints a devastating portrait of a cultlike institution and a town in its thrall. It’s even worse than we imagined." — New York Times Book Review A young woman returns to her rural Minnesota hometown, where a radical evangelical pastor has poisoned everyone’s minds—and may be covering up a murder. After Del Walker fled her small hometown and its cult-like church, she vowed to never return. The man she loved, Lars, left her to marry the local golden girl Eve, and their romance is now the focus of Eve’s viral blog espousing the pastor’s conservative philosophy about women and marriage. But six years later, Lars is suddenly killed, and she’s convinced it couldn’t have been an accident. When Del returns to her hometown for the funeral, she discovers the now mega-church—and the insidious, patriarchal teachings of Pastor Rick Franklin—has grown not only in size but in influence. Eve was clearly discontent in her marriage, despite the carefully constructed “Noble Wife” positivity of her blog posts, and Del knows better than anyone just how far she will go to get what she wants. Del is determined to cut through the church’s lies and corruption to find out who killed Lars—even if it means confronting the religious trauma she’s spent years trying to bury. "There are midnight-snack-style thrillers, and those that stick with you. This one's the latter." —People magazine

A Novel of Suspense

"Pastor Rick tells us women are created to serve, to be pure, to submit and to be a delight to their husbands. Who are we to deny the very nature our Creator has built within us? When Del Walker fled her small hometown and its cult-like church six years ago, she vowed never to go back. Lars, the love of her life, was about to marry local golden girl Eve, author of a popular blog about the church's 'Noble Wife' teachings. But now Lars is dead, and Del is convinced it couldn't have been an accident. When she returns for the funeral, she discovers the church - and the insidious, patriarchal teachings of Pastor Rick Franklin - has taken over the town. And Eve isn't acting much like a grieving widow. Del is determined to cut through the church's lies and corruption to find out what really happened to Lars - even if it means confronting memories she's spent years trying to bury." -- Publisher.

Er entführt immer drei. Jede ein Jahr jünger als die andere. Der Countdown hat begonnen – die Thriller-Entdeckung des Jahres True-Crime-Podcasterin Elle Castillo will Gerechtigkeit. Gerechtigkeit für die Opfer nie aufgeklärter Verbrechen. Jetzt wagt sie sich an einen spektakulären Fall: den des »Countdown-Killers«. Er entführte immer drei. Drei junge Frauen im Abstand von drei Tagen. Jede ein Jahr jünger als die andere, jede innerhalb von sieben Tagen tot. Bis sein zehntes Opfer entkam. Die Serie brach ab, der Killer konnte nie gefasst werden. Als Elle anfängt, die Morde in ihrem Podcast neu zu beleuchten, verschwindet wieder eine junge Frau. Ein Trittbrettfahrer, dem es um Aufmerksamkeit geht? Oder der Killer von damals, der jetzt zurück ist, um sein grausames Werk zu Ende zu bringen? »Kann man nicht mehr aus der Hand legen.« Wendy Walker »Treibt den Puls beim Lesen in die Höhe.« Candice Fox »Zum Nägelkauen spannend – Thrill in Reinform.« Amy Gentry

Elena Castillo presenta Justicia en el aire, un exitoso podcast que investiga crímenes sin resolver. Tras cuatro temporadas, decide abordar el caso del asesino en serie más temible de todos: el Asesino de los Números. Veinte años atrás, este serial killer tuvo en vilo a toda la ciudad, secuestrando y torturando a chicas jóvenes. Su modus operandi incluía una serie de precisos rituales. Tras el secuestro de la chica número 11, desapareció sin dejar rastro y la opinión popular aceptó que falleció en un incendio. Sin embargo, dos décadas después, una joven es secuestrada y Elena está convencida de que se trata del mismo asesino. ¿Ha vuelto realmente el Asesino de los Números, o es que Elena se está obsesionando demasiado?

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