Anna Romer

When Audrey Kepler inherits an abandoned homestead in rural Queensland she jumps at the chance to escape her loveless existence in the city and make a fresh start. In a dim back room of the old house she discovers the crumbling photo of a handsome World War II soldier - Samuel Riordan, the homestead's former occupant - and soon finds herself becoming obsessed with him. But as Samuel's story unravels, Audrey discovers that he was accused of bashing to death a young Aboriginal woman upon his return from war in 1944. When she learns that other unexplained deaths have occurred in recent years - one of them a young woman with injuries echoing those of the 1944 victim - she begins to suspect that the killer is still very much alive. And now Audrey - thanks to her obsessive need to uncover the past - has provided him with good reason to want to kill again.

Thornwood House

When all that you know comes crashing down, do you run? Or face the truth? Ruby Cardel has the semblance of a normal life, a loving boyfriend, a fulfilling career, but in one terrible moment, her life unravels. The discovery that the death of her sister, Jamie, was not an accident makes her question all she has known about herself and her past. Travelling back home to Lyrebird Hill, Ruby begins to remember the year that has been forever blocked in her memory. Snatches of her childhood with beautiful Jamie, and Ruby's only friendship with the boy from the next property, a troubled foster kid. Then Ruby uncovers a cache of ancient letters from a long-lost relative, Brenna Magavin, written from her cell in a Tasmanian gaol where she is imprisoned for murder. As she reads, Ruby discovers that her family line is littered with tragedy and violence. Slowly, the gaps in Ruby's memory come to her. And as she pieces together the shards of truth, what she finally discovers will shock her to the core, about what happened to Jamie that fateful day and how she died.

Lyrebird Hill

Chilling secrets buried deep in wild bushland drive this thrilling new novel from bestseller Anna Romer When an injured teenager goes missing at a remote bushland campground, local journalist Abby Bardot is determined to expose the area's dark history. The girl bears a striking resemblance to the victims of three brutal murders that occurred twenty years ago and Abby fears the killer is still on the loose. But the newspaper Abby works for wants to suppress the story for fear it will scare off tourists to the struggling township. Haunted by her own turbulent memories, Abby is desperate to learn the truth and enlists the help of Tom Gabriel, a reclusive crime writer. At first resentful of Abby's intrusion, Tom's reluctance vanishes when they discover a hidden attic room in his house that shows evidence of imprisonment from half a century before. As Abby and Tom sift through the attic room and discover its tragic history, they become convinced it holds the key to solving the bushland murders and finding the missing girl alive. But their quest has drawn out a killer, someone with a shocking secret who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

Book 4

Una casa en Thornwood

A haunting story of yearning, love and betrayal from the bestselling author of Thornwood House Lucy Briar has arrived home in turmoil after years overseas. She's met her fiancé in London and has her life mapped out, but something is holding her back. Hoping to ground herself and find answers, Lucy settles into once familiar routines. But old tortured feelings flood Lucy's existence when her beloved father, Ron, is hospitalised and Morgan - the man who drove her away all those years ago - seeks her out. Worse, Ron implores Lucy to visit Bitterwood Estate, the crumbling historic family guesthouse now left to him. He needs Lucy to find something- an old photograph album, the very thing that drove Ron and his father apart. Lucy has her own painful memories of Bitterwood, darkness that has plagued her dreams since she was young. But as Lucy searches for the album, the house begins to give up its ghosts and she is driven to put them to rest. And there, held tightly between the house, the orchard and the soaring cliffs, Lucy uncovers a long-hidden secret that shattered a family's bond and kept a frightened young girl in its thrall ... and Lucy discovers just how fierce the lonely heart can be.

Beyond the Orchard

Una romántica novela de misterio que reúne secretos familiares, crímenes terribles, traición y pasiones, por la autora de la exitosa novela Una casa en Thornwood. Cuando todo lo que crees saber se desmorona ¿saldrías huyendo? ¿O afrontarías la verdad? Ruby Cardel tiene una vida en apariencia normal -un novio cariñoso, una profesión que le apasiona-, pero en un terrible momento su mundo se derrumba. El descubrimiento de que la muerte de su hermana Jamie no fue un accidente le hace cuestionarse todo lo que sabe acerca de ella misma y de su pasado. Cuando Ruby decide volver a Lyrebird Hill, la propiedad en el campo donde creció junto a su madre y su hermana, comienza a recordar ese año que ha estado bloqueado en su memoria. Allí encuentra escondidas unas cartas antiguas de una pariente perdida hace mucho tiempo, Brenna Magavin, escritas desde su celda en la prisión de Tasmania dondecumplía condena por asesinato. Al leerlas Ruby comprende que la historia de su familia está marcada por la tragedia y la violencia. Y mientras poco a poco va juntando los fragmentos de la verdad, lo que finalmente descubra sacudirá toda su vida..., y revelará lo que le pasó a Jamie el fatídico día de su muerte.

Cartas desde Tasmania

Chilling secrets buried deep in wild bushland drive this thrilling new novel from bestseller Anna Romer When an injured teenager goes missing at a remote bushland campground, local journalist Abby Bardot is determined to expose the area’s dark history. The girl bears a striking resemblance to the victims of three brutal murders that occurred twenty years ago and Abby fears the killer is still on the loose. But the newspaper Abby works for wants to suppress the story for fear it will scare off tourists to the struggling township. Haunted by her own turbulent memories, Abby is desperate to learn the truth and enlists the help of Tom Gabriel, a reclusive crime writer. At first resentful of Abby’s intrusion, Tom’s reluctance vanishes when they discover a hidden attic room in his house that shows evidence of imprisonment from half a century before. As Abby and Tom sift through the attic room and discover its tragic history, they become convinced it holds the key to solving the bushland murders and finding the missing girl alive. But their quest has drawn out a killer, someone with a shocking secret who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

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