Clare Mackintosh

I Let You Go

"Feels like a blockbuster movie"--Lisa Jewell "A nail-biter of a thriller."--Shari Lapena The explosively addictive locked-room thriller from New York Timesbestseller Clare Mackintosh! A claustrophobic thriller set over twenty hours on one airplane flight, with the heart-stopping tension of The Last Flightand the wrenching emotional intensity of Room, Hostagetakes us on board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems of her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination. Someone who needs Mina's assistance and who knows exactly how to make her comply. It's twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours.

A Novel

Hostage

I See You

'Tightly-plotted, tense and affecting, Let Me Lie will keep you guessing until the very last line. No one writes a twist like Clare Mackintosh' PAULA HAWKINS 'Brilliantly clever . . . Let Me Lie is a work of genius' JOANNA CANNON 'Let Me Lie is absolutely BRILLIANT. I LOVED it. I think this is Clare Mackintosh's best yet. An engaging, engrossing read' MARIAN KEYES *** The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong. One year ago, Caroline Johnson chose to end her life brutally: a shocking suicide planned to match that of her husband just months before. Their daughter, Anna, has struggled to come to terms with their loss ever since. Now with a young baby of her own, Anna misses her mother more than ever and starts to ask questions about her parents' deaths. But by digging up the past, is she putting her future in danger? Sometimes it's safer to let things lie . . . The stunning, twisty new psychological thriller from number one bestseller Clare Mackintosh, author of I LET YOU GO and I SEE YOU. *** What everyone is saying about LET ME LIE: 'Another one-more-chapter, stay-up-late sensation from Clare Mackintosh. No doubt about it now - she's a major talent' LEE CHILD 'Clare Mackintosh does it again. A brilliantly twisting tale of toxic families' ERIN KELLY 'It's phenomenal, super-twisty and, incredibly, EVEN BETTER than I Let You Go and I See You' JILL MANSELL 'Brilliant. Tense and surprising but heartbreaking and sensitively written . . . I expect no less from Clare but she seems to get better with each novel' GILLIAN McALLISTER 'One word - wow! Compelling, twisty and wickedly good, I loved it!' ALICE FEENEY 'Fantastically twisty, utterly gripping and kept me guessing until the very end' LUCY DIAMOND 'Shocking, dark and brilliant, I loved it!' SAM HEPBURN 'So very clever. Totally absorbing and original' SABINE DURRANT 'Clare Mackintosh has nailed it again. Let Me Lie is an emotional ride with fantastic twists' FIONA BARTON 'Raced through Let Me Lie . . . Inventive, twisting and perfectly controlled' SARAH VAUGHAN 'Let Me Lie is a triumph for Clare Mackintosh and a must read for 2018' LOUISE CANDLISH

Let Me Lie

Last Party

From New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh comes a deeply moving and page-turning novel about an impossible choice--and the two paths fate could take. "A beautifully written novel, compelling and clever, tender and true. I can't stop thinking about it."--Liane Moriarty "Tailor-made for book clubs and for fans of Jodi Picoult."--Publishers Weekly Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. They're best friends, lovers--unshakable. But then their son gets sick and the doctors put the question of his survival into their hands. For the first time, Max and Pip can't agree. They each want a different future for their son. What if they could have both? A gripping and propulsive exploration of love, marriage, parenthood, and the road not taken, After the End brings one unforgettable family from unimaginable loss to a surprising, satisfying, and redemptive ending and the life they are fated to find. With the emotional power of Jodi Picoult's My Sister's Keeper, Mackintosh helps us to see that sometimes the end is just another beginning.

After the End

INTRODUCING DC FFION MORGAN, IN THE UNMISSABLE NEW SERIES FROM #1 BESTSELLER CLARE MACKINTOSH On New Year's Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he's generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties. But not everyone is there to celebrate. By midnight, Rhys will be floating dead in the freezing waters of the lake. On New Year's Day, DC Ffion Morgan has a village full of suspects. The tiny community is her home, so the suspects are her neighbours, friends and family - and Ffion has her own secrets to protect. With a lie uncovered at every turn, soon the question isn't who wanted Rhys dead . . . but who finally killed him. In a village with this many secrets, a murder is just the beginning.

The twisty new mystery from the Sunday Times bestseller

The Last Party

She gave you everything. But what does she want in return? When Lizzie's daughter Meg is given a life-saving heart transplant, Lizzie feels hugely grateful to the nameless donor. Then she receives a letter from the donor's mother, Karen, asking to meet, and it seems like the least she can do. But as soon as Karen is welcomed into their lives, Lizzie feels something isn't right. And before long, she can't help but worry that by inviting Karen in, she might have put Meg in danger . . .

Quick Reads 2020

The Donor

Feels like a blockbuster movie.--Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone Mackintosh is a pro...the final scene in the book almost made me sick as I read it. I mean that as a compliment of the highest order.--The New York Times You can save hundreds of lives. Or the one that matters most... From New York Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh comes a claustrophobic thriller set over 20 hours on-board the inaugural nonstop flight from London to Sydney. Mina is trying to focus on her job as a flight attendant, not the problems with her five-year-old daughter back home, or the fissures in her marriage. But the plane has barely taken off when Mina receives a chilling note from an anonymous passenger, someone intent on ensuring the plane never reaches its destination: The following instructions will save your daughter's life... Someone needs Mina's assistance and knows exactly how to make her comply. When one passenger is killed and then another, Mina knows she must act. But which lives does she save: Her passengers...or her own daughter and husband who are in grave distress back at home? It's twenty hours to landing. A lot can happen in twenty hours. For fans of the locked-room mystery of One by One and the heart-stopping tension The Last Flight, Hostage is an explosively addictive thriller about one flight attendant and the agonizing decision that will change her life--and the lives of everyone on-board--forever. Praise for Hostage: A banger of a book with a truly agonizing 'what would you do?' --Ruth Ware, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One by One Hypnotically good. Should be a hit, could be a classic... --Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series Fiendishly clever. --Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before She Disappeared A propulsive read. --Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Wife A nail-biter of a thriller. --Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

Sophie Hannah

Holly Brown

B.A. Paris

Written By Sophie Hannah, BA Paris, Clare Mackintosh, and Holly Brown, this psychological thriller is perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Louise Candlish HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT YOUR DAUGHTER? Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise, and Kendall are bound together by one thing - their four daughters are best friends at the highly competitive Orla Flynn Academy for the Performing Arts. Imogen Curwood is a new girl at the Academy and her behaviour is odd from the start. On the day she arrives, bad things start to happen. As one threatening incident follows another, the four mothers begin to ask themselves: are their girls in danger? When an attempted murder rocks the school, Imogen is pleased to report that she has an alibi. If she isn't the guilty party, someone else must be. Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise and Kendall are determined to uncover the truth and protect their daughters. But are they prepared to risk their own secrets being exposed? THE UNDERSTUDY IS THE OUTSTANDING NEW NOVEL FROM FOUR MASTERS OF SUSPENSE

The Understudy

THE NEW THRILLER FROM THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched on screen, and find out who these people really are - knowing she can't trust any of them. And when a murderer strikes, Ffion knows every one of her suspects has an alibi . . . and a secret worth killing for. Praise for The Last Party, a DC Ffion Morgan mystery: 'Superb, with echoes of Agatha Christie' PATRICIA CORNWELL 'A dark delight of a murder mystery' JANICE HALLETT 'Detectives Leo and Ffion make a storming debut' BELINDA BAUER 'Mackintosh is just getting better and better' PETER JAMES 'An absolute triumph' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'I fell in love with courageous, complicated DC Ffion Morgan' RUTH WARE 'This is the new crime series you need in your life' WILL DEAN 'Expertly plotted and relentlessly gripping' LUCY CLARKE

The new thriller from the No.1 bestseller

A Game of Lies

Mea culpa / druk 1

El thriller psicológico ganador del Theakston Old Peculier a la mejor novela policíaca del año. Un libro que no te dejará ir. «Escalofriante, absorbente, una novela muy bien hecha con un giro bestial.» Paula Hawkins, autora de La chica del tren Todo sucedió muy rápido. No podría haberlo evitado... ¿o sí? En un solo segundo, el mundo de Jenna Gray se ha convertido en una pesadilla. Su único deseo ahora es huir para empezar una nueva vida lejos de todo. Desesperada por escapar, alquila una pequeña casa en la costa de Gales, esperando encontrar allí el modo de olvidar. Poco a poco, Jenna empezará a vislumbrar la luz de un futuro. Sin embargo, la persiguen sus miedos, una pena insoportable y el recuerdo de una oscura noche de noviembre que cambió su vida para siempre. Porque nadie puede huir de su pasado... y el pasado está a punto de alcanzarla. Reseñas: «Un thriller inteligente que hace gala de una escritura de calidad, personajes atractivos y unos giros argumentales alucinantes.» Booklist «El tipo de libro que deja huella en el lector hasta mucho después de la secuencia final.» Kirkus Reviews «Me dejó absolutamente de piedra.» Peter James «Extremadamente convincente. Más, por favor.» Sunday Mirror «Un debut sensacional [...], una trama de extraordinaria intensidad que arrastra consigo al lector y no lo suelta ni un solo momento [...], con unos giros inesperados y portentosos.» Daily Mail «Un thriller psicológico que te mantiene en vilo en todo momento con unos giros sorprendentes.» Daily Express «El giro argumental te deja sin aliento [...]. Supera aPerdida y aLa chica del tren.» Loose Women «Una vuelta de tuerca brillante. [...] Absolutamente fantástica.» Woman

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Angela Marsons

Mark Billingham

Harry Bingham

James Oswald

Jane Casey

Antonia Hodgson

C L Taylor

A woman reports a crime to the police, with unexpected results The grieving widow who finds that she's about to lose more than just her husband When a man attempts the perfect murder, it's not quite as easy as he thinks Two men in prison play a deadly game of Scrabble A young woman tries to trick an old man and gets more than she bargained for Sometimes crimes are solved in ways you can't explain A murderer about to be hanged finds that's not the worst thing that can happen You never know who's going to turn up at your door Original stories from Mark Billingham, Clare Mackintosh, James Oswald, Jane Casey, Angela Marsons, Harry Bingham, Antonia Hodgson and CL Taylor - specially written for Quick Reads.

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Como cada daia, Zoe regresa de trabajar en el metro de Londres. Sin embargo, al abrir el periaodico encontraraa algo que perturbaraa su apacible vida. Un anuncio de la secciaon de clasificados lleva su foto. No hay explicaciaon alguna: solamente la imagen granulada de Zoe, la direcciaon de una paagina web y un naumero de telaefono. Su familia estaa convencida de que el misterio no es tal, sino solamente un caso de extraordinario parecido faisico. Pero, daia tras daia, en el anuncio aparece la foto de una mujer distinta... y su presencia en los clasificados parece ser el presagio de un mal que les ha de acontecer.

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