Dot Hutchison

"Near an isolated mansion lies a beautiful garden. In this garden grow luscious flowers, shady trees...and a collection of precious butterflies -- young women who have been kidnapped and intricately tattooed to resemble their namesakes. Overseeing it all is the Gardener, a brutal, twisted man obsessed with capturing and preserving his lovely specimens. When the garden is discovered, a survivor is brought in for questioning. FBI agents Victor Hanoverian and Brandon Eddison are tasked with piecing together one of the most stomach-churning cases of their careers. But the girl, known only as Maya, proves to be a puzzle herself. As her story twists and turns, slowly shedding light on life in the Butterfly Garden, Maya reveals old grudges, new saviors, and horrific tales of a man who would go to any length to hold beauty captive. But the more she shares, the more the agents have to wonder what she's still hiding -- back cover.

The butterfly garden

Four months after the explosion at the Garden, a place where young women known as the Butterflies were kept captive, FBI agents Brandon Eddison, Victor Hanoverian, and Mercedes Ramirez are still entrenched in the aftermath, helping survivors in the process of adjusting to life on the outside. With winter coming to an end, the Butterflies have longer, warmer days of healing ahead. But for the agents, the impending thaw means one gruesome thing: a chilling guarantee that somewhere in the country, another young woman will turn up dead in a church with her throat slit and her body surrounded by flowers. Priya Sravasti’s sister fell victim to the killer years ago. Now she and her mother move every few months, hoping for a new beginning. But when she ends up in the madman’s crosshairs, the hunt takes on new urgency. Only with Priya’s help can the killer be found—but will her desperate hope for closure compel her to put her very life on the line?

Roses of May

This FBI agent has come to expect almost anything--just not this... When Agent Mercedes Ramirez finds an abused young boy on her porch, covered in blood and clutching a teddy bear, she has no idea that this is just the beginning. He tells her a chilling tale: an angel killed his parents and then brought him here so Mercedes could keep him safe. His parents weren't just murdered. It was a slaughter--a rage kill like no one on the Crimes Against Children team had seen before. But they're going to see it again. An avenging angel is meting out savage justice, and she's far from through. One by one, more children arrive at Mercedes's door with the same horror story. Each one a traumatized survivor of an abusive home. Each one chafing at Mercedes's own scars from the past. And each one taking its toll on her life and career. Now, as the investigation draws her deeper into the dark, Mercedes is beginning to fear that if this case doesn't destroy her, her memories might.

The Summer Children

A recent abduction becomes an unexpected link to a decades-long spree of unspeakable crimes. Eight-year-old Brooklyn Mercer has gone missing. And as accustomed as FBI agents Eliza Sterling and Brandon Eddison are to such harrowing cases, this one has struck a nerve. It marks the anniversary of the disappearance of Eddison's own little sister. Disturbing, too, is the girl's resemblance to Eliza--so uncanny they could be mother and daughter. With Eddison's unsettled past rising again with rage and pain, Eliza is determined to solve this case at any cost. But the closer she looks, the more reluctant she is to divulge to her increasingly shaken partner what she finds. Brooklyn isn't the only girl of her exact description to go missing. She's just the latest in a frightening pattern going back decades in cities throughout the entire country. In a race against time, Eliza's determined to bring Brooklyn home and somehow find the link to the cold case that has haunted Eddison--and the entire Crimes Against Children team--since its inception.

The Vanishing Season

From the bestselling author of The Butterfly Garden comes a suspenseful new series for the #MeToo era about vigilante justice, close friends, and getting away with murder. Florida journalism undergrad Rebecca Sorley is like any other college student. She tries to keep up with her studies, her friends, and her hot-tempered roommate, Ellie, who regularly courts trouble with the law. When a male student's remains are found in alligator-infested waters, the university warns students to stay away from the reptiles. But then a second body shows up, and the link is undeniable. Both men belonged to the same fraternity and had a reputation for preying on and hurting women. Ellie has previously threatened to kill men who don't take no for an answer. Rebecca and her friends thought Ellie was kidding. But now a vigilante killer is roaming campus--someone who knows how to dispose of rapists. Someone determined to save female students from horrible crimes. With each passing day, those who know Ellie become more convinced she's responsible. But if she is, stopping her might not be in everyone's best interest...

Deadly Waters

Ophelia Castellan will never be just another girl at Elsinore Academy. Seeing ghosts is not a skill prized in future society wives. Even when she takes her pills, the bean sidhe beckon, reminding her of a promise to her dead mother. Now, in the wake of the Headmaster's sudden death, the whole academy is in turmoil, and Ophelia can no longer ignore the fae. Especially once she starts seeing the Headmaster's ghosts?two of them?on the school grounds. Her only confidante is Dane, the Headmaster's grieving son. Yet even as she gives more of herself to him, Dane spirals toward a tragic fate?dragging Ophelia, and the rest of Elsinore, with him. You know how this story ends. Yet even in the face of certain death, Ophelia has a choice to make?and a promise to keep.

A Wounded Name

Cerca de una aislada mansión existe un jardín en el que un dedicado jardinero cultiva delicadas flores. En él, protegida por frondosos árboles, habita una exquisita y peculiar colección de mariposas que el Jardinero, un hombre que desconoce los límites de su obsesión por preservar la belleza, protege obsesivamente. Maya es una superviviente del jardín y ahora tiene que narrar a los agentes del FBI los horrores que vivió al ser secuestrada, junto con otras chicas muy jóvenes, por un asesino en serie. Su mente es presa de las más terribles pesadillas y en su espalda, como en la de todas las otras jóvenes mariposas, un tatuaje le recordará para siempre el horror de su experiencia en el jardín.

El jardín de las mariposas

O jardim das borboletas

En una antigua iglesia ha aparecido una joven con el cuello cercenado y el cuerpo rodeado de hermosas flores. Un retorcido ritual de violencia, belleza y castidad que el asesino cumple cada invierno con escalofriante puntualidad. La hermana de Priya fue una de esas víctimas y, desde entonces, ella y su madre viven condenadas a cambiar de ciudad constantemente: cuando se mudan a un nuevo lugar con la esperanza de poder empezar de cero, la llegada de un misterioso arreglo floral aparece como un mal presagio, recordándoles que la muerte las acecha y que Priya podría ser la siguiente víctima. Tras resolver el caso de El Jardín de las Mariposas, los detectives del FBI saben que deben emprender una desesperada carrera contra reloj para descubrir al asesino antes de que sea demasiado tarde y, aunque en ello Priya arriesgue su propia vida, es la única oportunidad para conseguirlo.

Las rosas de mayo

El FBI estaba preparado para cualquier caso, menos para este. Cuando la agente Mercedes Ramirez encuentra en la entrada de su casa a un niño golpeado, cubierto de sangre y aferrado a un oso de peluche, no se puede imaginar que ese brutal evento es solo la punta de un iceberg siniestro. El chico le cuenta que sus padres fueron asesinados por un ángel que luego lo llevó hasta su porche para que ella lo cuidara. Sin embargo, no se trató de cualquier asesinato, sino de uno especialmente atroz, más violento que cualquiera que la Unidad de Delitos contra Menores hubiera enfrentado antes. Pero esto es solo el inicio: un ángel vengador está suelto y dispuesto a impartir su justicia salvaje. Uno a uno más niños comienzan a llegar a la puerta de la agente con la misma historia de terror. Todos provienen de hogares violentos y despiertan en ella dolorosos recuerdos que amenazan con desestabilizar su carrera y tranquilidad. Mientras la investigación la arrastra hacia la oscuridad, su propio pasado la acecha para destruirla si no consigue atrapar al asesino pronto. La tercera entrega de El jardín de las mariposas te robará el sueño.

Los niños Del Verano

Una niña perdida muy cerca del cuartel general del FBI se convertirá en el inesperado vínculo que puede resolver una terrible tragedia del pasado. Brooklyn Mercer, de ocho años, fue vista por última vez cuando regresaba de la escuela y desde entonces no se sabe nada de ella. A pesar de que podría ser un caso más para los agentes del FBI Eliza Sterling y Brandon Eddison, entre más conocen los estremecedores detalles que envuelven el crimen, este se torna cada vez más indescifrable y complejo: primero, porque descubrirán que la desgracia de Brooklyn guarda asombrosas coincidencias con la desaparición de la hermana de Eddison décadas atrás; y segundo, porque la niña perdida es inquietantemente parecida a Eliza, tanto, que cualquiera diría que son madre e hija. Conforme avanza la investigación, averiguarán que Brooklyn no es la única niña perdida con características idénticas, sino que es solo la más reciente en una larga lista de raptos cometidos a través de los años por todo Estados Unidos. La última entrega de la serie El jardín de las mariposas te robará el aliento. Una carrera contrarreloj empieza, ¿podrá la Unidad de Delitos Contra Menores resolver este crimen y su inesperada relación con un misterio que los ha acechado durante años? No te pierdas la fascinante resolución de una de las sagas policiales más exitosas de los últimos años.

La temporada de los niños perdidos

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Il giardino delle farfalle

Gradina cu fluturi (Romanian Edition)

Майските рози

Лятото на ангелите

Dall'autrice del thriller bestseller Il giardino delle farfalle «Imprevedibile!» «Agghiacciante!» «Imperdibile!» Sono passati quattro mesi dall’esplosione al Giardino, dove giovani donne chiamate “le farfalle” erano tenute prigioniere. Gli agenti dell’FBI devono ancora fare i conti con le conseguenze del tragico episodio, aiutando le sopravvissute a ricostruirsi una vita dopo il trauma. Con l’inverno che sta per volgere al termine, per le farfalle si prospettano giorni più lunghi e più caldi per riprendersi. Per gli agenti, invece, l’imminente arrivo della primavera viene annunciato da una scoperta raccapricciante, uno schema che si ripete: vengono ritrovate delle giovani donne morte, sempre all’interno di una chiesa, con uno squarcio all’altezza della gola e il corpo interamente circondato da fiori. La sorella di Priya è stata una delle vittime, all’epoca dei fatti. Adesso Priya e sua madre vivono da fuggiasche, spostandosi di continuo alla ricerca di un nuovo inizio. Ma quando la ragazza finisce nel mirino del maniaco, il lavoro degli agenti per proteggerla diventa una drammatica corsa contro il tempo... Dall’autrice del thriller rivelazione dell’anno Il giardino delle farfalle Tradotto in 23 lingue «Ho comprato questo libro perché era sempre primo in classifica e mi sono incuriosita. E ho fatto bene, è davvero terrificante e meraviglioso!» «L’ho ricevuto in regalo e ho cominciato a leggerlo senza sapere cosa aspettarmi. Sono un amante del thriller e non mi capita spesso di spaventarmi ma, qui, WOW!!! Confesso di aver dovuto accendere della musica rilassante per andare avanti! Grande Dot!» «Ho adorato Il giardino delle farfalle ma non pensavo che il nuovo romanzo potesse essere altrettanto tosto, ma sono rimasta piacevolmente sorpresa! Terribile e splendido. Non vedo l’ora che arrivi il terzo!» Dot HutchisonCon la Newton Compton ha già pubblicato Il giardino delle farfalle, un successo straordinario, per settimane in vetta alla classifica dei thriller più venduti di Amazon, pubblicato in oltre 23 lingue e i cui diritti cinematografici sono stati ceduti alla casa di produzione Anonymous Content di Michael Sugar, già vincitore dell’Oscar per il miglior film con Il caso Spotlight. Il giardino delle rose, secondo capitolo della The Collector Trilogy, segue le vicende della caccia a un nuovo spietato killer.

Il giardino delle rose

Vždy na konci zimy príde jedno dievča o život. Priya Sravastiová prišla o staršiu sestru, ktorá sa stala obeťou zvráteného vraha pred mnohými rokmi. Teraz sa s mamou každých pár mesiacov sťahujú z miesta na miesto v nádeji na nový začiatok. No keď sa terčom šialenca stane Priya, naháňačka nadobudne novú naliehavosť. Môžu ho chytiť len s Priyinou pomocou. Prinúti ju zúfalá túžba zastaviť vraha riskovať svoj život?

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