Koethi Zan

Having lived lives of careful prudence, best friends Sarah and Jennifer are abducted from a cab and held captive for three years in a dungeon-like cellar by a sadistic man, a trauma Sarah endeavors to understand a decade later as she pursues healing and unravels a horrifying mystery.

The Never List

One night, Sarah Farber and her best friend, Jennifer, accept a cab ride with grave, everlasting consequences. For the next three years, they are held captive with two other girls in a dungeon-like cellar by a connoisseur of sadism. Ten years later, Sarah decides to reconnect with the other survivors, unraveling a mystery more horrifying than even she could have imagined.

La Lista Prohibida

Sarah und Jennifer waren als Sexsklavinnen jahrelang in einem Keller eingesperrt. Nur Sarah entkommt ihrem Peiniger. 10 Jahre später will dieser seine vorzeitige Entlassung aus dem Gefängnis durchsetzen. Um das zu verhindern, gibt Sarah ihre freiwillige Isolation auf und sucht nach Jennifers Leiche.

Thriller

Danach

Du må aldrig ...

Como um eco dos terríveis acontecimentos com as meninas que ficaram sequestradas por dez anos em Ohio, Estados Unidos, A lista do nunca conta a história de quatro meninas que foram sequestradas e torturadas por um professor universitário. Depois de um acidente de carro que sofreram quando ainda tinham dez anos, Sarah e Jennifer, amigas inseparáveis, passaram anos escrevendo o que chamaram de Lista do Nunca: uma lista de ações e atitudes que deveriam ser evitadas, a qualquer custo, para que se mantivessem sãs e salvas. Numa noite, no entanto, ao entrarem em um táxi, o destino das duas garotas as levou a um lugar que certamente não considerariam nem um pouco seguro. Sequestradas por um homem frio e adepto do sadismo, elas ficam acorrentadas em um porão com mais duas garotas por três anos. Dez anos depois de conseguir fugir, Sarah ainda tenta levar uma vida normal. Seu contato com pessoas se limita ao porteiro que diariamente entrega o que ela precisa para sobreviver e à sua psicóloga, que tenta ajudá-la a enfrentar cada novo dia. Seu sequestrador, porém, está prestes a conseguir uma condicional e, mais do que preparar um belo discurso de vítima, Sarah sente que este é o momento de agir. Para isso, vai enfrentar seus terríveis traumas em busca de uma história que nunca fora revelada.

Quando a ficção é tão assustadora quanto a realidade

A lista do nunca

Dopo la liberazione doveva essere tutto finito. Ma non è stato così. Sono passati dieci anni da quando Sarah è fuggita da quello scantinato, il teatro delle torture fisiche e psicologiche che Jack Derber le ha inferto per oltre mille giorni. Ma per Sarah non esiste ancora un «dopo»: vittima delle proprie fobie, vive rinchiusa nel suo appartamento di Manhattan. Fino a quando l’FBI non la informa che Jack Derber, accusato e imprigionato per rapimento, sta per essere rilasciato. Sarah non può consentirlo, perché lei sa. Sa che Derber non è soltanto un rapitore. È un assassino. Lo sa perché lei non era da sola, in quello scantinato. Con lei c’erano altre due ragazze, Christine e Tracy, e per i primi mesi di reclusione ce n’era stata anche una terza: Jennifer, la sua migliore amica. E Sarah sa, con certezza, che Jennifer è morta per mano di Derber. C’è una sola speranza, per tenere Derber in prigione: ritrovare il corpo di Jennifer. Per questo, Sarah deve trovare la forza di riallacciare i contatti con le altre sopravvissute, nonostante l’odio che loro provano per lei e nonostante i segreti che le dividono. Perché quel capitolo della loro vita non si è mai veramente chiuso. Perché quello che succede dopo è ancora più terribile. Dopo non parla della follia degli uomini, ma della forza delle donne decise a fare giustizia. E del coraggio di andare fino in fondo, mettendo in gioco tutto.

Dopo

Nur das Böse

Du denkst, du hast das Schlimmste überlebt. Doch das wahre Grauen beginnt jetzt – DANACH."In den ersten zweiunddreißig Monaten und elf Tagen unserer Gefangenschaft waren wir dort unten zu viert. Und dann nur noch drei. Es war still im Keller, und wir fragten uns, wer wohl als Nächstes dran sein würde."Sarah Farber hat überlebt. Drei lange, grausame Jahre in einem Kellerverlies. Zehn Jahre ist das her, aber Sarah kann nicht vergessen – die Dunkelheit, die Kälte, die Verzweiflung, die Panik. Und sie weiß noch immer nicht, was damals mit ihrer besten Freundin Jennifer geschehen ist. Jetzt kann sie nicht länger vor ihrer Vergangenheit davonlaufen. Ihr Peiniger soll auf Bewährung freikommen, und sie ist die Einzige, die das verhindern kann. Aber nur, wenn sie sich dem Schlimmsten stellt, das sie sich vorstellen kann: der Wahrheit.Koethi Zans große Kunst ist es, das Grauen als Kino im Kopf erfahrbar zu machen: Sarahs Martyrium wird zum eigenen Martyrium, zu einer Qual, die das Vorstellbare übersteigt. Und plötzlich befindet man sich selbst in die dunkelsten Tiefen des Kellers ..."›Danach‹ hat mich von der ersten bis zur letzten Seite in seinen Bann gezogen. Absolut beeindruckend!" Chevy Stevens"Dieses Buch darf man nicht verpassen – Koethi Zans messerscharfer Thriller ist ein echter Page-Turner." Lisa Gardner"›Danach‹ raubt einem sofort den Atem. Sagen Sie alle Verabredungen ab und denken Sie nicht einmal an Schlaf. Dieser Ausnahme-Thriller wird Sie nicht mehr loslassen." Jeffery Deaver"Achtung, Suchtgefahr! Wer dieses geniale Debüt anfängt, muss es sofort zu Ende lesen." Petra"So bedrückend wie mitreißend, so verstörend wie brillant" Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger"Fesselnd, trotzdem aus respektvoller Distanz, ohne lüsternen Voyeurismus, nähert sich die Autorin dem ergreifenden Schicksal Sarahs." Krimi-Couch"Koethi Zan hat einen unglaublich fesselnden Thriller gelandet. Sogar Leser, die nicht unbedingt zu den begeisterten Krimilesern gehören, werden das Buch nicht aus der Hand legen. Die psychologischen Feinheiten sind raffiniert und überzeugend dargelegt." Bookreporter"Gerade weil so vieles unausgesprochen bleibt und nur angedeutet wird, läuft bei der Lektüre das Kopfkino permanent mit. Das Grauen wird fühlbar und als Leser leidet man förmlich mit den gefangen gehaltenen Frauen mit. So sollte ein spannender Psychothriller geschrieben sein!" Krimikiosk

SHE'D DO ANYTHINGFOR HER HUSBAND.Julie has the perfect lifeA kind boyfriend, loving parents and good grades. She has everything ahead of her.Cora's life is a nightmareA psychopath for a husband, a violent father and a terrible secret. There's no way out.But one night, their worlds collideLocked in an isolated house together, they must work out what has happened - and who they can trust to set them free. From the bestselling author of The Never List, this is a breath-taking new thriller about the wife of a kidnapper and her relationship with his last victim.Praise for Koethi Zan-'Psychological thriller writing at its best' Jeffery Deaver'Should be on every mystery reader's must-read list' Tess Gerritsen

The Follower

Escape is just the beginning... Childhood friends, Sarah and Jennifer, have always been careful. After Jennifer’s mother was killed in a car accident, the two young women grow up determined to protect themselves from trauma. Together, they draw up a list of actions to avoid in order to keep them out of danger. But one fateful night, Sarah and Jennifer make a mistake; after a student party, they accept a cab ride home, with horrifying consequences. Ten years on, Sarah is still struggling to resume her normal life but the scars remain. Now Sarah must confront her demons to unravel a case even more terrifying than her own. Her First Mistake, previously published as The Never List ‘Absorbing, innovative and thought provoking. Great read too!’ MARTINA COLE ‘Page-turning suspense with classic head-game thrills and chills’ LISA GARDNER ‘A read-in-one-go sort of book, and if you’re after a genuinely disturbing thriller... it’ll be hard to beat’ OBSERVER

Her First Mistake

SHE'D DO ANYTHING FOR HER HUSBAND. Julie has the perfect life A kind boyfriend, loving parents and good grades. She has everything ahead of her. Cora’s life is a nightmare A psychopath for a husband, a violent father and a terrible secret. There’s no way out. But one night, their worlds collide Locked in an isolated house together, they must work out what has happened – and who they can trust to set them free. From the bestselling author of The Never List, this is a breath-taking new thriller about the wife of a kidnapper and her relationship with his last victim. Praise for Koethi Zan: 'Psychological thriller writing at its best' Jeffery Deaver 'Should be on every mystery reader's must-read list' Tess Gerritsen

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