Tania Carver

A shocking double-murder scene greets Detective Inspector Philip Brennan when he is called to a flat in Colchester. Two women are viciously cut open and laying spreadeagled, one tied to the bed, one on the floor. The woman on the bed has had her stomach cut into and her unborn child is missing. But this is the third time Phil and his team have seen such an atrocity. Two other pregnant women have been killed in this way and their babies taken from them. No-one can imagine what sort of person would want to commit such evil acts. When psychologist Marina Esposito is brought in, Phil has to put aside his feelings about their shared past and get on with the job. But can they find the killer before another woman is targeted?

The Surrogate

Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her sleeping self, taken during the night. And underneath the words: 'I'm watching over you'. Her nightmare isn't over. In fact, it's just beginning. Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has a killer to hunt. A killer who stalks young women, insinuates himself into their lives, and ultimately tortures and murders them in the most shocking way possible. But the more Phil investigates, the more he delves into the twisted psychology of his quarry, Phil realises that it isn't just a serial killer he's hunting but something - or someone - infinitely more calculating and horrific. And much closer to home than he realised . . .

The Creeper

An abandoned building. A dank cellar. And inside it, a cage of bones with a shocking surprise lurking within. Carver's new thriller will scare the daylights out of you.

Cage of Bones

In a desperate race against time, Marina begins to suspect that the madman is someone she knows - someone with a past as troubled as her own. But the truth is far darker than she imagines ...Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Tess Gerritsen, the twisting, terrifying new thriller from the bestselling author of Cage of Bones will leave you breathless with suspense.

Choked

From the outside, the house was unremarkable. Just one of many on an ordinary, suburban estate. But inside was a different matter. With pink ribbons and pink walls, stuffed toy animals everywhere and a dining table laid out for a tea party, it was a doll's house.The doll was sitting at the table. Life size, with blonde, pigtailed hair and rosy red cheeks, dressed in her best pink party dress. Her finger and thumb curled round the handle of a fine china teacup.An adult woman. Covered in blood. Eviscerated. Dead.In all his years on the force, Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has never encountered a scene like it. As he investigates he uncovers more bizarre revelations and knows that he must act fast; the next murder has already been planned and the victim is closer to home that he realizes . . .

The Doll's House

The Lost Girl

After years of abuse, Gemma Adderley has finally found the courage to leave her violent husband. She has taken one debilitating beating too many, endured one esteem-destroying insult too much. Taking her seven-year-old daughter Carly, she leaves the house, determined to salvage what she can of her life. She phones Safe Harbour, a women's refuge, and they tell her which street corner to wait on and what the car that will pick her up will look like. They tell her the word the driver will use so she knows it's safe to get in. And that's the last they hear from her. Gemma Adderley's daughter Carly is found wandering the city streets on her own the next day. Her mother's mutilated corpse turns up by the canal several weeks later. Her heart has been removed. Detective Inspector Phil Brennan takes on the case, and his wife, psychologist Marina Esposito, is brought in to try and help unlock Carly's memories of what happened that day. The race is on to solve the case before the Heartbreaker strikes again...

Heartbreaker

Darren Richards opened his eyes to find himself duct-taped to a chair with a crossbow pointing at him. Behind the crossbow is a hooded figure wearing a black-faced, round-eyed gas mask. The figure tells him what Darren knows: that he stole a car, drove it recklessly while under the influence of drugs and killed a woman and her baby. His solicitor managed to get the case thrown out of court on a technicality so he has not paid for his crime. That, says the figure, cannot be allowed to happen. Darren turns to his right. Next to him are his girlfriend and their baby daughter. Both similarly taped to a chair, gagged. It's very simple, explains the figure. Either you die or your girlfriend and child die. But someone has to pay. A life for a life. The choice is Darren's... Truth or Dare is the sixth page-turning thriller in the internationally bestselling Brennan & Esposito series. You won't be able to put it down.

Truth or Dare

Der Stalker

Jäger

Thriller

Entrissen

Stirb, mein Prinz

Morde an schwangeren Frauen halten eine Stadt in England in Atem. Inspector Phil Brennan löst den Fall, die Profilerin Marina Esposito gerät in eine lebensbedrohliche Situation.

Ein unauffälliges Haus in den Vororten. Innen ein vermeintliches Kinder-Idyll mit pinkfarbenen Tapeten, gelben Schleifchen und einem reich gedeckten Kuchentisch. Es ist wie ein Puppenhaus. Und am Tisch sitzt eine Puppe, in Lebensgröße, mit blonden Zöpfen und in einem rosa Kleidchen. Sie ist blutverschmiert und tot. DI Phil Brennan ist von dem Tatort verstört und noch mehr von der Toten. Sie hatte sich genau diesen Tod gewünscht. Phil bittet seine Frau, Polizei-Profilerin Marina, um Hilfe. Jagen sie einen Einzeltäter, einen »Puppenspieler«? Oder hängen die Morde mit dem Kult zusammen, dem auch einer ihrer Kollegen zu huldigen scheint?

Morgen früh, wenn du willst

Stumbling upon signs of an insane serial killer, Detective Inspector Phil Brennan and psychologist Marina Esposito discover a cage constructed of human bones containing a feral child who the killer is determined to reclaim.

Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Mo Hayder, the twisting, terrifying new thriller from the author of Cage of Bones will leave you breathless with suspense The honeymoon is over for newlywed criminologist Marina Esposito. Her house is in flames. Her detective husband is in a coma. Her baby daughter is missing. And then her phone rings... "I have something you've lost," the voice said. "Your daughter." The voice at the other end wants to play a game. If Marina completes a series of bizarre tasks within three days, she wins her daughter's life. If she fails, her little girl dies. The clock starts now. In a desperate race against time, Marina begins to suspect that the madman is someone she knows - someone with a past as troubled as her own. But the truth is far darker than she imagines...

The Black Road: A Novel

Vous pouvez faire une croix sur vos nuits paisibles. Il observe, il traque, il tue... C’est le Rôdeur. Suzanne Perry est en plein cauchemar. Quelqu’un a pénétré dans sa chambre. Quelqu’un qui l’épie, qui la touche. Elle ne peut pas bouger, ses muscles sont comme pétrifiés, son corps ne lui obéit plus. À son réveil, délivrée de cette horrible vision, Suzanne croit à un cauchemar mais ouvre les rideaux et découvre un Polaroïd scotché à la fenêtre : une photo d’elle, endormie. Au-dessous, ces mots : « Je veille sur toi ». Alors elle comprend que le cauchemar ne fait que commencer. Début juin, Colchester, dans l’Essex. Le long des quais de la rivière Colne le cadavre d’une jeune femme, victime de tortures et de mutilations sexuelles, est retrouvé sur le pont d’un bateau-phare. Tout porte à croire qu’il s’agit de Julie Miller, une ergothérapeute, disparue douze jours plus tôt. À la tête de la brigade spéciale chargée de l’enquête, le détective inspecteur Phil Brennan partage la vie de Marina Esposito, psychologue et profileuse, avec qui il a une petite fille de quelques mois. Ensemble, ils ont précédemment dénoué une horrible affaire de meurtres de femmes enceintes, le foetus arraché de leur ventre (Substitutions). Alors que les enquêteurs se trouvent sur la scène de crime, le détective Anni Hepburn prend la déposition de Suzanne Perry, victime pour sa part d’une inquiétante agression : un intrus, un rôdeur, s’est introduit chez elle pendant son sommeil et l’a dévêtue tandis qu’elle restait paralysée, dans un état de semi-conscience. Seul le message qu’il a laissé derrière lui « Je veille sur toi » prouve qu’elle n’a pas fait un cauchemar. En fouillant dans le passé de la jeune orthophoniste, Anni découvre que, deux ans plus tôt, elle a porté plainte pour harcèlement contre un professeur d’université. Faute de preuves, aucune suite n’avait été donnée à l’affaire. Tandis qu’Anni tente de suivre cette piste et que ses collègues oeuvrentpour trouver des indices sur les rives de la Colne et dans la vie de Julie Miller, le rôdeur continue d’épier Suzanne Perry. Tous les cauchemars ne cessent pas lorsque vous vous réveillez ! Plus Phil Brennan et son équipe vont avancer dans cette enquête, plus ils vont plonger dans la psychologie tordue du Rôdeur... Qui est-il ? Un déséquilibré ? Un serial-killer ? Un monstre de cruauté... A propos de l'auteur Tania Carver, la révélation du thriller psychologique, vit dans le sud de l’Angleterre avec son mari et ses deux enfants. Elle est l’auteur des best-sellers Substitutions, Le Rôdeur et Une cage en enfer, et Choquée parus chez Ixelles Éditions. Un livre publié par Ixelles éditions Visitez notre site : http://www.ixelles-editions.com Contactez-nous à l'adresse contact@ixelles-editions.com

Tous les cauchemars ne cessent pas lorsque vous vous réveillez !

Le Rôdeur

Now in paperback, Carver's internationally bestselling debut thriller featuring a very different kind of serial killer. A shocking double-murder scene greets Detective Inspector Philip Brennan when he is called to a flat in Colchester. Two women are viciously cut open and lying spread-eagled, one tied to the bed, one on the floor. The woman on the bed has had her stomach cut into and her unborn child is missing. But this is the third time Phil and his team have seen such an atrocity. Two other pregnant women have been killed in this way and their babies taken from them. No one can imagine what sort of person would want to commit such horrible crimes. When psychologist Marina Esposito is brought in, Phil has to put aside his feelings about their shared past and get on with the job. But can they find the killer before another woman is targeted?

The Surrogate: A Novel

Suzanne Perry is having a vivid nightmare. Someone is in her bedroom, touching her, and she can't move a muscle. She wakes, relieved to put the nightmare behind her, but when she opens the curtains, she sees a polaroid stuck to the window. A photo of her, sleeping, taken during the night. And underneath, the words: "I'm watching over you."Her nightmare isn't over. In fact, it's just beginning. Detective Inspector Phil Brennan of the Major Incident Squad has a killer to hunt. A killer who stalks young women, insinuates himself into their lives, and ultimately tortures and murders them in the most shocking way possible.But the more Phil investigates, the more he delves into the twisted psychology of his query, Phil realizes that it isn't just a serial killer he's hunting but something - or someone - infinitely more calculating and horrific. And much closer to home than he realized.

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