Tracy Buchanan

Her children have a deadly secret. Can she uncover it before the police do? Melissa Byatt's life in Forest Grove seems as perfect as can be: a doting husband, three loving children and a beautiful house in a close-knit community. But appearances can be deceiving. One evening, Melissa arrives home to the unimaginable: her husband lies stabbed on the kitchen floor, their children standing calmly around him...With horror, she realises that one of them is to blame. But which one? And why would they attack their own father? Her loyalties torn, in a split second she decides to protect her children at all costs--even if that means lying to the police. But when someone in the neighbourhood claims to know more than they should, Melissa discovers that some secrets are beyond her control... Can she find out the truth of what happened before the rumours spread? And can the family unite to escape the spotlight of scandal--or are none of them as innocent as Melissa insists?

Wall of Silence

Trail of Destruction

How far would you go for the one you love the most?A stormy love affair. A secret. A discovery that changes everything ...Louise Fenton flies to a devastated Thailand to search for her mother, missing following the Boxing Day tsunami. The only trace she can find is her mother's distinctive bag. Inside it is a beautifully crafted atlas belonging to a writer named Claire Shreve. But what is the connection between Claire and Louise's missing mum, and can the atlas help Louise find her?As Louise explores the notes and mementoes slipped between the pages of the atlas she learns the story of a life-changing revelation, a tragedy and a passionate love affair. And she uncovers a secret that nearly destroyed Claire and the man she loved - the same secret her mother has been guarding all these years ...

The Atlas of Us

She thought she was the perfect mother--until the new neighbours moved in. Emma and Dele's dreams came true nine years ago when they adopted their daughter, Isla. It felt like fate, like they were meant to find each other, and now they're living the life they always wanted. But then one day a new family moves into Forest Grove--and Emma can't shake the chilling feeling that the wife looks just like Isla's birth mother. Emma tells herself that this sophisticated stranger can't possibly be the troubled woman she remembers from the adoption. But as they get to know each other and it becomes clear that Tatjana has a special interest in Isla, her suspicions grow. When small things start to go wrong and her parenting abilities are brought into question, Emma feels undermined, turning to her sister Harriet for support. But things only spiral further when secrets from her past suddenly resurface. With rumours swirling, Emma begins to doubt herself. Could Tatjana be Isla's birth mother? And, with everything that's happening, is Emma the right person to be raising her daughter at all?

Circle of Doubt

The old house hides her darkest secret--and there's no running away this time... Twenty years ago, Liz left Easthaven to escape the memory of one tragic night at Lakewell Manor. Only she and her best friend Tamsin saw what really happened, and in the aftermath they drifted apart. Now she's forced back after a nasty divorce, with two daughters in tow, the shadows of that terrible night lurking on every corner. With a custody battle looming, she's one wrong move away from her life falling apart completely. So when news arrives that Tamsin, too, is returning to Easthaven, Liz fears their reunion will bring the awful truth spilling out into the open. But when she finally meets Tamsin, now mistress of the clifftop house whose locked gates have guarded the friends' secret all these years, she's in for a surprise. Tamsin looks different, and she doesn't remember Liz, let alone what happened that night... Something is clearly wrong. But confronting Tamsin means reliving the nightmare Liz has been running from for twenty years. Can she risk exposing what happened that night, knowing that the truth will destroy everything?

Secrets Between Friends

Willow's memories of her parents are sun-drenched and full of smiles, love and laughter. But the discovery of a single photograph exposes a secret that's been buried since a tragic accident years ago. Willow is forced to question everything she knew about Charity, her late mother, and Hope, the aunt she's lived with since she was a child. How was the enigmatic photographer connected to Willow's parents? Why will Hope not break her silence? Willow needs answers so she can move forward with her life. But who can she really trust? Because no one has been telling the truth for a very long time ...

My Sister's Secret

Anna Graves's whole life has recently been turned upside down. A new mother, she's just gone back to her job as a radio presenter and is busy navigating a new schedule of late night feeding and early morning wake ups while also dealing with her newly separated husband. Then the worst happens. While Anna is walking on the beach with her daughter, she's attacked by a crazed teenager. Terrified, Anna reacts instinctively to protect her baby. But her life falls apart when the schoolboy dies from his injuries. The police believe Anna's story, until the autopsy results reveal something more sinister. A frenzied media attack sends Anna into a spiral of self-doubt. Her precarious mental state is further threatened when she receives a chilling message from someone claiming to be the "Ophelia Killer," a serial killer who preyed on the town twenty years ago--and who abruptly stopped when Anna's father committed suicide. Is Anna as innocent as she claims? And is murder forgivable, if committed to save your child's life? Internationally bestselling author Tracy Buchanan takes readers on an emotional roller coaster ride filled with heart-stopping secrets and hairpin turns inNo Turning Back, her US debut.

A Novel

No Turning Back

A girl has gone missing. You’ve never met her, but you’re to blame.

Her Last Breath

I stand and admire the bodies before me, mere moments from taking their final breaths. So glorious in their helpless beauty, the spider webs in their wounds glistening beneath the moonlight. They are no longer mine. It is time for them to be returned to the people of Greensands and to the one person who I know will be among the first to see them: Dr Vanessa Marwood.

Forensic entomologist Vanessa Marwood has built her career on her love of insects and the vital information these tiny creatures can provide at the scene of a crime.

Just as she is about to board a plane for her dream job at a lab in New York, Vanessa receives a call about a chilling set of murders in her hometown. Not only have four innocent victims lost their lives in a single night, but the killer has sewn spider silk into their wounds.

Vanessa swore she would never return to Greensands. But this case, and the dark secrets of her childhood, are drawing her back...

Can she follow the glistening strands of evidence to the killer at the centre of this twisted web? Or will the shadows of Vanessa's past finally close in on her?

The first in a stunning new procedural crime series from a true master of suspense. Fans of Angela Marsons, Patricia Cornwell and Cara Hunter will be absolutely gripped from the very first page until the final, breathtaking twist.

Venom in the Blood

Ein Geheimnis, so tief und dunkel wie das Meer. EIne Liebe, die nicht sein durfte. EIne Tochter, die nach ihren Wurzeln sucht. Willows Kindheit war unbeschwert - bis zu dem Tag, an dem ihre geliebten Eltern bei einem Schiffsungluck starben. ALs sie Jahre spater eine Einladung zu einer Ausstellung erhalt, auf der Fotografien von wunderschonen Unterwasserwaldern gezeigt werden, bekommt sie Zweifel an ihrer Version der Vergangenheit. DEnn der Fotograf hat Willows Mutter Charity geliebt. WAr die Ehe ihrer Eltern nicht so perfekt wie gedacht? Und warum erfuhr sie nie von dem tragischen Verlust, der Charitys Leben vor Jahrzehnten zerriss? Um Antworten zu finden, muss Willow den Spuren ihrer Mutter folgen - und die fuhren sie um die ganze Welt und tief unter die Oberflache des Wassers ...

Die Mitternachtsschwestern

"Then: A trip to the beach tore Becky's world apart. It was the day her mother Selma met the mysterious man she went on to fall in love with, and leave her husband and child for. Now: It's been a decade since they last spoke, but Selma has just weeks to live. And she has something important to tell Becky - a secret she been hiding for many years. She had another daughter. With the loss of her mother, Becky aches to find her sister. She knows she cannot move forward in her life without answers, but who can she really trust?"--Provided by publisher.

The Lost Sister

The Lost Mother

A murder committed in self-defense blurs the line between guilty and innocent in this hair-raising psychological thriller from an internationally bestselling author Anna Graves's whole life has recently been turned upside down. A new mother, she's just gone back to her job as a radio presenter and is busy navigating a new schedule of late night feeding and early morning wake ups while also dealing with her newly separated husband. Then the worst happens. While Anna is walking on the beach with her daughter, she's attacked by a crazed teenager. Terrified, Anna reacts instinctively to protect her baby. But her life falls apart when the schoolboy dies from his injuries. The police believe Anna's story, until the autopsy results reveal something more sinister. A frenzied media attack sends Anna into a spiral of self-doubt. Her precarious mental state is further threatened when she receives a chilling message from someone claiming to be the “Ophelia Killer,” a serial killer who preyed on the town twenty years ago—and who abruptly stopped when Anna's father committed suicide. Is Anna as innocent as she claims? And is murder forgivable, if committed to save your child's life? Internationally–bestselling author Tracy Buchanan takes readers on an emotional roller coaster ride filled with heart-stopping secrets and hairpin turns in No Turning Back, her US debut.

The Family Secret

Ein Geheimnis, so tief und dunkel wie das Meer. Eine Liebe, die nicht sein durfte. Eine Tochter, die nach ihren Wurzeln sucht. Willows Kindheit war unbeschwert – bis zu dem Tag, an dem ihre geliebten Eltern bei einem Schiffsunglück starben. Als sie Jahre später eine Einladung zu einer Ausstellung erhält, auf der Fotografien von wunderschönen Unterwasserwäldern gezeigt werden, bekommt sie Zweifel an ihrer Version der Vergangenheit. Denn der Fotograf hat Willows Mutter Charity geliebt. War die Ehe ihrer Eltern nicht so perfekt wie gedacht? Und warum erfuhr sie nie von dem tragischen Verlust, der Charitys Leben vor Jahrzehnten zerriss? Um Antworten zu finden, muss Willow den Spuren ihrer Mutter folgen – und die führen sie um die ganze Welt und tief unter die Oberfläche des Wassers ...

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A girl has gone missing. You've never met her, but you're to blame. From the #1 bestselling author of My Sister's Secret...

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