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Richard Wanley (Edward G. Robinson) is no criminal...at least, he wasn't until he met "the woman in the window." With his wife and kids out of town, the chaste professor engages in an innocent flirtation with a chance acquaintance (Joan Bennett) and inadvertently commits a shocking crime. But as the cunning D.A. (Raymond Massey) gets closer and closer to identifying the killer, Wanley finds he's more and more willing to resort to desperate measures...
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A woman's life is upended after she witnesses the aftermath of a deadly crime Natalie should have gone home after the party. One of New York's hottest literary agents, she was celebrating her latest coup-next year's mega-thriller, sold at auction for $1.5 million. As the industry bows at her feet, Natalie can't help but think of her boss, Jay, a handsome dynamo who has been in love with her since her first day on the job. When the party ends, Natalie...
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"A riveting 1920s Hollywood thriller about the making of the most terrifying silent film ever made, and a deadly search for the single copy rumored still to exist. This is the breakout from Craig Russell, author of The Devil Aspect. 1927: Mary Rourke-a Hollywood studio fixer-is called urgently to the palatial home of Norma Carlton, one of the most recognizable stars in American silent film. Norma has been working on the secret film everyone is openly...
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Detective Lou Eisenfall likes to keep the peace in his wealthy Napa Valley town. He does not like problems, but now he has two of them. John Manis, aka Johnny Manic--charming, stylish, impulsive, and reckless--has just rolled into town with a flashy car and a success story that doesn't add up. Marilyn Dupree, passionate and volatile, wants out of her marriage to the town's richest man. Johnny and Marilyn have a chemistry like nitrogen and glycerine,...
6) The Cottage
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The gripping new thriller with a difference from USA Today bestselling author Lisa Stone An isolated cottage...After losing her job and long-term boyfriend, Jan Hamlin is in desperate need of a fresh start. So when the opportunity arises to rent a secluded cottage on the edge of Coleshaw Woods, she jumps at the chance. A tap at the window...Very quickly though, things take a dark turn. At night, Jan hears strange noises just outside, and faint taps...
7) Best Friends
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She knows everything about you… and she's about to share your deepest, darkest secret.
Alice has everything, I mean everything. A stunning suburban house, Instagram-perfect in its soft grey walls and textured neutrals. And then there's her handsome husband, with his flat stomach and that sexy sleeve of tattoos he keeps hidden for his well-paid job in the city. The PTA mamas can't stop staring at him, and who can blame them? And let's not forget...
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Secrets can pull you under... In a remote, boat-access only house, Liz Dawson's lifeline to the real world is her window, where she watches the people who live in the three identical houses that sit side by side across the creek. But it's the middle house Liz finds herself drawn to most: the beautiful young mother, Delilah Waters, and her baby. When Dee and her baby go missing, last seen by the murky waters of Oyster Creek, it is a suspected murder-suicide....
9) Red Corona
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In this gripping debut thriller set during the Cold War, agents from MI5 and the CIA team up to find a Soviet spy.
July 1961. Once a shining star at MI5, agent Richard Knox is now suspended with a tarnished image. However, when he is called upon to investigate a double murder, Knox is given a chance to clear his name and find a traitor-but it could also destroy him. Fortunately, Knox isn't the only one hunting for a mole. CIA recruit Abey Bennett...
10) A Loyal Traitor
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An MI5 agent is unsure whom he can trust when a ghost from his past returns in this Cold War thriller by the author of Red Corona.
March 1966. The Cold War is in full effect. Paranoia and conspiracies are running rampant in London. Agents on both sides of the Iron Curtain are chasing shadows, and MI5 agent Richard Knox has had enough of it.
Meanwhile, his friend, CIA agent Abey Bennett is left feeling disillusioned about her career after a mishap...
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A missing child. A broken community. A horrifying secret. When a baby is kidnapped in broad daylight with no witnesses, an otherwise sleepy suburb is rocked by scandal and ten-year-old Flora Lanyon is terrified. Decades later, Flora takes a job as a live-in carer for elderly couple, Agnes and Abraham, moving into the decrepit watermill where they live. As strange and unexplainable occurrences start to happen, Flora grows increasingly suspicious. What...
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From the moment I was born, I knew that I would always come second to my sister. Bright, popular, beautiful – she has always been everything that I'm not. But when she vanishes without a trace I know deep down I'm the only person who can find her.
I haven't spoken to my sister Evianna in years, not since a shocking accident tore our lives apart and sent us to opposite sides of the country. For years I have worked as a social worker and Evianna...
13) Whisper Cottage
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'I couldn't put it down, read it cover to cover in a day… A fabulous chilling thriller.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A mysterious figure. A whispering community. A deadly secret… When Stina and Jack move to an old rural cottage, they're hoping for a fresh start. Their new home is run-down compared to their neighbour's, but generous Mrs Barley quickly becomes a friend. Until Stina sees a mysterious figure in the widow's garden, and her...
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'I gobbled it up in two sittings, quickly turning pages to see what would happen next. The windswept, desolate setting, cold, gloomy manor house and dark characters created the perfect stormy day read… And did I mention the twists? Oh my goodness!' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ When a young widow's little girl vanishes, could a dark family secret hold the answer? On the death of her aunt Gwyn, Lowri returns once more to Gwyn's home on the...
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'A remarkable suspense debut... exciting and unsettling.' A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window He won't rest until he finds out the truth…
Cal Lovett is obsessed with finding justice for the families of missing people. His true crime podcast is his way of helping others, even if he can't help himself.
His sister, Margot, disappeared when he was a child. Only one man seems to know something. But he's behind bars and can't be trusted....
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"Rome, 1965. Aspiring actress Silvia Whitford arrives at Rome's famed Cinecittà Studios ready for her big break. Instead, she learns that the movie in which she was cast has been canceled. Desperate for money, Silvia has only one choice: seek out the Italian aunt she has never met. Gabriella Conti lives in a crumbling castello on the edge of a volcanic lake. The castle inspires Silvia's second chance when it becomes the location for a new horror...
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"At the height of the Second World War in England, Nina Woodrow joins the Royal Air Force and rebels against her careful upbringing by embarking on an illicit affair with an officer. She risks losing everything for Guy Nicholson: her comfortable home, her childhood friends, and, especially, the love of her father, an enigmatic widower. Meanwhile, in the sleepy village where Nina grew up, where the upheavals of war seem far away and divorce remains...
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Prepare to be hooked by the gripping new psychological thriller by bestselling author J.A.Baker!
I am safe here, in my cottage in the woods where no one knows me or my real name. All is peaceful and calm and the real world can't hurt me – because I know how cruel it can be.
But then I see her again. I see her pale, white face. Watching me. Taunting me. And then the notes begin to appear.
I know who you really are… I know what you did…
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When Allie moves to a quaint old cottage with her husband, it's their dream home. Nestled in the village of Pluckley, it seems a perfect haven in which to raise their two children. But, Pluckley has a reputation. It's known as England's most haunted village. And, not long after the birth of their new son, Allie begins to notice strange things...
What's the flash of white she sees moving quickly through the woods to the back of their house? And, what's...
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#1 internationally bestselling writer Sara Blaedel--whose books have sold over three million copies worldwide--presents a page-turning new short story in which a journalist discovers that all is not as it appears in a seemingly idyllic tourist town.
Journalist Camilla Lind gets a frantic phone call: her father has been assaulted. He's the editor of a local newspaper in Skagen, and the brutal attack also left the paper's newsroom in flames. Could...
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