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Annie Powers, zoals ze bij de meeste mensen bekend is, leeft een schijnbaar gelukkig leven in haar chique villa aan het strand in Florida. Ze heeft een man, Gray, die haar aanbidt en een prachtig dochtertje dat ze, in een vlaag van overmoed, Victory heeft genoemd. Maar Annie Powers heeft ook andere, ongelukkiger tijden gekend. Ooit heette ze Ophelia March en was ze een angstige en getraumatiseerde puber, een periode waar Annie zich nog maar weinig van kan herinneren. Voor de jonge Ophelia begint de ellende wanneer haar moeder trouwt met een massamoordenaar die door een procedurefout is vrijgelaten uit de gevangenis. Als zijn zoon Marlowe bij hen intrekt, laat Ophelia zich inpalmen door zijn liefdesverklaringen. Marlowe blijkt echter nog verknipter dan zijn vader... Ophelia ontsnapt aan Marlowe door zich dood te laten verklaren en een nieuwe identiteit aan te nemen als Annie Powers. Maar enkele onrustbarende gebeurtenissen brengen verwarrende herinneringen bij haar boven. Ze zal snel moeten reconstrueren wat er is gebeurd, veer de demonen uit haar verleden haar en haar dochtertje in hun macht krijgen.

Wanneer een jonge Amerikaanse op zoek gaat naar de waarheid omtrent haar afkomst, ontdekt ze dat iedereen wel iets te verbergen heeft.

Net nu Ridley Jones haar leven weer op orde probeert te krijgen, brengt een doodgewone handeling haar in aanraking met een internationaal crimineel netwerk. Ridley wordt scherp in de gaten gehouden door de FBI, gevolgd door onderwereldfiguren en de familie waar ze ooit van hield is verder weg dan ooit. Wie kan ze nog vertrouwen?

The masterful psychological thriller by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger--"good, scary fun" (The Washington Post). Lana Granger lives a life of lies. She has told so many lies about where she comes from and who she is that the truth is like a cloudy nightmare she can't quite recall. About to graduate from college and with her trust fund almost tapped out, she takes a job babysitting a troubled boy named Luke. Expelled from schools all over the country, the manipulative young Luke is accustomed to controlling the people in his life. But, in Lana, he may have met his match. Or has Lana met hers? When Lana's closest friend, Beck, mysteriously disappears, Lana resumes her lying ways--to friends, to the police, to herself. The police have a lot of questions for Lana when the story about her whereabouts the night Beck disappeared doesn't jibe with eyewitness accounts. Lana will do anything to hide the truth, but it might not be enough to keep her ominous secrets buried. Someone else knows about Lana's lies. And he's dying to tell. "Savor the pleasure of being guided by Unger's sure hand along a deliciously twisted narrative path" (Kirkus Reviews). Masterfully suspenseful, finely crafted, and written with a no-holds-barred raw power, this is Lisa Unger at her best.

In the fourth installment of the Lydia Strong Series, the protagonist faces a gripping new challenge that tests her investigative skills and resilience. As she delves into a complex web of crime and deception, Lydia must confront her own past while unraveling a dark mystery that threatens those she cares about. The story weaves together suspense and emotional depth, showcasing Lydia's growth as a character and her relentless pursuit of justice amidst danger and intrigue.

Enjoying a successful career with his best friend Priss, a destructive friend who helped him escape bullies in childhood, Ian fears for his life when she becomes irrationally angry about Ian's new relationship.

Claudia Bishop's perfect life fell apart when the aftermath of a brutal assault left her with a crumbling marriage, a newborn daughter, and a constant sense of anxiety about the world around her. Now, looking for a fresh start with a home restoration project and growing blog, Claudia takes on a crumbling old house one that unbeknownst to her has an ugly history and may hide long buried secrets. For Zoey Drake the defining moment of her childhood was the horrific home invasion murder of her parents. Years later, she has embraced the rage that fuels her. Training in the martial arts has made her strong and ready to face the demons from the past and within. Strangers to each other, and walking very different paths in the wake of trauma, these two women are on a collision course because Zoey's past nightmare and Claudia's dreams for her future take place in the very same house. As Zoey seeks justice, and Claudia seeks peace, both will confront the monsters at the door that are the most frightening of all

Don't miss this page-turner for the mystery lover“This form has a special kind of magic, the ability to transport you quickly, intensely, to capture character, time, place, and story with immediacy,” writes guest editor Lisa Unger in her introduction. The transporting stories in this year’s The Best American Mystery and Suspense are populated by those who exist on the fringe of our society and want more than what life has dealt A haunted veteran turned career criminal is on the run. An injured fighter turned bouncer seeks vengeance for his lost love. An assassin on his last job finds himself questioning his life choices and breaks all the rules to understand his final victim. By turns thrilling and enlightening, each story, according to Unger, “will have you holding your breath, flipping the pages, will leave you thinking about people and why they do the dark, dangerous, frightening things that they do.” The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2023 includes Ashley-­Ruth M. Bernier • William Boyle • S. A. Cosby • Jacqueline Freimor • James A. Hearn • Ladee Hubbard • A. J. Jacono • Adam Meyer • Silvia Moreno-­Garcia • Walter Mosley • Leigh Newman • Joyce Carol Oates • Margaret Randall • Annie Reed • Anthony Neil Smith • Faye Snowden • Jervey Tervalon • Joseph S. Walker • Thaai Walker • Jess Walter

From master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels a stunning web of lies and deceit. Everyone has a secret… Now she knows yours. Selena Murphy is commuting home from her job in the city when the train stalls out on the tracks. She strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat, and their connection is fast and easy. The woman introduces herself as Martha and confesses that she’s been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena’s station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again. But days later, Selena’s nanny disappears. Soon Selena finds her once-perfect life upended. As she is pulled into the mystery of the missing nanny, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, Selena begins to wonder, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she’ll discover. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of the timeless classic Strangers on a Train, Confessions on the 7:45 is a gripping thriller about the delicate facades we create around our lives

COMING TO NETFLIX "Intricate and nuanced--on par with the best top-flight psychological suspense." --L.A. Times INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels a stunning web of lies. Selena Murphy is commuting home on the train when she strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat. The woman introduces herself as Martha and soon confesses that she's been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena's station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again. Then the nanny disappears. As Selena is pulled into the mystery of what happened, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, she begins to wonder, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she'll discover... Looking for more gripping suspense? Check out Last Girl Ghosted, also from New York Times bestselling thriller writer Lisa Unger.