Heidi Perks duikt in de complexiteit van de menselijke psychologie, met name binnen de context van familiale dynamieken. Haar werk verkent vaak complexe en soms disfunctionele familierelaties, waarbij de verborgen motivaties en emoties worden onthuld die personages drijven. Perks schrijft met een scherp oog voor de nuances van interpersoonlijke interacties, en biedt lezers een boeiend inzicht in wat mensen werkelijk beweegt. Haar vertelstijl bevordert empathie, waardoor lezers diepgaand contact kunnen maken met de personages en hun ervaringen.
Charlotte is looking after her best friend's daughter the day she disappears. She thought the little girl was playing with her own children. She swears she only took her eyes off them for a second. Now, Charlotte must do the unthinkable: tell her best friend Harriet that her only child is missing. The child she was meant to be watching. Devastated, Harriet can no longer bear to see Charlotte. No one could expect her to trust her friend again. Only now she needs to. Because two weeks later Harriet and Charlotte are both being questioned separately by the police. And secrets are about to surface. Someone is hiding the truth about what really happened to Alice
"A tiny island community is stunned by the discovery of a long-buried body. For Stella the news is doubly shocking. The body has been found in the garden of her childhood home - the home her family fled without explanation twenty-five years ago. Now, questioning her past and desperate to unearth the truth, Stella returns to the isolated island."--Provided by publisher
***YOUR NEXT READING OBSESSION*** The breathtaking new thriller from the author of the Richard and Judy bestseller NOW YOU SEE HER ____________________________ When the harbourside offices of a prestigious advertising agency burn down overnight, the lives of three women are changed for ever. Laura Denning has returned to work following the birth of her first child, only to find that her maternity cover has been kept on indefinitely. She and the company's CEO, Harry Wood, have always had a close relationship but Laura can't help feeling sidelined as she struggles to balance the demands of work and motherhood. Mia Anderson was brought in as temporary cover for Laura's position and has quickly become indispensable. But if people knew the truth about why she was really so desperate to keep her job, they might not welcome her with such open arms ... Janie Wood gave up everything to support her husband Harry and his business - now she is on trial for attempted murder. But Janie has a secret to protect, and she'll go to any length to keep it safe. Who started the fire? And what is the terrible secret that connects the three women? ____________________________ Readers love Heidi's thrillers: 'This is a read not to be missed!!!' 'Family secrets, mystery and intrigue. This is the perfect book that won't disappoint' 'A surprising plot and lots of twists with interesting characters. I loved the writing style and the setting of the story' 'Easily the best thriller I've read in a long time' 'Lots of twists and turns, guaranteed page-turner that keeps you guessing until the end'
Teenager Abigail Ryder is devastated when she gets home from school to find
her family gone. Nothing makes sense. Things are missing from the house and
her stepsisters' room is completely empty. What can possibly have happened?
***THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NOW YOU SEE HER*** A MISSING WIFE. FOUR FRIENDS. WHO IS TELLING THE TRUTH?Anna Robinson hasn't been seen since she went on a night out with her four closest friends.She has a loving husband and a son she adores. Surely she wouldn't abandon them and her perfect life. . .But what has happened to her?At the school gates, it's not long before the rumours start. Anna's oldest friend Grace is beside herself with worry - desperately searching for answers, and certain that someone is hiding the truth.With each day that passes, Anna's life is under increasing threat. And a the pressure mounts, it won't be long before something cracks. . .
Laila and her husband arrive for a week's holiday in Greece in desperate need of a reset. As Laila sits by the pool she finds herself inexplicably drawn to the other family staying in their resort. Em has no idea who Laila is, or that she has been watching her and her teenage sons and husband so intently. Five days later their worlds will be blown apart by a horrifying event. Laila thinks she knows the truth of what happened. But in telling Em what she's seen, she stands to lose everything she holds dear. And what if she's got it wrong?
'Gripping, twisty and dark' Lucy Clarke 'Nail-biting!' Jane Corry 'Dark and intriguing' Alice Clark-Platts 'Quietly menacing. . .' Isabel Ashdown __________________________________ Two people. Two sides of the story. Whose do you trust? When Erin and Will start having couples therapy, they hope it'll fix the rift that has appeared out of nowhere in their marriage. But their therapist Maggie cannot work out whose version of the truth she can trust. Then Erin is brought into hospital in a critical condition following a hit-and-run accident. Now everyone is desperate to unravel the truth. Because if this isn't an accident, then someone close to Erin must be responsible . . . __________________________________ Praise for Heidi Perks- 'A gripping thriller.... with a killer twist' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Kept me up late into the night' LUCY CLARKE 'I flew through this book in three days' LISA JEWELL 'Reads like Liane Moriarty at her Big Little Lies best' TONY PARSONS