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Een nieuwe bundel vol verhalen over de meest sfeervolle periode van het jaar. Spannende, ontroerende, stemmige, opbeurende en humoristische vertellingen van: Alan Bleasdale, Godfriend Bomans, Mies Bouhuys, William S. Burroughs, Mary Higgins Clark, Kati David, Sean O'Faolain, Hans J. F. Kemming, Peter Lovesey, Deborah Moggach, G. A. Pickin, Frank Sargeson, Arno Surminski, Kathy Hogan Trocheck, Anton Tsjechov, Fay Weldon en P. G. Wodehouse.

Wat gebeurde er die dag, zeven jaar geleden? De dag van haar tweeëndertigste verjaardag is voor Nancy Elredge geen reden tot feest. Zeven jaar daarvoor verdwenen op exact deze datum haar twee kinderen. Vermoord. Het hele land verdacht Nancy van deze brute moord. Zelfs haar echtgenoot getuigde tegen haar. Maar wanneer de belangrijkste getuige verdwijnt, wordt de aanklacht geschrapt. Na zeven jaar heeft Nancy een nieuw leven opgebouwd. Ze heeft haar naam veranderd, is hertrouwd en heeft opnieuw twee kleine kinderen. Maar wanneer ze op haar verjaardag de krant openslaat, blijkt haar ware identiteit onthuld te zijn. Een blik naar buiten en ze weet genoeg: opnieuw zijn haar kinderen verdwenen. Waar zijn de kinderen? Zal hen hetzelfde lot te wachten staan?

Ronald Thompson knows he is not guilty of the murder for which he is about to be executed. There are only two days left to unmask the real villain - a terrifying psychopath who has killed before and has unfinished business with his victim's family.

Na de tragische dood van hun zoontje lijken Menley en Adam Nichols steeds verder uit elkaar te groeien. Maar een grillige speling van het lot brengt hen weer samen. Opnieuw verliefd, met een baby op komst en met een veelbelovende toekomst, lijkt hun leven bijna weer normaal. Maar het is alsof iemand Menley en Adam constant ovserveert, hen voortdurend treitert en hen langzaam maar zeker probeert kapot te maken...

De jonge officier van justitie Katie DeMaio wordt na een auto-ongeluk opgenomen in het ziekenhuis. Als ze 's nachts uit het raam kijkt ziet ze dat op de parkeerplaats een lijk in de kofferbak van een auto wordt gelegd. Ze denkt dat ze hallucineert door de zware medicijnen en ze besteedt er verder dan ook geenaandacht aan. Als Katie weer aan het werk is, wordt ze ingeschakeld bij een verdachte zelfmoordzaak, waarbij de beroemde gynaecoloog Highley betrokken is. Waarom vindt Highley het zo belangrijk dat Katie een afspraak voor een medisch onderzoek met hem maakt...?

Hannah Connelly, een veelbelovende jonge modeontwerpster, is ontsteld als ze het nieuws hoort: na een explosie midden in de nacht is het meubelbedrijf van haar grootvader tot de grond toe afgebrand. Haar zus Kate kon ternauwernood ontsnappen en ligt nu zwaargewond in het ziekenhuis. Ze is in een diepe coma. Volgens de brandweer is er sprake van opzet. Hannah begrijpt er niets van. Wat deed Kate zo laat nog in het gebouw? Hannah wil koste wat kost de waarheid achterhalen, maar weet niet dat er iemand vastbesloten is haar zus niet meer wakker te laten worden...

Een Newyorkse zakenvrouw slaat alarm als haar vriendin verdwijnt, die mogelijk slachtoffer is geworden van een psychopaat die zijn prooi zoekt via contactadvertenties.

Ellie Cavanaugh is pas zeven jaar wanneer haar oudere zus Andrea vermoord wordt. Mede door Ellies getuigenis wordt Rob Westerfield veroordeeld, hoewel hij ontkent de dader te zijn. Ruim twintig jaar later wordt Rob Westerfield vrij gelaten. Volgens Ellie, die misdaadjournaliste is geworden, is hij nog steeds een gevaar voor de samenleving. Wanneer zij op onderzoek uitgaat, komt er steeds meer aan het licht over Andrea's dood. Ergens loopt er een wanhopige moordenaar rond, die behoorlijk in het nauw gedreven wordt door Ellie's speurwerk…

Toen ze tien jaar oud was, schoot Lizie Barton haar moeder dood. De rechtbank oordeelde dat het een ongeluk was, maar haar stiefvader beweerde dat het een opzettelijk daad was en de pers gaf hem gelijk. Meer dan twintig jaar later keert Liza, die haar naam in Celia heeft veranderd, terug naar het huis van haar ongelukkige jeugd. Daar schuilt nog altijd een dodelijk geheim...

Wanneer een psychologe in een radioprogramma een boek bespreekt over vrouwen die tijdens een cruise zijn verdwenen, herkent ze een van de namen en gaat op onderzoek uit.

Een jonge Amerikaanse, die na vijf jaar gevangenis wegens moord op haar echtgenoot vervroegd vrijkomt, probeert alsnog haar onschuld te bewijzen.

Elizabeth Lange wordt achtervolgd door de tragische en raadselachtige dood van haar zusje, de actrice Leila LaSalle. Was het zelfmoord? Of werd ze vermoord door haar minnaar Ted Winters? Aan de vooravond van het proces gaat Elizabeth naar het luxe kuuroord De Cypres. Elizabeth hoopt zich daar een beetje te ontspannen maar in plaats daarvan komt ze oog in oog te staan met Ted Winters...

The disappearance of several apparently unrelated young women all over the country is the beginning of Mary Higgins Clark's chilling novel, as one person begins to suspect that the young women may have been murdered or abducted by the same man, and that he may be someone who each of the women knows.

De vierjarige Laurie Kenyon wordt op klaarlichte dag ontvoerd. Pas na twee jaar wordt ze teruggevonden en keert Laurie terug bij haar familie. Ogenschijnlijk ongedeerd. De daders zelf worden nooit gevonden en Laurie zwijgt. Wanneer jaren later Laurie's ouders bij een auto-ongeluk omkomen, stort Laurie volledig in. Dan pas blijkt dat zij ook de ontvoering nooit goed verwerkt heeft. Laurie zoekt hulp bij een psychiater en stevent op die manier onontkoombaar af op een confrontatie met haar ontvoerders...

Literatuur > Thrillers

Vlak voor haar dood zit een hoogbejaarde vrouw met de vraag of zij het familiegeheim, een schandaal rond de non die op het punt staat heiligverklaard te worden, te onthullen terwille van haar nichtje, de erfgename van een fortuin dat nu door haar neven beheerd wordt voor goede doelen.

Een vrouw gaat op zoek naar haar broer die al tien jaar verdwenen is; hij neemt alleen op Moederdag contact op met het thuisfront.

Het privévliegtuig van Nick Spencer, topman van het farmacologisch bedrijf Gen-stone, is verongelukt. Dan blijkt dat de registratie van zijn zogenaamde kankervaccin is geweigerd en dat er acht miljoen dollar is verdwenen. Naar het schijnt heeft Nick zijn bedrijf zwaar opgelicht en daarmee duizenden grote en kleine investeerders gedupeerd. Ook de journaliste Carley DeCarlo heeft haar spaargeld verloren. Maar dat is niet de enige reden dat ze de zaak Spencer gaat onderzoeken : hij was ook nog eens getrouwd met haar rijke, zelfingenomen stiefzuster. Carley komt terecht in een angstaanjagend steekspel vol hebzucht, bedrog en moord.

'Patricia Traymore, blijf weg uit Washington! Ga vooral niet in dat huis wonen!' Ondanks deze anonieme waarschuwing vestigt Patricia Traymore, een jonge, talentvolle journaliste, zich in het huis waar jaren geleden een tragedie plaatsvond. Geobsedeerd probeert ze de trieste gebeurtenissen die jarenlang met een deken van geheimzinnigheid bedekt zijn geweest, bloot te leggen. Maar waar Patricia op geen enkele manier rekening mee houdt, is dat heden en verleden, privé en werk op een onlosmakelijke en gevaarlijke manier met elkaar verbonden blijken te zijn...

Een vrouw, die als kind getuige was van een ruzie over geld, gaat op onderzoek uit als blijkt dat haar man, die destijds verdacht werd van betrokkenheid bij de verdwijning van een jong meisje, slaapwandelt.

Deze kerstthriller is van de 'koningin van de spanning', zoals Mary Higgins Clark genoemd wordt, en haar dochter Carol Higgins Clarks (ook schrijfster van detectiveromans, hoewel niet zo goed als de moeder). Regan Reilly, detective in Los Angeles, is voor de kerst thuis in New York als haar vader, begrafenisondernemer Luke Reilly, na een bezoek aan zijn vrouw in het ziekenhuis, samen met zijn chauffeur Rosita spoorloos verdwijnt. Al gauw blijkt dat ze ontvoerd zijn en er wordt een losgeld van een miljoen dollar geeist.

Deze bundel bevat acht korte verhalen. Voor het merendeel zijn het misdaadverhalen met een sterk plot, spannend maar ook humoristisch. In drie verhalen wordt de hoofdrol gespeeld door een ouder echtpaar, Willy en Alvirah. Ze hebben ooit de lotto gewonnen, maar zijn heel eenvoudig gebleven. Alvirah heeft als hobby moorden oplossen. Er zitten ook spionageverhalen bij, alsmede een horrorverhaal. Het laatste verhaal is erg humoristisch: Sir Winston Churchill moet een Salomonsoordeel vellen in een schoonheidswedstrijd tussen koninginnen en presidentsvrouwen. Een heerlijk boek om te lezen, spannend en leuk, met een vleugje romantiek.

Als de echtgenoot van een aanstaand congreslid bij een bootongeluk om het leven komt, raakt zijzelf in groot gevaar.

Zan Moreland, succesvol binnenhuisarchitecte, beleeft de nachtmerrie van iedere moeder: op klaarlichte dag wordt haar zoontje in Central Park uit de kinderwagen gestolen. Vijf jaar later duiken er opeens foto's op die laten zien dat Zan haar kind zélf uit de wagen tilt... Iedereen lijkt haar te verdenken. Dan ontdekt ze dat iemand haar identiteit probeert te stelen. Staat Zan er helemaal alleen voor? En leeft haar zoontje nog?

Twintig jaar geleden is de gastvrouw op een eindexamenfeestje vermoord, maar de dader is nooit gevonden. Nu besluit een tv-producente dat feest te reconstrueren.

Een Amerikaanse makelaarster is getuige van de moord op een cliënte die het appartement van haar op mysterieuze wijze omgekomen dochter wil verkopen.

Een Amerikaanse journaliste, die werkt aan een reportage over een kliniek voor kunstmatige inseminatie, probeert de identiteit te achterhalen van een vermoord meisje dat sprekend op haar lijkt.

Vijf verhalen waarin buitenzintuiglijke waarnemingen centraal staan.

Wanneer een advocate het prachtige oude huis van haar voorouders in New Jersey koopt, stuit ze op het geraamte van een meisje dat zo'n honderd jaar geleden is verdwenen.

Een vrouwelijke officier van justitie raakt verstrikt in intriges rond een tien jaar oude zaak.

Een jonge vrouw huwt een succesvol schilder. Geheimzinnige voorvallen bedreigen vervolgens haar huwelijk, haar kinderen en tenslotte haar leven.

Set against the backdrop of the Wild West, this thrilling adventure follows fifteen-year-old protagonists as they navigate danger and excitement. With a blend of action and suspense, the story immerses readers in a world of gunfights, rugged landscapes, and the quest for justice. Themes of bravery and friendship shine through as the characters face formidable challenges, making it a gripping read for fans of Westerns and adventure tales alike.

From the biggest, bestselling author writing today, queen of suspense and riveting terror, three bone-chilling novels. Includes The Cradle Will Fall, A Stranger is Watching, and Where are the Children? She's the world's leading mystery writer, and her millions of fans will be eagerly awaiting this new collection. 608 pages.

Described as the greatest epic voyage in modern Irish history, Tim Severin and his companions constructed a boat using only sixth-century A.D. techniques and materials, mirroring the time when St. Brendan was believed to have sailed to America. The vessel was made from forty-nine ox hides stitched together and stretched over a wooden frame, with the leather skin measuring just a quarter of an inch thick. Severin and his crew embarked on their journey from Brandon Creek in Dingle to Newfoundland, enduring storms and even a puncture from pack ice. This dramatic account of their adventure captures the essence of being in a small, open boat amidst the vast North Atlantic, encountering curious whales, misty landfalls, and the warm hospitality of seafaring communities along the way. The narrative is both brilliantly written and meticulously researched, making it a classic of modern exploration, translated into 27 languages. Tim Severin, an explorer, filmmaker, and lecturer, has undertaken numerous expeditions, including crossing the Atlantic in a medieval leather boat and searching for Moby Dick. He has authored several books and received multiple literary awards, including the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Book of the Sea Award.

Even as a young girl, growing up in the Bronx, Mary Higgins Clark knew she wanted to be a writer. The gift of storytelling was a part of her Irish ancestry, so it followed naturally that she would later use her sharp eye, keen intelligence, and inquisitive nature to create stories about the people and things she observed. When Mary's father died during the Depression, her mother decided to open the family home to boarders, and placed a discreet sign next to the front door that read, FURNISHED ROOMS. KITCHEN PRIVILEGES. The family's struggle to make ends meet; her employment as a hotel switchboard operator; the death of her beloved older brother in World War II; her brief career as a flight attendant for Pan Am; her marriage to Warren Clark; sitting at the kitchen table, writing stories, and finally selling the first one for one hundred dollars (after six years and some forty rejections!) - all these experiences figure into Kitchen Privileges.

The highly anticipated follow-up to the Queen of Suspense's iconic bestseller, Where Are the Children?, which set the stage for a new generation of psychological suspense fiction.

The extraordinary new novel from the grande dame of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and Alafair Burke. Mary Higgins Clark published her first suspense thriller in 1974, and has been writing ever since. Each of her 51 books has been a bestseller and all of her novels remain in print, with her debut, Where are the Children, now in its seventy-fifth printing. In 2014, Clark joined forces with novelist Alafair Burke to begin the Under Suspicion series, about television producer Laurie Moran and her crew tracking down and solving unsolvable cold-cases. Laurie and her team have uncovered the worst of humanity over the years, from the murder of a rich woman at the Met Gala ball to the gunning-down of Laurie's own husband. And now Laurie and her crew will be faced with their most difficult case yet... *** Praise for Mary Higgins Clark & Alafair Burke *** 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is een roman geschreven door de Engelse wiskundige Charles Lutwidge Dodgson onder het pseudoniem Lewis Carroll. Het verhaal volgt een meisje genaamd Alice die door een konijnenhol valt in een fantasiewereld bevolkt door vreemde, antropomorfe wezens. Alice komt verschillende bizarre personages tegen, zoals de Hoedenmaker, de Cheshire Cat en de Koningin van Harten, terwijl ze haar weg probeert te vinden in deze vreemde en vaak verwarrende omgeving. Het verhaal verkent thema's van identiteit, groei en de absurditeit van de volwassen wereld. Alice's avonturen zijn zowel een speelse als diepgaande reflectie op de kindertijd en de uitdagingen van het opgroeien. De roman is beroemd om zijn fantasierijke taal en surrealistische elementen, en heeft een blijvende impact gehad op de literatuur en populaire cultuur. Het blijft een geliefd verhaal dat lezers van alle leeftijden blijft fascineren met zijn wonderlijke en vaak onvoorspelbare plot.

In the second novel in the UNDER SUSPICION series, Laurie and her crew re- investigate the mysterious disappearance of a bride.

Falsely accused victim? Or cold-blooded killer? Casey Carter was convicted of murdering her fianc� fifteen years ago. But Casey claims - has always claimed - she's innocent. And although she was charged and served out her sentence in prison, she is still living 'under suspicion'. She hears whispers at the grocery store. She can't get a job. Even her own mother treats her like she's guilty. Her story attracts the attention of Laurie Moran and the Under Suspicion news team - it's Casey's last chance to finally clear her name, and Laurie pledges to exonerate her. Now Laurie must face an egomaniacal new co-host, a relentless gossip columnist who seems to have all the dirt and Casey's longstanding bad reputation to once and for all prove Casey's innocence -that is, if she's innocent... Praise for Mary Higgins Clark: 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Teeming with tantalizing twists, Clark's crackling tale of identity theft, revenge, and murder is a tempting and thought-provoking thriller' Booklist 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night' USA Today

The third thrilling novel in the Under Suspicion series by #1 New York Times bestselling author and “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke follows television producer Laurie Moran as she tries to help a woman she believes was wrongfully convicted of killing her fiancé. Fifteen years after being convicted of murdering her fiancé—the famed philanthropist Hunter Raleigh III—Casey Carter is determined to clear her name. Though she has served her time, she finds that she is still living under suspicion. Going on the true crime show Under Suspicion seems to be her only hope to prove her innocence. The show’s producer, Laurie Moran, also believes in her innocence and wants to help Casey. But with Alex Buckley taking a break from the show—cooling his potential romance with Laurie— Under Suspicion introduces a new on-air host in Ryan Nichols, a hot shot legal whiz with a Harvard Law degree, a Supreme Court clerkship, experience as a federal prosecutor. Ryan has no problems with steering the show, and even tries to stop Laurie from taking on Casey’s case because he’s so certain she’s guilty. An egomaniacal new boss, a relentless gossip columnist, and Casey’s longstanding bad reputation: Laurie must face this and more to do what she believes is right, to once and for all prove Casey’s innocence—that is, if she’s innocent.

Laurie Moran's professional life is a success. Her television show Under Suspicion is a hit, both in the ratings and its record of solving cold cases. But her romantic break from former host Alex Buckley has left her with on-air talent she can't stand -- Ryan Nichols -- and a sense of loneliness, despite her loving family. Now Ryan has suggested a new case. Three years ago, Virginia Wakeling, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was found dead in the snow after being thrown from the museum's roof on the night of its most celebrated fundraiser, the Met Gala. The leading suspect then and now is her much younger boyfriend and personal trainer, Ivan Gray. Ivan runs a trendy, successful boutique gym called Punch -- a business funded in no small part by the late Virginia -- which happens to be the gym Ryan frequents. Laurie's skepticism about the case is upended by a tip from her father's NYPD connection, and soon Laurie realizes there are a bevy of suspects, including members of Virginia's trusted inner circle. As the Under Suspicion crew pries into the lives of a super wealthy real estate family with secrets to hide, danger mounts for several witnesses -- and for Laurie

"Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancé, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show Under Suspicion, are just days away from their midsummer wedding when Alex's seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. Witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells near an ice cream shack, but when his new sitter turned her head, he had vanished. As the sun sets, Johnny's skim board washes up on shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even in the ocean. Could the abduction be related to the wedding? Was Laurie's ten-year-old son, Timmy, the intended target? Or was Johnny abducted by a stranger? Laurie and Alex, along with Johnny's parents and Leo Farley, Laurie's father and a retired NYPD detective, are determined to track down every lead." -- Page [4] cover.

A thrilling new novel in the bestselling Under Suspicion series from the Queen of Suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and her dazzling partner-in-crime, Alafair Burke.

Television producer Laurie Moran is elated when the pilot for her reality drama Under Suspicionis a success. Even more, the program - a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected - is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next instalment of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder left numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan's boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicionhost Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will make a great program, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood's elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen - but is Cinderella's murderer ready for a close-up?

A thrilling new novel from the bestselling Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime, Alafair Burke.

In this riveting thriller from Queen of Suspense and #1 New York Times bestselling writer Mary Higgins Clark brilliantly weaves the mystery of twin telepathy into a mother's search for a kidnapped child, presumed dead.When Margaret and Steve Frawley come home to Connecticut from a black-tie dinner in New York, their three-year-old twins, Kathy and Kelly, are gone. The police found the babysitter unconscious, and a ransom note from the Pied Piper demands eight million dollars. Steve's global investment firm puts up the money, but when they go to retrieve the twins, only Kelly is in the car. The dead driver's suicide note says he inadvertently killed Kathy.At the memorial, Kelly tugs Margaret's arm and says: Mommy, Kathy is very scared of that lady. She wants to come home right now. At first, only Margaret believes that the twins are communicating and that Kathy is still alive. But as Kelly's warnings become increasingly specific and alarming, FBI agents set out on a desperate search.

Mary Higgins Clark, the New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense shares another story filled with intrigue and mystery. When Jenny MacPartland meets the man of her dreams while working in a New York art gallery, she’s ecstatic. Painter Erich Krueger—whose exquisite landscapes are making him a huge success—is handsome, sensitive...and utterly in love with her. They marry quickly and Jenny plans a loving home on Erich’s vast Minnesota farm. But lonely days and eerie nights strain her nerves to the breaking point and test her sanity. Caught in a whirlpool of shattering events, Jenny soon unearths a past more terrifying than she dares imagine...tragic secrets that threaten her marriage, her children, her life.

A stunning tale of murder, glamour, and romance, While My Pretty One Sleeps is the most exciting novel yet from Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense. Neeve Kearny may be the only person in New York worried about the disappearance of Ethel Lambston. Ethel, a bestselling author famous for her juicy exposés, is one of the best customers at Neeve’s exclusive Madison Avenue boutique. But Ethel’s ex-husband, her parasitical nephew, and the fashion moguls skewered in her latest article all have reason to be glad she’s no longer around. When Ethel Lambston is found with her throat cut, Neeve’s memories of her mother’s long-unsolved murder loom up once again. Now as an innocent witness in the Lambston investigation, Neeve is drawn into a new nightmare...a sinister labyrinth of greed and ambition that will lead her into mortal danger...

The newest thriller from “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark! When talented journalist Penelope “Casey" Harrison starts to research a piece about the #MeToo movement that includes an incident in her own life which she has been trying to put out of her mind for years, she does not realize that the young man who drugged and assaulted her at a fraternity house party in college is now a wealthy, powerful industrialist on the eve of a merger which will make him a billionaire—and who will do anything, even murder, to cover his tracks.

In the gripping new novel from the Queen of Suspense, a woman is haunted by two grisly murders separated by more than a century, yet somehow inextricably linked... Following a nasty divorce and the trauma of being stalked, criminal defense attorney Emily Graham leaves Albany to work in Manhattan. Craving roots, she buys her ancestral home, a Victorian house in the seaside resort town of Spring Lake, New Jersey. Her family sold the house in 1892, after one of Emily's forebears, Madeline Shapley, then a young girl, disappeared. As the house is renovated and a pool dug, a skeleton is found and identified as Martha Lawrence, a young Spring Lake woman who vanished several years ago. Within her hand is the finger bone of another woman, with a ring—a Shapley family heirloom—still on it. Determined to find the connection between the two murders, Emily becomes a threat to a seductive killer...who chooses her as the next victim.

From the “Queen of Suspense,” Mary Higgins Clark, and bestselling author Carol Higgins Clark—the acclaimed mother/daughter duo—comes this holiday treat, a heartwarming tale of redemption and love. Sterling Brooks has been cooling his heels in the Celestial Waiting Room for forty-six years, waiting for admission to heaven. Finally, just days before Christmas, he’s summoned before the Heavenly Council and found unworthy; throughout his life he had been hopelessly self-absorbed. To redeem himself, he is given the chance to go back to Earth and find someone to help. At New York’s Rockefeller Center skating rink, Sterling encounters Marissa, a heartbroken seven-year-old whose father and grandmother have been forced into the Witness Protection Program; they had overheard two gangsters hatch a sinister plot to collect money from a debtor. Able to travel through time and space, Sterling devises a master plan to reunite little Marissa with her family in time for Christmas. Along the way, he discovers within himself what it takes to earn his wings.

Young reporter Meghan Collins is horrified to realise that the face of a street mugging victim is identical to her own - She is then plunged into a nightmare as she struggled to uncover the reasons behind the mystery.

A thriller about a photographer, Maggie Holloway, who is invited to her former stepmother's home, but when she arrives, she discovers her stepmother is dead, the apparent victim of a random break-in. Unsatisfied with the explanation for the death, Maggie decides to solve the puzzle herself. From the author of LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART.

This book features an excerpt from "The Sleeping Beauty Killer," offering a glimpse into its intriguing narrative. Dive into a captivating story filled with suspense and mystery that promises to engage readers from the very first page.

In her new thriller, the New York Times bestselling Queen of Suspense delves into a legal battle over the guilt or innocence of a man accused of murdering his wife.

Mary Higgins Clark now combines two holiday stories in a lovely, hardcover gift edition. In "Silent Night, " a boy sees a woman steal his mother's wallet and follows her into the subway, where the most dangerous adventure of his young life begins. "All Through the Night" features two of the author's most beloved characters, "The Lottery Winner's" Alvirah Meehan and her husband, Willy.

A desperate mother, her missing child, and a stolen chalice set the stage for a gripping Christmas tale. In this suspenseful narrative, beloved characters Alvirah, a lottery winner turned amateur sleuth, and her husband Willy, navigate a mystery that tests Alvirah's deductive skills and Willy's common sense. The story opens with a young woman leaving her newborn on a church rectory doorstep while a man inside steals a precious chalice adorned with a diamond. Both the baby and the chalice vanish without a trace. Fast forward seven years, just before Christmas, and Alvirah and Willy are helping Willy's sister Cordelia, a nun who runs a thrift shop and after-school shelter for local children, prepare for a Christmas pageant. The shelter's future is in jeopardy as the city condemns the building, and plans to relocate to a nearby brownstone are complicated when it is revealed that the property has been willed to a young couple living there. Alvirah suspects the couple are con artists and embarks on a quest to uncover the truth, intertwining the fates of the missing child and the stolen chalice. This tale promises to be a delightful Christmas gift for readers.

It's a minor accident that brings prosecutor Kerry McGrath to the plastic surgeon's office with her beloved daughter, Robin. But even as the doctor assures Kerry that her daughter's scars will heal, she spies a familiar-looking beautiful woman in the waiting room and is seized by an overpowering sense of deja vu. When, on a return visit, she sees the same haunting face -- on another woman -- she has an intense flash of recognition: it's the face of Suzanne Reardon, the "Sweetheart Murder" victim, killed more than ten years ago! The case resulted in a guilty verdict and life sentence for Suzanne's husband, Skip. But for what possible reason would Dr. Smith be giving his patients the face of a dead woman? As Kerry immerses herself in a fresh investigation, she is catapulted into the strange and ominous territory of those so obsessed with beauty they'll kill for it. Each new piece of evidence she unearths reveals a disturbing cache of questions. Not only does everyone involved want to keep the case closed, it's clear somebody will stop at nothing to keep it sealed forever. As she delves deeper she finds she's wrestling with a force so sinister that her own life -- and her daughter's -- is threatened with increasing peril.... Interweaving fascinating characters with deeply daring, staggeringly unpredictable plot twists, Mary Higgins Clark reminds us that she is, indeed, America's Queen of Suspense.

The "New York Times" bestselling author sets her new book in an idyllic beach community that suddenly becomes a killer's hunting ground.

What happens when a young woman is accidentally caught up in a dangerous murder investigation, having merely been in the wrong place at the wrong time? Lacey Farrell, a rising star on the Manhattan real estate scene, is witness to a murder - and to the final words of the victim. The dying woman is convinced her attacker was after her dead daughter's journal, which Lacey gives to the police, but not before making a copy for herself. It's an impulse that later proves nearly fatal. Placed in the witness protection programme and sent to live in Minneapolis, Lacey must assume a fake identity, at least until the killer can be brought to trial. There she meets Tom Lynch, a radio talk-show host whom she tentatively begins to date - until the strain of her deception makes her break it off. Then she discovers the killer has traced her whereabouts. Armed with nothing more than her own courage and clues from the journal, Lacey heads back to New York determined to uncover who is behind the deaths of the two women...before she is the next casualty.

Each year, for the past seventeen years, Mysterious Bookshop proprietor Otto Penzler has commissioned an original Christmas story by a leading suspense writer. These stories were then produced as pamphlets, just 1,000 copies, and given to customers of the bookstore as a Christmas present. Now, all seventeen tales have been collected in one volume, showcasing the talents of: Charles Ardai Lisa Atkinson George Baxt Lawrence Block Mary Higgins Clark Thomas H. Cook Ron Goulart Jeremiah Healy Edward D. Hoch Rupert Holmes Andrew Klavan Michael Malone Ed McBain Anne Perry S. J. Rozan Jonathan Santlofer Donald E. WestlakeSome of these stories are humorous, others suspenseful, and still others are tales of pure detection, but all of them together make up a charming collection and a perfect Christmas gift for all ages.

A headline-making finance scandal and a breathtaking tale of deception collide in #1 New York Times bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark’s finest thriller yet. As the sole assistant to a famous upscale interior designer, Lane Harmon is accustomed to visiting opulent homes. So her latest job at a modest New Jersey townhouse is unusual. Then she learns the home belongs to the wife of disgraced finance magnate Parker Bennett, who vanished two years earlier, along with the five billion dollar hedge fund he managed. The debate over whether Bennett was suicidal or staged his disappearance still continues. Both his clients and the federal government want to trace the money and find him. But Lane is surprisingly moved by Mrs. Bennett’s steadfast faith in her husband’s innocence. Gradually, Lane is also drawn to the Bennetts’ son, Mark, who is equally determined to prove his father is not guilty. What she doesn’t realize is the closer she gets to the notorious family, the more her life—and that of her five-year-old daughter—is in jeopardy.

A collection of short stories featuring Henry and Sunday, a sleuthing ex-president and his young congresswoman bride. In one story, Henry's former secretary of state is indicted for the murder of his mistress. He seems to be taking the rap for a crime he never committed. But why?

The brand new spine-tingling thriller from the world's favourite thriller writer

Exploring the intersection of love and crime, this collection features original stories from acclaimed authors, each weaving thrilling narratives that delve into passion and its darker consequences. Sarah Shankman offers a chilling take on revenge, while Joseph Hansen delivers a stark reminder of danger on the trail. Loren D. Estleman uncovers mob ties on a honeymoon, and Brendan Dubois highlights a brother's quest for vengeance. With themes of jealousy and betrayal, these captivating tales reveal the lethal side of romance, showcasing the unique voices of contemporary suspense writers.

Featuring a unique blend of suspense and intrigue, this mystery collection highlights the exceptional storytelling skills of bestselling author Mary Higgins Clark. It includes a chilling, previously unpublished short story that has been in the works for four decades, showcasing her ability to craft compelling narratives that captivate readers. The anthology reflects her illustrious career and offers fans both new and old a thrilling reading experience.

Trapped in her seventeeth-century past, a brilliant writer exacts an ancient revenge in the twentieth... A child wanders, lost and alone, in the maze of New York... A lottery ticket turns up a winning combination of love and death...

The extraordinary new thriller from the Queen of Suspense and global bestseller, Mary Higgins Clark. Eighteen-year-old Kerry Dowling is found fully dressed at the bottom of the family pool. She threw a party the night before, while her parents were away; her house was full of people. But no one saw anything. The police immediately suspect her boyfriend, with whom she had a bitter argument at the party. But other people had a grudge against Kerry, too, including her twenty-year-old neighbour. Everyone knows he wanted to come to the party. Everyone knows how angry he was that Kerry didn't invite him. As the police flail about for answers, Kerry's older sister Aline decides to take matters into her own hands. But by trying to solve her sister's murder, Aline may be putting her own life in danger... * * * Praise for Mary Higgins Clark * * * 'I adore Mary Higgins Clark' Karin Slaughter 'Trust Mary Higgins Clark to know what frightens us to death' New York Times 'Clark plays out her story like the pro that she is . . . flawless' Daily Mirror 'Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you'll be reading late into the night'USA Today