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Somebody Else's Child
by Terris Mcmahan GrimesHer mother's elderly neighbour is shot dead and the grandchild is missing. Theresa Galloway is forced to agree when her mother insists that she has a better chance of solving the crime than the police do.
Somebody Else's Daughter
by Elizabeth BrundageA psychological thriller of secrets, dark motives, and an adoption buried in the past. At the center of Elizabeth Brundage's new novel lies an adoption under stressed and tragic circumstances. Willa, brought up in elegant prosperity, is now a student at the prestigious Pioneer School. But her biological father, a failing writer and former drug addict, can't live with himself without seeing her again. In this idyllic Berkshires landscape, Willa's adoptive parents have fled a mysterious past; a feminist sculptor initiates a reckless affair; teenagers live in a world to which adults turn a blind eye; and the headmaster's wife is busy keeping her husband's disastrous history and current indiscretions well hidden. The culmination of these forces is the collision of two very different fathers--biological and adoptive--and a villain whose ends and means slowly unfold with the help, witting and unwitting, of all around him. Somebody Else's Daughter delivers an electric, suspenseful tale of richly conflicted characters and the disturbed landscape of the American psyche.
Somebody I Used to Know
by David BellThe breakout author of The Forgotten Girl and Cemetery Girl, "one of the brightest and best crime fiction writers of our time" (Suspense Magazine) delivers a new novel about a man who is haunted by a face from his past....When Nick Hansen sees the young woman at the grocery store, his heart stops. She is the spitting image of his college girlfriend, Marissa Minor, who died in a campus house fire twenty years earlier. But when Nick tries to speak to her, she acts skittish and rushes off.The next morning the police arrive at Nick's house and show him a photo of the woman from the store. She's been found dead, murdered in a local motel, with Nick's name and address on a piece of paper in her pocket.Convinced there's a connection between the two women, Nick enlists the help of his college friend Laurel Davidson to investigate the events leading up to the night of Marissa's death. But the young woman's murder is only the beginning...and the truths Nick uncovers may make him wish he never doubted the lies.
Somebody Knows: A gripping, addictive page-turner about dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep them
by Michelle McDonagh'An absolute triumph' Andrea Mara'Hard to put down' Liz NugentHome truths come at a heavy price ...THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHELLE MCDONAGHAs her adoptive mother lays dying, journalist Cara Joyce overhears a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects her to a tragic death - that of Lucia Casey, a young woman whose body was found buried in a Connemara bog nearly thirty years ago.To this day, Lucia's disappearance and murder remains unsolved.Cara's quest to find out the truth reunites her with the powerful Casey family. But as her obsession begins to take over her life, she finds herself increasingly at odds with those around her.Who is behind Lucia's death and what are they hiding? And what will Cara risk in the present to solve the mysteries of the past?Somebody Knows is a page-turning story of dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep them.
Somebody Knows: A gripping, addictive page-turner about dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep them
by Michelle McDonagh'An absolute triumph' Andrea Mara'Hard to put down' Liz NugentHome truths come at a heavy price ...THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHELLE MCDONAGHAs her adoptive mother lays dying, journalist Cara Joyce overhears a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects her to a tragic death - that of Lucia Casey, a young woman whose body was found buried in a Connemara bog nearly thirty years ago.To this day, Lucia's disappearance and murder remains unsolved.Cara's quest to find out the truth reunites her with the powerful Casey family. But as her obsession begins to take over her life, she finds herself increasingly at odds with those around her.Who is behind Lucia's death and what are they hiding? And what will Cara risk in the present to solve the mysteries of the past?Somebody Knows is a page-turning story of dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep them.
Somebody Knows: A gripping, addictive page-turner about dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep them
by Michelle McDonagh'An absolute triumph' Andrea Mara'Hard to put down' Liz NugentHome truths come at a heavy price ...THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR MICHELLE MCDONAGHAs her adoptive mother lays dying, journalist Cara Joyce overhears a shocking piece of information about her origins. It connects her to a tragic death - that of Lucia Casey, a young woman whose body was found buried in a Connemara bog nearly thirty years ago.To this day, Lucia's disappearance and murder remains unsolved.Cara's quest to find out the truth reunites her with the powerful Casey family. But as her obsession begins to take over her life, she finds herself increasingly at odds with those around her.Who is behind Lucia's death and what are they hiding? And what will Cara risk in the present to solve the mysteries of the past?Somebody Knows is a page-turning story of dangerous secrets and the lengths people will go to keep them.
Somebody Owes Me Money
by Donald E. WestlakeSOMETIMES WINNING FEELS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE LOSING.Cab driver Chet Conway was hoping for a good tip from his latest fare, the sort he could spend. But what he got was a tip on a horse race. Which might have turned out okay, except that when he went to collect his winnings Chet found his bookie lying dead on the living room floor. Chet knows he had nothing to do with it - but just try explaining that to the cops, to the two rival criminal gangs who each think Chet's working for the other, and to the dead man's beautiful sister, who has flown in from Las Vegas to avenge her brother's murder...
Somebody at the Door (British Library Crime Classics #0)
by Martin Edwards Raymond PostgateWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MARTIN EDWARDS 'The death was an odd one, it was true; but there was after all no very clear reason to assume it was anything but natural.' In the winter of 1942, England lies cold and dark in the wartime blackout. One bleak evening, Councillor Grayling steps off the 6.12 from Euston, carrying £120 in cash, and oblivious to the fate that awaits him in the snow-covered suburbs. Inspector Holly draws up a list of Grayling's fellow passengers: his distrusted employee Charles Evetts, the charming Hugh Rolandson, and an unknown refugee from Nazi Germany, among others. Inspector Holly will soon discover that each passenger harbours their own dark secrets, and that the councillor had more than one enemy among them. First published in 1943, Raymond Postgate's wartime murder mystery combines thrilling detection with rich characters and a fascinating depiction of life on the home front.
Somebody on This Bus Is Going to Be Famous
by J. B. CheaneyWho's it going to be?Spencer's the smart kid. Shelly's the diva. Miranda's the scaredy-cat. Matthew's just average (so far). In fact, there's nothing about any of the nine middle-schoolers on Mrs. B's bus route that screams "fame." But before the end of the year, somebody on this bus is going to be famous. Every morning, their school bus waits at an empty bus stop. Nobody ever gets on. Nobody ever gets off. And Mrs. B refuses to answer questions about it. Strangest of all, it's Bender the bully who decides to investigate the mystery. But it will take all nine students to find out the truth, for each of them has a clue to the mystery that will change their lives forever. Award-winning author J.B. Cheaney's new middle grade novel weaves nine distinctive narratives into one fascinating read. Part detective story, part tale of self-discovery, this funny and touching novel is destined to be a modern classic.Praise for J.B. Cheaney"Twists and turns will keep readers in suspense throughout the tale." -School Library Journal on The Playmakers"The main characters are particularly well drawn and believable..[for] fans of Jack Gantos' Joey Pigza series." --Booklist on Middle of Somewhere
Somebody's Baby (Shelter Valley Stories #8)
by Tara Taylor QuinnCaroline Prater: A lost twin. A widow. A pregnant woman.When she discovers she has a twin living in an Arizona town called Shelter Valley, Caroline Prater decides to go there. Pregnant and a widow, she leaves her Kentucky hometown and drives west. She'll try to connect with her twin sister, Phyllis Sheffield. And she'll seek out John Strickland, the father of her baby--if only to let him know.John is a well-known architect, a still-grieving widower who's settled in Shelter Valley. He and Caroline met six weeks earlier when he traveled to Kentucky....Caroline's waiting for the right moment to approach Phyllis, unsure whether her unsuspecting twin will welcome her presence. And she develops a deeper relationship with John--but that's just for the baby's sake. Or is it?
Somebody's Daughter
by David BellIn this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of Bring Her Home and Since She Went Away, a man must save the life of a little girl who just might be his daughter....When Michael Frazier's ex-wife, Erica, unexpectedly shows up on his doorstep, she drops a bombshell that threatens to rip his family apart: Her ten-year-old daughter is missing--and Michael is the father. Unsure whether this is the truth but unwilling to leave the girl's fate to chance, Michael has no choice but to follow the elusive trail of the child he has always wanted but never knew he had.After Michael departs, his wife, Angela, learns shocking news about Erica and fears for the safety of both her husband and the endangered girl. When a stranger, a man who claims a connection to Erica and her missing daughter, knocks on the door, Angela is drawn out into the night--and deep into the tangled web of Michael's past....Over the course of one night, lies that span a decade come bubbling to the surface, putting Michael, his wife, and his whole family in jeopardy. And as the window for a little girl's safe return closes, Michael will have to decide who can be trusted and who is hiding the truth....
Somebody's Dead in Snellville (Sheila Travis Series, #4)
by Patricia SprinkleSheila returns home from a business trip, sick with a cold and longing for some quiet time at home. But her pretty neighbor, Sarah Sims Tait, tells her that a leak has ruined Sheila's kitchen. Sarah Sims invites Sheila to join her large family for dinner and spend the night. The Simses, Taits, and Shaws are hospitable, but it's clear they're involved in a huge fight over what to do with Grandma Sims's land. Should she hold onto it and farm it, or should she sell it to a developer who wants to build a mall? And if she dies first, who will inherit? It's not she, however, but Sarah Sims's greedy mother, Martha Sloan Tait, who is the first murder victim in this case that Sheila, once again assisted by her aunt Mary, must help to solve. The family loves and hates, brawls and protects, schemes for open and hidden reasons as Sheila sorts through the lies, truths, and motives. Another interested party is Andy Lee, the new neighbor whose leak ruined Sheila's kitchen. He's younger than she, but could he be romantically interested in Sheila, or is it Sarah Sims he favors? But Sarah is in love with another man who keeps blowing hot and cold. As usual, Sheila finds the answers in this colorful, fast-paced, entertaining story.
Somebody's Voice
by Ramsey Campbell&“An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that&” - Guillermo del ToroAlex Grand is a successful crime novelist until his latest book is condemned for appropriating the experience of victims of abuse. In a bid to rescue his reputation he ghostwrites a memoir of abuse on behalf of a survivor, Carl Batchelor. Carl&’s account proves to be less than entirely reliable; someone is alive who shouldn&’t be. As Alex investigates the background of Carl&’s accusations his grasp of the truth of the book and of his own involvement begins to crumble. When he has to testify in a court case brought about by Carl&’s memoir, this may be one step too far for his insecure mind…FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Someday the Rabbi Will Leave
by Harry KemelmanWhen a famous amateur sleuth finds himself in the middle of a political scam, it just might spell murder.
Someday the Rabbi Will Leave (The Rabbi Small Mysteries #8)
by Harry KemelmanA puzzling murder draws Rabbi Small into the unseemly world of local politics Since becoming the rabbi at the synagogue in Barnard's Crossing, Massachusetts, David Small has seen his congregation through a fair share of unholy bickering and corruption. So when millionaire Howard Magnuson is elected president of the synagogue, the rabbi isn't surprised that Magnuson wants to bring corporate efficiency to the temple--at the expense of religious tradition. Conflict flares when Rabbi Small refuses, on the basis of temple rules, to officiate the interfaith wedding of Magnuson's daughter to a non-Jewish Boston politician, and the new president calls for the rabbi's dismissal. When another player in Boston politics is killed in a hit-and-run accident and the police suspect a Jewish college student, Rabbi Small fears the undergrad might have been set up--and that Magnuson is involved. The young man's innocence and the future of the temple depend on Rabbi Small solving the case with his signature wit and Judaic wisdom.
Somente Eu (Série Você & Eu #1)
by Lexy TimmsTodos nós precisamos de um lugar onde nos sintamos seguros... Após deixar seu marido abusivo, Katherine Marshall está sozinha pela primeira vez. Ela pulou de cidade em cidade para evitar o homem que tornou sua vida um inferno. Quando parece que ela finalmente encontrou um lugar novo onde começa a se sentir segura, ela fica lentamente confiante que sua vida está melhorando. Um encontro casual com Ben O'Leary estabelece um rumo para sua vida e incendeia sua alma. Ben lançou um negócio que se tornou um sucesso viral quando estava na faculdade e agora, como um empreendedor próspero, ele está mais interessado em maximizar os lucros. Um bilionário vivendo o sonho. Mas tudo isso muda quando ele coloca os olhos em Katherine. As coisas entre os dois esquentam quando eles se apaixonam invariavelmente - isso é, até que ela receba uma visita inesperada que testará a força do relacionamento deles. Você & Eu - Um romance Bad Boy Livro 1 - Somente eu Livro 2 - Toque-me Livro 3 - Beije-me
Someone Always Knows (A Sharon McCone Mystery #32)
by Marcia MullerFinally settled into their new home after losing their house in a fire, and fully established in their new shared offices, private investigator Sharon McCone and her business partner husband Hy are starting to feel comfortable. That calm is shattered when Hy's former colleague Gage Renshaw--a shady troublemaker who they had presumed dead--reappears, and it's unclear what he wants from his prosperous former associate.Meanwhile, Sharon has a new client with a desire to rid a derelict house he's just bought in the city's notorious Western Addition neighborhood from intruders, drug users, and thugs. However, the abandoned house holds its share of secrets, and soon Sharon is contending with more than a simple eyesore as she searches for the individual who is obsessed with destroying her life....
Someone Bad And Something Blue (Angel Crawford #2)
by Miranda Parker"Parker has readers engrossed in the world of shady characters, secrets, romance and lies." --APOOO BookClub Beautiful, brainy, and tough-as-nails, single mom and bail recovery agent turned sleuth Angel Crawford has a lot on her plate. But between crime-solving and kindergarten carpool, it's all in a day's work. . .Ordered to take a vacation, Angel gives in--and sets out to solve the mystery that's got her living on the edge: a disturbing delivery and haunting message that transports her back to the tragic day her fiancé, Gabriel Hwang, was murdered. Convinced the trail to the killer is no longer cold after six long years, Angel embarks on a hunt for the truth that propels her into Atlanta's secretive speakeasy society and a romp around a swamp with a handsome U.S. Marshal that may ruin her future with Pastor Justus Too-Hot-To-Be-Holy Morgan. That is, providing she has a future. . . . Praise for the novels of Miranda Parker"By far one of the most captivating books to read this summer, a page turner with super juicy plot twists." --Fiction Addict on Can't Keep a Bad Bride Down"Parker combines murder, romance, and church scandals amid plenty of suggestive sexuality." --Publishers Weekly on A Good Excuse to Be Bad
Someone Else's Baby
by Ruby SpeechleyA surrogate believes she&’s given her twins to a dangerous couple in this psychological thriller by the author of Gone and Every Little Secret. Charlotte Morgan knows how it feels to desperately want a baby. As a child, seeing her mum devastated by losing her longed-for babies, Charlotte wished another woman could give her mother what she so craved. Now Charlotte&’s a mum herself, and knowing how much love her daughter, Alice, brings into her life, she vows to help others achieve their dreams of becoming a parent. When she meets Malcolm and Brenda on a surrogacy website, it seems that she&’s found the perfect couple. In their late forties, they have wealth and an enviable life, but there&’s just one thing missing—a child of their own. When Charlotte falls pregnant with twins, the couple are overjoyed. And while Charlotte&’s heart breaks as she hands them over, her reward is knowing how much happiness the two tiny babies are going to bring into their life. But are Malcolm and Brenda all they seem? As secrets unravel, Charlotte must face that she has handed her babies over to virtual strangers. And when Malcolm and Brenda disappear without a trace, Charlotte is plunged into a frantic search for the babies she carried— before it&’s too late . . . Perfect for readers of The Girl on the Train, Rachel Abbott, and C. L. Taylor.
Someone Else's House: You're not the only one with the key...
by Jessica Vallance'This is such a brilliant concept I can't believe no-one's ever thought of it before - a psychological thriller set in an Airbnb! . . . so compelling I couldn't put it down''Had me hooked throughout''Really addictive. Full of suspicious characters I promise you'll have no idea who to trust!'____________We all want to live like a local. Stay in a 'home away from home'. But if it's someone else's house, then you're not the only one with the key.Lauren has finally dumped her dead-weight boyfriend, and what better way to celebrate a break-up than by going on holiday with your best friend?Except the holiday isn't turning out as planned - their cosy twosome has become a three and while Barcelona might be heaven, their rented apartment is anything but. It's small, shabby but, more than that, Lauren can't help but feel hunted.As the strange incidents escalate, Lauren and her friends decide to make their escape. But it's when they leave that the real danger begins.____________'An excellent domestic thriller that stays with you long past your bedtime. Incredibly well depicted characters''This had everything - 'feel-for' characters, twisty plot - and the writing style was very smooth and easy, it was one of the best reads I've had in a while''You have no clue who to trust in the story, which is exactly how I like my thrillers, and the added pressure of being in a city that you do not know tightens the mood''The book kept pace until the end pages - an engrossing read'
Someone Else's House: You're not the only one with the key...
by Jessica VallanceReal reader reactions to Jess Vallance'I read this in two sittings but could have read it in one if it wasn't so late!' *****'A book you can't put down, amazing read' *****'Great for fans of Ruth Ware' *****'I genuinely had no idea what was going to happen at the end until I reached the last page.' *****____________We all want to live like a local. Stay in a 'home away from home'. But if it's someone else's house, then you're not the only one with the key.Lauren has finally dumped her dead-weight boyfriend, and what better way to celebrate a break-up than by going on holiday with your best friend? Except the holiday isn't turning out as planned - their cosy twosome has become a three and while Barcelona might be heaven, their rented apartment is anything but. It's small, shabby but, more than that, Lauren can't help but feel hunted.As the strange incidents escalate, Lauren and her friends decide to make their escape. But it's when they leave that the real danger begins.A twisty story of lies, obsession and paranoia that will have you looking over your shoulder as you rush to turn the pages. Perfect for fans of The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena, The Girlfriend by Michelle Francis, The Last Mrs Parrish by Liv Constantine and The Holiday by T.M. Logan.
Someone Else's Skin
by Sarah HilaryThe debut of an exciting new series for fans of Sophie Hannah, Kate Atkinson, and Tana French No two victims are alike. DI Marnie Rome knows this better than most. Five years ago, her family home was the scene of a shocking and bloody crime that left her parents dead and her foster brother in prison. Marnie doesn't talk much about her personal life, preferring to focus on work. Not even her partner, DS Noah Jake, knows much about Marnie's past. Though as one of the few gay officers on the force and half Jamaican to boot, Noah's not one to overshare about his private life either. Now Marnie and Noah are tackling a case of domestic violence, and a different brand of victim. Hope Proctor stabbed her husband in desperate self-defense. A crowd of witnesses in the domestic violence shelter where she's staying saw it happen, but none of them are telling quite the same story, and the simple question remains: how did Leo Proctor get in to the secure shelter? Marnie and Noah shouldn't even have been there when it happened but they were interviewing another resident, Ayana Mirza. They're trying to get Ayana to testify against her brothers for pouring bleach on her face for bringing dishonor the family, and blinding her in one eye. But Ayana knows that her brothers are looking for her, and she has no doubt that they'll kill her this time. As the violence spirals, engulfing the residents of the women's shelter, Marnie finds herself drawn into familiar territory: A place where the past casts long shadows and she must tread carefully to survive.
Someone Else's Skin (D.I. Marnie Rome #1)
by Sarah HilaryWinner of the Theakston's 2015 Crime Novel of the Year, and a 2014 Richard and Judy Book Club pick.SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN has been acclaimed as 'stunning' by Mark Billingham and 'superbly disturbing' by the Observer. Introducing DI Marnie Rome, this powerful novel that will enthral fans of Val McDermid, Alex Marwood and Claire Mackintosh.'A stunning debut' Mark BillinghamCalled to a women's refuge to take a routine witness statement, DI Marnie Rome instead walks in on an attempted murder.Trying to uncover the truth from layers of secrets, Marnie finds herself confronting her own demons. Because she, of all people, knows that it can be those closest to us we should fear the most . . .
Someone Else's Skin: (DI Marnie Rome) (D.I. Marnie Rome #1)
by Sarah HilaryDevastating, brilliant and heralding an outstanding new talent in crime fiction, SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN is the crime debut of the year.Some secrets keep you safe, others will destroy you...Detective Inspector Marnie Rome. Dependable; fierce; brilliant at her job; a rising star in the ranks. Everyone knows how Marnie fought to come back from the murder of her parents, but very few know what is going on below the surface. Because Marnie has secrets she won't share with anyone.But then so does everyone. Certainly those in the women's shelter Marnie and Detective Sergeant Noah Jake visit on that fateful day. The day when they arrive to interview a resident, only to find one of the women's husbands, who shouldn't have been there, lying stabbed on the floor.As Marnie and Noah investigate the crime further, events begin to spiral and the violence escalates. Everyone is keeping secrets, some for survival and some, they suspect, to disguise who they really are under their skin.Now, if Marnie is going to find the truth she will have to face her own demons head on. Because the time has come for secrets to be revealed...(P)2014 Headline Digital
Someone Had to Do It: A Novel
by Danielle Brown Amber Brown"A dark and riveting page-turner with an intelligent twist." —Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw ManSOMEONE HAD TO MAKE HIM PAY. SOMEONE HAD TO TAKE HER DOWN.Brandi Maxwell is living the dream as an intern at prestigious New York fashion house Simon Van Doren. Except &“living the dream&” looks more like scrubbing puke from couture dresses worn by hard-partying models and putting up with microaggressions from her white colleagues. Still, she can&’t help but fangirl over Simon&’s it-girl daughter, Taylor. Until one night, at a glamorous Van Doren party, when Brandi overhears something she shouldn&’t have, and her fate becomes dangerously intertwined with Taylor&’s. Model and influencer Taylor Van Doren has everything…and is this close to losing it all. Her fashion mogul father will donate her inheritance to charity if she fails her next drug test, and he&’s about to marry someone nearly as young as Taylor, further threatening her stake in the family fortune. But Taylor deserves the money that&’s rightfully hers. And she&’ll go to any lengths to get it, even if that means sacrificing her famous father in the process. All she needs is the perfect person to take the fall…Don't miss Amber & Danielle Brown's next thriller, PERFECT LITTLE LIVES, where some secrets are worth killing for!