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You Will Pay Dearly
by Corinna TaylorHe knew that it was a matter of seconds, that there was no longer any salvation. In those moments I think I saw my whole life pass before me. Yes, it is as they say; I don't know when, maybe when I heard the shot, maybe when the bullet entered my body, it doesn't matter. The fact is that I was able to see everything from the beginning, and it made it until my wedding day. I was nervous, surrounded by my relatives, it was horribly hot. In Miami, located at the altar of the Gesu Catholic Church, everything was majestic, although not enough to contain my tears.
You Will Remember Me: A Novel
by Hannah Mary McKinnon"Riveting, smart, and utterly diabolical."—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of Confessions on the 7:45An unputdownable amnesia thriller that begs the question: how can you trust anyone when you can't even trust yourself?Forget the truth.Remember the lies.He wakes up on a deserted beach in Maryland with a gash on his head and wearing only swim trunks. He can&’t remember who he is. Everything—his identity, his life, his loved ones—has been replaced by a dizzying fog of uncertainty. But returning to his Maine hometown in search of the truth uncovers more questions than answers.Lily Reid thinks she knows her boyfriend, Jack. Until he goes missing one night, and her frantic search reveals that he&’s been lying to her since they met, desperate to escape a dark past he&’d purposely left behind.Maya Scott has been trying to find her estranged stepbrother, Asher, since he disappeared without a trace. Having him back, missing memory and all, feels like a miracle. But with a mutual history full of devastating secrets, how far will Maya go to ensure she alone takes them to the grave?Shared fates intertwine in a twisty, explosive novel of suspense, where unearthing the past might just mean being buried beneath it."Skillfully plotted and paced, every twist deepens the story until it explodes with an ending that made me gasp.&”—Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife and He Started It
You Will Suffer (The Agency #3)
by Alexandra IvyAn Oklahoma killer draws a defense lawyer and a former FBI agent into a deadly game in this romantic thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. Defense attorney Ellie Guthrie recently opened her own law firm in small midwestern town of Curry, Oklahoma. But the reception has been less than welcoming. Ellie&’s tires are slashed. Dead rats are dumped on her patio. Thankfully, former FBI agent Nate Marcel insists on watching out for his new neighbor. Because vandalism is only the beginning of what&’s in store for Ellie. When bodies begin turning up, what appears to be a string of fatal overdoses turns out to be something much more sinister. There&’s a killer in town, toying with Ellie, drawing both her and Nate into a web of murder and vengeance. To stop the nightmare, she&’ll have to unearth this small community&’s dark and twisted past…before it&’s her turn to die.
You Will Suffer: A gripping, chilling, unputdownable thriller (The Agency)
by Alexandra IvyA new gripping, chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author, Alexandra Ivy. If you love Karen Rose, Karin Slaughter and Lisa Gardner, you'll LOVE Alexandra Ivy! Readers are raving about her!'5 stars all the way because you will not put it down''Well written and thoroughly credible...guaranteed to blow you away'Someone has a secret. One worth killing for.The rolling fields outside Curry, Oklahoma, are a beautiful spot to ramble on a spring day...and a lonely place to die. Rejecting her judge father's prestigious connections, Ellie Guthrie opened her own law firm in Curry. But something strange is going on. Ellie's tires are slashed. Dead rats are dumped on her patio. And then bodies begin turning up - supposed overdoses that her neighbour, former FBI agent Nate Marcel, suspects are something much more sinister.There's a killer in town, toying with her, drawing both Ellie and Nate into a web of murder and vengeance. To find answers, she'll have to unearth this small community's dark and twisted past...before it's her turn to die.Look for more page-turning suspense from Alexandra Ivy with Pretend You're Safe and What Are You Afraid Of?, out now.
You Won't Let Me Finnish
by Joan FlemingWhen Hector, which proves to be his name, comes to Helsinki, Finland, he's lost an ear and his memory. He turns up at the door of the embassy with a satchel full of money. The Ambassador, his secretary, a girl called Dolly Darling and an old man called Uncle Vanya try to put him together again, and in doing so find themselves in the centre of a strange adventure.'Rich and strange, swimming with odd characters, alive with curious adventures' The Times
You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead
by Tess James-MackeyThe only thing worse than being lost . . . is being found. Keely planned to keep her head down at her new school - she isn't there to make friends or memories, she just wants to be left alone. In order to get into college, she is roped into a programme that involves camping in the Welsh wilderness with five over-keen try-hards. Her plan is to keep her head down, keep her mouth shut and get through the next few days.But Keely is running from something. Something that drove her family out of their home and to this quiet town. And when her fellow explorers start disappearing and the bodies begin to pile up, she has to ask herself: did she run far enough?The second spine-chilling standalone from the author of Someone is Watching You, Tess James-Mackey.
You Wouldn't Catch Me Dead
by Tess James-MackeyThe only thing worse than being lost . . . is being found. Keely planned to keep her head down at her new school - she isn't there to make friends or memories, she just wants to be left alone. In order to get into college, she is roped into a programme that involves camping in the Welsh wilderness with five over-keen try-hards. Her plan is to keep her head down, keep her mouth shut and get through the next few days.But Keely is running from something. Something that drove her family out of their home and to this quiet town. And when her fellow explorers start disappearing and the bodies begin to pile up, she has to ask herself: did she run far enough?The second spine-chilling standalone from the author of Someone is Watching You, Tess James-Mackey.
You and I, Me and You (BOFFO, Book #3)
by Maryjanice DavidsonThe final book in Davidson's laugh-out-loud trilogy featuring an unconventional FBI agent who finds love in the most unexpected places Candice (and her sisters) has moved in with Patrick and everything is more than she could have ever dreamed. Except why does the dreamy Dr. Gallo keep popping up unexpectedly in her fantasies? When her pleasantly steady love life suddenly starts looking pretty darn shaky, Candice and her sisters find themselves knee-deep in a new case that brings the escaped ThreeFer Killers back onto the scene. The stakes are higher, the danger more real, the hijinks more hilarious, and the love and passion are more delicious in this final book of an unforgettable trilogy.
You'd Be Surprised
by Peter CheyneyBlood's runnin' down my face from where this guy's just bust me, my nose feels like it's split in half. Then this dame gets up an' strolls over to me - I reckon I am not lookin' quite so good.She says: 'Well for cryin' out loud.'Is this my big day or is it?She stands lookin' at me, sippin' champagne. 'So you're a big "G" man,' she says. 'Well, personally, if you hadn't got a lot comin' to you I would take a bust at you myself, you lousy, crawlin', gum-shoein' dick. Have a drop of liquor, big boy.' She pours the contents of her glass over my face. It stings like hell, but I'm tellin' you it was good liquor.
You'd Be Surprised (Lemmy Caution)
by Peter CheyneyBlood's runnin' down my face from where this guy's just bust me, my nose feels like it's split in half. Then this dame gets up an' strolls over to me - I reckon I am not lookin' quite so good.She says: 'Well for cryin' out loud.'Is this my big day or is it?She stands lookin' at me, sippin' champagne. 'So you're a big "G" man,' she says. 'Well, personally, if you hadn't got a lot comin' to you I would take a bust at you myself, you lousy, crawlin', gum-shoein' dick. Have a drop of liquor, big boy.' She pours the contents of her glass over my face. It stings like hell, but I'm tellin' you it was good liquor.
You'd Better Believe It
by Bill JamesThe first title in the popular Harpur and Iles series.Harpur's domain is a small seaport city south of London. It's not unusual for the big-town criminals to consider such a spot as easy prey. At such times a policeman must rely keenly upon his colleagues, to be sure, and also upon his retinue of narks. This time it's a Lloyd's Bank branch that's the target. When the heist is postponed, a policeman is killed. One nark, then another, is murdered.As Harpur becomes driven to his limit, he must bypass regulations and settle things once and for all with a vicious crook named Holly. But not necessarily on his own terms.
You'd Better Believe It (Harpur and Iles #27)
by Bill JamesThe first title in the popular Harpur and Iles series.Harpur's domain is a small seaport city south of London. It's not unusual for the big-town criminals to consider such a spot as easy prey. At such times a policeman must rely keenly upon his colleagues, to be sure, and also upon his retinue of narks. This time it's a Lloyd's Bank branch that's the target. When the heist is postponed, a policeman is killed. One nark, then another, is murdered.As Harpur becomes driven to his limit, he must bypass regulations and settle things once and for all with a vicious crook named Holly. But not necessarily on his own terms.
You'd Look Better as a Ghost: A Novel
by Joanna WallaceNational bestseller&“Refreshingly original and laugh-out-loud funny.&” —Clare Mackintosh, New York Times bestselling author of The Last PartyA comic thriller following the trials and tribulations of Claire, a part-time serial killer, who is keen to keep her favorite hobby a secret—despite the efforts of a determined blackmailerThe night after her father's funeral, Claire meets Lucas in a bar. Lucas doesn't know it, but it's not a chance meeting. One thoughtless mistyped email has put him in the crosshairs of an extremely put-out serial killer. But before they make eye contact, before Claire lets him buy her a drink—even before she takes him home and carves him up into little pieces—something about that night is very wrong. Because someone is watching Claire. Someone who is about to discover her murderous little hobby.The thing is, it's not sensible to tangle with a part-time serial killer, even one who is distracted by attending a weekly bereavement support group and trying to get her art career off the ground. Will Claire finish off her blackmailer before her pursuer reveals all? Let the games begin . . .
You'll Always Remember Me (Black Mask)
by Keith Alan Deutsch Steve FisherIn military school, a teenager holds a secret that could save a young man from the gallowsClark's is the finest military institution on the West Coast, but pay them enough and they'll take anybody. That's how Martin Thorpe ended up there, a fourteen-year-old boy with a habit of getting thrown out of boarding schools. Too smart for his own good, Thorpe is currently obsessed with the trial of Tommy Smith--a young man who has just been sentenced to hang for murdering his father. Thorpe has been dating Tommy's sister, was at the house the night of the murder, and may know something that could save Tommy's life.The detective investigating the case has questions for Thorpe. Why were Tommy and his father fighting that night? What did Thorpe hear the old man say before he was killed? And why does Thorpe have such a blood-stained permanent record? In this chilling Black Mask classic, nothing is more terrifying than what lurks at the back of the mind of Martin Thorpe.This ebook features an introduction by Keith Alan Deutsch.
You'll Be the Death of Me
by Karen M. McManusFrom the author of One of Us Is Lying comes a brand-new pulse-pounding thriller. It's Ferris Bueller's Day Off with murder when three old friends relive an epic ditch day, and it goes horribly—and fatally—wrong. <P><P>Ivy, Mateo, and Cal used to be close. Now all they have in common is Carlton High and the beginning of a very bad day. Type A Ivy lost a student council election to the class clown, and now she has to face the school, humiliated. Heartthrob Mateo is burned out from working two jobs since his family’s business failed. And outsider Cal just got stood up . . . again. So when the three unexpectedly run into each other, they decide to avoid their problems by ditching. Just the three of them, like old times. <P><P>Except they’ve barely left the parking lot before they run out of things to say. . . . . . until they spot another Carlton High student skipping school—and follow him to the scene of his own murder. In one chance move, their day turns from dull to deadly. And it’s about to get worse. It turns out Ivy, Mateo, and Cal still have some things in common...like a connection to the dead kid. And they’re all hiding something. Could it be that their chance reconnection wasn’t by chance after all? Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock! <P><P><b>A New York Times Best Seller</b>
You'll Find Out
by Lisa JacksonFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, 2 classic tales of danger and desire in 1 thrilling, collectable volume for fans of Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Colleen Hoover, and Laura Griffin.The Shadow of Time After four long years, Mara has come to accept losing Shane in a tragic bombing overseas. Inexplicably, he&’s back, mad as hell that she didn&’t wait for him, and determined to claim his daughter. But Mara isn&’t the only one shocked by his return, and someone will do whatever it takes to make sure there are no new beginnings.Gypsy Wind Ever since the scandal that almost destroyed her family horse farm, Becca has tried to keep her feelings for Brig Chambers reined in. His accusations already cost her so much. Yet there&’s as much desire between them as there is distrust—enough to blind them both to an enemy that&’s never gone away.
You'll Miss Me When I'm Gone
by Kevin O'BrienA woman worries her teenage nephew may be a monstrous killer in this thriller by New York Times–bestselling author of No One Needs to Know.No ForgivenessAndrea Boyle moved to Seattle to give her seventeen-year-old nephew, Spencer, a fresh start after the death of his parents. Andrea has found her own new beginning with Luke, a successful playwright and father of a teenage son, Damon. The boys appear to have little in common, but in truth they share a private torment . . .No RemorseWhen a tragedy befalls Damon, it&’s just the beginning of a nightmare that unfolds. But the worst is yet to come once a dark secret from Spencer&’s past is exposed. And when Luke is brutally attacked, both of their futures are at stake.No Second ChanceNow it&’s up to Andrea to prove Spencer&’s innocence to the police—and to herself. Because for reasons she has revealed to no one, even Andrea can&’t help questioning the truth—and fearing that she may be next to pay the ultimate price . . .Praise for You&’ll Miss Me When I&’m Gone &“You&’ll Miss Me When I&’m Gone has a fast-moving plot that helps maintain its high level of suspense and surprise.&” —Bookreporter
You'll Never Find Me: A Novel (Angelhart Investigations #1)
by Allison BrennanNothing brings family together like crime. In the first book in the thrilling new Angelhart series from New York Times bestselling author Allison Brennan, private investigator Margot Angelhart helps clients the law overlooks, but when she takes on a case more dangerous than she imagined, teaming up with her estranged siblings may be her only hope for survival.Working alone as a private investigator is tough. Estranged from her PI family, Margo Angelhart does what she must to get by—including taking on sordid cases that pay the bills, even if she&’d rather be helping those the justice system has failed.That is, until a cheating husband case she&’s working intersects with her siblings&’ corporate espionage investigation, forcing Margo to cooperate with the Angelhart firm. Now, as the siblings compare notes, it&’s clear they need to work together before a white-collar crime escalates to murder.With far more questions than answers and a key suspect on the run, they&’ll need the whole family to pitch in. But as they investigate the ever-twisting mystery, Margo isn&’t sharing everything. Can she learn to trust her family and heal their once-close relationship before her secrets put those she loves most in danger?Angelhart InvestigationsNovella 0.5: Into the FireBook 1: You'll Never Find Me
You'll Never Know, Dear: A Novel of Suspense
by Hallie EphronAn addictive novel of psychological suspense from the award-winning author of Night Night, Sleep Tight, about three generations of women haunted by a little girl’s disappearance, and the porcelain doll that may hold the key to the truth . . .Seven-year-old Lissie Woodham and her four-year-old sister Janey were playing with their porcelain dolls in the front yard when an adorable puppy scampered by. Eager to pet the pretty dog, Lissie chased after the pup as it ran down the street. When she returned to the yard, Janey’s precious doll was gone . . . and so was Janey.Forty years after Janey went missing, Lis—now a mother with a college-age daughter of her own—still blames herself for what happened. Every year on the anniversary of her sister’s disappearance, their mother, Miss Sorrel, places a classified ad in the local paper with a picture of the toy Janey had with her that day—a one-of-a-kind porcelain doll—offering a generous cash reward for its return. For years, there’s been no response. But this year, the doll came home.It is the first clue in a decades-old mystery that is about to turn into something far more sinister—endangering Lis and the lives of her mother and daughter as well. Someone knows the truth about what happened all those years ago, and is desperate to keep it hidden.
You'll Thank Me for This: A Novel
by Nina SiegalA pulse-pounding psychologicalthriller based on the popular Dutch tradition of blindfolding and dropping teens and pre-teens in the middle of a forest — and what happens when it goes horribly wrong. Twelve-year old Karin is blindfolded and dropped into the Hoge Veluwe National Forest with three other children. With nothing but a few basic supplies and emergency food, the children are tasked with working together to navigate one of the Netherlands' most beautiful and wild locations and return to where their families are anxiously waiting. Karin quickly finds herself at odds with two of the older teens, and suddenly looks up to see that the other children have vanished. As Karin struggles against the elements to find her way back, she soon realizes that something far more sinister lurks in the woods. Grace, Karin&’s mother and an American married to a Dutch husband, has been nervous about this practice from the start. At first she tells herself the space is good for her daughter, but as the hours begin to tick by and the children fail to arrive at their designated campsite, she becomes certain something has gone horribly wrong. As Karin fights for survival, and Grace hastens to find her daughter, the night culminates in the reveal of a deadly secret—and a shocking confrontation—that will push each of them to her edge.
You're Dead Without Money
by James Hadley ChaseJoey Luck and his daughter Cindy are small-time criminals going nowhere fast, until they join forces with Vin Pinna, a hardened criminal on the run from Miami. They soon begin to set their sights higher and turn their hands to kidnapping. But their hostage, ex-movie star Don Elliot, seems to have different ideas. When he wants in they form a 'quartet in crime', and this time the stakes are higher still - eight Russian stamps worth a million dollars.'Realistic and suspenseful far beyond his average' Observer
You're Dead Without Money (Murder Room #851)
by James Hadley ChaseJoey Luck and his daughter Cindy are small-time criminals going nowhere fast, until they join forces with Vin Pinna, a hardened criminal on the run from Miami. They soon begin to set their sights higher and turn their hands to kidnapping. But their hostage, ex-movie star Don Elliot, seems to have different ideas. When he wants in they form a 'quartet in crime', and this time the stakes are higher still - eight Russian stamps worth a million dollars.'Realistic and suspenseful far beyond his average' Observer
You're Dead to Me
by Amy Christine ParkerGossip Girl meets Happy Death Day in this YA horror novel following high school outcast and anonymous social media gossip Ruby, who comes face-to-face with her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress. With less than a week until the dance, Ruby must unmask her killer—or die trying.Ruby is a scholarship senior at elite Oleander High School with a chip on her shoulder and an attitude to match—which she puts to good use as the infamous local anonymous gossip blogger ReputationKiller. When she&’s outed as the voice behind the account, the entire town turns against her.But after she&’s scared witless by a vision of her own ghost dressed in a blood-splattered prom dress, she is faced with an awful truth. Someone out there doesn&’t just hate her—they want her dead.With less than a week until the prom, Ruby starts investigating. Turns out Oleander Bay isn&’t the picture-perfect resort town it appears to be. With so many secrets, scandals, and people hell-bent on covering them up at all costs, the murderer could be anyone. Can Ruby beat the clock counting down to prom—and her death—and survive the night?
You're Invited
by Amanda JayatissaWhat could be worse than your ex-boyfriend marrying your childhood best friend? Getting accused of her murder… From the award-winning author of My Sweet Girl comes a dangerously addictive new thriller about a lavish Sri Lankan wedding celebration that not everyone will survive.When Amaya is invited to Kaavi&’s over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, she is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: She must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost. But as the week of wedding celebrations begin and rumors about Amaya&’s past begin to swirl, she can&’t help but feel like she also has a target on her back. When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, all evidence points to Amaya. However, nothing is as it seems as Jayatissa expertly unravels that each wedding guest has their own dark secret and agenda, and Amaya may not be the only one with a plan to keep the bride from getting her happily ever after…
You're Invited: the hottest summer thriller for 2022 - be whisked away to a Sri Lankan wedding with no happy ever after
by Amanda JayatissaWhen Amaya is invited to Kaavi's over-the-top wedding in Sri Lanka, Amaya is surprised and a little hurt to hear from her former best-friend after so many years of radio silence. But when Amaya learns that the groom is her very own ex-boyfriend, she is consumed by a single thought: she must stop the wedding from happening, no matter the cost.But Amaya might not be the only one with a plan to keep the bride from getting her happily ever after. When Kaavi goes missing and is presumed dead, the evidence points towards Amaya.Caught between excessive Sri Lankan wedding celebrations, old wounds and dark secrets, will Amaya be able to prove she's being framed for a murder she's almost positive she didn't commit?