Lindsay Jayne Ashford Knihy

Inspirováno životem Agathy Christie. Agatha Christie chce zapomenout na své nevydařené manželství, které po mužově nevěře skončilo rozvodem, a tak se zlomeným srdcem a pod falešným jménem nastupuje do Orient expresu, aby alespoň na nějaký čas utekla co nejdál. A není jedinou cestující, která skrývá tajemství. Její spolucestující Katharine Keelingová, jejíž manželství skončilo tragicky po šesti měsících, je velmi přitažlivá žena, za níž se muži otáčejí, ona si ale své ženství plně vychutnat nemůže. Trojlístek doplňuje čerstvě provdaná Nancy Nelsonová, která však pod srdcem nosí dítě jiného muže, s nímž se brzy shledá, nebo v to alespoň doufá. Všechny tři ženy pečlivě tají svou minulost, ale jak se vlak blíží na Blízký východ, jejich životní příběhy se překvapivě proplétají a nečekaně rozvíjejí. Ženy pomalu a opatrně sdílí svou bolest a utvářejí mezi sebou přátelské pouto s puncem sdíleného tajemství.

As World War II rages, love, mystery, and secrets collide on the English coast in a riveting novel by the bestselling author of The Snow Gypsy. In April 1943 a young woman washes ashore on a deserted beach in Cornwall, England. With shorn hair and a number stitched on her tattered chemise, Alice is the survivor of a ship torpedoed by a German U-boat. She's found by the mysterious Viscount Jack Trewella, who suspects that she's a prisoner of war or a spy. But the secret Alice asks Jack to keep is one he could never have guessed, and it creates an intimate bond he never expected. With her true identity hidden beneath the waves, Alice grasps the chance to reinvent herself. But as she begins to fall for Jack, she discovers he has secrets too--ones echoing the legend of a mermaid said to lure men into the dark depths of the sea. For two strangers in the shadow of war, lost love, and haunting memories, is it time to let go of the past? Or to finally face it--whatever the risks?

For three women in postwar Germany, 1945 is a time of hope--lost and found--in this powerful novel by the bestselling author of The Woman on the Orient Express. Just weeks after World War II ends, three women from different corners of the world arrive in Germany to run a Displaced Persons camp. They long to help rebuild shattered lives--including their own... For Martha, going to Germany provides an opportunity to escape Brooklyn and a violent marriage. Arriving from England is orphaned Kitty. She hopes working at the camp will bring her closer to her parents, last seen before the war began. For Delphine, Paris has been a city of ghosts after her husband and son died in Dachau. Working at the camp is her chance to find meaning again by helping other victims of Hitler's regime. Charged with the care of more than two thousand camp residents, Martha, Delphine, and Kitty draw on each other's strength to endure and to give hope when all seems lost. Among these strangers and survivors, they might find the love and closure they need to heal their hearts and leave their troubled pasts behind.

In this gripping first novel from a trained criminologist, Megan Rhys has been asked to advise on the murders of two young prostitutes, dumped like rubbish in the streets. But there is something wrong with the information the police are giving her. Someone is trying to manipulate her investigation - and she is starting to doubt her own judgement. Now the killings are mounting up, and someone is breaking into Megan's house. She is being pressurised towards a solution, and everyone is trying to control her - including the murderer. Will she discover the truth in time?

At the close of World War II, London is in ruins and Rose Daniel isn't at peace. Eight years ago, her brother disappeared while fighting alongside Gypsy partisans in Spain. From his letters, Rose has just two clues to his whereabouts - his descriptions of the spectacular south slopes of the Sierra Nevada and his love for a woman who was carrying his child.In Spain, it has been eight years since Lola Aragon's family was massacred. Eight years since she rescued a newborn girl from the arms of her dying mother and ran for her life. She has always believed that nothing could make her return ... until a plea for help comes from a desperate stranger.Now, Rose, Lola and the child set out on a journey from the wild marshes of the Camargue to the dazzling peaks of Spain's ancient mountain communities. As they come face-to-face with war's darkest truths, their lives will be changed forever by memories, secrets and friendships.

Twenty-six years have passed since the death of Jane Austen. Armed with a lock of Austen's hair as perhaps her best clue, Anne Sharp, former governess to the Austen family and Jane's close friend, has decided at least to tell her story -- a story of family intrigues, shocking secrets, forbidden loves, and maybe even murder.

Two women disturb the dark history of a deceptively quiet postwar Cornwall village in a haunting novel by the bestselling author of A Feather on the Water and The Woman on the Orient Express. It's winter 1947 when newlyweds Ellen and Tony Wylde move into an abandoned Cornish farmhouse overlooking the sea. For both, it's a new beginning in the country, and together they're bringing Carreg Cottage back to life. Yet Ellen can't hide a creeping unease. There's the ominous iconography painted on their bedroom ceiling, the sinister doll hidden away in the chimney. And Tony seems more familiar with the peculiar villagers than he's letting on. Meanwhile, after nearly a decade away, young Iris returns to Cornwall seeking sanctuary in memories and longing for what she lost as a child. It was here that her mother died on the moors under a shroud of mystery and rumor--and was last seen alive in the isolated, long-shuttered cottage the Wyldes now call home. Discovering more about each other and themselves, Ellen and Iris soon unite in a quest to uncover every dark secret this village--and the West Country mist--holds before it destroys them.

Ein schillernder Roman über die goldene Epoche des Films von Bestsellerautorin Lindsay Ashford. Kalkutta, 1931: Die 19-jährige Estelle Thompson geht leidenschaftlich gern ins Kino. Denn nur in der Geborgenheit eines Lichtspielhauses kann sie vergessen, dass sie als »Mischling« weder Teil der britischen noch der indischen Gesellschaft sein kann. Ihr Leben ändert sich von Grund auf, als die junge Schönheit einen Amerikaner mit Verbindungen nach Hollywood kennenlernt. Sie verlässt Indien und ihr Weg führt sie ins aufregende London der dreißiger Jahre. Sie will ihre Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen – aus Estelle Thompson wird die Leinwandgöttin Merle Oberon. Sie lebt ihren Traum, doch sie weiß, dass es damit sofort vorbei ist, wenn jemand von ihrer indischen Abstammung erfährt …