Tato autorka se proslavila svými napínavými detektivními dramaty s výraznými postavami, často zasazenými do historických kulis. Její tvorba se hluboce noří do toho, jak minulost ovlivňuje současnost, a fascinují ji složité morální a behaviorální aspekty lidské povahy. Autorka zkoumá nejednoznačné oblasti etiky a chování a často se zaměřuje na psychologickou hloubku svých postav. Její díla, překládaná do mnoha jazyků, rezonují s čtenáři díky svému poutavému stylu a zkoumání věčných témat.
Spisovatelku Leah, která zrovna trpí nedostatkem inspirace, požádá její bývalý přítel, aby mu pomohla identifikovat tělo vojáka z 1. světové války, u něhož se našly dva dopisy, adresované Hester Cannigové a odkazující k dávné tragédii. Leah, zaujata příběhem, začíná pomalu rozkrývat dávný příběh osudové lásky, která člověka může dohnat až k šílenství, a hrůzné vraždy.
Erica Calcottová se svou sestrou Beth přijíždí na starobylé sídlo, kde trávily svá bezstarostná dětská léta. Když se však Erica začne probírat starými dopisy a knihami, které v domě zanechaly generace jejích předků, krutě si připomene dávnou tragédii, kdy její malý bratranec Henry nepochopitelně zmizel. Erica se rozhodne přijít záhadě na kloub a zbavit Beth pocitů viny, který jí léta tíží, ale neví, že na ni čekají tajemství ještě mnohem strašnější.
From the bestselling author of The Legacy, comes a compelling novel exploring guilt, love and confronting the truth, all set against the backdrop of war
"Joan Seabrook, a fledgling archaeologist, has fulfilled her lifelong dream to travel to Arabia and has arrived in the ancient city of Muscat with her fiance, Rory. Desperate to escape the pain of a personal tragedy, she longs to explore the desert fort of Jabrin and unearth the wonders held within. But Oman is a land lost in time, in the midst of violent upheaval, and gaining permission to explore could prove impossible. Joan's disappointment is only eased by the thrill of meeting her childhood heroine, pioneering explorer Maude Vickery, and hearing the stories that captured her imagination as a child. The friendship that forms between the two women will change everything. Both women have desires to fulfill and secrets to keep. As their bond grows, Joan is inspired by the thrill of her new friend's past and finds herself swept up in a bold and dangerous adventure of Maude's making. Only too late does she begin to question her actions - actions that will spark a wild, and potentially devastating, chain of events."--Page [4] 0f cover.
From the bestselling author of The Legacy, comes a compelling and evocative novel about murder, lies and friendship against all odds.
England, 1937. In the village of Blacknowle on the Dorset coast, fourteen-year-old Mitzy Hatcher has endured a wild and lonely upbringing. Shunned by her neighbours, the arrival of renowned artist Charles Aubrey, along with his exotic mistress and their daughters, is like a breath of fresh air. As Charles's muse, Mitzy develops a deep and abiding bond with the Aubrey household over the course of the following three summers. Gradually, Mitzy begins to perceive a future she had never thought possible, and a powerful love is kindled in her. A love that will grow as she does: from innocence to obsession; from childish infatuation to something far more complex. It will be almost seventy-five years before the consequences of this potent desire are fully played out, as a young man in an art gallery looks at a hastily drawn portrait and wonders at the intensity of it. The questions he asks will lead him back to Blacknowle, and draw him to the truth about those fevered summers in the 1930s. Moving from the wilds of the Dorset coast to the intoxicating heat of a Moroccan summer, A Half Forgotten Song explores the quixotic nature of memory - and the perils of obsessive love.
Rachel Crofton escapes her unhappy employment as a governess by marrying a self-made businessman. But her new life soon takes an unexpected turn
The story delves into Erica Calcott's return to Storton Manor after her grandmother's death, where childhood memories flood back, particularly the mysterious disappearance of her cousin Henry. As Erica sorts through belongings, she grapples with unresolved family trauma and the need to confront the past. Driven by a desire to bring closure to her sister and herself, Erica embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind Henry's vanishing, intertwining themes of memory, family dynamics, and the haunting shadows of unresolved mysteries.
The international bestselling author of THE LEGACY returns with a searing new novel of secrets and feuds, set in 1920s Italy.
Puglia, 1921. Leandro Cardetta, born into poverty, emigrated to America to make his fortune and has returned home to southern Italy a rich man, accompanied by his glamorous wife, Marcie, an ex-showgirl fighting middle age. Now Leandro has money enough to hire renowned English architect, Boyd Kinsgley, to renovate a crumbling palazzo into an Art Deco statement of wealth, and host Boyd's teenage son and his diffident young second wife, Clare, for one extraordinary summer. Under the burning sky, beyond the luxury of Leandro's home, tensions are high. Veterans of the Great War are desperate for work and food. Among these is Ettore, Leandro's nephew. Gripped by grief at the loss of his fiancée, Ettore has sworn to identify Livia's killer, and take his revenge. He is too proud to go to his uncle for charity, but when he injures himself one day, he has no choice but to knock on Leandro's door. Meeting Clare there will change everything - and in the most violent way. During the fierce summer of 1921, all these lives converge. Exactly how did Leandro grow rich in America, and what is the strange hold he has over Boyd? What happened to the first Mrs Kingsley, and what secret haunts the outwardly exuberant Marcie Cardetta? Hearts will be broken, blood will be spilt and the hardest of life's lessons will be learnt as shadows fall.