Gregg Olsen Knihy

Adam a Sophie Warnerovi přijíždějí se svou tříletou dcerou na prodloužený víkend do přírodní rezervace Hood Canal ve státě Washington. Tři historické chatky u vody nabízejí ideální prostředí pro rodinnou relaxaci a možná i pro oživení jejich ochladlého manželství. První den Adam vezme dceru na loďku na lov krabů a ústřic, ale když jsou více než sto metrů od břehu, ozve se výkřik. Bezmocně sledují, jak neznámý cizinec přepadá Sophii a táhne ji pryč. Sophie beze stopy zmizí. Únos má svědky – sousedka Teresa, která hlídá vnoučata, a starší muž venčící psa, oba viděli, co se stalo. Sousedé Kristen a Connor Mossovi tvrdí, že o únosu nevědí nic víc než z médií. Adamova záchrana přichází v podobě jeho dávné přítelkyně, místní policejní vyšetřovatelky Lee Husemannové, která se snaží Sophii najít. Jak Lee skládá jednotlivé dílky matoucí skládačky, Adamova paranoia roste a životy všech aktérů se nečekaně proplétají. Ukazuje se, že každý má něco, co skrývá, a to nejen před cizími lidmi, ale i před těmi, s nimiž sdílejí každou noc.

Tělo mladé ženy leží s rozpaženýma rukama. Rty jsou pootevřené. Obličej nedotčený a vlasy rozprostřené kolem hlavy jako vějíř. Zrzka. Jako ty ostatní. Když se v opuštěné zátoce Mystery Bay najde tělo Leann Truittové, jako jedna z prvních se na místo činu dostane Megan Carpenterová. Oběť má charakteristické rány na zápěstích, kotnících a krku, kde byla spoutaná. Ale to není všechno, vedle Leannina těla leží záhadný symbol vyškrábaný do kamene. Během vyšetřování má Megan na starost začínající zástupkyni šerifa Ronnie Marshovou a pak náhle začne dostávat znepokojivé vzkazy. Někdo zná její traumatizující minulost. Vědí, co udělala. Megan je odhodlaná neztratit koncentraci a brzy objeví znepokojivou souvislost mezi Leanninou brutální vraždou a zatím nevyřešenými vraždami dvou dalších žen – všechno jsou to zrzky se stejnými zraněními na těle, na místech činů je vyrytý totožný symbol a nejzajímavější je fakt, že všechny tři byly těhotné.

Když Ruth Turnerová vejde do kanceláře šerifa a tvrdí, že její sestra Ida Wheatonová je už déle než měsíc nezvěstná, instinkty detektiva Megan Carpenterové říkají, že je třeba udělat víc, než jen podat hlášení. Spěchá k Idinu statku v kopcích nad Snow Creek a najde její dospívající děti samotné a vyděšené. Nemůže si nevšimnout, že tu není televize, žádné videohry, nic z vnějšího světa. Cosi na rodině Wheatonových nesedí a Megan se vrací bolestné vzpomínky z dětství.Pak je v opuštěném pickupu poblíž domu Wheatonových objeveno tělo a Megan je přesvědčena, že spolu případy souvisí. A aby mohla dopadnout vraha, musí nejprve odhalit tajemství izolované komunity Snow Creek. Sama má ale svá vlastní tajemství...Vzadu v její skříni je schovaná krabice kazet s nahrávkami jejích terapeutických sezení před více než třinácti lety. Dokáže se konečně postavit minulosti? A pomůže jí znovuprožití vlastního bolestného příběhu vyřešit složitý případ, který se rozplétá v kopcích nad Snow Creek, než bude ztracen další nevinný život?

I po více než deseti letech jako by se sestrám Nikki, Sami a Tori Knotekovým při zaslechnutí slova „maminka“ zaryly do srdce dravčí pařáty. Pokaždé spustí lavinu vzpomínek, které byly od dětství jejich tajemstvím. Až dosud. Za zavřenými dveřmi venkovského domu v Raymondu ve státě Washington byla děvčata po celá léta vystavena nepředstavitelně hrubému zacházení, ponižování, týrání a psychickému teroru ze strany jejich matky Shelly. Výheň tohoto pekla ukovala mezi Nikki, Sami a Tori nesmírně pevné pouto, díky němuž byly zranitelné daleko méně, než se Shelly domnívala. Ačkoliv jiní v její zvrácené pavučině uvízli, dcery v sobě našly sílu a odvahu uniknout stupňující se noční můře, jež vyvrcholila sérií vražd. Kniha Jestli to řekneš… je mučivou a srdcervoucí výpovědí obětí čirého zla – a příběhem jak o něm, tak o svobodě a spravedlnosti, které si Nikki, Sami a Tori vybojovaly s nasazením života. Navždy sestry, oběti už nikdy víc – objevily světlo v temnotě, díky němuž se staly tím, čím jsou dnes – houževnatými ženami, milujícími, milovanými a kráčejícími dál vlastní cestou.

Stalo se to velice rychle, jak už to u tak strašných věcí bývá. K Olivii se přiblížila čepel nože a zapíchla se jí do hrdla. Prudce a zuřivě. A jen vrah mohl vnímat ironii jejích posledních slov: Teče mi krev! Když na večírku kdosi ubodá Olivii Grantovou, studentku, která přijela na výměnný pobyt, obvinění se městečkem Port Gamble šíří rychleji než nejpopulárnější zprávy na Twitteru. Skoro všichni ukazují prstem na Briannu, již mnozí pokládají za falešnici a jejího přítele Drewa. Čisté svědomí však nemá ani Beth Leeová, samotářka, u níž Olivia bydlela. Bethiny nejlepší přítelkyně Hayley a Taylor Ryanovy se pokusí její jméno očistit, přitom však objeví hustou pavučinu šokujících tajemství. GREGG OLSEN, autor bestsellerů New York Times, ve svém druhém skandálním románu ze série Prázdná rakev zkoumá odvrácenou tvář společnosti. Inspiroval se skutečným případem Amandy Knoxové. 1. vydání. -- zdroj: www.legie.info --

Noc, kdy Katelyn zemřela, se stalo cosi, co všechno změnilo. Zlo má nejrůznější příchutě. Někdy je hořké, jindy ošidně sladké. Katalyn zjistila den své smrti. V jeden okamžik byla deprimovaným teenagerem a zároveň ztratila život. A pak... ležela na stole z nerezové oceli, oči skleněné, tělo studené, a byla opravdu, ale opravdu mrtvá. Jak se to stalo? Byla to sebevražda, nebo vražda? A kdo za to nese vinu? Dvojčata Hayley a Taylor Ryanovi zakopnou o důkaz, který je mnohem více znepokojující než si vůbec dokázali představit... a prolitá krev je přivede na stopu tajemství z dávné minulosti, o níž by raději ani nic nevěděli. Autor se nechal inspirovat pravdivým příběhem internetové šikany a Závist je prvním dílem odvážné, otevřené a hrůzostrašné série, která vás přivede až na hranu mezi životem a smrtí.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of If You Tell comes the chilling, unputdownable story of Sharon Nelson, the minister's wife whose two husbands mysteriously ended up dead.

The story unfolds with Marlena's deepening anxiety as she comforts her frightened son in the dark, suggesting a setting near water that heightens her fear. The intimate moment reveals her protective instincts and the bond between mother and child, set against a backdrop of uncertainty and impending tension. As seagulls cry in the night, the atmosphere becomes charged with both vulnerability and suspense, hinting at deeper themes of fear and maternal love.

A heart-pounding novel of unspeakable crimes and unforgivable sins from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sound of Rain. Homicide detective Nicole Foster has finally balanced an unsteady life and is anxious for a second chance. There's no better place to start over than at the beginning--back at her childhood home on the Washington coast, where's she raising her niece and keeping an eye on her increasingly fragile father. But Nicole's past is never truly behind her--not when a disturbing new case stirs dark memories of the haunting investigation that shattered her career. In the middle of the hottest August in a century, a toddler is found dead inside a parked car. Her father says he forgot her. It's an unthinkable crime. And for Nicole, it's made all the more unbearable by her own suffocating secrets--those shared by an old rival who has reappeared from the shadows and is pushing Nicole to the edge once again. Now, wherever the truth lies, solving this case and avenging an unforgivable death is the most important move in Nicole's career. But to see it through to the end, how far is she willing to go? And what is she prepared to risk this time?

“Compelling, gruesome . . . a great read.” —Mystery Scene “OLSEN WILL SCARE YOU—AND YOU’LL LOVE IT.”—Lee Child "OLSEN WRITES RAPID-FIRE PAGE-TURNERS.”—The Seattle Times Seduction. Mind control. Murder. These are the weapons that have made Brenda Nevins one of the most wanted—and feared—criminals in the world. Now the notorious serial killer has escaped from prison and is plotting her revenge. Using innocent young women as bait, she will lure her unsuspecting victims into her trap. This time, sheriff’s detective Kendall Stark and forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman won’t be able to stop her. The killing will be filmed. The feed will be live. And the blood will be streaming . . . Praise for Gregg Olsen’s novels “YOU’LL SLEEP WITH THE LIGHTS ON AFTER READING GREGG OLSEN.” —Allison Brennan “READERS WILL GET THE SHOCK OF A LIFETIME.” —Suspense Magazine “OLSEN KEEPS THE TENSION TAUT.” —Publishers Weekly “The fifth Waterman and Stark thriller from the very talented Gregg Olsen . . . it’s truly a great read.” —Mystery Scene Magazine

Notorious serial killer Brenda Nevins has cajoled, seduced, blackmailed, and left a trail of bodies all across Washington State. Now, after a daring prison escape, she is free to carry out her ultimate act of revenge. The targets: forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman and sheriff's detective Kendall Stark. The pawn: a television psychic hungry for fame, ratings, and blood. There's only one way to stop a killer as brutal, brilliant, and twisted as this: beat her at her own game..

Oregon's Deschutes River. For years Liz and Owen have admired their neighbors, Carole and David, who seem to have it all: security, happiness, and a beautiful son, Charlie. Then Charlie vanishes without a trace. In a heartrending accident, Liz has changed the lives of everyone she loves-- and is concealing it. As two marriages buckle in grief and fear, Liz retreats into guilt and paranoia... and another neighbor has his own secrets, his own pain, and his own reasons for watching Liz's every move.

The setting features a vibrant mural of a sunflower, complemented by shower curtains that, while yellow, are marked with striking red blotches, hinting at a deeper narrative. A photo of a teenage girl from South Kitsap High School leans against the mirror, suggesting a personal connection or story tied to her identity and the colorful yet chaotic environment surrounding her. This imagery evokes themes of youth, memory, and perhaps the contrast between beauty and turmoil.

Teacher's Pet Within hours of giving birth to her sixth child, Mary Kay Letourneau had her baby daughter whisked from her arms. She was then shackled and returned to her jail cell. Just years ago, the pretty, personable Seattle schoolteacher was living a life many would envy-- she had a handsome husband, four beautiful children, and a beloved following of students. Then she was accused of child rape, and her whole world turned upside down. Rapist Or Victim? How did a 34-year-old married teacher fall in love with one of her sixth-grade students? Was it a complete lapse of judgment, or-- as she contends-- the meeting of two soulmates? Were the two planning to run away together-- before police caught them in a parked car? Did the couple have illicit sex in every room of the Letourneau house, as the teenager told the tabloids? Read about the case that shocked the world and rocked the headlines-- about the lonely life of Mary Kay Letourneau and the young object of her obsession, the boy who fathered two of her children. You may think you know the story of Mary Kay Letourneau-- but you don't know the whole story until you've read...If Loving You Is Wrong. Includes interviews with Mary Kay Letourneau.

New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen investigates the sensational story of a minister who seduced four of his female congregants, and hatched a cold-blooded plot to murder his wife. On December 26, 1997, near the affluent community of Bainbridge Island off the coast of Seattle, a house went up in flames. In it was the shy, beloved minister's wife Dawn Hacheney. When the fire was extinguished, investigators found only her charred remains. Her husband Nick was visibly devastated by the loss. What investigators failed to note, however, was that Dawn's lungs didn't contain smoke. Was she dead before the fire began? So begins this true crime story that's unlike any other. It investigates Nick Hacheney, a philandering minister who had been carrying on with several women in the months before and just after his wife's death. He would be convicted for the murder five years to the day after the crime. From one of the foremost names in true crime, A Twisted Faith is a gripping and truly unforgettable story of a man whose charisma and desire rocked an entire community.

Haunted by a childhood tragedy, Hannah Griffin grapples with the memory of her mother's murder and the unresolved mystery of the killer's identity. As an adult, she is drawn back to her past, confronting the painful memories and the impact of the unsolved crime on her life. The story delves into themes of loss, resilience, and the quest for truth, as Hannah seeks closure and justice for her family.

Drawing from a cross-national perspective and a range of comparative vantage points, Poverty and Austerity amid Prosperity provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of poverty.

Ted Bundy, America's infamous serial killer, captivates two women: a cop whose sister might be a victim and a deranged groupie who raised her son to continue Bundy's legacy of charm and violence against women.

In and out of hospitals since birth, angelic nine-month-old Morgan Reid finally succumbed to what appeared to be Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Morgan's Texas-born mother Tanya, a nurse and devoted wife, pulled up stakes with her grieving husband Jim, and moved on. It was the best way to put the past behind them. Until their son Michael, a boy who by all accounts was terrified of his mother, began showing signs of the same affliction that stole the life of his baby sister...First, the suspicion: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. Then, Tanya was charged and convicted with felony child abuse of her son. She was later tried and ultimately convicted for first degree murder of Morgan. It would become a landmark trial that unfolded in a series of reversals and bizarre twists of fate as it gradually revealed another side of Tanya Reid—of her own troubling childhood and the dark secrets that drove a woman to the cruelest deception of all...

What if you discovered that everything you thought you knew about yourself was a lie? Rylee is 15. She comes home from school one afternoon to find the most shocking thing possible - her father dead, with a knife through his heart, and a key clutched in his hand. Her mother's purse is on the counter, but she appears to be long gone. A message in blood is written on the floor ... run. With her brother in tow, Rylee begins a dark journey, one that will uncover horrific and chilling crimes and lead her to an unexpected and gruesome discovery about her real father and what - or who - is behind his insatiable desire to kill. By the journey's end Rylee's childhood is a long way behind her.

Olsen delivers the chilling tale of a mother so desperate for attention that she murdered one of her children and repeatedly attempted to suffocate the other. This is the first book to focus on Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, a disorder in which parents create fake illnesses in their children to receive attention from their families and medical practitioners.

Former homicide detective Nicole Foster has hit rock bottom. Driven off the force by her treacherous partner and lover, she's flat broke and struggling with a gambling addiction. All Nicole has left is the dream of a warm bed at a homeless shelter and the haunting memories of three-year-old Kelsey Chase--whose murder case ended her career. As Nicole obsesses over the old facts, she realizes everything about that case felt off: a disinterested mom, a suicidal pedophile, and too many questions left unanswered. When the little girl's grieving father begs Nicole for help, she's drawn back into the investigation...and given one shot at redemption. But the deeper Nicole digs, the more evil she uncovers, including betrayals that hit painfully close to home. Will a shocking discovery be the key to finally getting justice for Kelsey and resurrecting her own life?

Revenge, justice, or closure? Family crimes can't be hidden forever in this provocative novel of suspense by #1 New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen. Violet knows that time is a futile healer. When she thinks of her happily married grandfather--a predator lovingly referred to as Papa--the feelings of rage and betrayal still swell. Her younger sister, Lily, just discovered the numbing truth about him. Their mother, Rose? She can't believe it. Not Papa. Leave it alone, Violet. Focus on the now. When Papa suffers a sudden, and suspicious, fatal heart attack at Violet's wedding, she can barely conceal her joy. Maybe the fellow survivor at her support group is right: moving on is possible only when monsters are removed from society permanently. Violet is focusing on the now. Even if doing so calls for extremes. For herself, and for the sake of other victims like her, Violet is reclaiming the power stolen from her as a child. Predator by predator, she's coming for them. It's intoxicating. It's liberating. But the secrets she now keeps, and the lies she must tell, come with a price.

In this chilling true story - a haunting saga of medical murder set in an era of steamships and gaslights - the #1 bestselling author of If You Tell, Gregg Olsen, reveals one of the most unusual and disturbing criminal cases in American history.

In the Pacific Northwest, police officer Lindsay Jackman is investigating the murder of a young journalist. Lindsay learns the victim was writing an exposé on a charismatic wellness guru. Marnie Spellman built a cosmetics empire and became a legend, a healer, and the queen of holistic health and eternal beauty. In her inner circle is an intimate band of devotees called the Hive. Lindsay focuses her investigation on Marnie and the former members of the Hive, who are just as determined to keep Lindsay from their secrets as they are to maintain their status.

Small towns hide big secrets . . . Kitsup County forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman is well known for giving a voice to the voiceless: the corpses of people who are often victims of violent crimes. Birdy is letting her teenage nephew Sean stay with her for a while, but the family reunion is put on hold when she gets a phone call from the coroner's office. An unidentified foot has been found in Banner Forest. The only clue to its owner: pink nail polish on the toenails. As Birdy teams up with homicide detective Kendall Stark to investigate, she soon discovers that people all over town are hiding secrets that can prove deadly if they are uncovered. 'Real narrative, a great setup and a gruesome crime . . . As good as it gets.' Lee Child 'His many-layered mystery will keep fans of crime fiction hooked.' Publishers Weekly

In this true story—a haunting saga of medical murder set in an era of steamships and gaslights—Gregg Olsen reveals one of the most unusual and disturbing criminal cases in American history.In 1911 two wealthy British heiresses, Claire and Dora Williamson, arrived at a sanitorium in the forests of the Pacific Northwest to undergo the revolutionary “fasting treatment” of Dr. Linda Burfield Hazzard. It was supposed to be a holiday for the two sisters, but within a month of arriving at what the locals called Starvation Heights, the women underwent brutal treatments and were emaciated shadows of their former selves.Claire and Dora were not the first victims of Linda Hazzard, a quack doctor of extraordinary evil and greed. But as their jewelry disappeared and forged bank drafts began transferring their wealth to Hazzard’s accounts, the sisters came to learn that Hazzard would stop at nothing short of murder to achieve her ambitions.

A buried crime resurfaces, fueled by dark passions and a thirst for revenge. Only one person can stop the killings and identify the murderer, as they confront the face of death reflected in the mirror.

The #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author Gregg Olsen solves a murder among the Amish and reveals the conspiracy to keep it a secret in a heartbreaking and horrifying true-crime story. In 1977, in an Ohio Amish community, pregnant wife and mother Ida Stutzman perished during a barn fire. The coroner's report: natural causes. Ida's husband, Eli, was never considered a suspect. But when he eventually rejected the faith and took his son, Danny, with him, murder followed. What really happened to Ida? The dubious circumstances of the tragic blaze were willfully ignored and Eli's shifting narratives disregarded. Could Eli's subsequent cross-country journey of death--including that of his own son--have been prevented if just one person came forward with what they knew about the real Eli Stutzman? The questions haunted Gregg Olsen and Ida's brother Daniel Gingerich for decades. At Daniel's urging, Olsen now returns to Amish Country and to Eli's crimes first exposed in Olsen's Abandoned Prayers, one of which has remained a mystery until now. With the help of aging witnesses and shocking long-buried letters, Olsen finally uncovers the disturbing truth--about Ida's murder and the conspiracy of silence and secrets that kept it hidden for forty-five years.

From the #1 bestselling author of If You Tell comes the shocking true-crime story of a mother and wife, her disturbing family secrets and how she became a cold-hearted killer.

So sehr die Krankenschwester Tanya Reid sich auch um ihre eigenen Kinder kümmert, die werden immer labiler. Ein Krakenhausaufenthalt löst den anderen ab, und nie gibt es genaue Diagnosen. Die Nachbarn beginnen sich zu fragen, was in dieser Familie nicht stimmt, und als sie genauer hinschauen, erhält das Bild von der fürsorglichen Mutter Risse.

Nasiona zła kiełkują w ciemności i chłodzie… Na odludnej farmie w północno-zachodnich Stanach Zjednoczonych dochodzi do brutalnego morderstwa rodziny, a ich nastoletni syn znika. Emily Kenyon, samotna matka i policjantka, prowadzi śledztwo w tej sprawie. Jej córka Jenna, mająca bliski kontakt z podejrzewanym, pragnie mu pomóc, co prowadzi do niebezpiecznych sytuacji. Wkrótce po morderstwie w Iowa, kolejne brutalne zbrodnie mają miejsce w Salt Lake City, ujawniając niepokojące podobieństwa. Mroczna siła czai się w cieniu, zagrażając kolejnym ofiarom. Emily, łącząc elementy układanki, odkrywa, że zagrożenie dla jej córki jest znacznie większe, niż się spodziewała. W desperackim pościgu za mordercą, który wpisał ją i Jennę na swoją listę, musi stawić czoła najprzebieglejszemu przeciwnikowi, z jakim kiedykolwiek miała do czynienia. To niesamowity thriller z mrocznym tematem i misternie skonstruowaną fabułą, który sprawi, że po lekturze będziecie spać przy zapalonym świetle. Autor, Gregg Olsen, wykorzystuje swoją wiedzę o umyśle przestępcy, tworząc wciągającą powieść kryminalną, która chwyta czytelnika za gardło i prowadzi w mroczne zakamarki ludzkiej duszy.

Przerażający kryminał bestsellerowego amerykańskiego autora, Gregga Olsena. Sieć zatok wdzierających się w wybrzeże Ameryki staje się miejscem pochówku młodych niewinnych kobiet. Policja znajduje ciało za ciałem. Ofiary nie miały ze sobą nic wspólnego prócz straszliwych męczarni, jakimi zakończyło się ich życie. Ktoś wytrwale je tropił, a potem porywał i torturował – zdeprawowany zabójca obdarzony sprytem, któremu dorównuje jedynie jego okrucieństwo i żądza krwi. Ale śmiertelna seria dopiero się zaczęła, a kolejne zabójstwo będzie najbardziej szokujące ze wszystkich…Olsen zmrozi wam krew w żyłach.Lee Child Powieść Olsena przyprawi was o gęsią skórkę – a i tak nie będziecie chcieli jej odłożyć…Lee ChildOlsen to pierwszorzędny pisarz.Michael ConnellyBędziecie spali przy zapalonym świetle – jeśli w ogóle dacie radę zasnąć…Allison Brennan Znakomity, chwytający za gardło kryminał.Lisa GardnerŚwietny thriller – brutalnie mroczna historia. Alex Kava