Caroline Overington je australská autorka a novinářka, jejíž práce se často zabývá složitými společenskými tématy a lidskou psychologií. Její styl, který čerpá z její novinářské praxe v investigativní žurnalistice, se vyznačuje pronikavým pohledem na pravdu a odhalováním skrytých motivací. Overingtonová ve svých dílech zkoumá temné stránky lidské povahy, rodinné vztahy a etické dilemata s precizností a hloubkou. Její vyprávění nutí čtenáře zamýšlet se nad morálkou a spravedlností.
Perfect for fans of Susan LewisThe photograph shows four smiling children.No one knows for sure what happened that day, except, possibly, the three remaining children, and they're not talking. Or will the legacy of fear that the children have lived with for so long, finally destroy them?
She walks into the nursery, picks up a baby and places her carefully in a shopping bag. She walks out to the car park, towards an old Ford Corolla. For a moment, she holds the child gently against her breast and, with her eyes closed, she smells her. Then she clips the baby into the car, gets in and drives off.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Australia, the narrative delves into the harrowing life of Louisa Collins, a mother of ten wrongfully accused of poisoning her two husbands. Her story unfolds through a series of four trials, showcasing the relentless pursuit of justice by the Crown despite widespread skepticism from legal experts. The book highlights themes of gender, justice, and societal prejudice, culminating in Louisa's tragic execution, marking her as a significant figure in the history of capital punishment in New South Wales.
Keep your secrets. Tell your lies. The gripping new psychological thriller from the author of the bestselling The One Who Got Away. An old castle ... For more than 150 years, a grand house known as Alden Castle has stood proudly in the hills above the historic town of Paso Robles, home to a family weighed down by secrets and debt. A fresh body ... When, after much rancour, the castle is sold, billionaire developers move in, only to discover one skeleton after another, including a fresh corpse, rotting in the old family cemetery. An unsolved mystery ... As three generations of the well-respected Alden-Stowe family come in for scrutiny, detectives will discover a twisted web of rivalries, alliances, deceit, and treachery. Set amidst the rolling hills of the California wine district, and featuring gold-digger wives, a frustrated housekeeper, a demented patriarch and forbidden love, police must decide: who has died? Who has survived? And who, amidst all this horror and betrayal, is the lucky one?