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When psychotherapist Frieda Klein left the sleepy Suffolk coastal town in which she grew up, she never intended to return. Left behind were friends, family, lives and loves but alongside them, painful memories; a past she wouldn't allow to destroy her. Then, years later, an old classmate appears in London, asking Frieda to help her teenage daughter, and long-buried memories resurface. Death soon follows, leaving Frieda no choice but to return home to confront her past. And the monsters no one else believed were real . . . Through a fog of conflicting accounts, hidden agendas and questionable alibis, Frieda can trust no one as she tries to piece together the shocking truth, past and present. Before another innocent dies. When it comes to psychological suspense, there's none better than Nicci French. And Thursday's Children is Nicci French at her very best. Praise for Nicci French 'Brilliantly crafted.' Daily Mirror 'Magnificent.' Evening Standard

Deze razend knap, geserreerd geschreven thriller gaat over een man op leeftijd die zich op het eerste gezicht lijkt te hebben teruggetrokken in een prachtig Italiaans dorp in de bergen, om te genieten van een welverdiende oude dag. De inwoners van het dorp kennen hem als signor Farfalla, vanwege de vlinders die hij schildert. Hij is een zogeheten 'schaduwfiguur', een wapenspecialist en hitman op bestelling. Signor Farfalla deelt zijn maaltijden en glazen armagnac met de lokale priester, inspecteert de wijnkelders en huisgerookte prosciutto, schildert en bezoekt regelmatig het bordeel in het dorp, waar hij vriendschap sluit met twee dames. Maar voordat hij echt kan genieten van zijn oude dag, moet hij nog één allerlaatste klus klaren...

Van je familie moet je het hebben bevat een zorgvuldig en kundig samengestelde en ingeleide selectie door Aaf Brandt Corstius van David Sedaris' mooiste, ontroerendste en vooral geestigste verhalen: ze gaan over de dood, over zijn knotsgekke familie, over nudistencampings, over roken, over de zes tot acht zwarte mannen die Sinterklaas assisteren, over dwangneuroses, lichamelijk verval, over shoppen met zijn zus Amy, en over nog meer dood.David Sedaris is een fenomeen in de Verenigde Staten: van zijn boeken zijn meer dan een miljoen exemplaren verkocht. Zijn verhalen verschijnen in The New Yorker, hij leest voor op National Public Radio, en is regelmatig te zien bij David Letterman. Ook in België is zijn faam groot: 'Is David Sedaris de grappigste schrijver ter wereld? Wij zijn er alvast van overtuigd,' schreef Het Nieuwsblad geheel terecht.

Bonnie finds her summer fling boyfriend and fellow band member, Hayden, dead on the floor of a friend's London apartment. She proceeds to hide the corpse and obliterate every sign of her presence at the crime scene. Hayden's well-known involvement with other women could have provided Bonnie a motive for murder. To complicate matters, at least one more person appears to have altered the crime scene.

It's devastating to hear that your husband has died in a horrific car accident. But to learn that he died with a mystery woman as his passenger is torment. Was Greg having an affair? As Ellie tries to prove her husband's innocence, the people around her begin to question her sanity, and her motive. And the louder she shouts that Greg might have been murdered, the more suspicion falls on Ellie herself.

London cycle courier Astrid Bell has known most of her housemates for years, but while they have a tangled history together--romantic pairings, one-night stands, friendships--they each have secrets. Astrid is on her way home one day when her neighbor accidentally knocks her off her bike. Suffering a few bruises, her roommates help her home. The next day, they learn that same neighbor was bludgeoned to death only hours after the accident. Each of them tells the police what little they know and are dismissed. Then a few days later, Astrid is asked to pick up a package from a wealthy woman called Ingrid de Soto. When she arrives, the client is lying in the hall of her luxurious home--and it's apparent she's also been murdered. For the police, it's more than bad luck. For Astrid and her six housemates, it's the beginning of a nightmare: suspicious glances, bitter accusations, and a growing fear that the worst is yet to come. As the difference between friend and stranger grows harder to judge, the line between attraction and danger thins. The housemates--unsure if there's a killer in their midst--guard themselves against becoming the next victim. Because if it's true that bad luck comes in threes--who will be the next to die?

První kniha série Inspektor Rebus. Hrdina detektivního románu Uzly a kříže zná turisticky atraktivní Edinburgh z jiné stránky. Je policista a projíždí městem převážně v noci, zná jeho temné periférie a podsvětní putyky. Jmenuje se John Rebus, sám nepatří mezi vzorové příslušníky policejního sboru, ale člověk nemůže moc hledět na předpisy, když mu přímo pod nosem někdo vraždí jednu po druhé mladé dospívající dívky. A když z podivných anonymních říkanek, které dostává poštou, zjistí, že k nejpravděpodobnějšímu pachateli oněch ohavných zločinů jej pojí dávný vztah z minulosti, krásný starobylý Edinburgh se v jeho očích promění v nejzlověstnější místo na světě...

Druhá kniha série Inspektor Rebus se odehrává v Edinburghu, městě, které skrývá temné tajemství. Za denního světla se jeví jako pohostinné, avšak v noci se mění v nebezpečné místo. Inspektor John Rebus, který zná tuto temnou stránku města, se ocitá uprostřed nového případu. Na opuštěném sídlišti, kam turisté nikdy nezavítají, byl nalezen mrtvý mladý narkoman. Zatímco pro jeho nadřízené jde o další rutinní případ, Rebus je znepokojen podivnými okolnostmi smrti. Chlapec byl nalezen s příznaky předávkování, ale také s rozpaženýma rukama, obklopený hořícími svícemi a nakresleným pentagramem. Tato zjevení vzbuzují otázky, které nikdo kromě Rebuse nehodlá zodpovědět. Inspektor se pouští do vyšetřování, které odhaluje, že smrt mladého muže může být spojena s mocnými lidmi ve městě. Jak se Rebus noří hlouběji do temných zákoutí Edinburghu, odhaluje nejen pravdu o vraždě, ale i o skrytých tvářích těch, kteří se skrývají za honosnými fasádami.

Elizabeth Costello is an Australian writer of international renown. Famous principally for an early novel that established her reputation, she has reached the stage where her remaining function is to be venerated and applauded. Her life has become a series of engagements in sterile conference rooms throughout the world - a private consciousness obliged to reveal itself to a curious public: the presentation of a major award at an American college where she is required to deliver a lecture; a sojourn as the writer in residence on a cruise liner; a visit to her sister, a missionary in Africa, who is receiving an honorary degree, an occasion which both recognise as the final opportunity for effecting some form of reconciliation; and a disquieting appearance at a writers' conference in Amsterdam where she finds the subject of her talk unexpectedly amongst the audience. She has made her life's work the study of other people yet now it is she who is the object of scrutiny. But, for her, what matters is the continuing search for a means of articulating her vision and the verdict of future generations.