Clare Francis je autorkou, jejíž romány jsou zasazeny do působivých krajin, které si zamilovala během dětství v Yorkshire a na ostrově Wight. Její díla, od napínavých thrillerů po uznávané literární romány, se často zabývají tématy jako je touha po dobrodružství a síla lidského ducha. Francisová, která má za sebou bohatou kariéru v námořním jachtingu, do své prózy vnáší autentickou atmosféru a hluboké pochopení lidské psychiky. Její schopnost vytvářet napínavé zápletky a silné postavy si získala čtenáře po celém světě.
In einer stürmischen Nacht im Norfolk-Marschland versuchen zwei Frauen verzweifelt, eine Schleuse zu schließen, als eine in den Fluten verschwindet. Der Tod von Grace Dearden, die nicht ins Kleinstadtleben passte, birgt ein dunkles Geheimnis, da kaum jemand ihr wahres Ich kannte.
Julie Lescaux, eine Engländerin, wird vom Krieg in der Bretagne überrascht. Sie muss sich schwierigen Situationen stellen und entwickelt sich von einem ahnungslosen Mädchen zu einer selbstlosen, mutigen Frau, die Gerechtigkeit im Angesicht von Gewalt und Verrat selbst in die Hand nimmt.
In matters of deceit, some victims are more innocent than others . . .
Glen Ashard, the idyllic Scottish home of ex-rock star Nick MacKenzie, is a haven of peace and security until the day a plane with a deadly chemical cargo flies off course. Daisy Field, environmental campaigner, picks up the trail.
After five years, lawyer Hugh Gwynne’s most difficult case has finally come to court. His client Tom Deacon is claiming damages for post-traumatic stress after a car accident in which he witnessed the death of his young daughter by fire. The case is going well, it seems certain Tom will win the compensation that will enable him to pick up the pieces of his shattered life. Then Hugh receives an anonymous letter that throws him into an impossible dilemma. To stay on the case is unethical, to withdraw will threaten its success, and Tom Deacon, revealing himself in an entirely new light, makes it clear that such treachery will not be forgiven. For Hugh the dilemma is intensified by the contrast between their lives: Tom tormented by flashbacks, jobless, with a broken marriage and two children he hardly sees; Hugh with what he regards as a blessed existence, a rewarding life as a jobbing solicitor and an intensely happy marriage to Lizzie, with whom he has two adopted children, Lou away on her gap year, and fragile, sensitive Charlie who seems to have overcome his personal demons. Then one night Hugh’s life changes for ever. His happiness is snatched away, and he, like Tom, must face a lifetime of troubling memories. 'Homeland is a thoughtful, deeply atmospheric novel' Daily Mail
Píše se rok 1946, je těsně před nejtužší zimou za posledních sto let. Vojáci se po válce vracejí do Británie, sužované nedostatkem jídla a pohonných hmot, panuje zoufalá bytová krize. Všeobecné obavy ještě zvyšuje neočekávaný příjezd vojáků Druhého polského sboru, kteří se odmítli vrátit do Polska, což mezi lidmi vzbuzuje napětí a podezíravost. Zatímco zemi skličují sněhové bouře, shledávají někteří obyvatelé realitu poválečného života příliš drsnou, pro jiné se naopak stává bodem zlomu. Návrat má vynikající atmosféru, s dramatickou silou kombinovanou s nepokojem vykresluje zemi ožebračenou válkou i nejistotu mužů, kteří se dní navracejí.
Joe, struggling to survive his job in a law firm, is faced with the challenge of finding his childhood friend Jenna, who's been missing for four years. But has she disappeared through choice? Or is she under the influence of her husband?
Catherine Galitza has been badly injured by an intruder in her own home. In the months before, there had been a string of nuisance calls. Are the events connected? Has someone been stalking her? As Catherine begins her slow and painful recovery, two men seem intent on uncovering the truth: her husband's business partner, the intense, prickly Simon Jardine, who harbours an almost obsessive devotion to Catherine; and the self-made Irish hotelier Terry Devlin, once a benign figure in Catherine's childhood, now with a reputation for ruthlessness. But which of these men has Catherine's real interests at heart? Then the police arrest and charge a suspect. Yet Catherine's watcher is still with her. And she has no way of knowing who she can trust. 'Clare Francis has serious crime-writing talent' Mail On Sunday 'Crime novels with action to keep you guessing until the very end' Daily Mail
Alexandra O'Neill is drawn back to the Norfolk village where she grew up, to help Will Dearden find his missing paragon of a wife. But can any wife be so perfect that she doesn't have secrets? And can a devoted husband have failed to see the truth?
