A. J. Banner Knihy

Shadow Cove je městečko, o kterém každý sní – má malebné uličky, bujné lesy a dobré sousedy. To si alespoň myslí Sarah, když se sem přistěhuje za svým čerstvým novomanželem doktorem Johnnym McDonaldem. Brzy však objeví spodní proud klamu. A pak ji jednoho říjnového večera, když je Johnny zrovna pryč, připraví náhlá tragédie o veškeré štěstí. Sarah s Johnnym, otřeseni a zdrceni zármutkem, se pokouší znovu vybudovat roztříštěný život. Když se Sarah probírá kousky zničeného domova, odhalí šokující tajemství, které ji přiměje pochybovat o všem, co dosud považovala za skutečné – o svých sousedech, přátelích a dokonce i o svém manželství. S každým dalším odhalením se Sarah musí znovu a znovu ptát sama sebe: Můžeme vůbec kdy opravdu poznát ty, které milujeme?

Phoebe pracuje v márnici. Jejím úkolem je s pomocí líčidel vracet mrtvým nádech života do tváří. Jednoho dne narazí při práci na vlastní dvojnici. Mrtvá jako by jí z oka vypadla, na těle má dokonce znepokojivě povědomá tetování. Za pomoci výstředního kolegy proto začne pátrat po okolnostech smrti mladé ženy a dojde k šokujícím zjištěním. Lze jim ale věřit?

A woman’s investigation into her past reveals family secrets and lies in this novel of discovery, redemption, and the mutability of memory by the bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and In Another Light.Astrid Johansen swore she would never return to Heron Bay, Washington. In that idyllic coastal town, her little sister, Nina, drowned in a reflecting pool under Astrid’s watch seventeen years ago. Though guilt has kept her away, Astrid can’t ignore her aunt Maude’s urgent plea to come back. Maude claims to have found a letter that will change everything about the past.When Astrid arrives in Heron Bay, she finds Maude unconscious, perhaps the victim of an attack. As Maude lingers in a coma, Astrid uncovers alarming evidence that Nina’s drowning that tragic night was no accident. But in a town rife with secrets, and in a family still fractured by grief, who knows the truth?Astrid’s investigation leads her down a trail of dark memories, lies, and betrayals that will shatter her perception of everyone she thought she knew—even herself.

“A riveting psychological thriller…[will] keep you guessing till the very end.” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe death of a look-alike stranger leads a grieving woman down a troubling path in this riveting novel by A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Poison Garden.Three years ago mortuary cosmetologist Phoebe Glassman lost her husband in a tragic accident. No longer the hopeful wife and mother she once was, Phoebe is disappearing into her grief and into the quietude of her job—restoring to the dead the illusion of life. Then the body of a woman named Pauline Steele arrives in the mortuary, and for Phoebe, everything changes.Pauline is unmistakably Phoebe’s mirror image and bears an alarmingly familiar tattoo. Even more startling is that among Pauline’s effects is a faded photograph of Phoebe. Aided by an eccentric colleague, her curiosity sparked, Phoebe investigates her doppelgänger’s life and death—and uncovers surprising clues to a shared past.Phoebe’s emotional journey soon leads to shocking revelations about those closest to her…and even herself. When she’s driven to the brink, how much of what she discovers can she trust?

"[A] sharply written and taut psychological thriller..." --Seattle Times A woman's idyllic life becomes a deceptive hall of mirrors in a thriller of exquisitely constructed psychological suspense by A. J. Banner, bestselling author of The Good Neighbor. Elise Watters seems to have it all--a blissful marriage, a gorgeous Victorian home surrounded by lush gardens, and a dream job running her late mother's herbal boutique. But on the eve of her first wedding anniversary, Elise makes a shocking discovery that turns her life upside down and casts doubt on everything she thought she knew--about her marriage, her friends, and even herself. As she treads into dangerous territory, Elise is forced to wonder: Is her whole future at stake? Or is paranoia getting the best of her? If she is to believe what she sees, Elise has every reason to fear for her life...

Kyra Winthrop ha solo trentaquattro anni e fa la biologa marina. È tutto quello che sa di se stessa, perché a causa di un incidente subacqueo ha subìto una rara e devastante perdita di memoria. Da quel terribile giorno, Kyra vive senza un passato, eccetto quei brevi lampi che squarciano per pochi secondi il buio totale dei ricordi. Il suo mondo si è ridotto a poche amicizie sull’isola dove vive con il marito Jacob, un uomo che le è rimasto sempre fedele. A un certo punto la sua vita cambia ancora: comincia ad avere delle visioni – o sono ricordi? – a proposito di un matrimonio difficile, di promesse non mantenute e di ambigue relazioni con gli abitanti dell’isola. Kyra cerca di sforzarsi, di ricordare ogni giorno di più, di scoprire il suo reale passato, ma la verità che emergerà piano piano da oscuri meandri della sua mente diventerà un incubo terrificante…