Résultats pour "M J Arlidge" dans Roman policier

On a sullen, cloudy July day ten years since 7/7, the happy, confident and optimistic British Prime Minister is visiting a charity in East London. It's just two months after the general election which saw John Campbell's government returned to power with a clear majority, the economy is on the mend and the coalition is fast becoming a bad memory. Suddenly, a man appears out of the crowd and shoots him three times in the chest.

A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night—killing without pity or remorse. As panic spreads, Detective Inspector Helen Grace leads the investigation, but is herself a hunted woman, her every step dogged by a ruthless killer bent on revenge. As she tracks the murderer, Grace begins to suspect there is a truly shocking home truth that connects these brutal crimes.

A woman's body lies in the road. At first it looks like a tragic accident. But when Helen Grace arrives on the scene it's clear she's looking at a coldblooded killing. But why would anyone target a much-loved wife and mother?

Helen awaits trial in a crumbling women's prison in Southampton. She has a fight on to prove her innocence from inside her prison cell, but this soon turns out to be the least of her worries. A serial killer is picking off fellow inmates, thriving in an environment where there is truly nowhere to run. Is it a criminal giving in to their dark urges or a member of the prison staff preying on the captive population? Helen must work fast to reveal this devious killer, all the time wondering if she will be next on her list....

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Down to the Woods by M.J. Arlidge, read by Sally Scott. There is a sickness in the forest. First, it was the wild horses. Now it's innocent men and women, hunted down and murdered by a faceless figure. Lost in the darkness, they try to flee, they try to...

A crimewave sweeps through the city and no one is safe. An arson at the docks. A carjacking gone wrong. A murder in a country park. What connects all these crimes without causes, which leave no clues? Detective Inspector Helen Grace faces the rising tide of cases which threatens to drown the city. But each crime is just a piece of a puzzle which is falling into place. And when it becomes clear just how twisted and ingenious this web of crime is, DI Grace will realise that it may be impossible to stop it.

The Lancashire town of Burnley is a typical British melting pot. Where drugs, violence and human trafficking rub shoulders with grand houses and rolling moors... and now two people have been found dead - are they suicides or is there something darker lurking in this community? DI Jane Hacker...

Annie heeft het zwaar nu haar man is vertrokken en haar tienerdochter Isla een schim van zichzelf is geworden. Ze is doodsbang dat Isla zichzelf iets aandoet en dat ze haar óók zal verliezen. Dus wanneer Annie een video ontvangt waarop te zien is dat ze huilt op de begrafenis van haar dochter, is ze doodsbang. Verward en geschokt rent Annie naar boven om te kijken hoe het met Isla gaat, met wie niks aan de hand is. De video is vervalst. Maar wie heeft hem gestuurd en wat wil diegene van haar?

Pete never wanted another child. Before baby Erin was born, they were happy. If Natalie hadn't got pregnant, he would never have done what he did. Natalie knows things have been difficult since the surprise arrival of Erin. Life with Pete and their two other children—Emily and Zadie—has been balancing on a knife-edge. Now their home is full of guests at a party Natalie didn't want to throw—and she's about to reach breaking point. But so is her family. Because everyone has a secret that they've been hiding and when Erin suddenly disappears everyone becomes a suspect.

Sinds ze ontslag heeft genomen bij de recherche van Southampton, probeert Helen Grace te ontdekken wie ze is nu ze niet langer achter criminelen aan hoeft te rennen. Als ze op een nacht getuige is van een aanval op een jonge vrouw, gaat ze er zonder na te denken op af. In de haven van Southampton bereiden inspecteur Charlie Brooks en haar team zich voor om een grote crimineel in de kraag te vatten.

Fresh out of Police College, 18-year-old WPC Helen Grace is the first to arrive on the scene of a fatal collision. Her colleagues see nothing amiss, convinced that the young man's death was a tragic accident. But Helen is not so sure. Who is their mystery victim? Why would he risk life and limb running across a busy highway?

Jodie's arriving at her third children's home. She's only 15. Maybe this time will be different. She'll be safe. Looked after. But the truth is Jodie has no one left to protect her. She must defend herself. She must change.

Things have been difficult for Annie since her husband left; her teenage daughter, Isla, has become a ghost of her former self. Annie's terrified that Isla might hurt herself, and she'll lose her, too. So when Annie receives a video of herself crying at Isla's funeral, she's immediately sick to her stomach. Confused and horrified, Annie races upstairs to check on Isla, who is perfectly alive and well. The video has been faked. But who sent it and what do they want?

When Jennie Whitmore arrives at her school reunion, she immediately regrets her decision. Why would she choose to surround herself with people who were never nice to her? Who still aren't, even now she's a police officer? The only person who truly looked out for her all those years ago was charming, beautiful Hannah. Until the day she disappeared. Jennie is ready to finally put White Cross Academy behind her, the old school building demolished the morning after the party. But with the demolition comes a call: a teenage girl's remains have been found on the grounds.

When 3-month-old Max is abducted, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Devastated mum Sarah only took her eyes off him for a second, but that doesn't stop her guilt. Even husband Jake can't hide his anger that their little boy went missing on her watch. By contrast there are smiles and celebration at a caravan park in Lincolnshire, as baby Blaze is introduced to the Star family. Jenna and Gary are delighted with the new addition to their family. But trouble is brewing for the Star family.

Het twaalfde deel in de populaire Helen Grace-serie van bestseller-auteur M.J. Arlidge. Terwijl een vete tussen drugsbendes de stad in haar greep houdt, smeekt een wanhopige moeder inspecteur Helen Grace om haar tienerdochter te vinden. In eerste instantie lijkt het een eenvoudige zaak: een rebelse tiener die is weggelopen van huis. Zaak gesloten. Of toch niet? Helen volgt haar instinct en richt, ondanks het nadrukkelijke verbod van haar chef, een onderzoeksteam op. Algauw ontdekt ze dat Naomi niet het enige meisje is dat wordt vermist.

Adam Brandt is used to dealing with all kinds of people - as a consulting psychologist with the Chicago Police Department he has faced his share of criminals. But Kassie Wojcek is like no one else he's encountered - 15 years old and burdened, she says, with a terrible gift: she knows how and when you will die. After claiming to 'feel' the horrific murder of the first victim, Kassie is caught up in the hunt for a sadistic serial killer terrorising Chicago, frightened that people will die without her help.

Laat op de avond komt een jonge vader thuis. Zijn dochtertje ligt rustig in haar bedje te slapen, maar die aanblik is een schrijnend contrast met de ravage die hij aantreft in zijn slaapkamer, waar zijn vrouw dood in bed ligt. Op brute wijze is ze om het leven gebracht. Een paar dagen later komt een moeder thuis van een late dienst en treft haar tienerzoon aan in de woonkamer. Vermoord.

In Southamptons Rotlichtbezirk wird eine Leiche gefunden – ein Mann, grausam verstümmelt, das Herz entfernt. Stunden später erhält Eileen Matthews ein Päckchen: Es enthält das Herz ihres Mannes. Warum musste Alan auf so schreckliche Weise sterben? Der Familienvater war ein allseits geschätzter Mann, in der Kirche aktiv, als Streetworker für Obdachlose im Einsatz.

Ein perfider Killer kidnappt Paare. Die Opfer wachen orientierungslos auf, gefangen in einem Raum, in dem niemand ihre Schreie hört. Es gibt keine Fluchtmöglichkeit, nur eine Waffe und die Botschaft des Entführers: Entweder sterben beide einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod - oder einer bringt den anderen um und ist frei. Detective Inspector Helen Grace und ihr Team ermitteln fieberhaft, denn die Abstände zwischen den Taten werden kürzer.