Domestic Suspense

When Paris Peralta is arrested in her own bathroom – covered in blood, holding a straight razor, her celebrity husband dead in the bathtub behind her – she knows she'll be charged with murder. But as bad as this looks, it's not what worries her the most. With the unwanted media attention now surrounding her, it's only a matter of time before someone from her long hidden past recognizes her and destroys the new life she's worked so hard to build, along with any chance of a future.

This program is read by actor Richard Armitage, best known for his role in The Hobbit film trilogy, and actress Tuppence Middleton, best known for her role in Downton Abbey. Beautiful Ugly features sound design and special effects to enhance your listening enjoyment. Listen out for the sounds of...

Josie thought she had married the perfect man. But as their love grows cold, she can't shake the feeling that he's hiding something—or someone. Then the first letter arrives at her door. It demands that she read it immediately. He's lying to you. Josie investigates on her own, haunted by two questions: Was her marriage a lie? Or is someone using the letters to destroy it—one secret at a time? The letters keep coming, each carrying the same chilling warning: Tell no one of this letter, or there will be consequences. All Josie wants is to know the truth.

Il y a deux ans, Beth et Tom Hardcastle tombaient amoureux d'un joli cottage au toit de chaume et décidaient de quitter Londres pour s'installer à la campagne. Tom fait chaque jour le trajet en train pour aller travailler à la City, tandis que Beth tient le coffee-shop qu'elle a ouvert dans le village et s'occupe de Poppy, leur fillette de trois ans. Beth et Tom forment un couple idéal, qu'envient leurs voisins et amis. Jusqu'à ce jour où deux policiers viennent sonner à leur porte... Tom serait impliqué dans une affaire criminelle... Et il se murmure bien vite que Beth savait tout...

When a mother is targeted by a dangerous group of masterminds, she must commit a crime to save her kidnapped daughter—or risk losing her forever—in this "propulsive and original" award-winning thriller (Stephen King). It's something parents do every morning: Rachel Klein drops her daughter...

"Voici une lettre bien difficile à écrire. J'espère que vous ne nous maudirez pas trop. Mon fils s'est récemment introduit chez vous en votre absence." Aylesford, une banlieue new-yorkaise pleine de charme, offre à ses habitants une qualité de vie exceptionnelle. Pourtant un adolescent y a pris la mauvaise habitude d'entrer par effraction chez ses voisins et de fouiller dans leurs ordinateurs. Lorsque les victimes reçoivent une lettre anonyme à ce sujet, les rumeurs vont bon train et la suspicion monte.

Plongée dans le coma à la suite d'un terrible accident, Amber, 35 ans, est prisonnière de son corps dans une chambre d'hôpital. Elle ne peut plus ni parler ni bouger, mais elle entend tout. Elle n'a pas la moindre idée de ce qui s'est passé. Pourtant, quelque chose lui dit que son mari n'y est pas étranger. Si elle veut avoir une chance de s'en sortir vivante, elle a intérêt à aller vite, très vite, pour reconstituer le fil des événements et comprendre d'où vient la menace.

Médecin réputé et père de famille exemplaire, William Wooler est en apparence irréprochable. Pourtant, l'amour a déserté son couple depuis longtemps. Et c'est dans les bras de Nora, mère de famille tout aussi irréprochable en apparence, que William se console. Mais cet après-midi-là, quand elle lui annonce qu'elle souhaite mettre un terme à leur liaison et qu'il tombe sur Avery, qui vient de se faire expulser de son cours de chorale, William sort de ses gonds...

Owen falls ill with food poisoning, leaving Julie to attend a neighborhood holiday party alone. When she wakes up, half-naked in her neighbor's bathtub, Julie doesn't know how to tell Owen, the police, her friends—anyone—that she has been sexually assaulted. So she keeps it secret until she realizes that she's pregnant with her assailant's baby.

Twenty years ago, student Daisy Harrington went out for the evening and never came home. Her body was found a week later. The killer was caught. Case closed. Now, on what would have been her fortieth birthday, her five university housemates are invited to a weekend gathering. None of them want to go. But none of them can refuse—the invitation makes it clear that if they don’t attend, the past they’ve spent two decades hiding will finally come to light.

I've finally found the right guy. Tav takes care of me in a way that nobody ever has before. We're both so busy with work that every moment together is priceless. But lately, there's been a distance between us. This trip is the perfect chance for us to reconnect. He promised me a luxury weekend break. A state-of-the-art cabin surrounded by lush evergreen forest and snow-capped mountains. No cell service, no internet. Just the two of us. When we arrive, there's a warm fire crackling in the corner and soft jazz playing from the speakers. But I can't escape the feeling I'm being watched.

A gripping thriller about a woman who must help cover the tracks of her serial killer sister -- only to discover her sibling isn't the only serial killer in town. Carrie wants a normal life. Carrie Lawrence doesn’t need a happily ever after. She’ll just settle for “after.” After a decade...

A mom will do anything to save her kid. Anything. "The missing boy is 10-year-old Alfie Risby, and to be perfectly honest with you, he's a little shit." Florence Grimes is a thirty-one-year-old party girl who always takes the easy way out. Single, broke and unfulfilled after the humiliating end...

Laissez-la entrer chez vous ; elle vous mettra dehors. Si Gina savait qui je suis, elle ne m'aurait jamais confié ses enfants. J'imagine que bientôt, elle ressentira une pointe d'angoisse et enverra un message à son amie, pour que celle-ci confirme que je suis une employée de maison digne de confiance. Et je suis certaine qu'Annie lui confirmera tout ça dans une réponse élogieuse... parce que c'est la vérité. Je suis irréprochable. Une employée exemplaire. Avec son uniforme impeccable et son grand sourire, Mary est une employée de maison parfaite. Trop parfaite ?

After months away, Wilde has returned to the Ramapo Mountains in the wake of a failed bid at domesticity that confirms what he’s known all along: He belongs on his own, free from the comforts and constraints of modern life. Suddenly, a DNA match on an online ancestry database brings Wilde closer to his past than he’s ever dreamed, and finally gives Wilde the opening he needs to track down his father.

As I walk into the pine-scented air of my seaside childhood home, gripping my husband Neil’s hand tight, I have a brief moment of hope. Maybe this Christmas will be different — for once my family might get on fueled by mulled wine and festive cheer. But the sound of happy carols are replaced by my older sister Christy’s over-loud laugh and slurred words. Rebecca, my younger sister, stalks out of the room as soon as I enter, as though I’m the Grinch here to steal Christmas. And their husbands, brash and arrogant, slap Neil’s back in a way that promises torment rather than welcome.

"Pirhalla’s excellent narration highlights Frank’s insecurities, which are contrasted with the confidence of Aidan and his family. Pirhalla’s strong characterizations are carefully crafted. Listeners will enjoy having their perceptions change with each twist of the plot, and Pirhalla’s...

Growing up, Madison Taylor and her younger brother Lincoln lived in privilege, but their sheltered existence abruptly ended when their father was arrested for fraud and the family assets were seized. Since then, Madison has carved out a new path, studying fashion and working her way up to editor in chief of La Femme magazine, while Lincoln teaches wealth management at a small college outside the city. Both have separated themselves from their family and their past—until an unexpected bequest arrives from their late uncle.

FBI special agent Mercy Kilpatrick has been waiting her whole life for disaster to strike. A prepper since childhood, Mercy grew up living off the land — and off the grid — in rural Eagle’s Nest, Oregon. Until a shocking tragedy tore her family apart and forced her to leave home. Now a predator known as the cave man is targeting the survivalists in her hometown, murdering them in their homes, stealing huge numbers of weapons, and creating federal suspicion of a possible domestic terrorism event.

When Demi Rao, a young woman, is at her wits' end and on the run from escaping her captor, she comes across an employment ad from the Ivory family, looking for someone to help maintain their elaborate estate. Although the ad is strange with meticulous directions to wear all white, no makeup, and speak quietly, Demi applies. With no choices, Demi gets and accepts the job, and when she does, she quickly realizes she's not there to clean; she's there for a purpose.