Suspense Mystery Twist

"Schoolgirl missing", the ticker reads, and the camera cuts to a girl’s face. Blonde hair waterfalling over her shoulders, serious eyes, lips a little parted like she’s about to speak. That’s when I realize I’ve been holding my breath, because the gasp when I inhale almost chokes me. Sadie Kelly has lost her job. Until last month, she was a teacher at Horton College - the same high school she went to 10 years ago along with her best friend, Fiona.

Diverse, provocative, eerie, and twisted, this collection of Jeffery Deaver's best crime stories exhibits amazing range and the signature plot twists that have made him a perennial best seller. With nods to O. Henry and Edgar Allen Poe, these beautifully crafted pieces are suspenseful spoonfuls of Deaver at his best. Listeners will be surprised by the subtlety of some of these stories and, as always, by the plot surprises.

After her recent separation, Tabitha Weaver is holding her life together by a thread. Luckily, her six closest friends have the perfect cure for heartbreak: a weekend in the countryside complete with relaxation, a blind date, and all the wine she can handle. But it isn't long before their night at the secluded rental house goes sour. The drinks flow a little too freely and lingering tensions arise before they're interrupted by frantic knocking at the door. The stranger claims to have been in an accident, and though her head is bleeding, she refuses to let them call an ambulance.

I’m Lucy, and I have a secret I have a beautiful home that I’m desperate to escape. But that’s not my secret. I tell my friends I’ve never wanted children when I always have. But that’s not my secret. My husband is a celebrated surgeon who tries to control me. But that’s not my secret. Adele knows. Once upon a time, I knew everything about her and she knew everything about me. Best friends forever. But now our secret is beginning to surface. I can trust her more than anyone. We made a pact. And she’s never do anything to hurt me. Would she?

A singer silenced. The fate of St. Mo's Amusement pier is rocked by political waves. Can Twizzie unmask the killer and save her home? Tommy Neptune was the hit of the show, his voice the best they'd ever heard. When Twiz and Chaz discover the star of the new musical dead, Twiz finds herself following the tune of another mystery. The death is just another note in Star Sinclair's samba about the town's biggest eyesore. The town council's chairperson hasn't given up her plans to destroy the town's amusement pier.

Her breath hitches, and her stomach lurches, tossing up bile into the back of her throat. The man holds the revolver to her head and says, “Let’s play a little game”. She closes her eyes with each pull of the trigger, almost praying for a bullet. They told her if the gun doesn’t kill her, they’d take their time...The recent murder of a defense attorney has Detective Madison Knight fueled to find justice for him and a lawyer who was killed eight years ago. She’d never solved that crime, but she’s always had a strong suspicion who was behind the murder.

Two women are drawn toward a hidden loch where it’s rumored the thing you’ve lost can be returned—at a deadly cost—in this stunning novel exploring love, grief, and fate, perfect for readers of Alix E. Harrow, Erin Morgenstern, and Emma Törzs​. A lost lake. Toby has recently lost...

In the 1990s, Oxford’s dreaming spires become a killer’s secret playground. It begins when Joshua finds the girl shivering in the stream, clutching a severed hand. Then he is plagued by the same nightmare–someone is coming through the corn, getting closer, eager to kill.

In Twist and Turn, author Tim Tigner once again delivers a fast-paced, unpredictable ride destined to delight his fans. Replete with the clever characters, original intrigue, and thought-provoking predicaments that distinguish his thrillers, the fourth chapter of the international best-selling Kyle Achilles series will turn your throat dry and keep you listening.

A Simple Twist of Fate follows Detective Terry Eckhart as he investigates a suspicious house fire in San Francisco's Sunset District that left two people dead. What begins as a potential accident or suicide grows more complex, raising questions about the intended target. Alongside his partner, Nick Fowler, Eckhart's search for answers takes them from Golden Gate Park to Silicon Valley.

It’s after midnight when Detective Eve Bennet receives a distraught phone call from an unknown number. The voice at the other end begs her not to hang up—a baby has gone missing. But what the caller says next makes Eve’s heart race. “She isn’t the first. There are many, many more.”

After his daughter overdosed and died, William Thomas Knox brutally murdered billionaire Skip Buchanan, patriarch of the family most responsible for the American opioid epidemic. One year later, veteran Harper Scott is out of work and just desperate enough to take a job protecting members of the hated Buchanan family. Then, as the online mob grows and death threats against the Buchanans reach a fevered pitch, another Buchanan is murdered and Harper is thrown into a race to find the killer.

Un asesino excepcional. Su enigmática hija. Una peligrosa obsesión por la muerte. La inspectora Erica Sands mantiene su legado familiar bajo llave. Pocos saben que su padre cumple condena en una prisión de máxima seguridad, marcado para siempre por la sangre de sus numerosas víctimas. Sin embargo, el hallazgo del cadáver de una mujer en una pequeña casa de campo, con una enigmática nota oculta en la escena del crimen, amenaza con arrastrar a la inspectora hacia la oscura órbita de su padre.

Muriel y Morgan son gemelos y están tan conectados que les cuesta descubrir su identidad individual. Con una madre enferma y un padre narcisista, su vida no es nada fácil. La situación se vuelve aún más difícil cuando su tía Mallory muere en un misterioso accidente en el mar, revelando una antigua maldición familiar. Los gemelos deciden investigar la verdad sobre su familia y el enigma del accidente de su tía. Pronto descubren que todo lo que creían real es solo una ilusión, y que deberán apoyarse mutuamente y confiar en su fe para mantener a la familia unida.

A Hollywood starlet found floating in the bay. St. Mo's pier is still destined for the scrap heap. Can Twiz unbend the mystery, and weather the storm that is brewing? Twiz’s simple Sunday morning of reading on the pier is interrupted with the discovery of the starlet's body. Several of the actor’s enemies are right here in St. Maurice. They all have a motive, but who actually shot the movie star in the back?

When a walker finds the body of a woman by the shores of Lake Ullswater, the police are put on high alert. Felicia Evans was known to be a tough character, but who would have strangled her? Detective Beth Young quickly spots the links to three cold cases. Three women strangled and discarded in the stunning, wild hills of the Lake District.

With two young children, Mary hasn’t slept in what feels like years. For his part, Tim never feels safe enough to sleep. And so one hot, exhausting night, the two strangers meet while seeking solace in a nearby park. There, they witness something horrific: a violent attack in the window of a neighbouring house. Bonded by what they’ve seen, Tim and Mary are desperate to find answers. And when they see news reports of a missing woman who was last seen walking alone not far from them, the pair are convinced it’s her they saw being attacked—no matter what the police say.

It’s been six months since I woke up next to the body of the man I’d chatted to in a bar the night before. I still remember the metallic scent of his blood, the stillness of the room, and the panic that rose in my throat when I realized he was dead. I remember him buying cocktails. We talked. We went up to my room. And then...nothing. But I know I didn’t kill him.

When a girl's body is found at a Midlands storage unit, it is too decomposed for Detective Robyn Carter to read the signs left by the killer. No one knows the woman in blue who rented the unit; her hired van can't be traced. But as the leads run dry, another body is uncovered. This time the killer's distinctive mark is plain to see, and matching scratches on the first victim's skeleton make Robyn suspect she's searching for a serial killer.

My baby is due in two weeks. Hand on my bump, I swear to my little girl, I won’t be anything like my mother. I’m walking home after the perfect baby shower, enjoying the cool summer evening breeze. I can’t wait to rest my aching feet. I’m almost at my door when the world goes black.