Trauma Mystery

Seine Besessenheit und meine Angst ketten uns aneinander. Wenn einer von uns die Ketten löst, wird der andere sterben. Als Sarah an einem Herbsttag ihre Wohnungstür öffnet, ahnt sie nicht, wen sie damit in ihr Leben lässt. Der Mann verabreicht ihr eine Substanz, die sie bei vollem Bewusstsein handlungsunfähig macht. Tagelang quält er sie, inszeniert sogar ihren Suizid, bevor er verschwindet. Sarah überlebt wie durch ein Wunder. Um ihr Trauma zu überwinden, zieht sie ins weit entfernte Berlin.

Una nuova avventura a tinte più nere che mai per il biblioterapeuta Vince Corso, un enigma che lo porta a interrogarsi sul potere minaccioso e salvifico delle parole. “Questa storia è nata in un carcere. Un detenuto albanese mi rivelò, in un incontro, il vero significato dell’antico soprannome della mia famiglia, Vrascadù. Avevo sempre creduto che volesse dire Braccia Cadute e fosse una contrazione del siciliano. Si trattava invece di una frase arbëreshë; il ragazzo mi consegnò la traduzione su una pagina strappata che ho portato con me per anni: Uccido chi voglio.”

Il biblioterapeuta Vince Corso torna con un nuovo caso: una donna gli racconta ha un fratello malato di Alzheimer che da qualche tempo ripete delle frasi spezzate, sempre le stesse, senza alcun legame tra di loro. Era stato uno studioso di fama e un lettore vorace e quelle parole potrebbero essere citazioni da un romanzo. La sorella vuole scoprire di che romanzo si tratta per leggerglielo a voce alta. Il biblioterapeuta si mette al lavoro, con una domanda che lo assilla: se avessi perso tutto, e ti venisse concesso di salvare un solo ricordo, quale sceglieresti?

When 16-year-old Amy returns home, she can't tell her family what's happened to her. She can't tell them where she's been since she and her best friend, her cousin Dee, were kidnapped six years ago - who stole them from their families or what's become of Dee. She has to stay silent because she's afraid of what might happen next, and she's desperate to protect her secrets at any cost. Amy tries to readjust to life at "home," but nothing she does feels right. She's a stranger in her own family, and the guilt that she's the one who returned is insurmountable.

Nach einem Motorradunfall soll sich der 17-jährige Timo im Rehabilitationszentrum Markwaldhof von seinem schweren Schädel-Hirn-Trauma erholen. Schnell stellt er fest, dass sich merkwürdige Dinge im Haus abspielen: Der Wachkomapatient, mit dem er sich das Zimmer teilt, läuft nachts herum, spricht - und droht damit, Timo zu töten, falls er anderen davon erzählt. Und allmählich entdeckt Timo an sich selbst Fähigkeiten, die neu sind: Er kann Dinge, die er nicht können dürfte. Weiß Dinge, die er nicht wissen sollte.

She was born for all the wrong reasons. But her search for the truth reveals answers she wishes she could bury in Forget Me Not, a suspenseful and deeply moving near-future thriller from the author of The Last One. “A page-turning mystery . . . highly original, sharply insightful, and...

Former NYPD Detective Tim Jacobs takes his wife and his young daughter on a road trip on the brink of a snowstorm. They are on their way to visit his parents for Christmas, but they never arrive. Tim has an unshakable feeling that something will go horribly wrong even before they set off. What happens is far worse than he could have imagined. The tragedy that occurs sees grief-stricken Tim back in his investigator role, seeking justice.

One day, on her way to a date, Isabella Huffington gets hit by a bike. What begins as a concussion with a diagnosed recovery time of seven-to-ten days becomes more than two years of debilitating pain with no apparent end and a string of unhelpful doctor and specialist visits. In the wreckage, jobs are canceled. Leases are broken. There is no second date. What’s left is Isabella, her body, and her pain. Because the source of her pain cannot be located within the body, she is told over and over that her pain is psychosomatic. And Isabella believes it, over and over.

Das grandiose Finale der Trilogie um Katja Sand: Bei einem Hafturlaub bringt der zu lebenslänglich verurteilte Martin Wolf eine Pistole an sich, erschießt zwei JVA-Beamte und ergreift die Flucht. Katja Sand ist wie gelähmt, ihre Vergangenheit holt sie ein. Vor siebzehn Jahren war sie es, die Wolf ins Gefängnis brachte. Zusammen mit einem Komplizen hatte er einen Geldtransporter überfallen, den Fahrer erschossen, über zwei Millionen Euro erbeutet und eine Geisel genommen, für die Katja sich austauschen ließ. In einer Scheune im Wald hielt Wolf sie gefangen, die versprochene Hilfe kam nicht.

“Stevens excels at depicting pulse-pounding danger… Her writing places her heads above most authors working in the thriller genre. Only Dan Brown and Lee Child come close.” —Dallas Morning News Vanessa Michael Munroe, chameleon and information hunter, has a reputation for getting things...

Having narrowly escaped a deadly attack in Bavaria, Jake and Mike return to Washington, D.C., and reveal what they believe to be the true identity of “The Package” and the role played by Group 45 in its disappearance. Still in need of the key to break Simon Branson’s code, and ordered by President Fletcher to verify the identity and whereabouts of “The Package”, Jake and Mike travel to South America and then Mexico in search of the truth.

Charlie Kroft’s job at the crisis center means she’s often seen as a hero: she’s helped countless people climb out of the deepest pits of personal despair. But when one phone call thrusts Charlie into the spotlight, she must contend with the hidden pain that drives her…and with the mysterious stranger who knows the truth.