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When Ella Longfield overhears two attractive young men flirting with teenage girls on a train, she thinks nothing of it - until she realises they are fresh out of prison and her maternal instinct is put on high alert. But just as she’s decided to call for help, something stops her. The next day, she wakes up to the news that one of the girls - beautiful, green-eyed Anna Ballard - has disappeared.

When private investigator Matthew Hill picks up the call from his wife, Sally, his world comes crashing down. Their eight-year-old daughter, Amelie, is missing. One second, she was there, the next, she was gone. It’s the very nightmare they’ve been dreading. Long ago, Matthew left the force after a woman blamed him for her son’s death, promising that he too would one day feel her pain. It’s a threat that’s hung over his family ever since, and now it’s Amelie’s picture on the news.

On a train with her husband, miles from home and their four-year-old son, Ben, Sophie receives a chilling phone call. Two boys are in hospital after a tragic accident. One of them is Ben. She thought she could trust Emma, her new friend, to look after her little boy. After all, Emma’s a kindred spirit—someone Sophie was sure she could bare her soul to, despite the village rumours. But Sophie can’t shake the feeling that she’s made an unforgivable mistake and now her whole family is in danger.

It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. A mysterious caller with a chilling threat. Journalist Alice Henderson hangs up, ready to dismiss it as a hoax against the newspaper. But the next Wednesday, the stalker makes another move - and it becomes clear that this is all about Alice. Someone wants her to suffer, but for what? Her articles have made her a popular local champion - could it be her past rather than her work that’s put her life in danger?

It was their darkest secret. Three schoolgirls made a promise - to take the horrible truth of what they did to the grave. Thirty years later, Beth and Sally have tried to put the trauma behind them. Though Carol has distanced herself from her former friends, the three are adamant that the truth must never come to light, even if the memory still haunts them. But when some shocking news threatens to unearth their dark secret, Beth enlists the help of private investigator Matthew Hill to help her and Sally reconnect with estranged Carol.

It’s their daughter’s graduation and Rachel and Ed Hartley are expecting it to be one of their family’s happiest days. But when she stumbles and falls on stage during the ceremony, a beautiful moment turns to chaos: Gemma has been shot, and just like that, she’s fighting for her life. PI Matthew Hill is one of the first on the scene. A cryptic message Gemma received earlier in the day suggests someone close to her was about to be exposed. But who?

After a betrayal that sent their marriage into freefall, Hannah and Sam are desperate for a fresh start with their eight-year-old daughter Lily—and where better than picture-perfect Owl Cottage in beautiful Cornwall. But something about the holiday home stirs dark memories for Hannah… When she finds dead creatures on the doorstep and hears mysterious knocks at the door, Hannah can’t help wondering whether someone is messing with her—or whether the past she’s been running from has finally claimed her sanity.

Ella Longfield hört zwei junge Männer im Zug mit Teenagerinnen flirten und denkt sich nichts dabei, bis sie herausfindet, dass die beiden frisch aus dem Gefängnis kommen. Am nächsten Tag ist eines der Mädchen, Anna Ballard, verschwunden. Ein Jahr später plagen Ella noch immer Schuldgefühle, während sie beginnt Drohbriefe zu erhalten.

Stranded in Paris during an air traffic crisis, Laura offers to share her hotel room with a young woman who seems lost and alone. It’s a split-second act of kindness—one any good mother would make. But as the girl slips away at dawn, Laura feels a whisper of unease. Weeks later, as her precious family is targeted one by one, Laura’s ordinary life completely unravels and she can’t shake the feeling that everything leads back to that night. Suddenly she’s in a police cell, the main suspect in a serious crime.

Durante un viaggio in treno Ella Longfield nota due uomini che flirtano con delle adolescenti. Inizialmente non dà molto peso alla cosa, ma quando comincia a mettere meglio a fuoco la situazione il suo istinto le dice che dovrebbe intervenire. È sul punto di chiamare aiuto quando qualcosa la ferma. Il giorno successivo, al risveglio, scopre che Anna Ballard, una delle ragazze del treno che l'aveva colpita per i suoi splendidi occhi verdi, è scomparsa. Trascorso un anno, Ella non ha ancora trovato il coraggio di perdonarsi, ma c'è anche qualcun altro che non ha dimenticato.

Wie sage ich meinem Kind, dass ich sterben muss? Gar nicht, beschließt Eleanor, als sie von ihrer Brustkrebserkrankung erfährt. Ihre achtjährige Tochter Melissa soll so lange wie möglich eine unbeschwerte Kindheit haben. Stattdessen sammelt Eleanor Gedanken, Erinnerungen und gemeinsame Erlebnisse in einem Buch, das sie bei ihrem Anwalt hinterlegt. Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn die Mutter ohne Abschied geht? Auch siebzehn Jahre danach fühlt Melissa sich unvollständig.

Auf wen kannst du dich verlassen, wenn du dir selbst nicht traust? Nach einem großen Vertrauensbruch, der ihre Ehe gehörig ins Wanken brachte, suchen Hannah und Sam verzweifelt nach einem geminsamen Neuanfang mit ihrer achtjährigen Tochter Lily im Gepäck – und wo ginge das besser als im malerischen Owl Cottage im schönen Cornwall? Doch etwas an dem Ferienhaus weckt in Hannah dunkle Erinnerungen.