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It should be an open-and-shut case. Samuel Szajkowski, a recently hired history teacher, walked into a school assembly with a gun and murdered three students and a colleague before turning the weapon on himself. It was a tragedy that could not have been predicted. Szajkowski, it seems clear, was a psychopath beyond help. Yet as Detective Inspector Lucia May begins to piece together the testimonies of the various witnesses, an uglier and more complex picture emerges.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan. The perfect couple. The perfect house. The perfect crime. The heart-stopping thriller about a husband and wife who are hiding something from each other, and from you.... This audiobook won't let you go until you've found out the truth. Perfect for fans of Erin Kelly, Gillian Flynn and Fiona Barton. Whose story do you believe? Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago.

Brought to you by Penguin. Sixteen-year-old Sadie Saunders is missing. Five friends set out into the woods to find her. But they're not just friends.... They're suspects. You see, this was never a search party. It's a witch hunt. And not everyone will make it home alive.

DI Fleet is up against some of the most powerful people in the country as he attempts to discover the truth about what happened on the day of the game.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Liar's Room by Simon Lelic. Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a counsellor and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe. But everything changes when Adam Geraghty walks into her office. She's never met this young man before - so why does she feel like she knows him? Adam starts to tell her about a girl. A girl he wants to hurt. And that's when Susanna realises she was wrong. She doesn't know him. He knows her. And the girl he plans to hurt is her daughter.

Beboerne i en lille engelsk by chokeres da det bliver afsløret, at den tolvårige dreng Daniel Blake brutalt har myrdet sin skolekammerat Felicity Forbes. For den provinsielle advokat Leo Curtice tegner sagen til at blive den største og mest moralsk udfordrende sag i hele hans karriere. Leo påtager sig forsvaret af Daniel, men er slet ikke forberedt på folks voldsomme reaktion og hvor stor en indflydelse det vil have på hans familie - især hans teenagedatter Ellie.