M. J. Arlidge

Après le succès phénoménal d' Am Stram Gram, le commandant Helen Grace est de retour. Cernée par les flammes et par ses propres démons, elle n'a plus droit à l'erreur. Six incendies en vingt-quatre heures, deux morts, plusieurs blessés. Helen Grace n'a jamais vu ça. Comme si quelqu'un tentait de réduire la ville en cendres... Accompagnée de son équipe et bien décidée à arrêter le pyromane acharné, Helen sait qu'elle ne peut se permettre le moindre faux pas : non seulement cela aurait de lourdes conséquences sur la survie des habitants, mais sa carrière serait également finie. Pourtant, alors que Southampton s'embrase et que de plus en plus d'immeubles partent en fumée, les sombres penchants de la détective prennent le pas sur sa raison...

Au feu, les pompiers

Steph Broadribb

'All I can say is WOW. I was immediately glued to the pages. This is one of the best books I've read this year... The authors did such a great job of describing the setting that I even felt like I was back in high school... Perfect... I highly recommend this one!' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A skull looks up at Jennie from the trench, but it's not the chalk-white bone and grimacing teeth that send her reeling. It's the heart-shaped gold pendant, its delicate chain snapped in two. The necklace Hannah never took off. It can't be Hannah. But it is. When Jennie Whitmore arrives at her school reunion, she immediately regrets her decision. Why would she choose to surround herself with people who were never nice to her? Who still aren't, even now she's a police officer? The only person who truly looked out for her all those years ago was charming, beautiful Hannah. Until the day she disappeared. Jennie is ready to finally put White Cross Academy behind her, the old school building demolished the morning after the party. But with the demolition comes a call: a teenage girl's remains have been found on the grounds. The instant drop in Jennie's gut tells her that the remains might be Hannah's, but when she's called in to examine them, the truth becomes undeniable. Hannah didn't run away and abandon Jennie thirty years ago; in fact, she never left White Cross at all. Suddenly, Jennie has a murder to solve. The murder of her best friend. But can she do so before her colleagues discover just how closely connected she is to the victim? Before a mystery stalker makes good on his threats to silence her for good? The Reunion is a gripping mystery perfect for fans of THE SANATORIUM, Lucy Foley, and Ruth Kelly. Read what everyone is saying about The Reunion: 'Incredible... peppered with twists and served with hold-your-breath reveals! This is a book you will always remember... Pure immersive storytelling... A shocking conclusion. I was caught from the get-go and cannot recommend this brilliant thriller highly enough.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The fast-paced and gripping story had me hooked from the moment I started reading. I found myself unable to put it down... Just when you think you have it all figured out, the story takes a turn that will leave you shocked and questioning everything you thought you knew.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I devoured this book in less than 24 hours. It had you hooked from the start and left you guessing right until the end. I would definitely recommend this to any thriller fan.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I stayed up far too late to finish it!... Excellent.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The amount of drama and suspense in this book had me flying through the pages! I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a book this much!' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Brilliant... gripping plot, suspense, menace and plenty of twists and turns... Kept me guessing and fully engaged to the very end... just perfect!' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Reminds me of works by Lucy Foley and B.A. Paris.' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

An absolutely gripping mystery with shocking twists and turns

The Reunion

Einer lebt, einer stirbt (rot)

Eene Meene

A woman wakes up and opens her eyes - she knows immediately that she's not in the bed she went to sleep in. It's just the beginning of her nightmare. Across town, a child discovers a woman's body buried beneath the beach. Then another victim is found. Yet neither friends nor family had even reported either woman missing. How could their killer be getting away with murder? For Detective Inspector Helen Grace, it's chilling evidence that she's searching for a monster who's not just twisted, but also clever and careful. And as Helen struggles to understand the motivation behind the crimes, she begins to realise that time might be running out for someone still alive.

The doll's house

En åpenbart forstyrret person bortfører par og gir dem et forferdelig ultimatum: En av dere overlever, en av dere dør. Helen Grace og hennes kolleger ved Southampton politistasjon står med ryggen mot veggen. I tillegg til å drive klappjakt på gjerningspersonen må de beskytte de overlevende som sliter med store mentale skader etter det de har vært igjennom. Flere blir kidnappet. Men hva er forbindelsen mellom ofrene? Elle melle er den første boken i en serie med etterforsker Helen Grace i hovedrollen.

Elle melle

Mal me quer

Nu i ro slumra in

A la folie, pas du tout

Julia Crouch

A mother with a dark secret... A daughter dying to tell. When 3-month-old Max is abducted, his parents are plunged into their worst nightmare. Devastated mum Sarah only took her eyes off him for a second, but that doesn't stop her guilt. Even husband Jake can't hide his anger that their little boy went missing on her watch. By contrast there are smiles and celebration at a caravan park in Lincolnshire, as baby Blaze is introduced to the Star family. Jenna and Gary are delighted with the new addition to their family. He is their fourth child and a real object of delight to their eldest - fifteen-year-old Willow - who once again will raise the child. But trouble is brewing for the Star family. Willow is concerned by the desperate online appeals from Sarah and Jake, baby Max has neonatal diabetes and without regular treatment will die. As baby "Blaze" becomes seriously ill, Willow makes a shocking discovery. What is the truth about her family? And how far will they go to hide their deadly secret? READERS ARE LOVING THE WRONG CHILD: 'This needs to be on your TBR' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I couldn't put it down!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A rollercoaster ride...absolutely full of twists and turns!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Gripping read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Highly recommended and I need more please!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'It had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The jaw dropping and twisty new thriller about a mother with a shocking secret

The Wrong Child

Elle entend leurs cris, Elle ressent leur peur, Elle est désormais leur seul espoir. Don ou malédiction ? D'un simple échange de regards, Kassie est capable de voir quand et comment vous allez mourir. Un lourd fardeau à porter pour une jeune fille de 15 ans... Elle croise la route d'Adam Brandt, brillant psychologue, alors qu'une série de meurtres frappe Chicago. Kassie semble toujours avoir un lien avec les victimes. Coïncidence malheureuse ou terrible manipulation ? Intrigué par cette adolescente un peu perdue, Adam est tenté de croire à ses troublantes déclarations. D'autant que le danger se rapproche et que Kassie est la seule à savoir où il va frapper... Après le succès du cycle Helen Grace inauguré par Am Stram Gram, M. J. Arlidge signe ici un thriller psychologique haletant hors-série.

Derniers sacrements

Dans les bois, personne ne vous entendra crier Quelque chose de mauvais hante les sentiers de New Forest. D'abord, ce sont des cadavres de chevaux sauvages retrouvés en morceaux. Puis ce sont des hommes et des femmes innocents dont les cris de désespoir résonnent encore. Mais personne ne les entend... Traqués par une présence sans visage, les victimes sont transpercées de flèches et pendues aux chênes de la forêt. La détective Helen Grace doit faire face à un nouveau cauchemar. Pourquoi des campeurs sans défense sont-ils pris pour cible ? Que signifient leurs assassinats ? Est-ce un psychopathe ? La forêt demande-t-elle des sacrifices ? Helen devra affronter les ténèbres les plus sombres pour résoudre son enquête la plus complexe et plus macabre à ce jour.

Loup y es-tu ?

Un thriller chargé d'adrénaline qui ne laisse à Helen Grace que 24h pour démêler les fils d'une sanglante affaire. Elle m'aime... Sept heures du matin. Alors que le soleil se lève dans un ciel rouge sang, une femme est retrouvée morte sur une route de campagne. Mais qui a bien pu tuer cette mère de famille et épouse aimée ? Un peu... Deux heures plus tard, un commerçant est tué de sang-froid. Les clients sont tous laissés sains et saufs. Beaucoup... Quel motif anime ces meurtriers qui semblent tuer au hasard ? Passionnément... Helen Grace, tout juste sortie de prison, devra le découvrir rapidement si elle veut éviter que cette journée se termine en bain de sang. Car une seule chose est sûre : ils sont prêts à tout pour terminer leur macabre travail. A la folie...Pas du tout.

À la folie, pas du tout

Helen, avant Helen Grace : une nouvelle inédite de l'auteur d'Am Stram Gram. Jodie Haynes, 15 ans, débarque dans un nouveau foyer. Le troisième depuis le meurtre de ses parents, assassinés par sa sœur, qui a été depuis condamnée à la prison à perpétuité. Au pensionnat de Groove Street, tout le monde connaît l'histoire de sa famille, et Jodie est la cible de tous les regards inquisiteurs. Quand une de ses camarades disparaît, Jodie réalise qu'elle ne pourra connaître la paix que lorsqu'elle aura fait la lumière sur les obscurs couloirs de cet endroit. La naissance d'une vocation ?

Point de non-retour

"You have one hour to live."Those are the only words on the phone call. Then they hang up. Surely, a prank? A mistake? A wrong number? Anything but the chilling truth... That someone is watching, waiting, working to take your life in one hour.But why?The job of finding out falls to DI Helen Grace: a woman with a track record in hunting killers. However, this is one case where the killer seems to always be one step ahead of the police and the victims. With no motive, no leads, no clues - nothing but pure fear - an hour can last a lifetime...

All Fall Down

The Brand New Helen Grace Thriller

Forget Me Not

The brand-new gripping thriller from the million copy bestseller M.J. Arlidge Nowhere to hide. No-one to turn to. Nothing to lose. Helen Grace is sure she made the right decision to quit the force. Until the day she looks out from her window to see a desperate young woman being beaten by two thugs. Still a force to be reckoned with, Helen races into the night and strikes the men down. For a moment, it feels like she doesn't need her badge to do good, but as she leads the girl to safety, she's struck from behind, regaining consciousness just in time to see the victim being dragged into a white van. Helen's determined to find the woman and save her, but even begging her former colleagues to help gets her nowhere. It's clear it'll be up to her alone to make the rescue. Taking matters into her own hands, Helen uncovers more women connected to the first who need her help. But fighting crime as a maverick is a dangerous game. One that could cost Helen her life, and the life of those she holds most dear... PRAISE FOR THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER M.J. ARLIDGE: 'Chilling' THE TIMES 'Addictive' EXPRESS 'Truly excellent' THE SUN 'Nobody does chilling suspense quite like M.J. Arlidge' B.P. WALTER

The totally gripping thriller you don’t want to miss in 2026, from million-copy bestseller M. J. Arlidge

Into the Fire

Lisa Hall

In this family, everyone is telling lies. Pete never wanted another child. Before baby Erin was born, they were happy. If Natalie hadn't got pregnant, he would never have done what he did. Natalie knows things have been difficult since the surprise arrival of Erin. Life with Pete and their two other children - Emily and Zadie - has been balancing on a knife-edge. Now their home is full of guests at a party Natalie didn't want to throw - and she's about to reach breaking point. But so is her family. Because everyone has a secret that they've been hiding and when Erin suddenly disappears everyone becomes a suspect. Surely no one here would want to harm their baby? But after the events of the party there are plenty of people who would want to hurt Natalie. Including her husband...

The Mistake

Point de non-retour suivi de Chasse à mort

Helen, avant Helen Grace : une nouvelle inédite de l'auteur d'Am Stram Gram. Helen Grace a 18 ans et vient d'intégrer la police du Hampshire. Plongée dans un quotidien qui oscille entre machisme et violence ordinaire, elle apprend rapidement à ne pas se laisser intimider. Surtout lorsque son chef balaie de la main une affaire pour le moins suspecte : la mort d'un homme noir, dont les poignets semblent avoir été enchaînés. Malgré les obstacles posés sur son chemin, l'instinct d'Helen va la conduire jusqu'à une sinistre ferme, aux travailleurs clandestins...

Chasse à mort

Detective Helen Grace faces her own dark compulsions in the twisty new thriller from the author of Pop Goes the Weasel and Eeny Meeny. In the darkest corners of the city, there is a thriving nightlife where people can let loose and cross the lines of work and play, of pleasure and pain. But now that sanctuary has been breached. A killer has struck and a man is dead. In a world where disguises and discretion are the norm, one admission could unravel a life. No one wants to come forward to say what they saw or what they know—including the woman heading the investigation: Detective Helen Grace. Helen knew the victim. And the victim knew her—better than anyone else. And when the murderer strikes again, Helen must decide how many more lines she’s willing to cross to bring in a devious and elusive serial killer...

M. J. Arlidge

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