Patricia MacDonald

Ever since her best friend Molly was murdered fifteen years before, Blair Butler has returned to her small hometown as seldom as possible. Now she's been summoned back to see her terminally ill sister one last time - only for Celeste to make a shocking deathbed confession. Is it true the wrong man is in jail for a crime he didn't commit?

The Girl in the Woods

How well do you know the people closest to you? Hannah, Adam and adorable young Sydney Wickes are living under assumed identities in West Philadelphia. Although she’s found it hard to adjust to life in the city, at least Hannah and her family are safe and slowly beginning to build new lives for themselves. But all that changes when an unexpected tragedy throws the harsh spotlight of publicity onto the Wickes family, putting them in serious danger. Because Hannah and those she loves are hiding a dark secret in their past, a secret that has torn their lives apart. For what do you do when the person you should love the most poses the greatest threat? The Wickes’ sinister family secret is destined to catch up with them – with terrifying consequences.

Assumed identities and psychological suspense

I See You

A nail-biting novel of domestic suspense from a best-selling author - When Morgan Adair arrives at the small seaside town of West Briar on the Long Island shore, she is looking forward to attending the baptism of her new godson, Drew. Morgan and Drew's mother, Claire, have been friends since childhood, and Morgan was delighted when Claire married the handsome Guy Bolton. But a few days after the christening, Morgan receives a devastating phone call from her friend . . .

From Cradle to Grave

Imperdoável

A gripping novel of domestic suspense - Shelby Sloan, a successful Philadelphia businesswoman in her early forties, has one child, a daughter whom she raised on her own. She gives her daughter, Chloe, and son-in-law, Rob, a Caribbean cruise as a gift, while she takes the opportunity to mind her four-year-old grandson. But life becomes a nightmare when Rob calls to tell her that Chloe has disappeared overboard. The police decide it was an accident, but Shelby refuses to accept the official verdict . . .

Cast into Doubt

Christopher Pike

See You Later

On being told that her estranged mother has killed herself and her severely disabled young son, Eden Radley heads to Cleveland, Ohio, in search of answers. She discovers there was so much she didn't know about her mother and her troubled, enigmatic stepfather, Flynn. But of one thing Eden is increasingly certain: her mother's death was no suicide.

A Novel of Psychological Suspense

Don't Believe a Word

Lynn Beach

When Stacey is pulled into an antique mirror and into the world of a lonely girl and her evil grandmother, her twin sister Tracy must pretend to be both herself and her sister until she can get Stacey back. Original.

Stranger in the Mirror

Patricia MacDonald has won a worldwide audience of readers with her page-turning novels of domestic suspense that twist and turn with surprises. Now she presents a riveting thriller about a young woman who finds her life threatened when she returns to her picture-perfect suburban hometown where a brutal crime shattered her family when she was a teenager. The affluent town of Hoffman, New Jersey reeled in disbelief when highly esteemed physician Duncan Avery stabbed his wife Marsha to death one spring evening. The two Avery sons turned their backs on their father but his daughter Nina never stopped believing in his innocence. Now, fifteen years later, Nina, a struggling actress in New York City, returns to Hoffman when her father is paroled and insists on re-settling there. Not only does Dr. Avery want to repair his relationships with his sons and meet his grandchildren, he claims he wants to find out who killed his wife. But neither Nina's brother Patrick, a successful investment banker with a wife and twin sons, nor Jimmy, a recovering drug addict who has adopted a new family, can bear to acknowledge their father's return. Then, as suddenly as before, another act of violence overturns the Averys' lives. No longer certain if she can trust her family, her neighbors, or her old friends, Nina finds she can rely only on herself and a surprising new ally in her life as she searches for the truth behind crimes past and present. If she digs deep-down into the secrets of her family's and her neighbors' lives she stands a chance of catching a killer before she becomes his next victim. With psychologically perceptive characterizations, emotional realism, and a gripping story line, The Girl Next Door exposes the dark impulses and fierce passions that can rule seemingly ordinary people and showcases Patricia MacDonald at the height of her celebrated powers.

A Novel

The Girl Next Door

Girl in the Woods

Could finding her long lost sister be the biggest mistake Alex Woods has ever made? |Having recently lost both her parents in a tragic car accident, Alex Woods is shocked to discover through the family lawyer that her beloved mother was keeping a secret – a baby she gave up for adoption when she had just left high school. But when Alex decides to search for her long lost sister – and finds her – she is in for a terrible surprise . . .

Sisters

Stolen in the Night

A daughter sets out to discover the truth about her mother’s death in this absorbing novel of psychological suspense. Eden Radley had a strained relationship with her mother ever since Tara deserted the family nine years before to run off with her much younger lover. But when she’s told that her mother has killed herself and her severely disabled young son, Eden’s half-brother, Eden is ridden with guilt. For her mother had tried to get in touch with her on the night she died, and Eden had ignored her text. Was Tara calling for help? Heading to Cleveland, Ohio, for the funeral, Eden discovers there was so much she didn’t know about her mother, nor about her enigmatic, troubled stepfather Flynn Darby. And the more she learns, the more convinced she becomes that Tara’s death was no suicide. Could Flynn really be guilty of murder …?

« Bonjour Eden. Tu me manques. On peut se parler ? Appelle-moi. » Jamais Eden n'aurait imaginé que ce message serait le dernier qu'elle recevrait de sa mère. Aurait-elle pu empêcher sa mort et celle de son demi-frère si elle y avait répondu ? Virtuose du suspense psychologique, Patricia MacDonald explore les secrets et les fêlures du passé au fil d'une intrigue redoutable.

Message sans réponse

A heavily pregnant young woman returns to her small hometown to discover it’s not the safe haven she had first supposed... Following a whirlwind romance with an old acquaintance she bumped into at a high school reunion, heavily pregnant Dena Russell has moved back to her small hometown to start a new life with horse breeder Brian Riley. But something isn’t right. As Brian’s behaviour grows increasingly disturbing, Dena flees her new home, finding refuge with an old schoolfriend. Then the bloodstained, battered body is found, and Dena is forced to think the unthinkable: could the father of her unborn child be a coldblooded killer? And, if so, how can she and her baby escape his clutches...?

Safe Haven

A Stranger in the House

Hannah, Adam und die kleine Sydney haben es geschafft, sich unter neuen Namen in Philadelphia ein zweites Leben aufzubauen. Doch die hart erarbeitete Sicherheit gerät ins Wanken, als durch einen Zufall das Medieninteresse an der Familie geweckt wird und die Gesichter der drei, die nie wieder auffindbar sein wollten, in allen Zeitungen auftauchen. Denn Hannah und ihre Familie teilen ein grausames Geheimnis, das nun ein weiteres Mal droht, ihr Leben in einen Alptraum zu verwandeln. Und ihr größter Feind ist jemand, den sie am meisten lieben ...

Thriller

Ein Akt der Grausamkeit

The author's early life was a twisted path of physical, sexual and verbal abuse so she anesthetized herself with alcohol and drugs to hide the pain. Later in life, she learned to forgive those who abused her only to discover her own body was her worst enemy as she endured 34 surgeries, often praying to die. Read her inspirational story of the strength she acquired to stay alive through it all as she shares her deepest secrets with you.

Musings of a Recovering Addict

I'm Still Here!

Barbara Siegel

Scott Siegel

BEYOND TERROR (GHOSTWORLD 1): BEYOND TERROR (Ghostworld)

Heavily pregnant Dena Russell returns to her hometown after a whirlwind romance with Brian Riley, an old acquaintance. When Brian's behaviour grows irrational and a battered body is found, Dena wonders if the father of her unborn child is a killer. Fearing for her and her baby's life, Dena seeks refuge with another old friend, but how safe is she?

Patricia MacDonald

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