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The YouTube Candidate is a political thriller set in the divisive atmosphere of the present day. When Matt Anderson stands behind the family's kitchen table and makes a speech a president might deliver to the American people, his intention is to help his daughter with her class project. Instead, his presentation captivates the nation and elicits calls for him to enter the on-going campaign. Replete with warmth, humor, and unexpected moments of high drama, the story traces the formation of an advisory 'Dream Team' whose "outside the box" campaign innovations and dynamic ideas seek to overcome the new party's late start and underfunding. Results on election night lead to employment of a little-known constitutional process and the nail-biting suspense of determining the next President of the United States.

A mother and daughter in hiding are threatened by more than secrets and lies in a twisting novel of paranoia, revenge, and psychological suspense by bestselling author Douglas Corleone.For two years, Kati Dawes and her teenage daughter, Zoe, have lived off the grid in Hawai'i, hiding from a past Kati must forget as if her life depends on it. New names. Anonymous online presence. So far, safe. Until Kati's fiancé, attorney Eddie Akana, disappears along a popular hiking trail in a Maui national park. Now all eyes are on Kati. Exposure can make a woman with so many secrets very paranoid.Eddie's law partner, Noah Walker, is doing everything he can to protect his new client from the press that's hovering like a vulture and the authorities whose suspicions about Kati--and the disappearance--are rising. Then suddenly, Zoe goes missing as well. Kati will risk anything to find her. But the worst is still to come. Because Kati's not the only one with secrets. And buried among them is a twist she never saw coming.

In this foreboding journey into the depths of friendship, three women spend a trip together covering up the secrets between them-but when one lie unravels, there's no going back. Jocelyn is ready to get married-and more ready to have fun. She plans a bachelorette trip to North Wales, where she can forget about her strained relationship and focus on the tension among friends instead. It's a welcome distraction. Her friend Rowan used to be the wild child. But after having a kid of her own and losing the father in a tragic accident, she's now the ever-responsible single mother, cautious in every way. Except one. Cadence doesn't want to be there. For as long as she's known her friends, she's always felt disparate. Maybe it's because those two share a special bond: Jocelyn's brother was Rowan's boyfriend, and they still feel his loss. Or maybe it's because Cadence has secrets they can never know. As the trip goes on, their friendship begins to crack under the pressure of all the things they leave unsaid...but those might be the only things that can save them.

From USA Today bestselling author Audrey J. Cole comes a harrowing thriller about a woman faced with the unthinkable, when her infant goes missing aboard a plane to New York.Rushing back to her seat, Makayla Rossi is relieved that all's still quiet. But when she checks on her sleeping baby, relief morphs into fear. The bassinet is empty.Liam is gone.It was a long flight from Anchorage to New York, and with every flight attendant busy, Makayla reluctantly ran to the restroom, asking a seat neighbor to watch her son. She stepped away for just a few minutes. Yet at thirty thousand feet, he still vanished.Passengers and crew scour the plane to no avail, and since no one recalls seeing her with a baby, suspicions begin to mount about Makayla's mental state. She's certain this is nothing like her mother's on-air memory meltdown. If only Jack, her husband, were there. He would believe her. A high-profile banker featured in Forbes, maybe he could even help.But Makayla is squarely on her own. And she'll have to think fast in order to find her son--before it's too late.

A woman who can't remember her past encounters a mysterious stranger in a chilling novel of mounting psychological suspense by the authors of The Last Girl Left.She wakes on the shore of a remote lake in the middle of the night, freezing and afraid. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, she stumbles frantically toward the lights of a house. The handsome stranger who lives there is shocked to see a woman on his doorstep and takes her in.Trapped by a winter storm and cut off from the outside world, she starts to suspect that all is not right with the house on Gravewater Lake--or the man, who says his name is Gregg. Because there are whispers in the night, and phantom footsteps pace the halls. Is Gregg hiding a dark secret, or is she losing her mind?As she struggles to remember her past and make sense of her present, she soon discovers that people are not always who they seem, and the truth might be more deadly than she could ever have imagined.

When her estranged daughter asks to hear the one story she doesn't want to tell, a woman spins lie after lie to protect her perfect life in this gripping novel.Amy Linden has a loving husband, an adorable son, and a glamorous career as the hotelier of a grand mountain lodge. Then Ramona Crawford, the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty years earlier, pays her a surprise visit. Ramona wants to know the identity of her biological father--and Amy completely understands. There's just one problem: the truth would destroy Amy's carefully curated life.Amy shares a sad tale about a teenage romance with a boy named Freddy and the painful decision to give Ramona a better future than they could provide. At first, the pieces fit together and give Ramona both closure and a chance to get to know her odd but charming mother. But then Ramona gets a different story from Freddy, and Amy's memories seem to change...and change again.Will Amy ever reveal the full story of that fateful summer at the lodge? And if so, can Ramona live with the truth?

Propelled on a cross-country chase, devoted parents become desperate fugitives in a heart-racing novel of suspense by the author of Family Money and All He Has Left.Thirteen years ago, Cole and Lisa Shipley were fostering an infant with hopes of adopting her. Overnight everything was turned upside down, when the child's mother bled to death on their front doorstep. Her last words: He's coming here...for her! Save her. Afraid, bewildered, and with a baby in their arms, they fled. The longer they hid, the guiltier they looked.Now in a small Colorado town under assumed identities, they've been seemingly safe. But when a tip exposes them and Cole is framed for another murder, they take it on the run again, barreling across the western US--this time with a confused and resistant teenage girl awakening to a terrifying new reality. In the rearview is the relentless FBI agent who has never given up the hunt. And he's not the only one.Every frightening mile brings a family closer to the truth about that fateful night thirteen years ago. And to a killer who's determined to finish what he started.

A dead man's riddles--and secrets--thrust an FBI codebreaker into a deadly cross-country race for justice in a propulsive thriller by the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Cipher.During a recent undercover sting gone bad, hit man Gustavo Toro died in the arms of FBI Special Agent Daniela "Dani" Vega. But Toro had secrets he refused to take to the grave.In the event of his death, Toro left behind a video that promises to expose a mysterious mastermind who has been operating with impunity for decades. But there's a catch. Dani's team must follow Toro's cryptic clues on a cross-country hunt for justice, and piecing together his past is more twisted than Dani could have imagined.But as Dani and her team race to gather the evidence, it's clear this powerful adversary will stop at nothing to keep their secrets--including eliminating those who threaten to reveal them.

A costume designer's past casts a long shadow over her well-constructed lies in this intriguing story about stolen identities, friendship, and betrayal from the author of A Splendid Ruin and A Dangerous Education.Hollywood, 1955. As head costume designer for Lux Pictures, Lena Taylor hears startling confessions from the biggest movie stars. She knows how to keep their secrets--after all, none of their scandals can match her own.Lena was once Elsie Gruner, the daughter of an Ohio dressmaker. Her gift for fashion design helped her win a coveted spot at an art academy in Rome. While in Italy, she became enthralled by the charismatic Julia, who drew her into a shadowy world of jazz clubs, code words, and mysterious deliveries. When one of Julia's intrigues ended in murder, Elsie found herself in the middle of a bewildering sinister international plot. So she ran.After fleeing to LA, Elsie became Lena--but she's never stopped looking over her shoulder. Now, as her engagement to a screenwriter throws her into the spotlight, she's terrified her façade won't hold up. Will she figure out the truth about her past before everything falls apart?

Five young women eager for success rely on the unspeakable to make their dreams come true in a chilling novel about martyrdom, ritual, and obsession by the author of We Ate the Dark.Art student Jo Kozak and her fellow classmates and best friends, Caroline, Finch, Amrita, and Saz, are one another's muses--so close they have their own language and so devoted to the craft that they'll do anything to keep their inspiration alive. Even if it means naively resorting to the occult to unlock their creativity and to curse their esteemed, if notoriously creepy, professor. They soon learn the horrible price to be paid for such a transgressive ritual.In its violent aftermath, things are changing. Jo is feeling unnervingly haunted by something inexplicable. Their paintings, once prodigious and full of life, are growing dark and unhealthy. And their journey together--as women, students, and artists--is starting to crumble.To right the wrong they've done, these five desperate friends will take their obsession a step too far. When that happens, there may be no turning back.

"Delivers with both style and substance. . . Claire McGowan is one of my favourite authors and this is a truly first-class read."--Louise CandlishShe believed her serial-killer ex was innocent, but now history is repeating itself. What does she really remember?Writer Karen Walker knows more than most about murderers. Her first love went on to become The Bagman, a notorious serial killer now locked away for life in a maximum-security prison.Karen has spent her life running from the weight of having loved him, defended him and, ultimately, leading the police to his door. But now, ten years later, just as she's about to publish her account of his crimes, a young woman is abducted in horribly familiar circumstances.It can't be The Bagman...can it? He's safely behind bars, thanks to her. But she has to know for sure.Returning to the hometown she thought she'd left for good, Karen is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse with the man she's never escaped. If there's any chance of saving the kidnapped girl, she'll have to face up to what really happened back then, once and for all...

A missing woman. A gruesome delivery. A terrifying discovery. Where is Caroline Crow?"Just when you think Payne is at the top of her game, she pulls this out of the bag."--Graham BartlettAll has been quiet in Liverpool, suspiciously quiet...So, when a frantic 999 call comes into Hale Street Police Station reporting a missing woman, it seems like there's work to do. Except for DI Sheridan Holler there are questions. Why did Caroline Crow take her purse, suitcase and even tell friends she was going away? There's no reason to suspect foul play...until a severed, burned hand is delivered to another address.With no hard evidence linking the two cases, Holler's gut is telling her that all is not as it seems and if she's right, time is running out to find Caroline alive.As DI Holler attempts to weed out the truth from the lies, will this be one puzzle that runs out the clock? Or can Holler and her team fit the pieces together before it's too late?

"Electrifying and page-turning, John Marrs is not to be missed."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFaddenThree women. Three smouldering secrets. Who will make it out alive?It's 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in - she's moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this?Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret - and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.As cracks widen in the veneer of perfection and lies escalate out of control, tension ignites. Bonfire Night is approaching and someone is set to burn...But who will it be?

Ever feel in need of a break?Jude and Sophie do. They're over London with it's long hours, grey skies and grimy air. An endless, exhausting cycle.So when they get an invitation from Layla and Nate, their best friends who actually did it - quit their lives and moved to the sumptuous jungle and white sands of Bali - it's impossible to say no.But when they arrive, Jude and Sophie soon realise the life their friends claim to be living is far from what they made it out to be. And while Jude and Sophie might appear to be the perfect guests, their reasons for being here are darker than Layla and Nate could ever have imagined.Soon, these couples will be facing more than just a little trouble in paradise . . . Because you can escape halfway around the world but your secrets will always follow.

PRE-ORDER THE START OF AN EXCITING NEW COSY CRIME SERIES WITH A GARDENING TWIST NOW!When Gill Swanley decides to take up gardening to fight the menopause she never expected it to become quite such a threatening hobby... Pushing herself to 'get out there', Gill joins the Bromley chapter of The Golden Trowel Gardening Society, where Gill finds a seven-strong group, run by self-proclaimed horticultural guru Mike 'Potato' Berisford, whose King Edwards regularly win best-in-class. Top of the agenda is how the club can snatch the National Gardening Club of the Year Award. But when a dead body turns up in the greenhouse, and a brick flies through the window telling them to take themselves out the running, the group have to turn their attention to uncovering whether their arch rivals, Croydon, are taking things to another level or whether someone else is targeting their rag tag group. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Ian Moore, Janice Hallett and Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

THIS IS NOT A LOVE STORY. THIS IS A ROM COM GONE ROGUE.

In Christmas 1981, locked in a winter freeze, Lyttleton is rocked by a fatal hit-and-run. Told in three distinct voices, Lyttleton Siren is a tragic story of guilt, grief, and coming-of-age.

A vampire-tinged epic LA crime saga - LA Confidential meets Let the Right One In from the Bram Stoker Award-nominated and bestselling author of Come with Me.

In a twisty and provocative thriller debut, Elle Owens tells the story of a young mother whose husband vanishes without a trace, and their shared playlist holds the only key to bringing him back.When her husband goes missing, Marissa Creighton fears the worst. Tell me you trust me was the last thing Ethan said to her, and she'd shrugged it off. Now she can't get those words out of her head.Marissa's family has always been her rock. But when they come to help her with two-year-old Logan, their overprotectiveness borders on oppression--occupational hazard of the family's surveillance business, or is it? Seeking comfort in the playlist she and Ethan share, Marissa is shocked to find a new song there: "Trust Me." She's certain it's a message.Using song titles as code, she and Ethan start communicating back and forth. But she still doesn't understand why he left. While his messages point to incriminating documents, her family uncovers evidence of an affair. But their discoveries come with their own baggage, including personal threats, secret bank accounts, and dusty surveillance devices. All the while Marissa wonders whether she'll ever learn the truth--or see her husband again.

When the mysterious appearance of an endangered snake leads to murder, special agent Sam Rivers must solve the case before those responsible can slither away. The appearance of a rattlesnake wouldn’t normally be enough to halt construction on Alta Vista, an upscale housing development in Southeast Minnesota’s bluff country. But this is no ordinary reptile; it’s a rare eastern massasauga rattlesnake (EMR). The endangered snake has not been seen in the region for more than two decades, so Sam Rivers is called in. As a special agent of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Sam takes his responsibilities seriously—especially when it comes to protecting endangered species and their habitats. If he finds EMR dens on the construction site, he’ll close it permanently.While the developers protest in outrage, Sam enlists the help of herpetologist Gina Larkspur from the Department of Natural Resources. Together, they begin to find anomalies that call the entire situation into question. When Sam’s wolfdog, Gray, tries sniff out the EMR dens, it isn’t rattlesnakes he finds. Instead, Gray discovers the remnants of a terrible, 25-year-old crime. Were the endangered species merely pawns in a diabolical coverup? As Sam searches for the truth, bodies begin to pile up. He and his team must race to find answers before more innocents die.Natural history writer Cary J. Griffith brings back Sam Rivers for his fifth outdoors-themed mystery—a suspenseful novel filled with fast-paced action.