Bøker av Pamela Crane

Something wants to ruin every family that lives here...A murder that stole 1982 national headlines: "Renowned Family Slayed in Home"A case that remained cold for forty long years.The Eyler family was anything but average. The father a top literary agent and the mother a duchess, they thrived in their prestigious Oakmont mansion surrounded by luxury...and secrets. Secrets that would eventually cost them their lives.On a cold autumn night, their legacy ended with a grisly massacre in one of the most horrific scenes ever investigated. Soon details splashed across every newspaper of how the family of five lay slaughtered in their library, cursing the mansion as it became branded the Execution Estate. With no witnesses and no motives, the killer remained free. The case grew colder. Speculations grew darker. Answers grew dimmer.Until now. Former estate manager, Derl Newman, steps forward four decades later with a suspicion and a clue that could lead investigators to finally solve the puzzle of why a killer would murder a family yet leave the many priceless heirlooms behind. The gardener with a grudge? The bitter butler? The maid hiding her mischief? With insider knowledge of what happened that fateful night, Derl exposes everyone's darkest secrets that brought this house to ruin.A humorous whodunnit short story perfect for fans of Clue-like locked-room mysteries."If Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes had a baby, they'd definitely birth it in A House of Ruin!" - reader review

For over a century, death visits Bloodson Bay on the same day every year, and no one knows why...Welcome to the town of Bloodson Bay, where the people are strange and the rising body count even stranger.First a corpse goes missing. Then a girl turns up dead. It doesn't help that both happen on Peace Bloodson's farm, and her family is blamed as the "curse" strikes again-a deadly phenomenon that happens every year in her small town. Dark tales are retold in fearful whispers around campfires about an ancient murder. Wide-eyed children search the shadows for ghosts said to haunt the townsfolk. And the abandoned manor at the edge of Peace's property, called the Slaughter Shed for good reason, holds unexplainable mysteries.As the rumors grow, so does a determination to crack the case as Peace and her misfit friends have had enough. If only they could interpret the journal they found, which holds the chilling truth about the murders. The only way to stop the death toll? Some serious sleuthing.They are dangerously close to causing a public scandal and tearing the town apart, but there's a much more sinister threat. Someone will kill to keep the truth hidden...and probably already has.Throw on your favorite flannel and combat boots, then dive into this 1990s throwback thriller that smells like teen spirit as a group of crime-obsessed friends risk their so-called lives to stop a century-old murder spree...BUT BEWARE! With over 100,000 copies sold, this darkly witty mystery series can result in sleep deprivation and incurable reading addiction.

Would you destroy your best friend to save your husband?A gripping family drama perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Lisa Jewell, and Laura Dave's The Last Thing He Told Me.A missing boy. A dead body. Four decades apart, but connected by a mysterious link.Ginger Mallowan embodies everything 1986 stands for, from big hair to power suits to "e;Material Girl"e;...until her son disappears during a beach walk one night. That's the moment girls don't want to have fun anymore, and the moment she starts hunting for answers.Now Ginger's hair is a bit flatter, her power suits packed into the attic, and her dance steps to Madonna lack the energy of better days. She hasn't found-or forgotten-her missing son, and she's only survived the grief thanks to her neighbor and keeper of secrets, Tara Christie. Except for Ginger's darkest secret of all...about what happened the night her son disappeared.But that vow of friendship is tested when Tara is jarred awake one night by a scream coming from next-door, where she finds Ginger standing over a dead body. Even stranger, Tara's husband is nowhere to be found.As the investigation shakes the town to its core, and Tara's husband is charged with the murder, Tara must choose between proving her husband's innocence or protecting Ginger's past.Little does she know they're about to stumble down a twisty path that could destroy them all. Praise for Pamela Crane:"e;It kept me on my toes the whole time I was reading it and trying to guess the twisty ending of what really happened. Fans of thrillers, suspense, and mystery novels will not be disappointed with this book."e; - San Francisco Book Review"e;You are not prepared for the twistsPamela Crane has in store for you. Sure to have you at the edge of your seat."e; - POPSUGAR"e;Crane succeeds at painting families and friendships in vivid detail; women will see their tussles and triumphs in these pages, and will relish the twists and moments of brave camaraderie and bold revenge... A satisfying read that has echoes of Liane Moriarty and of Emily Giffin's All We Ever Wanted."e; - Booklist

From USA Today best-selling author of Pretty Ugly Lies and Little Deadly Secrets comes a gripping domestic thriller about two competitive families, and one tragic mistake.You lost me. Those were the last words fifteen-year-old Vera Portman wrote before vanishing. And there's only one person who can find her.When Felicity married Oliver Portman, she could handle his narcissistic brother that came with the package. She could even endure her coddling mother-in-law who pit her grownup sons against each other. Because Felicity has a gift for dealing with drama...until Marin married into the family.Marin, who always has to outdo Felicity.Marin, who blatantly flirts with Felicity's husband.Marin, the last person to see Felicity's daughter Vera alive.Only a cryptic note hints at why Vera disappeared six months ago. But no matter how much time passes, Felicity will never stop searching. Or asking questions. Or suspecting Marin had something to do with it.Carrying the weight of a strained marriage, failing motherhood, and crumbling business, Felicity must fight for her family, or watch everything fall into a slow ruin.A suspense-filled domestic drama, perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Lisa Jewell, and Ruth Ware.

EVERYONE IN THIS FAMILY IS HIDING SOMETHING...THE WIFE: It was a whirlwind romance and a shotgun wedding, but weeks into their marriage, Candace realizes that moving in with Lane also means moving in with his possessive, uptight sister. And there's not room for three in this marriage...THE SISTER-IN-LAW: Harper is the kind of woman who cooks homemade meals and dusts under the furniture - it's the least she can do for her brother as he's been sharing his home with her and the kids since her husband's mysterious death. But then Candace showed up, and started asking questions...THE HUSBAND: All Lane has ever wanted is a white-picket-fence life. The wife. The two-point-five kids. The happy little family. And everything seemed to be falling into place with Candace until Harper's jealous streak got in the way, again. But choosing between his sister and wife will be costly - and knowing Harper, the price could be blood...

"e;Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Paula Hawkins, Pamela Crane introduces a mind-twist that takes everything you love about thrillers, pushes it outside the box, and electrifies you with clever prose and a plot that will terrify you. A must-read thriller..."e; - Southern Editor ReviewsA life no girl should endure. A father no daughter could love. A twist no one would predict.From USA Today best-selling author Pamela Crane comes a terrifying tale of small-town secrets and murder.Ari Wilburn's life ended long ago-the day she watched her little sister die in a tragic accident and did nothing to stop it. Crippled with self-blame and resented by her parents, she stumbles through life ... and onto an unexpected clue that casts doubt on whether the death was accidental.Now a psychological wreck, Ari joins a suicide support group where she meets Tina, a sex-enslaved escapee who finds her long-lost father dead. Suicide, police ruled it. But Tina suspects foul play. As a bond develops between the women in their shared loss, they're dragged into playing a dangerous game with a killer. A serial killer with a deadly message.Faced with a murderous wake-up call and two possibly linked deaths, Ari's investigation puts her next on the killer's list. But she's never been one to back down from a fight. Needing closure, Ari must face her demons and the killer behind them ... or lose everything she loves."e;If Dexter and Gone Girl had a love child, this would be it."e; - reader review

Sometimes you know things you're not supposed to know. Things that you can never un-know. Things that will change the course of your life...and the fate of the ones you love. I found her in our living room, bleeding and close to death, but alive. Barely. Until morning stole her last breath. The media called her killer the "e;Triangle Terror"e; ... and then forgot about her. But I never forgot-my murdered sister, and an investigation that led to my own resurrection from the dead. Twenty-two years ago, on a cold February night, Landon Worthington lost his father for the last time. After an armed robbery gone wrong, evidence and witness testimony pointed a shaky finger at Dan Worthington-deadbeat dad and alcoholic husband. But before the dust could settle over the conviction, Landon's preteen sister, Alexis, is murdered in their home, plunging Landon's life into further despair. Two decades and a cold case later, Landon is dogged by guilt over their estranged relationship and decides to confront his incarcerated father-of-the-year about what really happened the night of the robbery. But the years of lies are hard to unravel. And the biggest question of all haunts him: How does everything tie into his sister's murder? And so begins Landon's journey to piece together the puzzle of secrets, lies, and truths that can free his father, avenge his sister, and perhaps save himself. A short mystery perfect for fans of Robert Dugoni's Third Watch and Dean Koontz's The Neighbor. Read as a standalone or as the companion book to A Secondhand Life.

From USA Today best-selling author Pamela Crane comes a dark thriller about the monsters that hide in plain sight."e;Fans of K.L. Slater, Teresa Driscoll, and Lisa Gardner will relish the knife-sharp prose, empowering characters, and mind-blowing twist ending of A Secondhand Life. Crane's writing is chilling in that can't-get-enough way."e; - Goodreads reader reviewA string of murdered girls. An innocent man behind bars. A serial killer still on the hunt.In a freak collision when she was twelve, Mia Germaine faced death and the loss of her father. A heart transplant from a young murder victim saved her life, but not without a price. Twenty years later, chilling nightmares about an unresolved homicide begin to plague Mia. Compelled by these lost memories, she forms a complicated connection to the victim-the girl killed the night of Mia's accident-due to a scientific phenomenon called "e;organ memory."e;Now suffocating beneath the weight of avenging a dead girl and catching a serial killer on the loose dubbed the "e;Triangle Terror,"e; Mia must dodge her own demons while unimaginable truths torment her-along with a killer set on making her his next victim.As Mia tries to determine if her dreams are clues or disturbing phantasms, uninvited specters lead her further into danger's path, costing her the one person who can save her from herself.More than a page-turning thriller, A Secondhand Life weaves a tale of second chances and reclaimed dreams as this taut, refreshing story ensnares and penetrates you.Readers of Gilly Macmillan and The Woman in the Window will enjoy the provocative prose and unreliable narrator that makes you realize you don't really know what you thought you did.

Now a top 100 best-selling standalone psychological thriller!A man in love. A woman in danger of loving him back. An unforgettable twist.From USA Today best-selling author of Pretty Ugly Lies comes a gripping romantic suspense perfect for fans of Tarryn Fisher's The Wives, BA Paris, and Loreth Anne White.No one knows pain better than Haley Montgomery, a woman haunted by death. First her father, then her best friend. But when a woman's body is found buried in the yard of the man Haley loves, is it a tragic accident...or is her perfect man a perfect killer?There's talk going around her idyllic small town as fingers point to a mysterious newcomer. A man Haley has been spending time with. A man who knows about her childhood secret involving a tragic accident that she's spent a lifetime burying.But secrets aren't the only things getting buried as an obsession turns lethal.A gripping psychological mind-bender about the demons we hide ... and the demons we hide from.** Praise for Pamela Crane: **"e;A brilliant romantic thriller."e; reader review"e;A twisted tale of love, secrets, lies, obsession, parenting, depression and forgiveness that may be fictional but also has a very heavy dose of gruesome reality."e; Nicki Richards - Reviewer"e;This book knows how to grab you, throw your emotions around and then some"e; Nicki Murphy - Nicki's Book Blog"e;What a gut punch! Pamela Crane perfectly captures the anguish that all moms feel at various times in their lives"e; Jeanne McAvoy - NetGalley Reviewer"e;Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Minka Kent, Pamela Crane introduces a mind-twist that takes everything you love about thrillers, pushes it outside the box, and electrifies you with clever prose and a plot that will terrify you."e; Southern Editor Reviews"e;A literary thriller from an up-and-coming suspense writer to watch for... a story that marries grit and powerful prose, murder and mind-twisting mastery."e; reader review"e;Nothing could have prepared me for the ending - and I wouldn't have wanted to miss experiencing the middle."e; BBMoreB

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