Andrea Mara Knihy

Dve deti nastúpia do vlaku. Vystúpi z neho iba jedno... Stojíte na nástupišti metra plnom cestujúcich. Vaše dve malé dcérky naskočia do vlaku ako prvé. Chcete ísť za nimi, ale vtom sa dvere zatvoria a vlak odíde, pričom vy zostanete bezmocne stáť na nástupišti. Cestou na nasledujúcu zastávku sa presviedčate, že všetko dobre dopadne. Keď však dorazíte na nástupište, nečakajú vás dve deti, ale iba jedno. A nikto nič nevidel. Je možné, že sa vaša druhá dcéra stratila? Alebo ju uniesol neznámy človek, náhodný okoloidúci? Alebo sa páchateľ nachádza bližšie, než si myslíte? Nikto nehovorí pravdu a čím dlhšie pátranie bude trvať, tým ťažšie bude vašu dcéru nájsť.

Sive stojí na nacpaném nástupišti metra v Londýně. Když metro přijede, její dvě holčičky, jedna šestiletá a druhá dvouletá, naskočí do vagonu před ní. Protože se Sive zrovna dívá na telefon, aby zjistila, kdo jí volá, nestačí nastoupit za nimi a dveře se zavřou. Souprava odjíždí a Sive zůstane stát na nástupišti. Než se dostane na další zastávku, přesvědčuje sebe samu, že všechno bude v pořádku. Brzy však začne panikařit, protože na ni na nástupišti nečekají dvě děti, nýbrž jen jedno. Ztratila se její druhá dcera? Unesl ji nějaký neznámý kolemjdoucí? Nebo je viník blíž, než si myslí? Nikdo neříká pravdu, všichni lžou a čím déle hledání trvá, tím těžší bude dceru najít… Kniha je inspirována zážitkem z autorčina vlastního života. Když jí bylo dvanáct let, s jednou s jejích tří sester zůstala zavřená v odjíždějícím metru, zatímco rodiče a další dvě sestry zůstali na nástupišti.

I step forward, breathing fast. Movement. I force myself to take another step. I think about all of it, all of the deaths and all of the accidents and all of the pain. And I know what I need to do. In the end, 24 days is all it takes for everything to come crashing down.

The game of hide and seek is over, everyone has gone home, but little Lily Murphy hasn't been found. Her parents search the woods and tell themselves that the worst hasn't happened but deep down they know this peaceful Dublin suburb will never be the same again. Years later, Joanna moves into a new house. It seems perfect in every way, until she learns that this was once Lily Murphy's home. From that moment onwards, a sense of dread seems to follow her from room to room. As Joanna unravels the secrets at the heart of this close-knit community, her own dark past begins to resurface. Because she thinks she knows what really happened to Lily and if the truth gets out, it might be her undoing.

"When Sylvia looks out her bedroom window at night and sees a child face down in the pond next door, she races into her neighbour's garden. But the pond is empty, and no-one is answering the door. Wondering if night feeds and sleep deprivation are getting to her, she hurriedly retreats. Besides, the fact that a local child has gone missing must be preying on her mind. Then, a week later, she hears the sound of a man crying through her bedroom wall. The man living next door, Sam, has recently moved in. His wife and children are away for the summer and he joins them at weekends. Sylvia finds him friendly and helpful, yet she becomes increasingly uneasy about him. Then Sylvia's little daughter wakes one night, screaming that there's a man in her room. This is followed by a series of bizarre disturbances in the house. Sylvia's husband insists it's all in her mind, but she is certain it's not - there's something very wrong on the other side of the wall."--Back cover

When Lauren takes a photo of a stranger on a beach and shares it online, she has no idea what will come of that single click. Her daughters are surprised that she posted a photo without consent, but it’s only when she starts to get anonymous messages about the woman on the beach that she deletes the photo. It’s too little too late, and the messages escalate, prompting Lauren to confess to the woman. The woman has her own dark story, one that might explain the messages, but Lauren isn’t convinced. Then her ex-husband begins to harass her, telling her she shares too much online and brought this on herself. She’s also dealing with other problems. A difficult client at work starts to show up in places he shouldn’t be. Her younger daughter is behaving out of character and Lauren can’t work out what’s wrong. And the cracks are literally beginning to show in her old South Dublin house, mirroring the cracks in her carefully curated life. Meanwhile, the messages from the internet troll become more personal and more vindictive. Her friends feel she should stand up to her stalker, but Lauren isn’t so sure. And then she makes one small mistake that brings everything tumbling down.

You thought you were home alone. Think again...Anya is enjoying a relaxing bath when she hears a noise in the roof. Through the open bathroom door, she sees the attic hatch swing open, and a masked figure drops to the floor. Thirty seconds later, Anya is dead.Across town, Anya's old school friend, Julia, sees an online video of a masked figure climbing out of an attic. She suddenly realises why the footage is eerily familiar. It was filmed inside her house.Why would a stranger target Julia? Unless of course, it's not a stranger at all...