Edwin C. Hill Knihy

As the first in Johns Hopkins's new series on the African Diaspora, this book offers new insight into the legacies of these exceptional artists and their global influence.

Two very different sisters, Glenn and Natalie, haunted by the murder of their father twenty years earlier, find the past rushing back when Glenn, a rising star in the baking world, begins receiving ominous messages that could be linked to the events of that night long ago

"Hester Thursby has given up using her research skills to trace people who don't want to be found. A traumatic case a few months ago unearthed a string of violent crimes, and left Hester riddled with self-doubt and guilt. Caring for a four-year-old is responsibility enough in a world filled with terrors Hester never could have imagined before. Finisterre Island, off the coast of Maine, is ruggedly beautiful and remote--the kind of place tourists love to visit, though rarely for long. But not everyone who comes to the island is welcome. A dilapidated Victorian house has become home to a group of squatters and junkies, and strangers have a habit of bringing trouble with them. A young boy disappeared during the summer, and though he was found safely, the incident stirred suspicion among locals. Now another child is missing. Summoned to the island by a cryptic text, Hester discovers a community cleaning up from a devastating storm--and uncovers a murder. Soon Hester begins to connect the crime and the missing children. And as she untangles the secrets at the center of the small community, she finds grudges and loyalties that run deep, poised to converge with a force that will once again shake her convictions about the very nature of right and wrong..."--Provided by publisher

Knihovníčka Harvardovej univerzity Hester Thursbyová si vďaka svojim pátracím schopnostiam privyrába vyhľadávaním stratených osôb. Klienti si ju zvyčajne najímajú, aby našla známosti z dávnych školských plesov alebo dala dokopy adoptované deti a ich biologických rodičov. Najnovšie má vypátrať šarmantného, charizmatického Sama Blaina, ktorý je dlhodobo nezvestný. Ten však vôbec netúži, aby ho našli. Ako tínedžer spolu s kamarátom Gabom ušiel po desivom incidente z mestečka v štáte New Hampshire. Dvanásť rokov cestujú po krajine, a keď prechádzajú z jedného miesta na druhé, zakaždým menia identitu. Arogantný Sam zistí, akí dôverčiví môžu byť bohatí ľudia, najmä ak sú to osamelé ženy, a rozličnými manipuláciami preniká do ich životov. Vo Wendy Richardsovej, nádhernej, rozprávkovo bohatej dcére z prominentnej bostonskej rodiny, objaví dokonalý prostriedok na preniknutie do spoločenského prostredia, kam túži zapadnúť. Do sveta, kde sa nosia značkové obleky, víkendy sa trávia na ostrove Nantucket a osobné čaro otvára všetky dvere. Hester sa pri svojom nebezpečnom pátraní priblíži ku krutej pravde. Puto medzi Samom a Gabom sa naruší a Hester nevedomky ohrozí vlastnú bezpečnosť. Zatiaľ čo Gabe v zúfalstve vkladá všetku nádej do obyčajného života s Hester, Sam chce, aby im navždy zmizla z cesty. Gabe predsa zatiaľ vždy urobil to, čo od neho Sam žiadal!

In this twisting domestic suspense thriller from the acclaimed author of The Secrets We Share , the aftermath of a murder in a quiet New England coastal town reveals a web of dark secrets . . .Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But there are other rumors too . . .Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning Laurel’s death. Max Barbosa, police chief, has heard plenty of them, as has his longtime friend, Unitarian minister Georgia Fitzhugh. Local psychiatrist Farley Drake is privy to even more, gleaning snippets of gossip and information from his patients while closely guarding his own past.But maybe everyone in Monreith has something to hide. Because before this late-summer evening has come to a close, one of these six will be dead.  And as jealousy, revenge, adultery, and greed converge, the question becomes not who among these friends might be capable of such a thing, but—who isn’t?