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*Special Collector's Edition available to the first UK print run only! Featuring a beautiful foil on board design beneath the dust jacket, make sure to pre-order your copy. Available while stocks last.* This gripping first installment in a new crime thriller series from a No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author promises an engaging experience. With praise highlighting its depth and intensity, readers can expect a powerful narrative. Welcome to North Falls, a small town where everyone knows each other, yet the truth remains elusive. Emmy Clifton, a lifelong resident, believes she understands her neighbors and the ordinary summer night ahead. But when her best friend's daughter seeks help, Emmy dismisses it as typical teenage drama. As the girl goes missing, the town erupts, and Emmy dedicates herself to the search, only to discover that true knowledge of a town comes from uncovering its secrets. Is she prepared for the revelations that await? This novel captures the essence of small-town America, exploring complex family dynamics filled with secrets and paranoia, making it a compelling and intricately woven thriller that will keep readers enthralled from beginning to end.

Sean's blond bombshell mother regularly entertains Black Panthers and movie stars in the family's marble and glass penthouse. His enigmatic father uses a jet helicopter to drop Sean off at the video arcade. The three live happily together "eight-hundred feet in the air above San Francisco; in an apartment at the top of a building at the top of a hill: full of light, full of voices, full of windows full of water and bridges and hills." But when his father divorces his mother and marries her best friend, Sean's life blows apart. His memoir shows us how he survived, spinning out a "deliriously searing and convincing" portrait of a wicked stepmother, a meeting with the pope, disastrous sexual awakenings, and a tour of "the planet's most interesting reform schools"

* The million-copy bestseller* * National Book Award finalist * * One of the New York Times's 10 Best Books of 2017 * * Selected for Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf book club * 'This is a captivating book ... Min Jin Lee's novel takes us through four generations and each character's search for identity and success. It's a powerful story about resilience and compassion' BARACK OBAMA. Yeongdo, Korea 1911. In a small fishing village on the banks of the East Sea, a club-footed, cleft-lipped man marries a fifteen-year-old girl. The couple have one child, their beloved daughter Sunja. When Sunja falls pregnant by a married yakuza, the family face ruin. But then Isak, a Christian minister, offers her a chance of salvation: a new life in Japan as his wife. Following a man she barely knows to a hostile country in which she has no friends, no home, and whose language she cannot speak, Sunja's salvation is just the beginning of her story. Through eight decades and four generations, Pachinkois an epic tale of family, identity, love, death and survival.

Een studente is in haar eentje aan het hardlopen in het bos. Ze prent zichzelf in dat ze geen reden heeft om bang te zijn, maar ze heeft het gruwelijk mis. Een monster houdt zich schuil tussen de bomen, en hij wacht op het juiste moment om toe te slaan. Jaren later zit de dader achter slot en grendel en is de zaak gesloten. Maar wanneer er een jonge vrouw op exact dezelfde wijze wordt aangevallen, heropenen Will Trent en Sara Linton het dossier. Hoewel het oorspronkelijke spoor is doodgelopen – herinneringen zijn vervaagd, getuigen verdwenen – tikt de klok genadeloos door, want de moordenaar aast op zijn volgende slachtoffer…

Three and a half years ago former Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton moved to Atlanta hoping to leave her past behind her. Now working as a doctor in Atlanta's Grady Hospital she is starting to piece her life together. But when a severely wounded young woman is brought in, she finds herself drawn back into a world of violence and terror.

Philip Randall heeft het helemaal gemaakt. Hij is knap, hip en rijk. Hij werkt bij een prestigieus advocatenkantoor in Manhattan, is getrouwd met een vrouw die door haar vader bedolven wordt onder elke denkbare luxe, heeft een loft in Soho en een bloedmooie minnares, Jessica. Er is één nadeel: Jessica is de vrouw van zijn beste vriend, Connor. Dan duikt er een oude bekende op die Philip achtervolgt. Philip weigert te aanvaarden dat hij deze situatie onmogelijk in zijn voordeel kan keren – hij wordt het middelpunt van een moordzaak. Zal deze veelbelovende carrièrist zijn verdiende loon krijgen?

Een vader, een dochter en familiegeheimen die onbespreekbaar blijven. 'Beste Eleanor Roosevelt, Houdt u van verhalen?' Zo begint op 11 september 1940 de eerste brief van Itzak Lejdel aan de echtgenote van de Amerikaanse president. Itzak is een joodse jongen uit Brussel op de vlucht voor de nazi's. Hij is aan boord van de Quanza, een Portugees stoomschip dat een maaand eerder met 317 joodse vluchtelingen uit Lissabon vertrok. Itzak vestigt zijn laatste hoop op Eleanor Roosevelt. Hij schrijft haar een serie brieven in de hoop door haar tussenkomst alsnog een visum te krijgen. New York, 2003. Sara Leader, de dochter van Itzak, probeert erachter te komen wat er tijdens de Tweede Wereloorlog met haar vader en zijn familie is gebeurd. Hij heeft nooit ergens over willen praten en ontwijkt al haar vragen. Door zelf op onderzoek uit te gaan ontdekt Sara het geheim van het verdriet da thij noooit met haar heeft willen of kunnen delen.

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…A secluded cabin retreatFor GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.A murderer in their midstMercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.Who killed Mercy McAlpine?It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…

After that night, nothing was ever the same againFifteen years ago, Sara Linton's life changed forever when a celebratory night out ended in a violent attack that tore her world apart. Since then, Sara has remade her life. A successful doctor, engaged to a man she loves, she has finally managed to leave the past behind her.Until one evening, on call in the ER, everything changes. Sara battles to save a broken young woman who's been brutally attacked. But as the investigation progresses, led by GBI Special Agent Will Trent, it becomes clear that Dani Cooper's assault is uncannily linked to Sara's. And it seems the past isn't going to stay buried forever.

Manželia a manželky. Matky a dcéry. Minulosť a budúcnosť. Tajomstvá ich spájajú. A tajomstvá ich môžu zničiť. Autorka knihy Pekné dievčatá sa vracia s pútavým, citovo spletitým trilerom, v ktorom sa šarmantný hlavný hrdina dostane do najtemnejších hlbín tajomstva, ktoré ho môže zničiť. Willa Trenta z Georgijského vyšetrovacieho úradu (GBI) privolajú k prípadu vraždy na opustenom stavenisku. Všetko sa skomplikuje, keď mŕtveho muža identifikujú ako bývalého policajta. Keď však Sara Lintonová – nová súdna lekárka GBI a Willova milenka – obhliadne telo, zistí, že obrovské množstvo krvi nájdené na mieste činu nepatrí mŕtvemu policajtovi. Krvavé stopy vedúce z miesta činu naznačujú, že môže ísť o ďalšiu obeť – ženu, ktorá zmizla... a ktorá zomrie, ak ju nenájdu včas. Will ťahá za kratší koniec, pretože stavba patrí najobľúbenejšiemu človeku v meste: bohatému a mocnému športovcovi s konexiami na tých najvyšších miestach – mužovi, ktorému napriek Willovej snahe prešlo znásilnenie. Keď však dôkazy spoja Willovu problematickú minulosť s prípadom, následky na seba nedajú dlho čakať a spôsobia v jeho živote, ako aj živote jeho blízkych vrátane kolegov, rodiny a priateľov a rovnako v živote podozrivých, ktorých prenasleduje – hotovú smršť.

The seventh Will Trent novel, from the No. 1 Bestseller. Special Agent Will Trent has something to hide. Something he doesn't want Dr Sara Linton - the woman he loves - to find out. He's gone undercover in Macon, Georgia and put his life at risk. And he knows Sara will never forgive him if she discovers the truth. But when a young patrolman is shot and left for dead Sara is forced to confront the past and a woman she hoped never to see again. And without even knowing it, she becomes involved in the same case Will is working on. Soon both of their lives are in danger.

Karin Slaughter bizi diğer romancıların gitmeye cesaret edemediği, derin ve karanlık yerlere götürüyor. Günümüzün en cesur polisiye yazarlarından biri.” - Tess Gerritsen “Amerika’nın en iyi polisiye yazarlarından biri.” - The Washington Post Atlanta’nın varlıklı bir semtinde, güzel bir evde genç bir kız hunharca katledilmiş ve başka bir kız da kaçırılmıştır. Genç kızın annesi, cesedin başında bulduğu yabancıyı kendi elleriyle öldürür, ancak öldürdüğü kişi gerçekten kızının katili midir? Ya da öldürülen, kendi kızı mıdır? Olayı inceleyen iki dedektif Will Trent ve Faith Mitchell’ın zamana karşı yarışı başlar. Hem cinayeti aydınlatmak hem de kaçırılan genç kıza, henüz hayattayken ulaşmak zorundadırlar. Paramparça’da Karin Slaughter, iz peşinde geçen üç günün soluk kesen hikâyesini anlatıyor. Genç kuşağın en sevilen polisiye yazarlarından olan Karin Slaughter’ın kitapları dünya çapında 32 dile çevrildi, 30 milyon okura ulaştı. Paramparça, İngiltere ve Hollanda’da çok satanlar listesine bir numaradan girdi ve haftalarca kaldı.

A small Georgia town erupts in panic when a young college professor is found brutally mutilated in the local diner. But it's only when town pediatrician and coroner Sara Linton does the autopsy that the full extent of the killer's twisted work becomes clear. Sara's ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, leads the investigation -- a trail of terror that grows increasingly macabre when another local woman is found crucified a few days later. But he's got more than a sadistic serial killer on his hands, for the county's sole female detective, Lena Adams -- the first victim's sister -- want to serve her own justice. But it is Sara who holds the key to finding the killer. A secret from her past could unmask the brilliantly malevolent psychopath .. or mean her death.

The victim was buried alive in the Georgia woods -- then killed in a horrifying fashion. When Sara Linton and Jeffrey Tolliver stumble upon the body, both become consumed with finding out who killed the pretty, impeccably dressed young woman. And for Sara and Jeffrey, a harrowing journey begins, one that will test their own turbulent relationship and draw dozens of lives into the case

The sixth Will Trent novel, from the Number 1 Bestseller. The past will always find you. A woman is found brutally murdered in a sordid Atlanta apartment. Her blood-soaked body bears a chilling similarity to a woman found dead almost 40 years earlier. Soon Special Agent Will Trent finds himself returning to the home he grew up in, and a past that could hold the clue to the killings...

Pred dvadsiatimi ôsmimi rokmi sa pokojný malomestský rodinný život dvoch sestier, Charlotte a Samanthy Quinnovej, zmenil na nočnú moru. Dvaja ozbrojení muži im zavraždili mamu a ich otec – neslávne známy advokát z mestečka Pikeville – sa z toho nikdy nespamätal. Tajomstvo z tej hroznej noci navždy roztrhalo ich rodinné putá. Samantha sa odsťahovala do New Yorku, zatiaľ čo Charlie kráčala v šľapajach svojho otca a stala sa právničkou v rodnom meste – dokonalou dobrou dcérou. Ale keď sa do Pikevillu vráti násilie a Charlotte sa stane svedkom dvoch brutálnych vrážd, ktoré paralyzujú celé mesto, musí sa vyrovnať so svojou dávnou nočnou morou. Strašné spomienky, ktoré Charlotte vo svojej mysli roky potláčala, sa začínajú predierať na povrch. Sestry preto musia spojiť svoje sily, aby túto desivú životnú kapitolu uzavreli... tentokrát už navždy. Dobrá dcéra je psychologický triler plný nečakaných zvratov a emócií vyrážajúcich dych. Karin Slaughter sa podarilo skvelým spôsobom, citlivo a zručne, preniknúť do duší svojich postáv a vykresliť ich v rovnováhe viny a utrpenia.

In het slaapstadje Grant County ontstaat grote deining als een jonge lerares wordt verkracht en vermoord. Sara Linton, de plaatselijke kinderarts en lijkschouwer, vindt de vrouw. Samen met politiecommissaris Jeffrey Tolliver, haar grote liefde van vroeger met wie ze op gespannen voet staat, probeert Sara het mysterie van de moord op te lossen. Intussen verricht ook Lena Adams, de zus van het slachtoffer, op eigen houtje naspeuringen. Dan dient het volgende slachtoffer zich aan. Nachtschade is het eerste deel in de zeer succesvolle Sara Linton-reeks, waarin Karin Slaughter bloedstollende spanning combineert met levensechte personages.

Een duister geheim werpt een schaduw over Grant County als de dertienjarige Jenny zich moedwillig laat neerschieten door politiecommissaris Jeffrey Tolliver. Bij de lijkschouwing doet kinderarts Sara Linton een schokkende ontdekking die wijst in de richting van misbruik. Sara en Jeffrey, die ooit getrouwd waren, werken noodgedwongen samen bij het oplossen van deze zaak. Jeffrey wordt in zijn speurwerk verder bijgestaan door rechercheur Lena Adams, maar is zij wel tegen de spanningen opgewassen? Als de ontknoping nabij is, slaat het noodlot opnieuw toe.

New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter brings back Will Trent and Sara Linton in this superb and timely thriller full of devious twists, disturbing secrets, and shocking surprises you won’t see coming A mysterious kidnapping On a hot summer night, a scientist from the Centers for Disease Control is grabbed by unknown assailants in a shopping center parking lot. Vanished into thin air, the authorities are desperate to save the doctor. A devastating explosion One month later, the serenity of a sunny Sunday afternoon is shattered by the boom of a ground-shaking blast—followed by another seconds later. One of Atlanta’s busiest and most important neighborhood’s has been bombed—the location of Emory University, two major hospitals, the FBI headquarters, and the CDC. A diabolical enemy Medical examiner Sara Linton and her partner Will Trent, an investigator with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, rush to the scene—and into the heart of a deadly conspiracy that threatens to destroy thousands of innocent lives. When the assailants abduct Sara, Will goes undercover to save her and prevent a massacre—putting his own life on the line for the woman and the country he loves.

Leigh Collier has crafted a seemingly normal life as a rising defense attorney in Atlanta, devoted mother to her sixteen-year-old daughter Maddy, and successfully co-parenting with her ex-husband Walter during a pandemic. However, beneath this facade lies a childhood marred by secrets, betrayal, and violence. When she receives a call from a partner at her firm to defend a wealthy man accused of multiple rapes, Leigh is hesitant but feels compelled to accept if she wants to retain her position, with trial looming just a week away. Upon meeting the accused, she realizes he specifically requested her representation for a reason—he knows her, and he may be aware of her traumatic past that she has spent years trying to escape. With the stakes now higher than just the case, Leigh finds herself in a precarious situation. The only person who could assist her is her estranged sister Callie, someone Leigh never wanted to involve due to their complicated history. As the threat of long-buried truths emerges, Leigh must confront her past and the potential fallout it could bring to her carefully constructed life.

First the kiss . . . then the blood. Sara Linton, pediatrician and medical examiner in Heartsdale, Georgia, knows only too well the horrors that can hide behind closed doors in a small community. But when a Saturday night argument between teenagers at the local skating rink leads to death—and a subsequent autopsy reveals evidence of ritualistic self-mutilation and long-term abuse—she realizes that true evil is closer than she imagined. Aided by her ex-husband, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and Detective Lena Adams, still traumatized by her brush with a maniac, Sara's investigation is frustrated at every turn by the cold silence of the family and friends of the slain girl. But the truth cannot be hidden forever, as Sara inexorably peels back the many layers of an inhuman outrage that goes far beyond mere murder. For an ominous cloud has settled over the young daughters and sons of Heartsdale—and those who would protect them must act quickly before all innocence here is devoured.

A girl with a secret Longbill Beach, 1982. Emily Vaughn gets ready for prom night, the highlight of any high school experience. But Emily has a secret. And by the end of the evening, she will be dead. A murder that remains a mystery Forty years later, Emily's murder remains unsolved. Her friends closed ranks, her family retreated inwards, the community moved on. But all that's about to change. One final chance to uncover a killer Andrea Oliver arrives in town with a simple assignment: to protect a judge receiving death threats. But her assignment is a cover. Because, in reality, Andrea is here to find justice for Emily - and to uncover the truth before the killer decides to silence her too.

Dve sestry, ktoré rozdelí jeden muž a spojí boj o život pri hľadaní pravdy o zmiznutej sestre Claire je atraktívna manželka atlantského milionára, topiaca sa v luxuse a Lydia je slobodná matka, vyliečená narkomanka, žijúca s bývalým kriminálnikom. Claire má všetko, Lydia nemá takmer nič. Ale ani jedna z nich sa nikdy nevyrovnala so stratou sestry Julie, ktorá záhadne zmizla takmer pred dvadsiatimi rokmi. Nečakaná vražda Clairinho manžela im však do života vráti všetku tú hrôzu a bolesť z minulosti, na ktoré už skoro zabudli. Zmiznutie dospievajúceho dievčaťa a vražda muža v stredných rokoch, ktorých delí takmer štvrťstoročie: Čo majú tieto dve udalosti spoločné? Aby odhalili tajomstvá, ktoré po celé roky ničili ich rodinu, dve odcudzené a rozhádané sestry – bojovníčky uzavrú prímerie, spoja svoje sily… a objavia bolestivú pravdu na miestach, kde by ju najmenej hľadali. Pekné dievčatá je drsný, dojímavý a neskutočne pôsobivý príbeh plný fantastických postáv a nezabudnuteľných zápletiek. Triler, pri ktorom vám od strachu zmizne farba z tváre a srdce sa vám rozbúcha ako o život. Neobyčajný román plný lásky, straty, zmierenia a pomsty od najpredávanejšej autorky, ktorej postavy, zápletky a tempo nemajú konkurenciu. Triler, ktorý rozpúta peklo...

Grant County medical examiner Sara Linton and Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Will Trent have their work cut out for them when the prime suspect in a shoreside murder winds up dead in his holding cell.

When Atlanta police detective Michael Ormewood is called out to a murder scene at the notorious Grady Homes, he finds himself faced with one of the the most brutal killings of his career: Aleesha Monroe is found in the stairwell in a pool of her own blood, her body horribly mutilated. As a one-off killing it's shocking, but when it becomes clear that it's just the latest in a series of similar attacks, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are called in, and Michael is forced into working with Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team - a man he instinctively dislikes. Twenty-four hours later, the violence Michael sees around him every day explodes in his own back yard. And it seems the mystery behind Monroe's death is inextricably entangled with a past that refuses to stay buried ...

When Atlanta housewife Abigail Campano comes home unexpectedly one afternoon, she walks into a nightmare. A broken window, a bloody footprint on the stairs and, most devastating of all, the horrifying sight of her teenage daughter lying dead on the landing, a man standing over her with a bloody knife. The struggle which follows changes Abigail's life forever. When the local police make a misjudgement which not only threatens the investigation but places a young girl's life in danger, the case is handed over to Special Agent Will Trent of the Criminal Apprehension Team - paired with detective Faith Mitchell, a woman who resents him from their first meeting. But in the relentless heat of a Georgia summer, Will and Faith realise that they must work together to find the brutal killer who has targeted one of Atlanta's wealthiest, most privileged communities - before it's too latea

It could have been just any night, and they could have just been any two brothers -- but it wasn't, and they weren't. The scene is an Atlanta bar. The music is loud and the dance floor is packed. The good-looking brother picks up a girl. But when dark deeds ensue out in the parking lot, what happens next can only be described in two words: vintage Slaughter.

Vyrastal v nájomnom byte na najchudobnejšom predmestí švédskeho mesta Malmö, ako syn imigrantov z Juhoslávie. Jeho otec bol moslim, ktorého bosnianska dedina bola etnicky vyhladená; jeho matka bola chorvátska katolíčka. Bolo to manželstvo z rozumu, ktoré sa skončilo, keď mal Zlatan dva roky. Jeho detstvo bolo poznačené častými rodičovskými hádkami a nadmerným pitím. Zlatan si uvedomoval, že je „malý chlapec s veľkým nosom a vadou reči“. Medzi svojimi rovesníkmi získaval postavenie ako pouličný bitkár a zlodej bicyklov. Až neskôr ako futbalista. Riaditeľa školy ktorú navštevoval, nedávno požiadali, aby opísal ako si na neho spomína: „Som na tejto škole 33 rokov,“ povedal, „a Zlatan je určite v prvej päťke najneposlušnejších žiakov, akých sme kedy mali. Bol najhorším chlapcom, prototypom dieťaťa, ktoré skončí vo vážnych problémoch.“ Zlatan má tendenciu súhlasiť. Keď sa ho opýtali, čo by robil, keby nezarábal 250 000 libier týždenne, jeho prvá myšlienka je „bol by zo mňa zločinec“.

Without even his own memory for an alibi, will DI Ruiz ever prove his innocence? THE DROWNING MAN is the fantastic new thriller from the author of THE SUSPECT.

Sara Linton keert na lange tijd voor een vakantie terug naar Grant County. Daar wordt ze ongewild geconfronteerd met de verdrinkingsdood van een jonge, mooie studente. De verdachte, een zwakbegaafde jongen en iemand uit haar verleden, pleegt zelfmoord voor Sara hem kan spreken. Op de celmuren zijn met bloed de woorden IK NIET geschreven. Sara vermoedt dat Lena Adams een rol in zijn dood heeft gespeeld en vraagt Will Trent van het Georgia Bureau of Investigation om haar bij te staan. Zijn komst wordt niet door iedereen gewaardeerd en hij stuit bij zijn onderzoek op een muur van stilte. Langzaam ontrafelen Sara en Will een zaak vol explosieve geheimen, maar door de ontdekkingen komen er nieuwe levens op het spel te staan.

Op haar eerste dag bij het politiekorps van Atlanta wordt Kate Murphy direct geconfronteerd met de pesterijen en vooroordelen van haar mannelijke collega’s. Daarbij is het de slechtst mogelijke dag om te beginnen, want een seriemoordenaar die het heeft voorzien op agenten heeft zojuist een nieuw slachtoffer gemaakt en de stad lijkt een broeinest van geweld. Maar Kate is niet de enige vrouw die het moeilijk heeft. Maggie Lawson stapte in de voetsporen van haar oom en haar broer om zichzelf voor hen te bewijzen als politieagent. Als ze ontdekt dat haar broer Jimmie feiten achterhoudt in zijn verklaring over de aanslag besluit ze met haar nieuwe partner Kate op onderzoek uit te gaan. Ondanks de tegenwerkingen van hun mannelijke collega’s volgen Maggie en Kate het spoor van een moordenaar van wie ze zeker weten dat hij opnieuw zal toeslaan. Maar wanneer? Het spoort leidt hen naar de duisterste schaduwen van Atlanta, waar iemand zijn oog op Kate heeft laten vallen...

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A passionate, tender and terrifying story of a mother's fight to protect her daughter

Special agent Will Trent wacht in een plaatselijk pompstation op zijn ijskoude cola. Maar door Wills ruige undercoveruiterlijk zien de beveiligingscameras en het verveelde personeel iemand anders: de gevaarlijke crimineel Bill Black. De hel die plotseling in de winkel losbreekt stelt Will - en zijn misdadige alter ego - zwaar op de proef. Een agent wordt neergeschoten, een zak met geld valt op de vloer. Een jonge vrouw verdwijnt spoorloos, en de dader vlucht weg in een gehavende pick-up, op de hielen gezeten door Will...

A savage murder with no apparent motive - DS Morrow's most challenging case brings her work and home lives dangerously close... Winner of the prestigious Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. When wealthy Sarah Erroll dies a violent death at her home in a posh part of Glasgow, the local community is stunned by what appears to be a truly gratuitous act. Heavily pregnant with desperately wanted twins, DS Alex Morrow is called in to investigate and soon discovers that there is more to Sarah's murder than it first seems. On the other side of town, Thomas Anderson is called into the headmaster's office at his boarding school to be told that his tyrannical father - a banker responsible for the loss of many livelihoods in the recession - has committed suicide by hanging himself from the old oak tree on the lawn of their home. Thomas returns to the family home to find his mother and sister in a state of numb shock. The head of the household is dead, yet their initial reaction is not that of grief, but relief. As Alex Morrow slowly unravels the connections between the two cases, she faces her greatest challenge yet as her work and home lives collide with potentially disastrous consequences.

June Connor heeft nog één dag voor ze sterft. Eén dag waarin ze de confrontatie aan kan gaan met haar verleden.

Jimmy is AWOL from the army, but—with characteristic fierceness and terror—he’s about to embark on the biggest commitment of his life. Christy is pregnant with Jimmy’s child, and she’s determined to head home, with or without Jimmy, to face up to her past and prepare for the future. Somehow, barreling across America from Albany to New Orleans to Ohio and Texas in a souped-up Chevy Nova, Christy and Jimmy are transformed from passionate but conflicted lovers into a young family on a magnificent journey. Ash Wednesday is a novel of blazing emotion and remarkable grace, a tale that captures the intensity—the excitement, fear, and joy—of being on the threshold of the mysterious country of marriage and parenthood. Powerful, assured, large of heart, and punctuated by moments of tremendous humor, it represents, for Hawke the novelist, a major leap forward.