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At 8pm on 21st January, 28-year-old Charlie Grant believes she is going to be murdered, and she wants Boston's top homicide detective, D.D. Warren, to handle her death investigation. Confronting D.D. at her latest crime scene, Charlie lays her cards on the table. For each of the last two years, one of her childhood friends has been murdered, leaving Charlie as the only one of three friends to remain alive.

Detective D. D. Warren and Flora Dane are in a race against time to save a young girl's life - or bring her to justice. A family home has become a crime scene. Five people are involved: four of them have been savagely murdered; one - a 16-year-old girl - is missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister?

One of today's most electrifying suspense novelists, best selling author Lisa Gardner ( The Next Accident) returns with a shattering thriller that dares to play on our deepest vulnerabilities. In this masterful new novel, the killer may very well be the one you sympathize with the most.

In a small town in the Deep South, Flora Dane, is part of a task force committed to hunting down every last trace of notorious serial kidnapper, Jacob Ness. As his last victim, imprisoned by Ness in a small box for over a year, she knew him better than most. Even after his death, his evil still lingers. But this is the kind of town that doesn’t take kindly to strangers asking questions. The kind of town where dark secrets lurk just beneath the surface. The kind of town she might not leave alive.

I escaped. My name is Flora Dane, and I was kidnapped from a beach on spring break. I spent 472 days with my captor before I was found. I survived. And I've spent the last five years trying to reacquaint myself with the rhythms of my life. But everything is different. My relationships are fractured. I've had to learn how to protect myself, how to live in this dangerous new world. I'm reckless. I know that there are other predators out there, and I'll do anything to stop them.

All Boston Detective D. D. Warren remembers is walking the crime scene. Next, a creaking floorboard, a voice in her ear... Now D. D. is seriously injured and unable to return to work. Then a second victim is found with the same calling cards left at the scene: champagne and a single red rose. Only D.D. may have seen the killer, but she recalls nothing from the night that may have cost her everything. Now D. D. is back on the hunt. Because the Rose Killer isn't just targeting lone women, he is targeting D. D. And D. D. knows there is only one way to take him down: Fear nothing.

Dans la pièce, cinq corps. Ceux des membres d'une même famille. Une balle dans la tête, le père respire encore faiblement. De toute évidence, cet homme couvert de dettes a décidé d'assassiner les siens avant de se donner la mort. Appelée sur les lieux, l'enquêtrice D. D. Warren comprend immédiatement que l'affaire est plus compliquée qu'il n'y paraît : sur la table du dîner, six couverts avaient été dressés.

Recent Afghan refugee Kamela Ahmadi was last seen exiting her place of work three weeks ago. The local police have yet to open a case, while her older, domineering husband seems unconcerned. Kamela’s closest friend, however, is convinced Kamela would never willingly leave her three-year old daughter. At her insistence, missing persons expert Frankie Elkin agrees to take up the search through the broiling streets of Tucson. Just in time for a video of the young mother to surface—showing her walking away from the scene of a brutal double murder.

El pasado no quedará enterrado... Un acto inenarrable ha destrozado la idílica localidad de Bakersville, en el estado de Oregón, y sus antaño pacíficos habitantes exigen una justicia rápida. Pero, aunque un niño ha confesado el horrendo crimen, las pruebas demuestran que podría no ser el responsable. La agente Rainie Conner, que dirige su primera investigación de homicidio, se encuentra en el centro de la polémica. La situación reaviva sus peores pesadillas y amenaza con sacar a la luz sus pecados secretos, pero nada le impedirá encontrar al verdadero culpable.

Compulsive, chilling and utterly unputdownable, this is award-winning best-seller Lisa Gardner writing at her outstanding best. My name is Nicky Frank. I'm in hospital after crashing my car. I am afraid. The only thing I can think about is Vero. I know I have to save her, but why couldn't I find her? She's just a little girl. The man standing in my hospital room tells me we are married, but there is no Vero. That six months ago I suffered a traumatic brain injury which caused changes to my personality.

À Boston, la famille Jones donne toutes les apparences d'un foyer ordinaire, jusqu'au jour où surgit le drame : Sandra Jones, jeune femme de 30 ans, mère de famille et professeur, disparaît subitement de chez elle sans laisser de traces. Adoptant tour à tour les points de vue des suspects qui se multiplient au fil de l'histoire, l'auteur fascine et manipule son lecteur jusqu'à la dernière page.

Un homme est abattu de trois coups de feu à son domicile. Lorsque la police arrive sur place, elle trouve sa femme, Evie, enceinte de cinq mois, l'arme à la main. Celle-ci n'est pas une inconnue pour l'enquêtrice D.D. Warren. Accusée d'avoir tué son propre père d'un coup de fusil alors qu'elle était âgée de seize ans, elle a finalement été innocentée, la justice ayant conclu à un accident. Simple coïncidence ? Evie est-elle coupable ou victime de son passé ?

Découverte macabre à Boston : quatre membres d'une même famille sont retrouvés sauvagement assassinés chez eux. Une mère, deux de ses enfants et son compagnon. Seule une personne semble avoir échappé au massacre : Roxanna, 16 ans, la fille aînée. Des témoins affirment l'avoir vue sortir promener les chiens avant les coups de feu. Heureux hasard ou aveu de culpabilité ?

Justin and Libby Denbe have it all: a beautiful daughter, a gorgeous house, a great marriage, admired by all. Arriving at the crime scene of their home, investigator Tessa Leoni finds no witnesses, no ransom demands or motive - just a perfect little family, gone. But Tessa knows that flawless fronts can hide the darkest secrets. Now, she must race against the clock to uncover the truth. Who would want to kidnap such a family? And how far would they be willing to go?

472 jours : c'est le temps qu'a passé Flora aux mains de son bourreau. 472 jours plongée dans un abîme de ténèbres, à n'espérer qu'une chose : survivre. Sortie miraculeusement de cette épreuve, elle cherche depuis à retrouver une existence normale. Pourtant, les murs de sa chambre sont tapissés de photos de filles disparues. Quand, à la recherche de l'une d'elles, Flora se fait de nouveau kidnapper, le commandant D. D. Warren comprend qu'un prédateur court les rues de Boston.

Cela fait longtemps que Sharlah, 13 ans, vit séparée de son frère Telly, depuis le jour fatal où, pour la protéger, il a tué leur père. Sa famille d'accueil, Pierce Quincy un ex-profiler du FBI et sa femme Rainie, ont su lui redonner confiance dans un cadre sécurisant et aimant.

L'agent du FBI Kimberly Quincy, le commandant D.D. Warren et Flora Dane : les trois héroïnes de Lisa Gardner de nouveau réunies dans un thriller à couper le souffle. Macabre découverte dans une petite ville de Géorgie. Les restes d'un corps humain, puis bientôt un charnier, révélés au grand jour... Est-ce le testament de Jacob Ness, le tueur en série qui a défrayé la chronique pendant des années avant d'être abattu ? Ou l'œuvre d'un complice ?

Otto anni fa, Telly Ray Nash ha ucciso suo padre, un ubriacone violento, con una mazza da baseball. Così facendo ha salvato se stesso e la sorellina Sharlah. Da quel momento però i due fratelli sono cresciuti separati, senza incontrarsi mai. Oggi Sharlah ha tredici anni e finalmente si sta lasciando tutto questo alle spalle. Dopo essere passata da una famiglia affidataria all'altra, ora sta per essere adottata da Rainie e suo marito Pierce Quincy, ex agente dell'FBI in pensione. E c'è una cosa che Sharlah adora dei suoi nuovi genitori: sono entrambi esperti in "mostri".

Est-ce parce qu'elle attend un enfant que l'agent du FBI, Kimberly Quincy, se sent particulièrement concernée par le récit incroyable et terrifiant d'une prostituée enceinte ? Un serial killer s'attaquerait-il à ces filles vulnérables ? Aurait-il trouvé la clé du meurtre parfait ou s'agit-il de crimes imaginaires ?

La scena del crimine è particolarmente efferata: nella casa quattro persone della famiglia sono state brutalmente assassinate, la quinta - una ragazza di soli sedici anni - risulta scomparsa. La giovane è davvero l'unica ad aver avuto la fortuna di scampare al massacro? O la sua assenza prova qualcosa di ben più sinistro? La detective D.D. Warren sta indagando sul caso, così come Flora Dane, una donna sopravvissuta in passato al suo aguzzino e che ora si è trasformata in un'implacabile vendicatrice.