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Ten years after a teenage girl’s disappearance, a bizarre confession breaks open the cold case in dangerous ways…and threatens to tear apart her small Wisconsin town all over again in the masterfully twisty new psychological suspense novel from the internationally bestselling author of Twenty Years Later.

Inside the walls of Indiana’s elite Westmont Preparatory High School, expectations run high and rules are strictly enforced. But in the woods beyond the manicured campus and playing fields sits an abandoned boarding house that is infamous among Westmont’s students as a late-night hangout. Here, only one rule applies: don’t let your candle go out - unless you want the Man in the Mirror to find you....

Nicole Cutty and Megan McDonald are both high school seniors in the small town of Emerson Bay, North Carolina. When they disappear from a beach party one warm summer night, police launch a massive search. No clues are found, and hope is almost lost until Megan miraculously surfaces after escaping from a bunker deep in the woods. A year later the best-selling account of her ordeal has turned Megan from local hero to national celebrity.

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience’s attention. Her latest story - a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal - is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner’s office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: The victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

As a forensic reconstructionist, Rory Moore sheds light on cold-case homicides by piecing together crime-scene details others fail to see. Cleaning out her late father's law office a week after his burial, she receives a call that plunges her into a decades-old case come to life once more.

Some places seem too beautiful to be touched by horror. Summit Lake, nestled in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, is that kind of place. But two weeks ago, Becca Eckersley, a first-year law student and daughter of a powerful attorney, was brutally murdered there. Now the town is reeling with grief, and the police are baffled.

Alex Armstrong has changed everything about herself—her name, her appearance, her backstory. She’s no longer the terrified teenager a rapt audience saw on television, emerging in handcuffs from the quiet suburban home the night her family was massacred. That girl, Alexandra Quinlan, nicknamed Empty Eyes, was accused of the killings, fought to clear her name, and later took the stand during her highly publicized defamation lawsuit that captured the attention of the nation. It’s been ten years since, and Alex hasn’t stopped searching for answers about the night her family was killed.

The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history - a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over 12 weeks and centers on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a Spring Break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work? Grace has spent the last 10 years in a St. Lucian prison, and reaches out to filmmaker Sidney Ryan in a last, desperate attempt to prove her innocence. As Sidney begins researching, she uncovers issues that were all overlooked during the original investigation.

When Dr. Sloan Hastings submits her DNA to an online genealogy site for a research assignment, her goal is to better understand the treasure-trove of genetic information contained on ancestry websites. Brilliant and driven, Sloan is embarking on a fellowship in forensic pathology, training under the renowned Dr. Livia Cutty. Sloan has one reservation about involving herself in the experiment: she’s adopted. Grateful for a loving home, she’s never considered tracking down her biological parents.

La verdad es fácil de perder, incluso cuando está justo delante de nosotros. Como reconstrucionista forense, Rory Moore arroja luz sobre los homicidios en casos fríos al unir detalles de la escena del crimen que otros no ven. Limpiando el despacho de abogados de su difunto padre una semana después de su entierro, recibe una llamada que la sumerge en un caso de décadas de antigüedad que cobra vida una vez más.

Ella no recuerda nada. Mejor así. Su verdad era solo la mitad de la historia. Megan McDonald está terminando el bachillerato, es popular, carismática, y tiene un futuro increíble por delante. Una de sus últimas noches en Emerson Bay la secuestran. Megan está dos semanas en cautiverio hasta que escapa, y pasa a ser conocida como “la chica que se llevaron”.

El sol se oculta en Sugar Beach, Santa Lucía, una de las playas más hermosas del Caribe. Él la espera en un pequeño mirador en la montaña, con dos copas de champagne listas, para celebrar el momento más feliz de su vida. No escucha los pasos a sus espaldas; solo siente el repentino golpe en la cabeza, la sangre que fluye de su cuerpo y, después, el empujón al vacío. El cuerpo de Julian Crist aparece flotando en el mar al amanecer. La policía detiene a Grace Sebold en pocas horas y la acusa del asesinato de su novio.

Avery Mason es la presentadora de Eventos Nacionales y acaba de recibir una noticia que será historia: por primera vez en veinte años y, gracias a una nueva tecnología, han identifi cado los huesos de una víctima del atentado a las Torres Gemelas del 11 de septiembre. La víctima es Victoria Ford, quien había sido acusada del espantoso asesinato de su amante casado, al que encontraron colgado del balcón de su mansión. Toda la escena del crimen estaba cubierta con el ADN de Victoria. En una última y desesperada llamada a su hermana, le ruega que demuestre su inocencia.

El internado Westmont es un prestigioso instituto en el que las expectativas son altas y las reglas estrictas. Pero en el extremo más alejado del bosque que rodea el edificio principal se encuentra una residencia abandonada conocida entre los estudiantes como punto de encuentro nocturno. Aquí solo hay una regla: no dejes que tu vela se apague, a menos que quieras que el Hombre en el Espejo te encuentre.

Algunos lugares parecen demasiado hermosos para ser tocados por el horror. Summit Lake, ubicado en las montañas de Carolina del Norte, es ese tipo de lugar con atractivas casas a lo largo de la costa al borde de un lago de agua prístina. Pero hace dos semanas, Becca Eckersley, una joven estudiante de derecho fue brutalmente asesinada en una de esas casas. Hija de un poderoso abogado, Becca era una chica brillante y ambiciosa. Ahora, mientras la ciudad se tambalea por el dolor y los conmocionados residentes especulan e intercambian sus teorías, la policía se encuentra perdida.

Avery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience's attention. Her latest story—a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal—is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner's office to make its first successful identification of a 9/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.

The Girl of Sugar Beach is the most watched documentary in television history - a riveting, true-life mystery that unfolds over 12 weeks and centres on a fascinating question: Did Grace Sebold murder her boyfriend, Julian, while on a spring break vacation, or is she a victim of circumstance and poor police work?

O melhor livro de Charlie Donlea — até agora. O destino de Grace Sebold toma um rumo inesperado durante uma tranquila viagem com o namorado. O rapaz é assassinado... e ela é condenada pelo crime. Depois de dez anos na prisão, surge a chance de Grace provar sua inocência ao conhecer a cineasta Sidney. Em um documentário que exibe as falhas do processo, a cineasta questiona se a condenação foi fruto de incompetência policial ou se a jovem foi vítima de uma conspiração.

Duas colegas são raptadas. Megan foge e, um ano depois, escreve um livro que se torna um sucesso. Um detalhe inconveniente: Nicole continua desaparecida. Nicole e Megan são alunas do último ano da high school de Emerson Bay, uma cidadezinha na Carolina do Norte. Certa noite de verão, elas desaparecem de uma festa à beira do lago. A polícia realiza uma busca intensa, mas não encontra nenhuma pista. Quando já haviam perdido as esperanças de encontrá-las com vida, Megan aparece, milagrosamente, ao conseguir escapar do cativeiro escondido nas profundezas da mata.

Det är lätt att missa sanningen, även när vi har den rakt framför oss. Den forensiska rekonstruktören Rory Moore kastar nytt ljus över kalla mordfall genom att pussla ihop detaljer på brottsplatserna som andra inte lägger märke till. När hon efter sin fars begravning håller på att avveckla hans advokatbyrå får hon ett uppdrag som kastar henne in i ett 40 år gammalt fall... Sommaren 1979 försvann fem kvinnor i Chicago.