Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Sally Hepworth and Lesley Kara's The RumourA BEAUTIFUL HOME MIGHT HIDE DANGEROUS SECRETS . . .Emily Proudman has been offered the chance of a lifetime - leave her messy London life, move to a beautiful estate in France and help her boss's wife take care of their daughter. It seems like the perfect opportunity to ...

Extraordinarily tense and deliciously mysterious, Anna Downes's The Shadow House follows one woman's desperate journey to protect her children at any cost, in a remote place where not everything is as it seems.**A HOUSE WITH DEADLY SECRETS.A MOTHER WHO'LL RISK EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TO LIGHT.**Alex, a single mother-of-two, is determined to make a fresh start for her and her children. In an effort to escape her troubled past, she seeks ref...

On the Coral Coast of Western Australia, solo traveller Katy is on a mission to find her free-spirited sister, Phoebe, who disappeared along the same route a year ago. But as she drives her campervan further into the wild north, Katy realises she's not as alone as she'd first believed. Soon she is pulled into a complicated web of secrets, lies, myths and stories that force her to question everything she thought she knew about her sister.In this nerve-shredding outback thriller, our ...

This program features a bonus conversation between the author and New York Times–bestselling author Sally Hepworth.Anna Downes's extraordinary next thriller Red River Road follows a woman desperate to discover what happened to her sister on a solo road trip through the Australian outback.Katy Sweeney is looking for her sister. A year earlier, just three weeks into a solo vanlife trip, her free-spirited younger sister, Phoe...

"A captivating narration by author Anna Downes adds that extra spark to her neo-gothic novel...Downes knows her characters and delivers them with professional expertise, original plotting, and a masterful performance." -- AudioFile MagazineSuperbly tense and oozing with atmosphere, Anna Downes's debut, The Safe Place, is the perfect summer suspense, with the modern gothic feel of Ruth Ware and the morally complex family dynamics of Lisa Je...

A HOUSE FULL OF DEADLY SECRETS. A MOTHER WHO'LL RISK EVERYTHING TO BRING THEM TO LIGHT.'This tense and beautifully written thriller gripped me from the first page and didn't let go. Intriguing and eerie, climaxing in an edge-of-the-seat finale that had me furiously turning the pages. A must read!' Sarah Pearse, bestselling author of THE SANATORIUMTHE BONES COME FIRST...When single mother Alex arrives at her new home ...

“A whip-smart, razor-sharp look behind the glossy veneer of Hollywood, Break Me Down is the definition of bingeworthy: ingeniously plotted, wholly propulsive, and deliciously addictive. I was sucked in from the word go and couldn’t tear myself away! Juicy, dramatic, bold, and utterly original, Downes has crafted another masterpiece.” —May Cobb, bestselling author of The Hunting Wives**"[Author and narrator Anna] Downes crafts complex characters an...

Pine Ridge**. Create the life you want.**Alex has arrived at Pine Ridge - an ecovillage nestled high in the hills, surrounded by forests. She is determined to to make a fresh start for her and her two children, and this rural community apart from the modern world seems like the perfect place.Beautiful. Idyllic. Safe.But then sinister boxes start to arrive, and one by one they chip away at Alex's peace. She starts t...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Safe Place and Red River Road, a deliciously dark and twisty thriller about health, wealth and our dangerous obsession with the two.One dark winter night, a young woman – barefoot, in silk pyjamas and holding a hotel room key – collapses in the carpark of a Tasmanian hospital. The only witness is Liv, an exhausted emergency nurse who fails to save her.Haunted by her mistake and determined to discover the woman’s identity, L...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Safe Place and Red River Road, a deliciously dark and twisty thriller about our dangerous obsession with health, beauty and success.One dark winter night, a young woman collapses in the carpark of a hospital in Tasmania, Australia. The only witness is Liv, an exhausted emergency nurse who fails to save her.Haunted by her mistake and determined to discover the woman’s identity, Liv's search...

From the internationally bestselling author of The Safe Place and Red River Road, a deliciously dark and twisty thriller about our dangerous obsession with health, beauty and success.One dark winter night, a young woman collapses in the carpark of a hospital in Tasmania, Australia. The only witness is Liv, an exhausted emergency nurse who fails to save her.Haunted by her mistake and determined to discover the woman’s identity, Liv's search...

Jo Ainsley has been running for a long time. From her childhood in small town England to art school in London to the messy end of a relationship in Sydney, Jo has chosen to run again and again, each time moving further from where her troubles began. This time, her escape will bring her to the remote northwest region of Western Australia, where she must work for 88 days on a farm in order to extend her visa. There she meets an American, Gabe, with whom she has an immediate connection. He te...