Andrew Waggoner has always hung around with his fellow losers at school, desperately hoping each day that the school bullies - led by Drake - will pass by him in search of other prey. But one day they force him into the woods, and the bullying escalates into something more; something unforgivable; something unthinkable. Broken, both physically and emotionally, something dies in Waggoner, and something else is born in its place. In the hills of the West Country a chalk horse stands vigil ov...

"The dual narrators, Helen Johns and Jonathan Broadbent...are versatile in tone and theatrically fitting as the drama of the story builds to its climax." — AudioFile Magazine**"A tour de force – a gripping, twisting, furiously clever read that asks all the right questions, and keeps you guessing until the very end. I loved it." — Ruth Ware, bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10"Haunting. Mesmerizing. Unforgettable." — Gillian Flynn**...

In this gripping debut procedural, a young London policewoman must probe dark secrets buried deep in her own family’s past to solve a murder and a long-ago disappearance.Your father is a liar. But is he a killer?Even liars tell the truth . . . sometimes.Twenty-six-year-old Cat Kinsella overcame a troubled childhood to become a Detective Constable with the Metropolitan Police Force, but she’s never been able to banish these ghosts. When she’s called to the sc...

Three little girls. One accident. A lifetime of lies. From the bestselling author of The Dead Ex.Three little girls set off to school one sunny morning. Within an hour, one of them is dead.Fifteen years later, Kitty can't speak and has no memory of the accident that's to blame. She lives in an institution, unlikely ever to leave. But that doesn't keep her from being frightened when she encounters an eerily familiar face.Art teacher Alison l...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The House by Simon Lelic, read by Adam Newington and Gemma Whelan.THE PERFECT COUPLE. THE PERFECT HOUSE. THE PERFECT CRIME.Londoners Jack and Syd moved into the house a year ago. It seemed like their dream home: tons of space, the perfect location, and a friendly owner who wanted a young couple to have it.So when they made a grisly discovery in the attic, Jack and Syd chose to ignor...

A harrowing psychological thriller debut about a woman who awakens after an assault with no physical proof of the attack and who must try to convince everyone of what really happened.When Dr. Alex Taylor opens her eyes, she is hooked up to an IV, is bound to an operating table, and her legs are raised in stirrups. Disoriented and alarmed, she assumes she's been anesthetized and brought to surgery after being in an accident. But the man standing over her, with his face hidden behind...

The #1 ebook bestseller‘One of the sexiest, most compelling debuts I’ve come across this year, it cries out to become a TV drama.’ DAILY MAIL‘Thrilling, unputdownable, a fabulous rollercoaster of a read – I was obsessed by this book’ B A PARIS, bestselling author of BEHIND CLOSED DOORS‘Who else would you go for, if you could? Give me a name, someone you quite like.’He shrugs his shoulders. A jawline held tigh...

Would you like your marriage to last forever?Do you believe that a long marriage will go through periods of happiness and sadness, light and darkness?Are both of you willing to work to make your marriage last—until death do you part?Newlyweds Alice and Jake are a picture-perfect couple. Alice, once a singer in a well-known rock band, is now a successful lawyer. Jake is a partner in an up-and-coming psychology practice. Their life together ...

'A superb and clever thriller' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Dark, sharp and deliciously funny' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'I loved every page' Clare MackintoshFROM THE ACCLAIMED AUTHOR OF DEAD HEATIt started with a small lie. Bumping into an old acquaintance, embellishing my life story to impress the happily married lawyer with kids and a lovely home.So when he invited me on a group holiday, I...

THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a BBC One and HBO Max limited four-part series, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show; Misbehaviour) and multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated actor David Oyelowo (Selma; Les Misérables)“A pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense” (Lee Child) that spins one woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception

The author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense.As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it’s a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but at a loss for answers, she can only pose a question: Who is the Building Site Baby?...

From the laugh-out-loud Sunday Times bestselling author of When Life Gives You Lemons and author of Kindle sensation The Woman Who Ran Away from Everything.‘The voice of modern woman’ Marie ClaireAfter yet another disaster, Lorrie is calling time on online dating. She might be single in her forties, but she’s got a good job, wonderful children and she’s happy. This, Lorrie decides, is going to have to be enough.Th...