Bücher von Sam Lloyd

...und auch so bitterkalt.Auf dem Weg zum Jugendschachturnier wird die 13-jährige Elissa entführt. Als sie erwacht, liegt sie in einem dunklen Keller. Ihre Situation scheint aussichtslos - bis Elijah ihr Verlies entdeckt und sie heimlich zu besuchen beginnt.Elijah ist ein Einzelgänger, der mit seinen Eltern in einer abgeschiedenen Hütte im Wald lebt. Er kennt keine Handys und kein Internet, aber er weiß, es ist nicht richtig, dass Elissa gefangen gehalten wird; er weiß, er sollte jemandem davon erzählen. Aber er weiß auch, dass sein Leben aus den Fugen geraten wird, wenn die Wahrheit ans Licht kommt. Denn Elissa ist nicht die erste, die in den Mädchenwald gebracht wurde.Während draußen die Polizistin DI MacCullagh alle Hebel in Bewegung setzt, um das Mädchen zu finden, erkennt Elissa, dass ihr nur mit Elijahs Hilfe die Flucht gelingen kann. Doch der Junge ist sehr viel cleverer, als er zu sein vorgibt. Und er hat längst begonnen, das Spiel nach seinen Regeln zu spielen...

'Propulsive, sinister, gripping' - ALEX MICHAELIDES, international bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fear'Such a brilliant read with such well drawn characters - I loved it' - NIKKI SMITH, author of The Beach Party'One thing I've learned, these last few weeks, is that small acts of kindness are far less effective than fear...'She watches them in the dead of night. Hidden in plain sight, Mercy Lake provides what people need. Quietly. In secret. Making lives better.But he is watching too. And he doesn't want to help anyone - he wants to punish them. And he wants Mercy to join him.Soon, though, their activities draw the attention of the very person Mercy is desperate to avoid. Someone who will go to extreme lengths to make her pay for knowing their secret . . .The People Watcher is a shiver-inducing, heart-pounding suspense thriller that will keep you up into the early hours - perfect for fans of Alex Michaelides, Helen Fields and Catherine Ryan Howard.********Readers can't put down The People Watcher!'WOW! So full of suspense. The ending was a shocker!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ Reader Review'Wow wow wow this book did not disappoint. I read it in 2 sittings. So many twists and turns. I absolutely loved this book - a must read!!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Original, creepy and devastatingly clever. I raced through The People Watcher yet didn't want it to end. Utterly addictive. I loved it!' Sunday Times bestseller ANDREA MARA'Oh ... my ... word. The ending was such a shock and left me speechless. I normally see things coming, but not this time!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Twisty and dark as the night itself, it is impossible to put down. A triumph.' - NEIL LANCASTER'Absorbing and richly detailed, a novel with real heart.' LISA BALLANTYNE, Richard & Judy book club bestselling author of The Guilty One'Non-stop drama, full of surprises and twists and turns. I found it thoroughly engaging, something different and one not to be missed.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Intriguing characters and a gripping plot - what crime fiction should be!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Another cracking thriller from Sam Lloyd.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿

HOW DID IT COME TO THIS? The news doesn't strike cleanly, like a guillotine's blade. Nothing so merciful. This news is a slovenly traveller, dragging its feet, gradually revealing its horrors. And it announces itself first with violence - the urgent hammering of fists on the front door. Life can change in a heartbeat. Lucy has everything she could wish for: a beautiful home high on the clifftops, a devoted husband and two beloved children. Then one morning, time stops. Their family yacht is recovered, abandoned far out at sea. Lucy's husband is nowhere to be found and as the seconds tick by, she begins to wonder - what if he was the one who took the boat? And if so, where is he now? As a once-in-a-generation storm frustrates the rescue operation, Lucy pieces together what happened onboard. And then she makes a fresh discovery. One that plunges her into a nightmare more shocking than any she could ever have imagined...

On the run from romantic disasters and a failed career, Peter Tunstable flees to Cyprus . . . the one place where escape is impossible! There he becomes ensnared in small-time crook Mister Costa''s crazy scheme to defraud the EU of 50 million Euros, while also freeing thirty trafficked girls from the Russian mafia. As things go pear-shaped for Peter, he confronts a modern day ''Cult of Aphrodite'', battling self-doubt, a knife-wielding maniac, two sex-crazed archaeologists and a roomful of ancient erotica to prove himself ''a man'' and win the heart of the woman he . . . likes very much.

Gripping, twisty and addictive, The Memory Wood is a thriller like no other. *************Elijah has lived in the Memory Wood for as long as he can remember.