Thriller

Twenty-five years later, it's time to pick up the pieces...The table is set, the candles are flickering, the wine has been poured. Eight people gather for a dinner party. Partners, lovers, friends, strangers.But one of them has a secret - the kind of secret so explosive that it might be impossible to stop it rising to the surface. The kind of secret with the power to shatter everything the group thinks they know about each other, and about themselves...Tense, shocking, and deeply moving, Things Don't Break on their Own is a compulsive debut about how our memories shape us, and the lies we tell to escape them.'So so so good. A bruising, brilliant and beautiful mystery. An elegant, twisting story of loss and longing, of the ache of the unknown and the drowning weight of past trauma. A very special debut' CHRIS WHITAKER, NYT BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WE BEGIN AT THE END

As the Lucas Twins serial killers secretly terrorize the lives of nearly 100 victims, there are two victims that escaped. One escaped certain death in 1979 and another escaped 40 years later. Fate brings the two together as they realize their lives have been mentally and psychology ruined by the same people. They embark on a journey to find their tormentors only to have many other secrets revealed. The world of a supernatural being is discovered along with a bizarre ritual that keeps the twins hungry for more victims even as they reach their 70s. Revenge is best served cold. 40 years is definitely cold enough. Now is the time for justice to be served.

The dead tell no tales . . .Hollows Bend is a picture-perfect New England town where weekend tourists flock to see fall leaves and eat breakfast at the Stairway Diner. The crime rate ¿ zero ¿ is a point of pride for Sheriff Ellie Pritchett.The day the stranger shows up is when the trouble starts. The sheriff and her deputy investigate the mysterious teenage girl. None of the locals can place her. She can¿t ¿ or won¿t ¿ answer any questions. She won¿t even tell them her name. While the girl is in protective custody, the officers are called to multiple crime scenes leading them closer and closer to a lake outside of town that doesn¿t appear on any map . . ._________________________________________PRAISE FOR JAMES PATTERSON'It's no mystery why James Patterson is the world's most popular thriller writer ... Simply put: nobody does it better.' JEFFERY DEAVER'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades.' LEE CHILD'Patterson boils a scene down to the single, telling detail, the element that defines a character or moves a plot along. It's what fires off the movie projector in the reader's mind.' MICHAEL CONNELLY'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.' IAN RANKIN'The master storyteller of our times.' HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'One of the greatest storytellers of all time.' PATRICIA CORNWELL'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged.' STEVE BERRY

Three years ago, bride-to-be Aoife died at her own hen party.Now the hens have returned to the villa where that terrible weekend unfolded.They long for closure. But the moment they step back inside, old wounds open and tensions begin to rise.Everyone has a different version of what happened that night.Who is keeping secrets? And how far will they go to keep them hidden

Hong Kong's 1997 sovereignty handover to China is just days away. Suddenly, well-intentioned business and family man, Seth Goodall, finds power and politics threatening his and others' way of life. He is given an ultimatum, forcing him to choose between what is right and safety and security.Not merely livelihoods but even lives are at stake. Seth's frantic attempts to find a solution take him to the heart of China and America's ruthless motivations and actions, as well as a disastrous night in the inner sanctum of Britain's obsolete colonial culture.On handover day itself, during shrouding torrential downpours, Seth encounters tragedy. He realises he is overpowered. But is all as it seems; or is salvation at hand and will he be able to grasp it? This fast-moving tale of suspense and corruption foreshadows Hong Kong's future and asks the question: what can ordinary people do when faced with brutal power-plays they barely knew existed?

Attractive Dr. Robin Goodrich missed the fairytale life she shared with her handsome tough guy returning from deployment.Marine Major Dammit McGowin stared at photos taken of the bomb exploding. He felt the concussion, could hear the children screaming. He smelled the burning flesh, understanding first-hand what they were going through.Terrorists seek refuge in Washington state's beautiful San Juan Islands.A Dammit McGowin thriller.

Attractive medical student, Catherine McGowin, survives a small plane crash in California's snow-covered mountains in the dead of winter. She worked her way down from the higher elevation suffering from amnesia and is sheltered by a mysterious mountain man and his grandson. She's puzzled over the strange attraction to the damaged ex-marine returning from war to hide himself away in the mountains.Her ordeal is not over when she's kidnapped by drug smugglers with an ulterior motive.Can her Uncle Dammit McGowin working with the FBI find her in time before she's smuggled across the border?A story of survival and personal courage.

Three friends have murdered their high school classmate. Ten years later, a PI, working for the victim's family, has them in her sights. But are there more victims to be avenged?

When cracks start forming in an influencer's curated life, she finds out that jealousy is just as viral as a video in this riveting suspense novel by bestselling author Jesse Sutanto.

This is a story which shows how appearances can be deceiving and how one should always analyze and question things around them in an attempt to know and realize the hidden truth, searching beneath the surface.'Those who hold flowers always remain fragrant.'

Fresh out of college, Omar sets out to search for a job. He enters a mysterious company building where the people inside were already expecting him. The company then accepts Omar and assigns him the very special role of 'The Third One,' with its main members assisting him in completing various company 'missions.' They need his help to keep the company secure as well as participate in the 'missions' to keep the community safe from problems.What are the true intentions of this secretive company? Why are the missions so dangerous to carry out? And most importantly, why do the main members of the company seem to possess extraordinary appearances and abilities?Find out more from the point of view of Omar himself, known as The Third One!

Three years ago, Mike McClintock retired from his job in the FBI in Chicago as a special agent. He purchased a vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley, believing he was leaving a high stressed position for a slower paced lifestyle. Mike and his family join his brother Jason and his partner, Brenda for a seven day cruise. While at sea, Mike and Jason's old friend and ex-KGB agent, Vladimir Petronovich travels to his hometown in Kazakhstan where he is kidnapped and imprisoned by Sergey Naryshkin, a rogue Russian agent that has sworn revenge on any Russian agents that defected to America during the cold war. Upon hearing the news, Mike and Jason cut their cruise short and head to Kazakhstan to save their friend. Twists, turns and danger seem to follow the McClintocks and Petronovich. Naryshkin will stop at nothing to hunt them down and reap his revenge. Have the McClintock brothers and Petronovich finally met their match?

Children are missing in a small village within Fairtalia. Eleven-year-olds Red and Blue wait anxiously, unsure of what monster threatens them. But when they discover the beast, they don't expect to be betrayed by the people they love. Grimm, sworn to protect the realm of Fairtalia from The Darkness, an elusive monster preying on the most vulnerable, arrives too late to save anyone but Red. Journeying deep into the woods, Red is taken to her grandmother's, where she learns there's far more to the world than the village tales she grew up with. Vowing to join Grimm to save children like her - like Blue - Red must learn about the power bestowed upon her and the powers within herself. Drawing inspiration from the Brothers Grimm, The After Case Files: Red Aminu is a dark and haunted tale of our most twisted childhood fears.