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The perfect marriage? Or the perfect lie? Jack has looks and wealth; Grace has charm and elegance. You might not want to like them, but you do. You'd like to get to know Grace better. But it's difficult, because Jack and Grace are never apart. Some might call this true love. Others might ask why Grace never answers the phone. And why there are bars on one of the bedroom windows. Sometimes the perfect marriage is the perfect lie.

Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods and the woman who was killed. Since then she's been forgetting everything: where she left the car, if she took her pills, the alarm code, why she ordered a pram when she doesn't have a baby.... What she can't forget is the woman she might have saved, the terrible nagging guilt, the silent calls she's receiving and the feeling that someone's watching her.

When Alice and Leo move into a newly renovated house in The Circle, a gated community of exclusive houses, it is everything they’ve dreamed of. But appearances can be deceptive. As Alice is getting to know her neighbours, she discovers a devastating, grisly secret about her new home—and begins to feel a strong connection with Nina, the therapist who lived there before. Alice becomes obsessed with trying to piece together what happened two years before. But no one wants to talk about it. Her neighbours are keeping secrets, and things are not as perfect as they seem.

Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. Then she meets Carolyn and is soon swept up in a glamorous London lifestyle. Until it starts to go wrong.

Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house - sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris' clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband - and their good friend - Pierre over his confession of an affair. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive. But as Laure's mood becomes more unpredictable, her presence begins to unravel secrets in all their pasts - until things reach breaking point.

The million-copy best-selling author returns with a breathtaking thriller. The disappearance. The suspicion. The fear....

It’s Livia’s 40th birthday, and she’s having the party of a lifetime to make up for the wedding she never had. Everyone she loves will be there except her daughter Marnie, who’s studying abroad. But although Livia loves Marnie, she’s secretly glad she won’t be at the party. She needs to tell Adam something about their daughter, but she’s waiting until the party is over so they can have this last happy time together.

Michael wanted to back out of this trip to the South of France after his wife left him, but his sister and their friends wouldn’t hear of it. His fellow houseguest Rupert isn’t in the mood, either, having recently been widowed. But rather than bonding, Michael is unsettled by Rupert’s constant needling. That and the bug bites are enough to suck the life right out of an idyllic holiday.

Carolyn, Bronnie, Elise, and Kendall are bound together by one thing - their four daughters are best friends at the highly competitive Orla Flynn Academy for the Performing Arts. Last year the foursome exploded because of brutal bullying between the girls, but they've since forgiven each other. The mothers, however, haven't been able to move on. When new threats surface and 'accidents' begin to happen - just as a mysterious new girl enters the scene - the mothers take matters into their own hands.

Finn and Layla are young, in love, and on vacation. They’re driving along the highway when Finn decides to stop at a service station to use the restroom. He hops out of the car, locks the doors behind him, and goes inside. When he returns Layla is gone - never to be seen again. That is the story Finn told to the police. But it is not the whole story.

Lust. Revenge. Greed. Hunger. Desire doesn’t care if you’re at the bottom of the ladder or the top of your game. Six masters of psychological suspense craft tales about people crossing moral lines in pursuit of their deepest desires. In these short stories, even the most mild-mannered characters can spin out of control when passion is at play. Hold on tight—there’s no turning back.

Chiunque avesse l'occasione di conoscere Jack e Grace Angel penserebbe che sono la coppia perfetta. Lui un avvocato di successo, affascinante, spiritoso. Lei una donna elegante e una padrona di casa impeccabile. Chiunque allora vorrebbe conoscere meglio Grace, diventare sua amica, scoprendo però che è quasi impossibile anche solo prendere un caffè con lei: non ha un cellulare né un indirizzo email, e comunque non esce mai senza Jack al proprio fianco.

Amélie a toujours été une survivante. Elle a survécu à la disparition de ses parents alors qu'elle était encore une enfant, à Paris. Elle a survécu à Londres, seule et sans moyens. Et elle a réussi. Elle s'est fait des amies, elle s'est trouvé un job glamour dans les médias, et a accepté la demande en mariage d'un homme qui a tout du prince charmant, le milliardaire Ned Hawthorne. Alors quand elle se fait brutalement kidnapper et qu'elle se retrouve seule, dans la chambre close d'une maison inconnue, elle compte bien se battre et survivre à cette nouvelle épreuve.

Eine einsame Landstraße. Eine ermordete Frau. Und du bist die Einzige, die ihr hätte helfen können. Es ist dunkel, ein Unwetter tobt und die junge Lehrerin Cass will so schnell wie möglich nach Hause. Als sie auf der verlassenen Landstraße ein parkendes Auto sieht, trifft sie eine folgenschwere Entscheidung. Sie steigt nicht aus, um der Fahrerin Hilfe anzubieten. Sie fährt weiter. Am nächsten Tag erfährt sie, dass die Frau in ihrem Auto ermordet wurde. Und nicht nur das: Cass kannte das Opfer. Von Schuldgefühlen geplagt, fragt sie sich, ob sie die schreckliche Tat hätte verhindern können.

Det perfekta äktenskapet? Eller den perfekta lögnen? Känner du Jack och Grace? Han är snygg och förmögen, hon är charmig och elegant. Han är en hängiven advokat som aldrig har förlorat ett mål, hon sköter hemmet och maten till fulländning och avgudar sin handikappade lillasyster. Fast de är nygifta verkar de ha allt. Man kanske inte vill tycka om dem, men man gör det. Man blir ohjälpligt charmad av deras otvungna, bekväma hem och av deras trevliga middagar. Man skulle vilja lära känna Grace bättre.

Det är Livias födelsedag, och hon har sitt livs stora fest för att kompensera för det bröllop hon inte fick. Alla hon älskar kommer att vara där utom hennes dotter Marnie, som pluggar utomlands. Men trots att Livia älskar Marnie är hon i hemlighet glad att dottern inte kommer till festen. Det är något hon måste berätta för sin man Adam om Marnie, men hon väntar tills festen är över så att de kan få den här sista lyckliga stunden.

Manchmal ist die perfekte Ehe in Wahrheit die reinste Hölle. Grace und Jack Angel sind das perfekte Paar: Sie ist warmherzig, liebevoll, bildhübsch. Er sieht gut aus, ist charmant und kämpft als renommierter Anwalt für die Rechte misshandelter Frauen. Aber sollte man Perfektion jemals trauen? Warum zum Beispiel kann Grace auf Dinnerpartys so viel essen und nimmt niemals zu? Warum umgibt ein hoher Zaun ihr wunderschönes Haus? Wenn man Grace danach fragen möchte, stellt man fest, dass sie nie allein ist.

Alice och Leo flyttar in i ett nyrenoverat hus på The Circle, ett grindsamhälle med exklusiva hus, det är allt som de har drömt om. Men skenet kan bedra. När Alice lär känna sina grannar upptäcker hon en förödande, kuslig hemlighet om sitt nya hem, och hon börjar känna ett starkt band till Nina, den terapeut som bodde i huset före henne. Alice blir besatt av att försöka pussla ihop vad som hände två år tidigare. Men ingen vill prata om det. Hennes grannar har hemligheter och inget är lika perfekt som det verkar.

Alice croyait avoir trouvé la maison de ses rêves... Quand Léo et elle emménagent au Cercle de Finsbury, une résidence haut de gamme en plein Londres, la jeune femme est persuadée de prendre enfin un nouveau départ. Et tant pis si les choses sont allées un peu vite avec Léo et si celui-ci a pris en charge leur emménagement sans véritablement la consulter. La maison est parfaite, la résidence idéale, et les voisins semblent si accueillants ! Mais ce fut celle de ses pires cauchemars.

S'il parle, il la détruit. S'il se tait, il se détruit. Et vous, que feriez-vous ? Depuis toujours, Livia rêve d'une énorme soirée pour ses 40 ans et Adam, son mari, met tout en œuvre pour que la fête soit inoubliable. Il s'organise pour que leur fille Marnie vienne exprès de Hong Kong - ce sera une surprise pour Livia.