Showing results by author "Gilly Macmillan" in Crime Thrillers

Nicole and Tom's lives are changed overnight by a ten-million-pound lottery win. Before they know it they've moved into a state-of-the-art Glass Barn conversion in the stunning grounds of Lancaut Manor in Gloucestershire. But their dream quickly turns into a nightmare when Tom is found dead in the swimming pool, with a nasty wound on the back of his head. Someone close to home must be responsible. But other than the young couple who live in the Manor, and their housekeeper in the Coach House next door, there's no one around for miles.

She is an exceptionally successful writer whose obsessive readers hound her for every book. But the pressure is extreme. And it’s not just the pressure of finishing her next novel. Years ago when she was a child, Lucy’s little brother went missing, and he has never been found. Many people think Lucy was responsible for his disappearance. Lucy herself can’t bear to think about it. Writing a thriller a year is demanding, and Lucy depends on her husband, Dan, to take care of everything in her life. But Lucy finds herself in a real police drama when Dan goes missing.

In an isolated retreat, deep in the Northumberland moors, three women arrive for a weekend away. This quiet place, far removed from the rest of the world, is exactly what they need to heal their wounds. Their husbands will be joining them in the morning. Or so they think. But upon arrival at Dark Fell Barn, the women find a devastating note claiming one of their husbands will be murdered. There are no phones and no ways of checking on their loved ones.

Seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt loves her nanny Hannah more than her own mother. When Hannah disappears one summer night, Jo never gets over the loss. Thirty years on, now a young widow with a daughter of her own, Jo is forced to return to her family home, and the mother she’s always despised, just as a skull is pulled out of the lake in the grounds. Could this explain her beloved nanny’s disappearance? What other secrets will that lake give up to the police?

To everyone who knows her now, Zoe Maisey - child genius, musical sensation - is perfect. Yet several years ago Zoe caused the deaths of three teenagers. She served her time, and now she's free. Her story begins with her giving the performance of her life. By midnight, her mother is dead. The Perfect Girl is an intricate exploration into the mind of a teenager burdened by brilliance and a past that she cannot leave behind.

Un suspect trop parfait, des aveux trop faciles... Julie McDowell, avocate commise d'office et présente lors du premier interrogatoire de Sydney, avait déjà le sentiment que quelque chose clochait dans cette affaire. Que s'est-il passé entre Sydney et les membres de la brigade criminelle avant les interrogatoires officiels ? Vingt ans plus, c'est Owen Weston, journaliste d'investigation, qui fait part de ses doutes et revient sur les zones d'ombre du procès de Sydney Noyce... et ce, malgré les intimidations.

"Vous seriez surpris de savoir tout ce qu'on peut accomplir en soixante-douze minutes", affirme Howard Smail lorsque Cody Swift l'interroge sur les 72 minutes que Jessica Paige a passé en dehors de tout radar la nuit du meurtre de son fils. En s'enfonçant dans les zones d'ombre de cette enquête, Cody Swift voit ressurgir des flashs de son enfance qui, s'il s'en était souvenu à l'époque, auraient complètement changé le cours de l'affaire.

À Bristol, deux affaires de meurtres se retrouvent mystérieusement liées à plus de vingt d'écart. Un thriller électrisant. Hanté par le meurtre de ses deux amis d'enfance survenu vingt ans plus tôt, Cody Swift, un jeune réalisateur, revient sur les lieux du crime à Bristol.

Grand, avec d'épais cheveux bruns, un visage anguleux et une voiture de luxe... qui était vraiment le petit ami de Jessica Paige que les trois garçons voyaient souvent à l'appartement ? Dans cet épisode, Cody Swift suit les traces de cet homme mystérieux qui semble détenir une information capitale pour comprendre ce qu'il s'est passé la nuit du 18 août 1996.

Qui était vraiment Jessica Paige, la mère de Charlie ? La question est simple mais la réponse est bien plus complexe. Dans cet épisode, Cody Swift tente de dresser le portrait de cette maman fantasque et fêtarde qui a disparu entre 22h13 et 23h25 la nuit du meurtre de son fils sans pouvoir fournir d'alibi à la police.