Showing results by author "Sarah Alderson" in Suspense

In a cabin in a wood, a woman by the window stood. Glancing out, she thought she heard footsteps, whistling, something stirred. Hiding here, she fears the night, for what’s done in the dark will come to light. She must run fast to escape her lie. Or she’ll be the next to die.

You’re looking over your shoulder, thinking someone’s watching. You’re checking the doors are locked, spooked by a noise. You’re running through the woods, convinced you’re being followed. You’re being stalked. And they won’t stop until you’re theirs.

We all know someone like Becca. She has the job everyone wants, a designer wardrobe, a hot-shot lawyer boyfriend, holidays to exotic locations. And she flaunts her perfect life all over social media. It drove her colleague Lizzie mad, but she couldn't stop looking. They were never really friends - and yet Lizzie knew everything about her. Or did she? When chance and a terrible mistake pull Lizzie back into Becca's orbit years after they lost touch, she'll realise that you can't always believe what you see online...and that finding out the truth might be the worst thing you can do.

Ava's life is the kind other people envy: loving husband, great kids, beautiful house. Until the night that a violent home invasion plunges her world into chaos. In the aftermath of the attack, Ava needs answers to two questions. Who has targeted her family? And why? But things aren't adding up. She is starting to suspect that she doesn't know the people closest to her. That someone knows more than they are letting on. That everything she thought she knew about them was a lie. Ava needs to know what happened that night.

You’re looking over your shoulder, thinking someone’s watching. You’re checking the doors are locked, spooked by a noise. You’re running through the woods, convinced you’re being followed. You’re being stalked. And they won’t stop until you’re theirs.

Orla and Kate have been best friends forever. Together they’ve faced it all - be it Orla’s struggles as a new mother or Kate’s messy divorce. And whatever else happens in their lives, they can always look forward to their annual weekend away. This year, they’re off to Lisbon: the perfect flat, the perfect view, the perfect itinerary. And what better way to kick things off in style than with the perfect night out? But when Orla wakes up the next morning, Kate is gone.

Mit ihrem Mann und ihren zwei bildhübschen Töchtern führt Ava ein beneidenswertes Leben. Bis zu einer grauenvollen Nacht, als zwei Maskierte in ihre Villa eindringen und sie und ihre Tochter June bedrohen. Schüsse fallen – und Ava wacht später schwer verletzt im Krankenhaus auf. Sie muss erfahren, dass die 12-jährige June im Koma liegt, doch damit beginnt der Albtraum erst. Denn Ava und ihre Familie sind nicht zufällig Opfer eines Verbrechens geworden. Um die Menschen, die sie liebt, zu schützen, muss Ava herausfinden, was in der Nacht des Überfalls wirklich geschah.

Seit Jahren hat die unscheinbare Lizzie nicht mehr an ihre ehrgeizige Kollegin Becca gedacht. Obwohl online befreundet, nahm Becca im wahren Leben kaum Notiz von ihr und verschwand nach einem schrecklichen Unfall schließlich ganz. Als Lizzie plötzlich ein Tinder-Date mit James, Beccas attraktivem Exfreund, vorgeschlagen wird, kann sie ihr Glück kaum fassen. Becca, die laut Facebook mittlerweile das perfekte Leben führt – Designstudio, erfolgreicher Ehemann, süßes Baby –, hätte doch sicher nichts dagegen. Doch mit Freunden wie Becca braucht Lizzie keine Feinde.