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It’s been 11 years since I last saw Jonah, after his brother died that stormy summer night. And now, without warning, he’s back, living in his old house next door just like old times, on the remote Scottish island that is home. Where I used to imagine we’d stay, together, forever, sharing our lives and our secrets as we always had. But that was before. Jonah’s not the sweet boy I once knew. His mood is changeable, his behavior unstable, our brief conversations are forced and awkward. And then the knocks on my window begin. It can only be him, but why, and what does he want?

A visit from a long-lost schoolmate who has fallen on hard times forces Maigret to unpick a seedy tangle of love affairs in Montmartre, and to confront the tragedy of a wasted life. This novel has been published in a previous translation as Maigret's Boyhood Friend.

When Angela was young, before she came to realize she had a rare ability, she was a rather ordinary girl. At least, that was what everyone said. But Angela is anything but ordinary. The daughter of a meth addict, she is convinced she was born a freak. Haunted by an abusive childhood, she was forced to become a woman far too soon. And in the process, she became more.

Days before Christmas, CIA Agent Amber Starke is on the run with her murdered best friend's special-needs son. And they're next on his criminal father's hit list. Amber failed her undercover mission to bring down her friend's husband for his crimes, but she won't fail to protect her friend's son. Now that the killer knows she's not just a nanny but an agent, she must rely on her childhood crush, Deputy Lance Goode. The handsome lawman was burned in love by his first wife, who was killed while evading the law. But he'll do everything he can to help Amber, except offer his heart.

Violet knows that time is a futile healer. When she thinks of her happily married grandfather—a predator lovingly referred to as Papa—the feelings of rage and betrayal still swell. Her younger sister, Lily, just discovered the numbing truth about him. Their mother, Rose? She can’t believe it. Not Papa. Leave it alone, Violet. Focus on the now.

They stole her from her family when she was just a little girl. They broke her down and rebuilt her as a weapon. A killer. They trained her to be unstoppable... They succeeded. They raised her to be obedient... They failed. She was a government experiment, a young child stolen from foster care and trained to become a weapon. A killer. Against all odds, Samantha Black found a way to escape that life. With a new name and a fresh face she set out to reclaim the family she once knew.

Alessia spürt schon ihr ganzes Leben, dass etwas nicht stimmt. Die Gewissheit versetzt sie in Ekstase. "Bei gut der Hälfte aller Psychopathen machen die Eltern nichts falsch. Sie geben lediglich ihre Erbsubstanz weiter". (Niels Birbaumer). Was passiert, wenn dein ganzes Leben auf einer Lüge basiert? Sie will, was ihr zusteht, um jeden Preis!