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For Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive. Everyone tells him it's time to move on, to forget the past once and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. A message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible—that somewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive.

It all started with a simple, yet sneakily difficult challenge from global best-selling author Harlan Coben: Pick a bird of prey, then use it as the inspiration for a brand-new story. The response from some of the best writers on the planet: Game on! The result: Eleven stories that are twisty, scary, surprising and bursting with imagination. An egg worth more than its weight in gold. A mysterious operative known only as Owl. An eagle-watcher who sees more than she should. Even a story that somehow places the Maltese Falcon in a nursing home.

It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff, the man who shattered her heart 18 years ago. Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light....

If your husband was murdered. And you were a witness. How do you explain it when he appears on your nanny cam, back from the dead? You thought you trusted him. Now you can't even trust yourself.

Ex fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time that should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon, her sports superstar husband goes for a swim - and never returns. But what has happened to David - can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief, Laura is plagued by questions and doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible, ill-judged hoax?

How far will you go to protect your child? Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their 16-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer, they can't help but worry. They install a sophisticated spy program on Adam's computer, and within days, they are jolted by a message from an unknown correspondent addressed to their son.

It's been eight months since Mickey Bolitar witnessed the tragic death of his father. Eight months of lies, dark secrets and unanswered questions. While he desperately wants answers, Mickey's sophomore year of high school brings on a whole new set of troubles. Spoon is in hospital, Rachel won't tell him where he stands, his basketball teammates hate him....and then there's Ema's surprise announcement: she has an online boyfriend, and he's vanished.

Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger, at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their 16-year-old son, Adam, has been unusually distant lately, and after the suicide of his classmate Spencer Hill - the latest in a string of issues at school - they can't help but worry.

Ex-fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her life. On her honeymoon, her sports superstar husband goes for a swim - and never returns. But what has happened to David - can he really be dead? Whilst struggling to cope with her almost overwhelming grief, Laura is plagued by questions and doubts. Was it an accident? Or suicide? Or is it some terrible, ill-judged hoax?

The two a.m. phone call is from a young, frightened, lost girl who has called the one adult who had promised to help her if she ever got into any trouble: Myron Bolitar. But his help proves not to be enough. He picks her up from a cold street corner and - against his better judgment - is persuaded to drop her at an unknown address. This is a mistake that he lives to regret, for Aimee Biel's final wave from a darkened porch turns out to be the last time anyone will see her.

A suburban wife and mother of two - with a dark and dangerous past. A promising photographer who now panders to celebrity-obsessed rich kids. A detective who can't let go of a cold case.... Three ordinary people who discover that when the past refuses to stay buried, the American dream can be a nightmare....

Sara and Michael. The ideal celebrity couple, darlings of the media - until their lives are shattered by a mystery illness. Dr Harvey Riker. His clinic has found the miracle cure that millions seek. One by one his patients are getting well. One by one they are targeted by a serial killer more fatal than the disease. Lieutenant Bernstein. His true desires make him a perfect choice to track the killer - or a perfect victim.

Hoewel NYPD-detective Kat Mahon praktisch getrouwd is met haar werk, wil ze internetdating toch een keer een kans geven. Een stortvloed van emoties die ze jarenlang heeft genegeerd, overspoelt haar als ze op het profiel stuit van haar ex-verloofde Jeff, die haar hart brak en die ze al achttien jaar niet heeft gezien.

Kat voelt een vleugje hoop; dit zou weleens het moment kunnen zijn om het verleden te vergeten en met een schone lei verder te gaan. Maar als ze contact zoekt met de man achter het profiel, maakt die hoop snel plaats voor achterdocht en pure angst.

Maya Burkett è appena rientrata a casa dal funerale del marito, Joe, il grande amore della sua vita, brutalmente ucciso a Central Park pochi giorni prima. È in quel momento che la sua migliore amica le regala un portafoto digitale, un oggetto in apparenza tanto innocuo quanto inutile, che in realtà contiene una telecamera nascosta. Secondo Maya è una precauzione eccessiva. In fondo non ha motivo di dubitare della babysitter, Isabella, legatissima alla piccola Lily.

מאיה היא טייסת לשעבר ביחידת עילית ששבה משדה הקרב. יום אחד כשהיא מביטה ממקום עבודתה במצלמת מעקב היא מזהה תמונה בלתי אפשרית: בעלה ג'ו, שנרצח באכזריות רק לפני שבועיים, מחבק בחיקו את בתה בת השנתיים. מאיה ההמומה נאלצת לבדוק אם התמונה היא משאלת לב כמוסה הזויה או שמישהו הסתיר ממנה תיאוריית קשר סבוכה חסרת רחמים. למרות המעבר לחיי האזרחות, מאיה עדיין חיילת בנשמתה ולא תהסס לפעול כדי להגן על היקר לה. עליה לצלול למים העכורים של סודות ושקרים משפחתיים ולהתמודד עם טראומה אישית משדה הקרב כדי לחשוף את האמת שלא תיאמן.

Hace veinte años, en un campamento de verano, cuatro adolescentes se adentraron de noche en el bosque. Dos fueron hallados asesinados y a los otros dos no volvieron a verlos nunca más. Para cuatro familias la vida cambió para siempre. Dos décadas después, está a punto de cambiar otra vez. El luto de Paul Copeland, fiscal del condado de Essex, Nueva Jersey, por la muerte de su hermana apenas comienza a remitir.

Pawn shop owner Nancy Pruitt is being stalked. Every night since bringing a mysterious painting into her home, she's been awakened by a rapping at her bedroom window. What's more, the nightly visitor seems to bear quite the resemblance to a figure in her new painting.... Enter Harlan Ulrich: Coffee-fueled eccentric and private detective.

Gardez votre sang-froid, la nuit sera longue. Il y a quinze ans, la vie de Nap Dumas a basculé : dernière année de lycée, son frère jumeau et la petite amie de celui-ci ont été retrouvés morts sur la voie ferrée. Double suicide d'amoureux ? Nap n'y a jamais cru. Désormais flic, Nap voit ressurgir le passé : Rex, leur ami d'enfance, vient d'être sauvagement assassiné. Sur les lieux du crime, les empreintes d'une femme que Nap pensait disparue : Maura, son amour de jeunesse, dont il était sans nouvelles depuis quinze ans. Le choc est total pour le policier. Celle qu'il aimait serait-elle une dangereuse psychopathe ?

Een ijzingwekkend spannende standalone-thriller van de meester van de domestic suspense. Dertig jaar geleden werd er een kind gevonden in de bossen, een kleine jongen. Hij was volkomen verwilderd en had geen idee wie hij was of hoe hij in de bossen terecht was gekomen. De naamloze jongen werd Wilde gedoopt. Nu is er weer een kind verdwenen, Naomi Pine, maar niemand is er zeker van of het meisje niet gewoon een soort uit de hand gelopen verstoppertje speelt. Zelfs haar eigen vader lijkt zich niet al te veel zorgen te maken.

La esperanza puede convertirse en el peor asesino. Un laboratorio de Manhattan está a punto de encontrar la cura para una de las enfermedades más aterradoras de las últimas décadas. Los resultados de las pruebas están siendo un éxito, pero el ensayo está provocando muertes inesperadas. En menos de un mes, alguien ha asesinado a dos de los cuarenta pacientes sometidos al tratamiento y a uno de los doctores responsables de la clínica. Y seguramente no se detendrá ahí.