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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.

Iris e Gabriel sono sposati da vent'anni e, ultimamente, le cose non vanno come dovrebbero. Sarà per via del lavoro di Gabriel, che lo ha portato sull'orlo di un esaurimento nervoso, o perché Iris si sente sempre più trascurata e stanca. Hanno bisogno di passare del tempo insieme, senza distrazioni, per provare a ricucire il rapporto, ed è per questo che partono per un viaggio in Scozia. Ma, al ritorno, ad aspettarli c’è un’ospite inattesa. La loro amica più cara, Laure, ha appena saputo che il marito ha avuto una figlia con un'altra donna e ha bisogno di un posto dove riflettere sul da farsi.

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.

Amelie has always been a survivor, from losing her parents as a child in Paris to making it on her own in London. As she builds a life for herself, she is swept up into a glamorous lifestyle where she married the handsome billionaire Ned Hawthorne. But then, Amelie wakes up in a pitch-black room, not knowing where she is. Why has she been taken? Who are her mysterious captors? And why does she soon feel safer here, imprisoned, than she had begun to feel with her husband Ned?

Cass har haft det svært siden den aften, hun så bilen i skoven. Den stod ved den bugtede vej ude i skoven, mens regnen silede ned, og der sad en kvinde i bilen – den kvinde, der blev dræbt. Cass har forsøgt at skubbe forbrydelsen ud af sine tanker, for hvad kunne hun i grunden have gjort? Det er en farlig vej at befinde sig på under et uvejr, og hun ville sandsynligvis selv være kommet til skade, hvis hun var standset. Og ikke bare det, hendes mand ville også være blevet rasende.

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.

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 neighbors, she discovers a devastating 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 neighbors are keeping secrets and things are not as perfect as they seem…

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.

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.

En apparence, Jack et Grace ont tout pour eux. L'amour, l'aisance financière, le charme, une superbe maison. Le bonheur. Vous connaissez tous un couple comme celui qu'ils forment, le genre de couple que vous aimeriez connaître mieux. Vous adoreriez passer davantage de temps avec Grace, par exemple. L'inviter à déjeuner, seule. Et pourtant, cela s'avère difficile. Vous réalisez que vous ne voyez jamais Jack et Grace l'un sans l'autre. Est-ce cela que l'on appelle le grand amour ?

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.

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. Denn Jack ist immer an ihrer Seite.

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.

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.

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

Everyone knows a couple like Jack and Grace. He has looks and wealth; she has charm and elegance. He's a dedicated attorney who has never lost a case; she is a flawless homemaker, a masterful gardener and cook, and dotes on her disabled younger sister. Though they are still newlyweds, they seem to have it all. You might not want to like them, but you do. You're hopelessly charmed by the ease and comfort of their home, by the graciousness of the dinner parties they throw. You’d like to get to know Grace better.

Cass is having a hard time since the night she saw the car in the woods, on the winding rural road, in the middle of a downpour, with the woman sitting inside - the woman who was killed. She's been trying to put the crime out of her mind; what could she have done, really? It's a dangerous road to be on in the middle of a storm. Her husband would be furious if he knew she'd broken her promise not to take that shortcut home. And she probably would only have been hurt herself if she'd stopped.

Om man inte kan lita på sig själv, vem kan man då lita på? Cass har det svårt efter kvällen när hon, mitt under ett skyfall, på en vindlande liten skogsväg såg bilen i skogen och kvinnan som satt i bilen - kvinnan som blev dödad. Hon har försökt slå bort tankarna på brottet, för vad kunde hon egentligen ha gjort? Det är farligt att vara där under ett oväder. Hennes man skulle bli ursinnig om han fick veta att hon bröt sitt löfte att inte ta den genvägen hem. Och hon skulle antagligen själv ha blivit skadad om hon hade stannat

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.