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The thrilling new novel from the multi-million copy global bestselling author, 'Queen of Suspense' Mary Higgins Clark. A glamorous cruise on a luxurious ocean liner turns deadly... Fleeing the humiliating arrest of her husband-to-be on the eve of their wedding, Celia Kilbride, a gems and jewellery expert, hopes to escape from public attention by lecturing on a brand-new cruise ship, the Queen Charlotte. On board she meets eighty-six-year-old Lady Emily Haywood - the owner of a priceless emerald necklace that she intends to leave to a museum after the cruise. But three days out to sea Lady Emily is found dead - with the necklace missing.

Laurie Moran, la productrice de l'émission de téléréalité Suspicion, accepte d'enquêter sur Casey Carter, qui a purgé une peine de quinze ans de prison pour le meurtre de son fiancé, le riche héritier Hunter Raleigh, meurtre qu'elle a toujours nié. Mais l'arrivée de l'ambitieux Ryan Nichols dans son équipe complique le travail de Laurie.

Il suffit d'un mystérieux email adressé à la journaliste d'investigation Gina Kane pour que celle-ci soit alertée sur les méthodes de REL, une célèbre chaîne d'info. L'auteure du message dénonce le h

In this gripping #1 New York Times bestseller from Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark, a Manhattan ER doctor is brazenly murdered in front of his young son in a city playground. Five years later, his killer is still at large.When Laurie Morans husband was brutally murdered, only three-year-old Timmy saw the face of his fathers killer. Five years later his piercing blue eyes still haunt Timmys dreams. Laurie is haunted by morethe killers threat to her son as he fled the scene: Tell your mother shes next, then its your turnNow Laurie is dealing with murder again, this time as the producer of a true-crime, cold-case television show. The series will launch with the twenty-year-old unsolved murder of Betsy Powell. Betsy, a socialite, was found suffocated in her bed after a gala celebrating the graduation of her daughter and three friends. The sensational murder was news nationwide. Reopening the case in its lavish setting and with the cooperation of the surviving guests that night, Laurie is sure to have a hit on her hands. But when the estranged friends begin filming, it becomes clear each is hiding secretssmall and large.

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Maggie Holloway, una joven independiente, ha superado una dolorosa tragedia y se ha convertido en una prestigiosa fotógrafa de modas. Con ocasión de una reunión familiar del clan Moore de Newport, Maggie se reencuentra en Manhattan con Nuala, la mujer que habia sido su madrastra y de la que conserva recuerdos entrañables. Esta la invita a pasar unos dias en su casa. Sin embargo, cuando poco despues Maggie llega a Newport, se encuentra con una situacion inesperada y terrible: Nuala ha muerto, aparentemente victima de un robo fortuito. Destrozada, Maggie decide investigar las circunstancias del caso, sin imaginar que esta internandose en un abominable laberinto de vileza, crimenes y turbias pasiones.

Henry is a beloved former president and Sunday is his young wife, a newly elected member of Congress. Together, the two are a high-society crime-solving team. In their first case--which involves a former secretary of state, his mistress, and a crime of passion--Henry and Sunday must figure out where the passion lies before they can discover who committed the crime.

A woman who was accused of murdering two children years earlier goes through a similar tragedy when her children are kidnapped by a vigilante with a twisted sense of justice.

Le plus bel héritage de la reine du suspense : la suite de son roman culte, La Maison du guet. Melissa, avocate et podcasteuse à succès, vient d''épouser l''homme qu''elle

Ronald Thompson knows he never killed Nina Peterson...yet in two days the state of Connecticut will take his life, having found him guilty via due process of law. But in the shadows a stranger waits, a cunning psychopath who has killed before, who has unfinished business at the Peterson home.... Mary Higgins Clark has contributed to A Stranger is Watching as an author. Mary Higgins Clark''s books are world-wide bestsellers. In the U.S. alone, her books have sold over one hundred million copies. She is the author of twenty-eight previous suspense novels. Her first book, a biographical novel about George Washington, was re-issued with the title, "Mount Vernon Love Story", in June 2002. Her memoir, "Kitchen Privileges", was published by Simon & Schuster in November 2002. Her first children''s book, "Ghost Ship", illustrated by Wendell Minor, was published in April 2007 as a Paula Wiseman Book/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway--one of the fashion world''s most successful photographers--is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved former stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaughter, and invites Maggie to spend a few weeks at her home in Newport, Rhode Island. But when Maggie arrives, she finds Nuala murdered. At a party in Manhattan, Maggie Holloway -- one of the fashion world''s most successful photographers -- is thrilled to be reunited with her beloved stepmother. A widow now, Nuala Moore is equally delighted to see her long-lost stepdaughter, and invites Maggie to spend a few weeks at her home in Newport, Rhode Island. But when Maggie arrives, she finds Nuala murdered, apparently by a burglar. Heartbroken, Maggie is stunned to learn she had inherited Nuala''s stunning Victorian home...and horrified when she begins to suspect that Nuala''s death was not random, but part of a diabolical plot conceived by a twisted mind. When Nuala''s dear old friend, Greta Shipley, does suddenly of supoosedly natural causes, Maggie is convinced that there is a link between these two and other recent deaths among the older women of Newport. What she doesn''t realize is that she has now become a target for the killer as well, and that each clue she uncovers brings her closer to an unimaginable fate. In her most chillingly suspenseful novel yet, the Queen of Suspense delivers a tale of brilliantly sustained terror, woven with the skill and insight into human nature that have made all of Mary Higgins Clark''s books major bestsellers.

¿Qué ocurre cuando una mujer joven queda atrapada accidentalmente en la peligrosa investigación de un asesinato? ¿Qué ocurre si la ponen bajo protección y la obligan a cambiar de identidad y trasladarse a otra ciudad? ¿Que ocurre si en su nueva vida conoce al hombre perfecto, pero no puede correr el riesgo de enamorarse porque tiene prohibido revelarle a nadie -ni siquiera a el, sobre todo a el- su verdadera identidad?... Testigo en la sombra narra la espeluznante historia de Lacey Farrell, una pujante vendedora de pisos neoyorquina que, para su desgracia, presencia involuntariamente un crimen brutal... y ve la cara del asesino. A partir de ese momento el FBI pone en marcha su programa de proteccion a testigos, pero el asesino tiene una idea fija: encontrar a Lacey y matarla, y no esta dispuesto a detenerse ante nada

The highly anticipated follow-up to the Queen of Suspense's iconic bestseller, Where Are the Children?.THEY THOUGHT IT COULDNT HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY WERE WRONG.A lawyer turned successful podcaster, Missy has worked hard to put the past behind her.More than four decades ago, her mother, Nancy Harmon, was convicted of the murder of her first two children and released on a technicality. Shunned by her family and the media, she was building a new life for herself in Cape Cod when her children from a second marriage, Missy and her brother Mike, vanished too. Once again the prime suspect, this time Nancy was able to confront the secrets buried in her past and rescue her kids from a dangerous predator.But Nancys past has a long reach. Missy has recently married a man whose first wife died tragically, leaving him and their young daughter, Riley, behind. While Missy and her brother Mike help their mother relocate from Cape Cod to the equally idyllic Hamptons, Missys new stepdaughter goes missing.As history chillingly repeats itself, Missy and Mike must draw on memories of their own abduction as they race to find Riley and save her from the same trauma they experienced or something much worse . . .

A thrilling tale of mystery and intrigue from the internationally bestselling author of DADDYS LITTLE GIRL and SECOND TIME AROUND

A collection of Mary Higgins Clark's acclaimed short stories, with her most famous unfinished story finally completed.From the firstever published story (1956's 'Stowaway'), to classic 'Alvirah and Willy', 'My Gal Sunday' and many more, Death Wears a Beauty Mask and Other Storiesgives readers the chance to revisit the short story highlights from the prolific 'Queen of Suspense'. As a grand finale to this collection of previously published hits comes a brandnew novella showcasing the dazzling and dangerous world of high fashion in 1970s New York City: 'Death Wears a Beauty Mask'.When Janice steps off the plane in New York City with her new husband Mike, she can barely contain her excitement knowing Alexandra is waiting at the gate. It's been nearly a year since Janice saw her glamorous, fashion model older sister, whose busy workload even kept her from attending Janice and Mike's wedding.But when Alexandra doesn't meet them at the airport as promised, Janice begins to worry. Even worse, no one has seen or heard from the beautiful model since she returned from shooting a campaign in Europe for the latest in luxury cosmetics: Beauty Mask.As Janice and Mike race around New York searching for clues, they are swept into the secretive world of modeling agents, fashion photographers, and highstakes advertisers who are all as desperate as they are to find Alexandra, and learn the truth behind the Beauty Mask.