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"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."—Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You“Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book.”—Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper PalaceWhen a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites listeners into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF that contains a map from the book.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Read more

“Don’t go in the guest bedroom.” A shadow falls on Douglas Garrick’s face as he touches the door with his fingertips. “My wife… she’s very ill.” As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can’t risk losing this job—not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe…It’s hard to find an employer who doesn’t ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.It’s almost perfect. But I still haven’t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I’m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I’m doing laundry. And one day I can’t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything…That’s when I make a promise. After all, I’ve done this before. I can protect Mrs Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It’s simply a question of how far I’m willing to go…This absolutely explosive and shockingly twisty sequel to international phenomenon and New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller The Housemaid will keep you racing through the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose, The Woman in the Window and Gone Girl will be totally hooked! This book can also be enjoyed as a standalone.Read what everyone’s saying about The Housemaid’s Secret:“OMG!!! MIND ABSOLUTELY BLOWN!!!! Love, LOVE, LOVED this absolute page-turner!!… OMG the twists just kept on coming again and again!!!… I absolutely devoured it in one sitting!!… Addictive, mind-blowing page-turner that will keep you up with a racing heart until you've finished!!!” Bookworm86, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Absolutely amazing!... Wowsers… The end twist was MAGNIFICANT, and it was the first time ever, when reading any thriller, that I have gasped out loud “noooooo?” (so loudly in fact my husband asked what was happening!)…. Brilliant… I highly recommend it.” jsybookworm, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“An amazing psychological thriller!!… will grab you literally from the first line… Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop… Loved. It. So. Much!!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“OH YEAH!!!… I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!!… Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I DEVOURED this book quicker than I ever read any other book… I was sucked in… I loved every second of it… I will forever recommend this book.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so… Crazy twists and turns—I actually said “Wait, what?” out loud.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Made my whole year!!… This book is AMAZING!!! Twists on twists on twists!… I absolutely devoured it!” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Oh my word… Freida McFadden is the QUEEN of plot twists… The twists had twists!… I was hooked from the very start !!… very hard to put down!!… Moments where I’m not sure I was even breathing… I loved every second of this!!” books_andmakeup, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read more

Lesson #1: Trust no one.Eve has a good life. She wakes up each day, kisses her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except…Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.Addie can’t be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that’s what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet…From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge. Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl). Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today The Boston Globe’s #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So Far A Washington Post and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year “Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women “Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People (Best New Books) 1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another. A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. Read more

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“You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter’s hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I’ll do anything to keep it that way…I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.Even though I’m wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills…The Lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on our street. I’m sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?I thought I’d left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?From New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Freida McFadden comes the next installment of the unbelievably twisty, tension-packed and globally bestselling Housemaid series. This book can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist. Read what everyone’s saying about The Housemaid is Watching:“Fantastic… The amount of times my jaw DROPPED during this novel was crazy… I binged this whole book in one sitting… I simply could not put it down… LOVED it.” readingwithmamaeast, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Wow. I gasped and dropped my Kindle at some of the twists… A wild, crazy ride and I read it in one sitting. It was gripping, shocking, and simply stunning… I loved it.” Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Loved, loved and more loved!!!!... This one kept me up all night long swiping the pages so fast that I thought my finger was going to fall off… Wow and more wow. My jaw dropped. It left me totally speechless… It’s awesome.” Blue Moon Blogger, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“5 STARS!!!!... Kept me on my toes and was one I could NOT put down... The twists were jaw dropping.”Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“Oh my God!... The best book yet. I am still in complete and utter shock from the amount of twists and turns and that ending!... It is absolutely fantastic.” Jessica's Book Biz, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“This 100% kept me turning the pages, I just could not put it down…. Literally I have never read a book fast enough… My jaw hit the floor multiple times.” Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“I absolutely devoured this book. Make sure you clear your schedule because you will NOT be able to put it down!... This is a MUST-read.”Goodreads review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“All I can say is WOW! Freida did it again. Truly, I just loved everything about it! Goodreads review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read more

There’s no place like home…Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Fired abruptly from his job as a VP of marketing and unable to make the mortgage payments on the new brownstone that he shares with his fiancee, he's desperate to make ends meet.Enter Whitney. Beautiful, charming, down-to-earth, and looking for a room to rent. She's exactly what Blake's looking for. Or is she?Because something isn't quite right. The neighbors start treating Blake differently. The smell of decay permeates his home, no matter how hard he scrubs. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night. And soon Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets...Danger lives right at home, and by the time Blake realizes it, it'll be far too late. The trap is already set.#1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden knocks at your door with a gripping story of revenge, privilege, and secrets turned sour… Read more

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward.Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit. There are very specific reasons why she never wanted to do this required overnight rotation. Reasons nobody can ever find out.And as the hours tick by, Amy grows increasingly convinced something terrible is happening within these tightly secured walls. When patients and staff start to vanish without a trace, it becomes clear that everyone on the unit is in grave danger.Amy’s worst nightmare was spending the night on Ward D.And now she might never escape. Read more

ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES’S NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S #1 BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP 10 PICK OF 2024ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S “100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024”NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY:REAL SIMPLE ● OPRAH DAILY ● NEWSWEEK ● VULTURE“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR“This expertly paced thriller ...has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.” —The New YorkerWhen a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collideEarly morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet. Read more

My little girl has vanished. And I can’t tell anyone…My nine-year-old daughter Hollie should be leaving school smiling and laughing with all the other children but she’s not here. I run frantically, checking everywhere, my voice growing louder, but I can’t see her bright blue eyes and heart-shaped face anywhere. Pure panic washes over me. This is my worst nightmare.Her teacher asks me if she should call the police. My heart stops.I shake my head and pretend I’ve made a mistake. I see a look of suspicion creep into the teacher’s eyes. But the police can’t know. No one can. My hands shake as I realise I’m completely on my own.I know in my gut my daughter hasn’t just wandered off. She’s been taken. Someone must know the truth about my past…I’ve spent so long protecting Hollie, but I always knew this day might come. And I’ll stop at nothing to get my little girl back.An absolutely nail-biting, addictive psychological thriller novel from multi-million-copy, bestselling author JD Kirk. This book is sooooo fast-paced you won’t be able to put it down! For anyone who loves Freida McFadden, John Marrs and T.M. Logan. What readers are saying about My Daughter Is Missing:‘A heart-stopping page-turner that I couldn’t put down!... The twists were stunning and the big, BIG one literally took my breath away – WOW!’ live_love_read_review, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Loved this book so much I could not put it down. Once I started that was me hooked… So many twists and turns that kept me guessing throughout… Such a gripping thriller… Had me on the edge of my seat… Fantastic.’ Netgalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘I loved it!! Literally read it in one sitting… The ending blew my mind!!… was sitting on the edge of my seat. Loved it.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Gripping and jaw-dropping... I could not put the book down and picked it up at every opportunity I got… Without a doubt 5 stars – I LOVED it!’ arcreviewsbym, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘An absolutely WILD ride from start to finish. I could not figure out the plot twist… page-turning… Grab a cozy beverage and sit down and relax and get ready to be glued to the pages!’ Netgalley reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Woah…a brilliant page turner… had me on the edge of my seat.’ michedea44, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Wild, fast-paced read… Twists and turns galore… A wild rollercoaster journey that will have you holding your breath… Prepare yourself to read non-stop until the very last page.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Excellent read! Author comes at you with both barrels and knocks you out of your shoes!... FIVE stars! Definitely recommend!’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Speechless… A must-read for those who love books that make your head spin, your heart beat faster and your emotions run high. 5 stars.’ B for Bookreview, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️‘Pulse-pounding… Heart-pounding… Hooks you right away… The twists keep coming… A gripping, unputdownable read… Will have you racing to the final page… A must read.’ cccriteser, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read more

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From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid!"Don't start a Freida McFadden book late at night. You won't be able to put it down!"― Natalie Barelli, bestselling author of UnforgivableTwo women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back.Dawn Schiff is strange.At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m.So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell―beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running―is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything...It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider―she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim?But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff.Enough to kill.The Coworker is a tense, unputdownable thriller from New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden that explores the dark ways the past can echo through the present―with deadly consequences. Read more

A best-selling author. A mother. A murderer…Mackenzie Casper is a brilliant student. But she is best known for her mother, a best-selling author whose dark, twisted thrillers have a dedicated worldwide fanbase.When her mother dies in an accident, fans across the world are left grieving, and the investigators are asking: Was that really an accident?The day of the memorial service, Mackenzie gets the first mysterious envelope, signed,From #1 fan. XOXO.Inside are the pages of her mother’s diary that start with the lines:Want to know a secret?Love, Mom.What Mackenzie reads leaves her in shock.Then comes the second letter.And the third...Mackenzie starts her own investigation and stumbles upon secrets that her family has lived with for years.Quickly, she realizes that her mother's path to stardom was etched with sinister lies that might have caught up with her.Sometimes fame is worth a murder. Or worse.Soon, Mackenzie will come to find out that there are worse things than murder… Read more

One by one, they will get what they deserve..."I stayed up all night reading this book and loved it!" --AmazonA night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation.She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with two other couple friends. It sounded like heaven.Then Claire’s minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren’t as easy to navigate as they thought.Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost. And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously one by one. Has a wild animal been hunting them? Or is the hunter one of them?But as more time passes, one thing becomes clear:Only one of them will return home alive. Read more

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of We Begin at the End comes a soaring thriller and an epic love story that “hits like a sledgehammer . . . an absolutely must-read novel” (Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl).Read with Jenna Book Club Pick as Featured on Today The Boston Globe’s #1 Thriller/Mystery of 2024 So FarA Best Book of the Year: Washington Post, She Reads, Kirkus Reviews“Kept me frantically turning the pages and somehow made me cry at the end . . . Brava!”—Kristin Hannah, author of The Women“Melds tense suspense with a powerful exploration of devotion, obsession, and love.”—People (Best New Books)1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing.When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. Read more

It seemed only five minutes ago that Richard went to the station to pick up Chloe, and now they were here. I was so excited. Finally, I would meet my stepdaughter for the first time, and Chloe would meet her baby sister Evie.Richard was over the moon that his daughter wanted to come back into his life. ‘You’ll love her,’ he'd said, beaming. ‘She’s very sweet. She just had a wobble about me marrying again, but that’s over now.’Well, she was going to find out she had nothing to worry about. I’d been fantasising non-stop about the two of us becoming close. I had visions of us baking together while Richard was at work, chatting about her boyfriends, her studies, what kind of job she’d like to do...Anyway, let’s just say things haven’t quite worked out that way.Whenever we’re alone, Chloe makes it clear that she hates me. But in front of her father, she’s a perfect little angel. Richard says I’m not giving her a chance, but he doesn’t see what I see. I don’t trust Chloe, and I certainly won’t leave her alone with Evie.Because I know something isn’t right with Chloe, and I will do everything possible to protect my family.Before it’s too late…Fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst and Claire McGowan will be hooked by this totally addictive psychological thriller with a jaw-dropping twist!What readers are saying about Don’t Let Her Stay:'Wow!! I was hooked by the first page. The suspense in the last third of the book was almost unbearable. Don't miss this thrilling read!' Amazon reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'The ending was OMG!'Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This one kept me guessing until literally the last line! Couldn’t put it down!' Netgalley reviewer, ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ '10/10''Rarely do I let a book keep me up this late. I just couldn’t put it down. Twists, turns, and tension throughout. I felt like I was holding my breath a lot. So I’m tired but it was worth it. Well done!' Amazon reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Read more

Quinn Alexander has committed an unthinkable crime.To avoid spending her life in prison, Quinn makes a run for it. She leaves behind her home, her job, and her family. She grabs her passport and heads for the northern border before the police can discover what she’s done.But when an unexpected snowstorm forces her off the road, Quinn must take refuge at the broken-down, isolated Baxter Motel. The handsome and kindly owner, Nick Baxter, is only too happy to offer her a cheap room for the night.Unfortunately, the Baxter Motel isn’t the quiet, safe haven it seemed to be. The motel has a dark and disturbing past. And in the dilapidated house across the way, the silhouette of Nick's ailing wife is always at the window. Always watching.In the morning, Quinn must leave the motel. She'll pack up her belongings and get back on the road to freedom.But first, she must survive the night.Do Not Disturb is a Hitchcock-style psychological thriller that will keep you tearing through the pages until you reach the shocking conclusion! Read more

Two loving families. One deadly secret. Jane Whitaker and Ivy Chapman have been best friends for twenty years - ever since their sons Cal and Brad attended the same preschool.But their close bond is severely tested when their now adult sons go skiing together in Wyoming and only one returns.Where is Cal Whitaker and why didn’t Brad Chapman report him missing? With growing fears for Cal's safety, his family begins to suspect Brad knows a lot more than he's saying.Friendship turns to suspicion and then to open hostility when Cal's sister Emerson posts an online appeal that ignites a vicious crusade against Brad.As decades-old loyalties crumble, Jane and Ivy find themselves on opposite sides of a deadly divide. How far will each mother go to protect her family? And what happens when saving one son means destroying the other?You Shouldn’t Have Done That – the gripping psychological thriller perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Liane Moriarty, and Sally Hepworth.What readers are saying about You Shouldn’t Have Done That:“The plot!! The characters!! The twists!!! Gave me chills. Definitely a page-turner. You think you know who did it or what happened but you DO NOT. I finished reading it in one sitting. I enjoyed it a LOT.” -Netgalley Reviewer“Wow, this was a page turner! I thought I knew what was going to happen, but I was so wrong. Definitely a suspenseful book and can't wait to read more of this author.” -Booksprout Reviewer“…a riveting psychological thriller… With razor-sharp tension and an emotionally charged narrative, this book is a must-read for fans of Lisa Jewell and Liane Moriarty.” -Netgalley Reviewer“I devoured this captivating mystery/thriller in just a couple of hours! I’m definitely adding this author to my reading list and will eagerly anticipate their next book.” -Goodreads Reviewer“Loved this book, it was really fast paced and kept me intrigued the whole time.” -Netgalley Reviewer“Whoa... I'm still trying to process this one a little bit! There were plenty of twists and turns and red herrings... I will fully admit that the way it played out caught me by surprise and I love that!” -Netgalley Reviewer Read more