Dieser Autor schafft fesselnde Kriminalromane, die sich mit komplexen Handlungssträngen und spannungsgeladenen Erzählungen beschäftigen. Seine Arbeit zeichnet sich durch einen scharfen, analytischen Stil aus, der den Leser durch gut entwickelte Charaktere in komplexe Ermittlungen hineinzieht. Er baut meisterhaft Spannung auf, erforscht dunklere Aspekte der menschlichen Natur und die Suche nach Gerechtigkeit. Leser werden die intelligente Konstruktion seiner Geschichten und die befriedigende Auflösung jedes Rätsels zu schätzen wissen.
Two very different sisters, Glenn and Natalie, haunted by the murder of their father twenty years earlier, find the past rushing back when Glenn, a rising star in the baking world, begins receiving ominous messages that could be linked to the events of that night long ago
"Hester Thursby has given up using her research skills to trace people who don't want to be found. A traumatic case a few months ago unearthed a string of violent crimes, and left Hester riddled with self-doubt and guilt. Caring for a four-year-old is responsibility enough in a world filled with terrors Hester never could have imagined before. Finisterre Island, off the coast of Maine, is ruggedly beautiful and remote--the kind of place tourists love to visit, though rarely for long. But not everyone who comes to the island is welcome. A dilapidated Victorian house has become home to a group of squatters and junkies, and strangers have a habit of bringing trouble with them. A young boy disappeared during the summer, and though he was found safely, the incident stirred suspicion among locals. Now another child is missing. Summoned to the island by a cryptic text, Hester discovers a community cleaning up from a devastating storm--and uncovers a murder. Soon Hester begins to connect the crime and the missing children. And as she untangles the secrets at the center of the small community, she finds grudges and loyalties that run deep, poised to converge with a force that will once again shake her convictions about the very nature of right and wrong..."--Provided by publisher
In a brilliantly twisted debut set among Boston's elite, a captivating sleuth, Hester Thursby, tackles a missing persons case that reveals a trail of murder. Hester, a Harvard librarian, utilizes her research skills to run a side business locating lost individuals, typically reuniting long-ago prom dates or adopted children with their birth parents. Her latest challenge is finding the charming Sam Blaine, who has no intention of being found. Years ago, Sam fled his small New Hampshire town with his friend Gabe after a traumatic incident. For over a decade, they have traveled the country, reinventing themselves and manipulating wealthy, lonely individuals to gain access to their lives. In Wendy Richards, the stunning daughter of a powerful Boston family, Sam sees an opportunity to infiltrate a world of luxury and privilege. As Hester's investigation uncovers dark truths, the bond between Sam and Gabe becomes strained, putting Hester's safety at risk. Gabe, desperate for a normal life, looks to Hester for hope, while Sam sees her as a threat that must be eliminated. Gabe has always followed Sam's lead, complicating their already precarious situation.
In this twisting domestic suspense thriller from the acclaimed author of The Secrets We Share , the aftermath of a murder in a quiet New England coastal town reveals a web of dark secrets . . .Monreith, Massachusetts, was once a small community of whalers and farmers. These days it’s a well-to-do town filled with commuters drawn to its rugged coastline and country roads. A peaceful, predictable place—until popular restaurateur Laurel Thibodeau is found brutally murdered in her own home. Suspicion naturally falls on Laurel’s husband, Simon, who had gambling debts that only her life insurance policy could fix. But there are other rumors too . . .Among the group of six friends gathered for Alice Stone’s fortieth birthday, theories abound concerning Laurel’s death. Max Barbosa, police chief, has heard plenty of them, as has his longtime friend, Unitarian minister Georgia Fitzhugh. Local psychiatrist Farley Drake is privy to even more, gleaning snippets of gossip and information from his patients while closely guarding his own past.But maybe everyone in Monreith has something to hide. Because before this late-summer evening has come to a close, one of these six will be dead. And as jealousy, revenge, adultery, and greed converge, the question becomes not who among these friends might be capable of such a thing, but—who isn’t?