The mysterious stranger seems perfect. But nobody knows who she is and what she has been compelled to do to survive. The gripping new bestseller from Tony Parsons.'Vividly drawn and utterly engrossing' Tom Hindle'Gripping and beautifully written, with atmosphere you could cut with a knife' Alex Michaelides'A cracking story ... keeps you hooked to the last page.' Heidi Perks'...an intriguing Du Maurier-ish Cornwall mystery... a story of twists and turns' Peterborough Telegraph'Quite possibly his most assured outing yet.' Barry Forshaw, Crime Time'It's a brilliant book' Piers Morgan A bonfire burns on a Cornish beach in the middle of the night.Nearby, a young woman waits for morning, and for the estate agent to arrive with the keys to her new life in the peaceful fishing village.She carries with her no trace of the past she has left behind.Quickly she becomes an object of fascination among the locals; one in particular finds that he just can't stay away.But can anyone really have start afresh?What happened to this woman's old life?And what price did she pay to escape it? Readers can't get enough of Who She Was . . . 'I read this book within 24 hrs of receiving. That's how good it is.' 'What a perfect book to discuss at a book club.' 'This is an absolutely beautiful book. Atmospheric doesn't even begin to describe the writing.' 'Wonderful characterization and a captivating novel.' 'Wow, what a great book! I loved everything about it. I haven't read Tony Parson's books for a while, and I now feel like I've missed out on some great reads.'
Tony Parsons Reihenfolge der Bücher






- 2024
- 2023
A bonfire burns on a Cornish beach in the middle of the night. Nearby, a young woman waits for morning, and for the estate agent to arrive with the keys to her new life in the peaceful fishing village. She carries with her no trace of her previous life or the past she has left behind. Quickly she becomes an object of fascination among the locals; one in particular finds that he is falling in love with her. But can anyone really have a new life? What happened to this woman's old life? And what price did she pay to escape it? When secrets long buried explode into the light, they will change the lives of everyone around her. ________________ Praise for The People Next Door ... 'Had me gripped from start to finish.' Jane Fallon 'Creepy, paranoid and shocking.' Alex Michaelides 'Twisty, insightful and completely absorbing.' Celia Walden
- 2023
Lidé odvedle
- 368 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Lana a Roman Wadeovi se rozhodli uprchnout z velkoměsta do odlehlého kousku ráje. Byt plný nešťastných vzpomínek vyměnili za útulný domek v hrabství Oxfordshire. Život v malebné komunitě zvané The Gardens byl jejich snem a všichni noví sousedé jsou velmi sympatičtí. Tak proč se Lana cítí tak nesvá? Lana si na svůj nový život v ráji zvyká jen těžko a po nějaké době nabude přesvědčení, že sousedé před ní něco skrývají, něco, co se týká smrti rodiny, která v domě bydlela předtím. Něco, co by mohlo i ji samotnou ohrozit na životě.
- 2022
Lana and Roman Wade have fled the city for a little corner of paradise, exchanging their flat with its unhappy memories for a small honey-coloured house among the rolling green hills of Oxfordshire. Their new home, set in a residential Close known as The Gardens, is their dream and their new neighbours are charming. So why is Lana feeling so uneasy?Lana and Roman may seem like an attractive, popular couple. But they are also a couple with a secret; a secret buried in the life they have left behind, a secret they have shared with no-one. But their new neighbours - these charming, affluent men and women in the Gardens - have secrets of their own. Terrible secrets; unimaginable secrets that include the apparently happy family who lived - and tragically died - in Lana and Roman's new home.As Lana struggles to adjust to her new life in Paradise, she becomes convinced that her new neighbours are hiding something from her, something connected with the deaths of the family who lived in her house before she did, something that could put her own life in danger...The People Next Door is a psychological thriller full of twists and turns, a murder mystery wrapped in a love story, and a love story wrapped in a murder mystery. It is about the secrets we all keep - and what we will do for love.
- 2021
"Tara Carver seems to have the perfect life. A loving mother and wife, and a business woman who runs her own company, she's the sort of person you'd want to live next door to, who might even become your best friend. But what sort of person is she really? Because in one night of madness, on a work trip far from home, she puts all this at risk. And suddenly her dream life becomes a living nightmare when the married man she spent one night with tells her he wants a serious relationship with her. And that he won't leave her or her precious family alone until she agrees. There seems to be only one way out. And it involves murder ..."--Publisher
- 2019
Taken: Wrong time, Wrong place, Wrong girl.
- 416 Seiten
- 15 Lesestunden
‘Tense and human’ LEE CHILD ‘Brilliant stuff’ PETER JAMES ‘A cracking read’ PIERS MORGAN _____________________ #taken in the night They thought they were kidnapping the mistress of one of London’s most powerful gangsters. But they’ve taken the wrong woman. And crossed the wrong detective. #taken underground Detective Max Wolfe's hunt for the missing woman takes him from New Scotland Yard’s legendary Black Museum to the glittering mansions of career criminals, from sleazy strip joints to secret sex dungeons – and to unspeakably dark deeds committed decades ago. #taken to the limit It’s a world of family secrets, sexual jealousy, and a lust for revenge – which might also become Wolfe’s grave… _____________________ ‘Eye-widening twists’ SOPHIE HANNAH ‘A must-read’ JEFFERY DEAVER 'Whip-fast, twisting like a moped in a traffic jam.' THE SUN 'Pages that stick to the fingers' SHOTS MAGAZINE 'Fast-paced, twisty ... will have you hooked from start to end.' CULTUREFLY
- 2019
Die ohne Schuld sind
- 336 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Die allseits beliebte Jessica wird eines Abends direkt vor ihrer Wohnung entführt. Schnell stellt sich heraus, dass sie das falsche Opfer ist. Anscheinend sollte ihre Mitbewohnerin, die Geliebte eines Drogenbosses, entführt werden. Max Wolfe und sein Team machen sich mit Hochdruck daran, Jessica zu finden. Max ahnt nicht, welche Abgründe tatsächlich hinter dem Fall lauern. Und als Max und seine kleine Tochter Scout zufällig die Spur der Verbrecher kreuzen, befinden sich plötzlich beide im Fadenkreuz von Kriminellen, die vor nichts zurückschrecken ...
- 2018
Sailing north along the Australian East Coast in 1770, Captain James Cook spied eleven mysterious peaks that he named the Glasshouse Mountains after the glass furnaces of his native Yorkshire. Unknown to Cook, the mysterious landforms were culturally significant to the traditional owners of the land, the Gubbi Gubbi people, who have long regarded them as deeply spiritual places. Celebrated writer Clayton Steele returns from America after cancer treatment to rehabilitate in the beautiful hinterland of Queensland's Sunshine Coast. There, Clayton discovers an old, abandoned cottage set in a gloriously wild and beautiful garden beside Jerogeree Creek. But when Clayton encounters one-hundred-year-old Gubbi Gubbi man, Marjaru; and Gubbi Gubbi descendant, Billy, Clayton's life becomes entwined in the passing of a deeply spiritual man and its impact on the young boy.
- 2018
Die Essenz des Bösen
- 400 Seiten
- 14 Lesestunden
Für Detective Max Wolfe ist es die dunkelste Stunde seines Lebens: Nur mit Glück überlebt er einen Terroranschlag auf ein Einkaufszentrum, bei dem fünfundvierzig andere Menschen sterben. Eine Woche später ist die Londoner Polizei den Tätern auf der Spur, aber der Einsatz läuft aus dem Ruder. Die Drahtzieher des Anschlags, zwei Brüder, werden bei der Festnahme erschossen. Doch für viele Londoner ist die Sache damit noch nicht beendet. Angestachelt von Fanatikern wächst ihre Wut und richtet sich gegen die Familie der Terroristen. Max hat alle Hände voll zu tun, sie zu beschützen. Das macht ihn selbst zur Zielscheibe. Genau wie seine kleine Tochter und die Frau, die er liebt ...
- 2017
Finał godny tak świetnej trylogii. Wyśmienity i zaskakująco okrutny kryminał autora „Krwawej wyliczanki“. Grupa samozwańczych mścicieli krąży po ulicach Londynu. W upalne noce uprowadza ludzi, którzy dopuścili się złych uczynków, wydaje wyroki i wykonuje egzekucje przez powieszenie. Wśród skazanych na śmierć jest m.in. członek gangu, który molestował dziewczęta, bogaty alkoholik, który śmiertelnie potrącił dziecko, ziejący nienawiścią kaznodzieja nawołujący do mordowania brytyjskich żołnierzy. Liczba ofiar podejrzanie szybko rośnie, a Londyn znajduje się na krawędzi zamieszek. Detektyw Max Wolfe musi ukrócić mordercze zapędy gangu zabójców, których już uznano za bohaterów.




