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<b>A woman must confront the demons of her past when she attempts to fix up her childhood home in this devilishly clever take on the haunted house novel from the USA Today bestselling author of <i>Black Sheep</i> and <i>So Thirsty</i>.</b><br/><br/>Clio Louise Barnes leads a picture-perfect life as a stylist and influencer, but beneath the glossy veneer she harbors a not-so glamorous secret: she grew up in a haunted house. Well, not haunted. Possessed. After Clio's parent's messy divorce, her mother, Alex, moved Clio and her sisters into a house occupied by a demon. Or so Alex claimed. That's not what Clio's sisters remember or what the courts determined when they stripped Alex of custody after she went off the deep end. But Alex was insistent; she even wrote a book about her experience in the house.<br/><br/>After Alex's sudden death, the supposedly possessed house passes to Clio and her sisters. Where her sisters see childhood trauma, Clio sees an opportunity for house flipping content. Only, as the home makeover process begins, Clio discovers there might be some truth to her mother's claims. As memories resurface and Clio finally reads her mother's book, the presence in the house becomes more real, and more sinister, revealing ugly truths that threaten to shake Clio's beautiful life to its very foundation.

<b>Book 18 in the acclaimed and number one-bestselling Three Pines series featuring the beloved Chief Inspector Armand Gamache.</b><br/><br/>It's spring and Three Pines is re-emerging after the harsh winter. But not everything buried should come alive again. Not everything lying dormant should return.<br/><br/> But something has.<br/><br/> As the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Surete du Quebec investigators' lives after many years. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. Now they've arrived in the village of Three Pines.<br/><br/> But to what end?<br/><br/> Gamache and Beauvoir's memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back. Did their mother's murder hurt them beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades, festered and are now about to erupt?<br/><br/> As Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long dead stone mason is discovered. In it the man describes his terror when bricking up an attic room somewhere in the village. Every word of the 150-year-old letter is filled with dread. When the room is found, the villagers decide to open it up.<br/><br/> As the bricks are removed, Gamache, Beauvoir and the villagers discover a world of curiosities. But the head of homicide soon realizes there's more in that room than meets the eye. There are puzzles within puzzles, and hidden messages warning of mayhem and revenge.<br/><br/> In unsealing that room, an old enemy is released into their world. Into their lives. And into the very heart of Armand Gamache's home.<br/><br/><b>PRAISE FOR LOUISE PENNY AND THE INSPECTOR GAMACHE SERIES:</b><br/><b><br/>'Enthralling ... </b>With beautifully drawn characters, this is <b>crime writing of the highest order</b>'<i> <b>DAILY MAIL</b></i><br/><br/>'A <b>satisfying and multi-layered mystery</b>, in Penny's excellent series' <i><b>IRISH INDEPENDENT</b></i><br/><br/>'Louise Penny is on peak form ... <b>a grown-up, timely thriller</b> that considers the nature of cowardice ... merges the personal and professional life of her detective with equal skill and wit' <i><b>THE TIMES</b></i><br/><br/>'A <b>great sense of place and characterisation</b> ... very much a book that will make you think' <i><b>SHOTS</b></i><br/><br/> 'Louise Penny is one of the greatest crime writers of our times' <b>DENISE MINA</b><br/><br/> 'Gamache has become to Canada what Hercule Poirot is to Belgium' <b><i>THE NEW YORK TIMES</i></b><br/><br/> 'Louise Penny twists and turns the plot expertly tripping the reader up just at the moment you think you might have solved the mystery' <b><i>DAILY EXPRESS</i></b><br/><br/> 'The series is deep and grand and altogether extraordinary . . . Miraculous' <b><i>WASHINGTON POST</i></b><br/><br/> 'No one does atmospheric quite like Louise Penny' <b>ELLY GRIFFITHS</b>

<b>**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**</b><br/><br/>'<i>The Thursday Murder Club</i> on <b>steroids</b>' <i><b>SAGA Magazine</b></i><br/><br/>'Irresistible and <b>highly recommended</b>!' <b>LEE CHILD</b><br/><br/>'I loved it. A <b>hugely entertaining</b> read!' <b>ANN CLEEVES</b><br/><br/>'A nice take on retirement-five old spooks whose bones may ache but whose minds remain sharp. You can <b>expect mystery, action, and bloodshed in this exciting thriller</b>' - <i>Kirkus </i><br/><br/><b>***<br/><br/>INTRODUCING MAGGIE BIRD<br/><br/>IN A RIVETING NEW SERIES FROM THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLING AUTHOR </b><br/><br/>Maggie Bird is many things. A chicken farmer. A good neighbour. A seemingly average retiree living in the seaside town of Purity. She's also a darned good rifle shot. And she never talks about her past.<br/><br/>But when an unidentified body is left on Maggie's driveway, she knows it's a calling card from old times. It's been fifteen years since the failed mission that ended her career as a spy, and cost her far more than her job.<br/><br/>Step forward the 'Martini Club' - Maggie's silver-haired book group (to anyone who asks), and a cohort of former spies behind closed doors. With the help of her old friends - and always one step ahead of the persistent local cop - Maggie might still be able to save the life she's built.<br/><br/><b>IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO RETIRE . . . UNTIL THEY FIND YOU.</b><br/><br/>***<br/><br/>Praise for <i>The Spy Coast</i>:<br/><br/>'Gerritsen is a <b>born storyteller</b>, and this new series showcases her talents more than ever' <b>LEE CHILD</b><br/><br/>'Echoes of Richard Osman but Gerritsen offers us a <b>darker and consistently exciting thriller</b>' <i><b>THE MAIL ON SUNDAY</b></i><br/><br/><b>'</b>Action-packed pages, G-force twists and turns, and a platoon of fascinating characters' <b>DAVID BALDACCI</b><br/><br/>'A <b>riveting tale</b> filled with engaging characters' <b>KATHY REICHS</b><br/>.<br/><br/><i>The Summer Guests, </i>the second book in the Martini Club series is <b>AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER</b>.

It&rsquo;s hard to find an employer who doesn&rsquo;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&rsquo;s almost perfect. But I still haven&rsquo;t met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I&rsquo;m sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I&rsquo;m doing laundry. And one day I can&rsquo;t help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything&hellip;. That&rsquo;s when I make a promise. After all, I&rsquo;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&rsquo;s simply a question of how far I&rsquo;m willing to go&hellip;. An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train will be completely hooked!

<b>A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>"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...</b><br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Even still, 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...<br/><br/>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: <i><b>Be careful of your neighbors.</b></i><br/><br/>Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?<br/><br/>I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. <b>But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?</b><br/><br/><b>Unbelievably twisty and tension-packed, <i>The Housemaid is Watching</i> 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.</b><br/><br/><b>Tropes</b><br/>Psychological<br/>Mystery Thriller<br/>Suspense<br/>Mind-Bending<br/>Neighbours from Hell<br/>Suburban Thriller<br/>New Beginning<br/>Multiple POVs<br/><br/><b>Also by Freida McFadden:</b><br/><i>The Coworker<br/>The Locked Door<br/>Never Lie<br/>The Teacher<br/>The Inmate<br/>One by One</i>

<i>Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime</i> - Honore de Balzac<br/><br/>New Bethlehem, Connecticut. Picture-perfect lawns, manicured hedges, multi-million dollar homes. But beneath the designer yoga gear and country club memberships lies a darker reality.<br/><br/>In this world of excess, Devon and Belle have it all - beauty, money, status. But they want something more. Something dangerous. Something that makes them feel alive. Their solution? A party - a meticulously curated gathering of New Bethlehem's elite, from a desperate ex-NFL quarterback to a hockey coach with a penchant for married women, and a ruthless Wall Street 'closer' who wields his wealth like a weapon.<br/><br/>One night. Multiple betrayals. And a murder that will shatter New Bethlehem's carefully constructed facade.<br/><br/>Fans of <i>The White Lotus </i>and <i>Big Little Lies </i>will be drawn into the dark underbelly of the American Dream - a world where money can buy anything, until it ruins everything.

Every day I clean the Winchesters&rsquo; beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor. I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew&rsquo;s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it&rsquo;s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina&rsquo;s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband. I only try on one of Nina&rsquo;s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it&rsquo;s like. But she soon finds out&hellip; and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it&rsquo;s far too late. But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don&rsquo;t know who I really am. They don&rsquo;t know what I&rsquo;m capable of...