Robert Bryndza - 'La vittima perfetta': Per il detective Erika Foster c'è un nuovo caso di omicidio. La vittima è un medico ed è stato soffocato nel suo letto: ha i polsi legati e un sacchetto di plastica trasparente stretto intorno alla testa. Pochi giorni dopo, un altro uomo viene trovato morto nello stesso modo. Erika e la sua squadra si trovano al cospetto di un serial killer freddo e calcolatore: le vittime sono tutti uomini single, che custodivano gelosamente i segreti della loro vita privata. Ma cosa lega questi individui all'assassino? Nell'ondata di caldo soffocante che invade Londra, Erika farà di tutto per fermare 'l'Ombra della notte' prima che colpisca ancora. Ma c'è qualcuno che la osserva da molto vicino... Julia Heaberlin - 'Chi ha ucciso mia sorella': Ossessivamente, metodicamente, ha previsto ogni dettaglio. Adesso è quasi certa che l'uomo che ha rapito e ucciso sua sorella sia seduto sul sedile del passeggero proprio accanto a lei. Carl Louis Feldman è un fotografo e sostiene di non avere alcun legame con la serie di omicidi avvenuti in Texas molti anni prima: ma una scatola di vecchie fotografi e fa sospettare il contrario. Determinata a scoprire la verità, la ragazza l'ha convinto a seguirla in un viaggio di dieci giorni, loro due soli. Chi è davvero Carl Louis Feldman? Un impostore o un uomo dal cuore spezzato? Un artista o un pazzo? O, magari, a essere pazza è la ragazza seduta al posto di guida... Jo Jakeman - 'Quella mattina prima di morire': Un divorzio non è mai una cosa semplice, e quello di Imogen non fa eccezione: suo marito Phillip è violento

'Era una famiglia tranquilla': Emma ha una vita all'apparenza normale. Nessuno però sa che, tre anni prima, si chiamava Susan e aveva ucciso suo figlio di appena dodici settimane. Susan non ricorda nulla dell'accaduto, ma come può non credere a medici, poliziotti e avvocati che hanno raccolto prove quasi schiaccianti della sua colpevolezza? Eppure, una piccola parte del suo cervello non è convinta della versione che le hanno raccontato. E se suo figlio fosse vivo? 'Il nostro gioco crudele': Mike ha avuto un'infanzia difficile e si è ricostruito con fatica una vita solitaria ma serena. Almeno fino al giorno in cui ha incontrato Verity. È sicuro che, nonostante gli alti e i bassi, finiranno per stare insieme. Non importa se lei non risponde alle sue chiamate o se sta per sposare Angus. Fa tutto parte del gioco segreto tra loro. E così, quando riceve l'invito al matrimonio, Mike non esita a confermare la sua presenza. Perché non importa se la loro relazione è finita. ll gioco è appena cominciato. 'Chi ha ucciso mia sorella': Ossessivamente, metodicamente, ha previsto ogni dettaglio. Adesso è quasi certa che l'uomo che ha rapito e ucciso sua sorella sia seduto sul sedile del passeggero proprio accanto a lei. Cari Louis Feldman sostiene di non avere alcun legame con la serie di omicidi avvenuti in Texas molti anni prima, ma una scatola di vecchie fotografie fa sospettare il contrario. Determinata a scoprire la verità, la ragazza l'ha convinto a seguirla in un viaggio di dieci giorni, loro due soli. Chi è davvero Carl Louis Feldman? Ha veramente ucciso sua sorella?

PAPER GHOSTS - HEABERLIN JULIA - Random USA

Tessa Cartwright, sedici anni, viene ritrovata in un campo del Texas, sepolta da un mucchio di ossa, priva di memoria. La ragazza è sopravvissuta per miracolo a uno spietato serial killer che ha ucciso tutte le altre sue giovani vittime per poi lasciarle in una fossa comune su cui crescono delle margherite gialle. Grazie alla testimonianza di Tessa, però, il presunto colpevole finisce nel braccio della morte. A quasi vent'anni di distanza da quella terrificante esperienza, Tessa è diventata un'artista e una mamma single. Una fredda mattina di febbraio nota nel suo giardino, proprio davanti alla finestra della camera da letto, una margherita gialla, che sembra piantata di recente. Sconvolta da ciò che evoca quel fiore, Tessa si chiede come sia possibile che il suo torturatore, ancora in carcere in attesa di essere giustiziato, possa averle lasciato un indizio così esplicito. E se avesse fatto condannare un innocente? L'unico modo per scoprirlo è scavare nei suoi dolorosi ricordi e arrivare finalmente a mettere a fuoco le uniche immagini, nascoste per tanti anni nelle pieghe della memoria, che potranno riportare a galla la verità.

For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense.

I am the star of screaming headlines and campfire ghost stories. I am one of the four Black-Eyed Susans. The lucky one.

As a sixteen-year-old, Tessa Cartwright was found in a Texas field, barely alive amid a scattering of bones, with only fragments of memory as to how she got there. Ever since, the press has pursued her as the lone surviving “Black-Eyed Susan,” the nickname given to the murder victims because of the yellow carpet of wildflowers that flourished above their shared grave. Tessa’s testimony about those tragic hours put a man on death row.

Now, almost two decades later, Tessa is an artist and single mother. In the desolate cold of February, she is shocked to discover a freshly planted patch of black-eyed susans—a summertime bloom—just outside her bedroom window. Terrified at the implications—that she sent the wrong man to prison and the real killer remains at large—Tessa turns to the lawyers working to exonerate the man awaiting execution. But the flowers alone are not proof enough, and the forensic investigation of the still-unidentified bones is progressing too slowly. An innocent life hangs in the balance. The legal team appeals to Tessa to undergo hypnosis to retrieve lost memories—and to share the drawings she produced as part of an experimental therapy shortly after her rescue.

What they don’t know is that Tessa and the scared, fragile girl she was have built a  fortress of secrets. As the clock ticks toward the execution, Tessa fears for her sanity, but even more for the safety of her teenaged daughter. Is a serial killer still roaming free, taunting Tessa with a trail of clues? She has no choice but to confront old ghosts and lingering nightmares to finally discover what really happened that night.

Shocking, intense, and utterly original, Black-Eyed Susans is a dazzling psychological thriller, seamlessly weaving past and present in a searing tale of a young woman whose harrowing memories remain in a field of flowers—as a killer makes a chilling return to his garden.

Praise for Black-Eyed Susans

“A masterful thriller that shouldn’t be missed . . . brilliantly conceived, beautifully executed . . . [Julia] Heaberlin’s work calls to mind that of Gillian Flynn. Both writers published impressive early novels that were largely overlooked, and then one that couldn’t be: Flynn’s Gone Girl and now Heaberlin’s Black-Eyed Susans. Don’t miss it.”—The Washington Post

“Heaberlin does a neat job, in Black-Eyed Susans, of making us care. . . . [She’s] a pro who strengthens her theme of judicial prejudice by referring to the O. J. Simpson trial and by drawing our attention to the morbid regularity of executions in Texas prisons.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A terrific plot, matched by the quality of the writing and superbly paced tension.”—The Times (U.K.)

“A breakout book . . . Heaberlin maintains her tight grip on narrative control, expertly maintaining the delightful, nail-biting suspense. . . . It’s her emerging talent as a masterful storyteller that sets this book apart.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Compelling . . . [one of] ten amazing books you need to read this summer.”—Cosmopolitan(U.K.)

“A tense, slow-burning, beautifully written novel of survival and hope. Highly recommended.”—William Landay,New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob


From the Hardcover edition.

For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense.

A girl’s memory lost in a field of wildflowers.
A killer still spreading seeds.

At seventeen, Tessa became famous for being the only surviving victim of a vicious serial killer. Her testimony put him on death row. Decades later, a mother herself, she receives a message from a monster who should be in prison. Now, as the execution date rapidly approaches, Tessa is forced to confront a chilling possibility: Did she help convict the wrong man?

For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense.

I am the star of screaming headlines and campfire ghost stories.
I am one of the four Black-Eyed Susans.
The lucky one.

As a sixteen-year-old, Tessa Cartwright was found in a Texas field, barely alive amid a scattering of bones, with only fragments of memory as to how she got there. Ever since, the press has pursued her as the lone surviving “Black-Eyed Susan,” the nickname given to the murder victims because of the yellow carpet of wildflowers that flourished above their shared grave. Tessa’s testimony about those tragic hours put a man on death row.

Now, almost two decades later, Tessa is an artist and single mother. In the desolate cold of February, she is shocked to discover a freshly planted patch of black-eyed susans—a summertime bloom—just outside her bedroom window. Terrified at the implications—that she sent the wrong man to prison and the real killer remains at large—Tessa turns to the lawyers working to exonerate the man awaiting execution. But the flowers alone are not proof enough, and the forensic investigation of the still-unidentified bones is progressing too slowly. An innocent life hangs in the balance. The legal team appeals to Tessa to undergo hypnosis to retrieve lost memories—and to share the drawings she produced as part of an experimental therapy shortly after her rescue.

What they don’t know is that Tessa and the scared, fragile girl she was have built a fortress of secrets. As the clock ticks toward the execution, Tessa fears for her sanity, but even more for the safety of her teenaged daughter. Is a serial killer still roaming free, taunting Tessa with a trail of clues? She has no choice but to confront old ghosts and lingering nightmares to finally discover what really happened that night.

Shocking, intense, and utterly original, Black-Eyed Susans is a dazzling psychological thriller, seamlessly weaving past and present in a searing tale of a young woman whose harrowing memories remain in a field of flowers—as a killer makes a chilling return to his garden.

In the tradition of Lisa Unger’s Beautiful Lies and Nancy Pickard’s The Scent of Rain and Lightning comes a twisting, riveting novel of shifting trust and shattered lives. Lie Still delves deep into the heart of an opulent Southern town, where gossip is currency and secrets kill.

When Emily Page and her husband move from Manhattan to the wealthy enclave of Clairmont, Texas, she hopes she can finally escape her haunted past—and outrun the nameless stalker who has been taunting her for years. Pregnant with her first child, Emily just wants to start over. But as she is drawn into a nest of secretive Texas women—and into the unnerving company of their queen, Caroline Warwick—Emily finds that acceptance is a very dangerous game.

It isn’t long before Caroline mysteriously disappears and Emily is facing a rash of anonymous threats. Are they linked to the missing Caroline? Or to Emily’s terrifying encounter in college, years earlier? As the dark truth about Caroline emerges, Emily realizes that some secrets are impossible to hide—and that whoever came for Caroline is now coming for her.

Praise for Lie Still

“In this engrossing novel of suspense . . . [Heaberlin] expertly spins out a tale of lies and deceit that will keep the reader guessing.”—Publishers Weekly

“Heaberlin’s depiction of one tight-knit Texas community is both culturally savvy and politically astute. . . . A carefully wrapped package of Texas soap opera, social and political exposé, and well-paced thriller.”—Booklist

“Heaberlin combines a culturally pertinent suspense story (the plot revolves around the main character’s struggles with the repercussions of an unreported date rape) with satirical observations about Texas’ moneyed suburban elite.”—The New York Times

“Lie Still mixes serious discussion about ‘the last frontier in crime’ with a twisty-turny mystery plot and a cast of eccentric characters.”—Fort Worth Star-Telegram

“Reading a book by Julia Heaberlin is like hearing your best friend tell you a particularly thorny story, filled with secrets and intrigue and human hopes and failures. Lie Still is a book you want to curl up with for a good long while but, more important, Julia Heaberlin is an author you want to get to know.”—Jenny Milchman

“Julia Heaberlin weaves an intricate tapestry of secrets and suspense, lies and betrayals that kept me reading late into the night. Lie Still is a thriller par excellence and a page-turner, true—but it’s also a moving story of one woman’s unlikely path toward healing, and another’s lifelong search for redemption. I challenge you to visit Claremont, Texas—where nothing is quite as it seems and no one is quite who they claim—and leave unchanged.”—Emily Colin

“Julia Heaberlin deceives the reader in the most deliciously chilling way in Lie Still: With gorgeous prose and sterling character work, she takes us on a deeply felt and wonderfully composed thrill ride. Layer after layer of secrets, longing, and deception is peeled away and we begin to dread the twisted kernel at the heart, never guessing what Heaberlin has in store for us.”—Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of Garden of Stones

“A compelling family mystery that kept me turning the pages. Highly recommended.”—Margaret Maron, New York Times bestselling author of Three Day Town
 
“Dear Tommie: Have you ever wondered about who you are?”
 
The letter that turns Tommie McCloud's world upside down arrives from a stranger only days after her father's death. The woman who wrote it claims that Tommie is her daughter—and that she was kidnapped as a baby thirty-one years ago.
 
Tommie wants to believe it's all a hoax, but suddenly a girl who grew up on a Texas ranch finds herself  linked to a horrific past: the slaughter of a family in Chicago, the murder of an Oklahoma beauty queen, and the kidnapping of a little girl named Adriana. Tommie races along a twisting, nightmarish path while an unseen stalker is determined to keep old secrets locked inside the dementia-battered brain of the woman who Tommie always thought was her real mother. With everything she has ever believed in question, and no one she can trust, Tommie must discover the truth about the girl who vanished—and the very real threats that still remain. 
 
“[Julia Heaberlin's] voice is pitch perfect, and her story of one woman's fierce struggle to reconcile her past with her present is gripping and powerful. An outstanding debut.”—Carla Buckley, author of Invisible