Рейчел Эббот — новинки

Aunque Cleo sabe que debería alegrarse de que su hermano haya conocido a alguien tras la repentina muerte de su primera esposa, hay algo en su esquiva nueva novia, Evie, que no termina de gustarle.

Cuando Evie empieza a sufrir pequeños accidentes en casa -una quemadura, una mano rota- sus amigos no pueden evitar preguntarse si Mark podría estar haciéndole daño, aunque Cleo sabe que él sería incapaz de hacer algo así.

Una noche, la policía recibe un aviso y lo que encuentra al entrar en la casa son dos cuerpos enredados entre sábanas ensangrentadas. Solo uno tiene pulso.

¿Cuál es la verdad que encierra ese terrible crimen? ¿Está Cleo preparada para conocerla?
«Un thriller adictivo, de los que te empujan a dejar las luces encendidas por la noche.»- Red Magazine

A year ago today, we all gathered for Lucas's wedding at his glorious Cornish home overlooking the sea.

But no one was married that day.

Now Lucas has invited us back to celebrate the anniversary. But the anniversary of what? The wedding that never happened, or the tragedy that occurred just hours before the ceremony was due to begin?

He's told us that tonight he has planned a game. We have our costumes, we have our parts, and everyone must play. The game, he tells us, is about to begin.

What does Lucas want from us? What are we not being told? And what's going to happen when this terrible game is over?

When I met Mark, I knew I had to make him mine. Thoughtful and sensitive, Mark lived in the most breath-taking house I’d ever seen – all glass and perched on the clifftop, with mesmerizing views across the waves below. It was where his first wife had died tragically, but it would be our promising new start.

When our gorgeous daughter Lulu was born, our perfect life was complete. But then I started having accidents at home. A broken hand… a black eye… Mark’s sister thought I was doing it for attention, but she had no idea how scared I was of who I had become.

If I told you what my life with Mark has turned into, I doubt you would believe it. But I need you to listen because you’re the only hope Lulu and I have left. And if I can make you see the truth, then maybe there’s a chance I can save my precious daughter…

A year ago today, we all gathered for Lucas's wedding at his glorious Cornish home overlooking the sea.
But no one was married that day.
Now Lucas has invited us back to celebrate the anniversary. But the anniversary of what? The wedding that never happened, or the tragedy that occurred just hours before the ceremony was due to begin?
He's told us that to

Tak to się musi skończyć… Któreś z nas musi umrzeć.
Mark i Evie mają burzliwy romans. Evie przywróciła wiarę w życie Marka po śmierci jego żony.
Kiedy jednak Evie odnosi różnego rodzaju obrażenia cielesne, jej przyjaciele zaczynają podejrzewać o to Marka. Czyżby namiętny romans przerodził się w piekło?
Wezwana w środku nocy do ich rezydencji sierżant Stephanie King, znajduje w łóżku dwa brutalnie zamordowane ciała, które trudno zidentyfikować.
Gdzie zaczyna się morderstwo? W chwili, kiedy następuje pierwsze pchnięcie nożem? Czy w momencie pierwszej myśli o popełnieniu zbrodni.
Zmuszona, by zabić to mroczny thriller psychologiczny z charakterystycznym dla Abbott stawieniem czytelnika przed koniecznością trudnego wyboru moralnego i mistrzowską charakterystyką postaci.

Клео понимает, что должна радоваться за своего брата Марка, ведь после внезапной смерти первой жены ему удалось найти новую женщину, но что-то с Иви не так…
Когда дома с ней начинают происходить несчастные случаи, ее друзья переживают, вдруг в этом виноват Марк... Но однажды ночью в их особняке на вершине скалы сержант Стефани Кинг обнаруживает два тела на залитых кровью простынях...
С чего начинается убийство? В тот момент, когда злоумышленник заносит руку для удара или раньше, при первой же мысли о насилии? Пока обвиняемый предстает перед судом, присяжные вынуждены задуматься: можно ли вообще защитить себя от убийцы?
Книга Рейчел Эббот “And So It Begins” заинтересует тех читателей, кому по душе жанр мистерии и психологический реализм.
Книга на английском языке.
Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right...
When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets.
Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence? As the accused stands trial, the jury is forced to consider - is there ever a proper defence for murder?

Yesterday, Scott was dead.
Today, he’s back.
And Anna doesn’t believe in ghosts.

Fourteen years ago Scott was Anna’s boyfriend. She loved him, but he ruined her life. When he died, she should have been free.

But today Scott is on the radio, talking about her. Threatening to spill her secrets.

Anna is a mother, a wife, and head teacher of a primary school. And she’s a very good liar. She has been lying about herself for so long, she doesn’t really know who she is any more.

Anna used to think she was a good person. She made one stupid mistake, and now she is having to pay for it – over and over again.

Scott is the only person who knows the truth about her past. But how can Scott be alive?

Soon, DCI Tom Douglas is going to knock on her door looking for answers. But Anna is already running scared: from the man she used to love; the man she watched die all those years ago; the man who has come back to life.

She has one week to find him. One week to stop him.

Wer soll dir glauben, wenn der einzige Zeuge tot ist?

Nach dem schrecklichen Tod von Marks erster Frau war es Evie, die ihn zurück ins Leben brachte. Die beiden sind verliebt, sie haben eine kleine Tochter und leben zusammen in Marks wunderschönem Haus am Meer. Alles wirkt perfekt. Doch ist es das wirklich? Plötzlich scheint Evie immer öfter kleine Unfälle zu haben, hat immer wieder Verletzungen und blaue Flecke. Ist Mark dafür verantwortlich? Evies Freunde beginnen, sich Sorgen zu machen. Und eines Nachts wird Sergeant Stephanie King zu dem Haus am Meer gerufen und entdeckt im Schlafzimmer zwei Körper in blutgetränkten Laken …

Со стороны жизнь Оливии Брукс кажется безоблачной и беззаботной: любящий муж, исполняющий все ее прихоти, трое прекрасных детей, комфортабельный дом в пригороде Манчестера... Но однажды Роберт, супруг Оливии, заявляет в полицию о таинственном исчезновении жены и детей. При этом все ее личные вещи, включая кошелек и мобильный телефон, лежат на своих местах. Но это не единственная странность, которая сразу привлекает внимание полицейских. Детектив Том Дуглас вспоминает, что имя Оливии Брукс неоднократно фигурировало в делах, в ходе расследования которых не удалось обнаружить преступного умысла. Произошедшее оказывалось или несчастным случаем, или простым недоразумением. Что же на этот раз случилось с молодой женщиной и ее детьми? Тому Дугласу предстоит ответить на непростой вопрос: кто из супругов сплел сеть хитроумной интриги, а кто стал ни о чем не подозревающей жертвой?

В тихой деревне на проселочной дороге неизвестный водитель сбил девочку и оставил ее умирать. Есть основания предполагать, что это не просто несчастный случай. ­Непонятно, как девочка оказалась ночью в лесу? И почему никто не заявил о пропаже ребенка? Расследование осложняется тем, что у многих жителей деревни есть причины скрывать, что они делали в ночь, когда было совершено преступление. Появляется ­надежда, что девочка выживет, но не всех радует эта новость. Цена разоблачения слишком высока…

They will be coming soon. They come every night.
 
Snow is falling softly as a young woman takes her last breath.
 
Fifteen miles away, two women sit silently in a dark kitchen. They don’t speak, because there is nothing left to be said.
 
Another woman boards a plane to escape the man who is trying to steal her life. But she will have to return, sooner or later.
 
These strangers have one thing in common. They each made one bad choice - and now they have no choices left. Soon they won’t be strangers, they’ll be family…
 
When DCI Tom Douglas is called to the cold, lonely scene of a suspicious death, he is baffled. Who is she? Where did she come from? How did she get there?
 
How many more must die? Who is controlling them, and how can they be stopped?

THE TRUTH HURTS – BUT LIES ARE DEADLY

After eighteen months of grieving for her husband Bernie, killed in a horrific hit and run accident, Natalie Gray has found love with her husband’s best friend - Ed Cooper - and has moved herself and fifteen-year-old daughter, Scarlett, into his home. But Natalie begins to suspect Ed has a dark side - and even darker intentions.

Desperate to get her daughter to a place of safety, she and Scarlett move to a new home that holds secrets of its own. But has removing Scarlett from one potential threat placed her in far greater danger?

DCI Tom Douglas is also chasing the truth, as his investigation into the suicide of a teenage girl draws him ever closer to Natalie and Scarlett. But will he be too late to protect them from the peril they face, or from the truths that will tear their lives apart?


Praise for The Sixth Window

‘I am in awe of Rachel Abbott’s plotting! The Sixth Window is Abbott at her best’ Elizabeth Haynes, author of Into the Darkest Corner

‘The tension that built throughout this book simply blew me away’ Angela Marsons, author of Silent Scream

‘Masterly and compelling. I couldn't put it down until its heart-stopping conclusion.’ Robert Bryndza author of The Girl in the Ice

Со стороны жизнь Оливии Брукс кажется безоблачной и беззаботной: любящий муж, исполняющий все ее прихоти, трое прекрасных детей, комфортабельный дом в пригороде Манчестера... Но однажды Роберт, супруг Оливии, заявляет в полицию о таинственном исчезновении жены и детей. При этом все ее личные вещи, включая кошелек и мобильный телефон, лежат на своих местах. Но это не единственная странность, которая сразу привлекает внимание полицейских. Детектив Том Дуглас вспоминает, что имя Оливии Брукс неоднократно фигурировало в делах, в ходе расследования которых не удалось обнаружить преступного умысла. Произошедшее оказывалось или несчастным случаем,…

В Лондоне обнаруживают привязанное к кровати тело миллионера по имени Хьюго Флетчер, у полиции нет сомнений, убийца - женщина. Место преступления, особая жестокость, с которой неизвестная расправилась с мужчиной, - буквально все кричит о личном характере убийства, вероятно совершенном из мести. Главная подозреваемая - жена миллионера Лора. У этой женщины много секретов, и она не спешит делиться с полицией своей очень личной историей о том, как из привлекательного ухажера ее муж превратился в домашнего тирана и расчетливого преступника. Вскоре обнаруживается, что Лора была далеко не единственной женщиной в жизни Хьюго Флетчера, и не только…

When your life is a lie, who can you trust?

When Maggie Taylor accepts a new job in Manchester, she is sure it is the right move for her family. The children have settled well although her husband, Duncan, doesn’t appear to be so convinced.
But nothing prepares her for the shock of coming home from work one night to find that Duncan has disappeared, leaving their young children alone. His phone is dead, and she has no idea where he has gone, or why. And then she discovers she’s not the only one looking for him.

When a woman who looks just like Maggie is brutally murdered and DCI Tom Douglas is brought in to investigate, Maggie realises how little she knows about Duncan’s past. Is he the man she loves? Who is he running from?

She doesn’t have long to decide whether to trust him or betray him. Because one thing has been made clear to Maggie – another woman will die soon, and it might be her.

A short novel featuring the same characters as Rachel Abbott’s bestselling novel Stranger Child

Someone is looking for Tasha. But does she want to be found?

Eight months ago Tasha Joseph ran away, and her stepmother, Emma, has been searching for her ever since. She is desperate to give Tasha the home and security she deserves.

The problem is, Emma isn’t the only one looking for Tasha. The police are keen to find her too. She could be a vital witness in a criminal trial, and DCI Tom Douglas has a team constantly on the lookout for her. But Tasha remains hidden, and nobody appears to have seen her.

Suddenly, the stakes are raised. Somebody is offering money – a lot of money – for information about Tasha’s whereabouts.

Tom and Emma know they have never been closer to finding the young girl. But they also recognise that she has never been closer to danger. Can they find her first?

She can run – but for how long can she hide?

Praise for Rachel Abbott’s books

“Pure Genius: A Masterclass in the Perfect Thriller!!” – Love Books
"Absorbing, complex and brilliantly planned, I loved this book. 10/10." Novelicious

"The characters are believable and the crimes credible. Contemporary issues, grief and desperation are well handled. The pace is good, the twists credible and it can easily be read as a stand alone. Enjoy." Crime Thriller Hound

"I was left speechless in the first chapter and couldn't put it down for hours. Rachel is amazing at building tension and keeping you turning page after page." Crime Book Club

"Stranger Child was the PERFECT thriller. I couldn't get enough of this shocking story." Bookaholic Confessions

"Ms. Abbott writes complex and yet very believable thrillers and this book was no exception. You will be on the edge of your seat constantly. 5 stars. A very strong thriller." Books, Reviews, Etc.

"Prose is taut, wholly believable locations and a full cast bursting with engaging characters." Crime Fiction Lover

"I loved this book! What I loved the most about this book was the plot. There are a few 'curve balls' in this story, which definitely kept me on my toes. I really could not put this down." Debra's Book Cafe

"Set against the opposing realities of harsh, crime-ridden gangs and cosy, well-off, Middle-England families, Abbott seamlessly weaves three separate narratives together into one barn-stormer of a thriller. ...a well-rounded, and fulfilling novel, that still manages to keep you guessing right to the very end." If These Books Could Talk

“I have resented the intrusion of real people while my mind grappled with the events in Sleep Tight” Cleo Loves Books

Со стороны жизнь Оливии Брукс кажется безоблачной и беззаботной: любящий муж, исполняющий все ее прихоти, трое прекрасных детей, комфортабельный дом в пригороде Манчестера... Но однажды Роберт, супруг Оливии, заявляет в полицию о таинственном исчезновении жены и детей. При этом все ее личные вещи, включая кошелек и мобильный телефон, лежат на своих местах. Но это не единственная странность, которая сразу привлекает внимание полицейских. Детектив Том Дуглас вспоминает, что имя Оливии Брукс неоднократно фигурировало в делах, в ходе расследования которых не удалось обнаружить преступного умысла. Произошедшее оказывалось или несчастным случаем, или простым недоразумением. Что же на этот раз случилось с молодой женщиной и ее детьми? Тому Дугласу предстоит ответить на непростой вопрос: кто из супругов сплел сеть хитроумной интриги, а кто стал ни о чем не подозревающей жертвой?

From the author of number one bestseller, Sleep Tight.

One Dark Secret. One act of revenge.

When Emma Joseph met her husband David, he was a man shattered by grief. His first wife had been killed outright when her car veered off the road. Just as tragically, their six-year-old daughter mysteriously vanished from the scene of the accident.

Now, six years later, Emma believes the painful years are behind them. She and David have built a new life together and have a beautiful baby son, Ollie.
Then a stranger walks into their lives, and their world tilts on its axis.
Emma’s life no longer feels secure. Does she know what really happened all those years ago? And why does she feel so frightened for herself and for her baby?

When a desperate Emma reaches out to her old friend DCI Tom Douglas for help, she puts all their lives in jeopardy. Before long, a web of deceit is revealed that shocks both Emma and Tom to the core.

They say you should never trust a stranger. Maybe they’re right.


Praise for Rachel Abbott

“I have resented the intrusion of real people while my mind grappled with the events in Sleep Tight” - Cleo Loves Books

"Just when you think you’ve got it sussed, you’ll find yourself screeching in frustration at your foolishness.” - Crime Fiction Lover

"Rachel Abbott will keep you guessing long into the night and just as soon as you’ve figured it out...think again!” - Suspense Magazine

"It is one of those books that holds you hostage and is hard to put down until the end." – Confessions of a Reader

“Abbott creates a tangled web of deception, secrets, and red herrings.” – Booklist

“Pure Genius: A Masterclass in the Perfect Thriller!!” – Love Books

В тихой деревне на проселочной дороге неизвестный водитель сбил девочку и оставил ее умирать. Есть основания предполагать, что это не просто несчастный случай. Непонятно, как девочка оказалась ночью в лесу? И почему никто не заявил о пропаже ребенка? Расследование осложняется тем, что у многих жителей деревни есть причины скрывать, что они делали в ночь, когда было совершено преступление.

When Olivia Brookes calls the police to report that her husband and children are missing, she believes she will never see them again. She has reason to fear the worst; this isn’t the first tragedy that Olivia has experienced. Now, two years later, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Douglas is called in to investigate this family again, but this time it’s Olivia who has disappeared. All the evidence suggests that she was here, in the family home, that morning.

But her car is in the garage, and her purse is in her handbag – on the kitchen table. The police want to issue an appeal, but for some reason every single picture of this family has been removed from albums, from phones, from computers.

And then they find the blood…

Has the past caught up with Olivia?