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A gang war grips the city, and the police force is under fire from all sides. But Detective Inspector Helen Grace defies direct orders as she becomes drawn to the case of a missing teenager. Naomi's mother is desperate for help - and Helen is her only hope. Keeping the investigation secret, she finds a disturbing trail of questions - and more who have vanished off the streets... Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight. But proving it is another matter entirely. The clock is ticking - and the only person looking for Naomi is about to meet her match.

There is a sickness in the forest. First, it was the wild horses. Now it's innocent men and women, hunted down and murdered by a faceless figure. Lost in the darkness, they try to flee, they try to hide. In desperation, they call out for help. But there is no-one to hear their cries here.... DI Helen Grace must face down a new nightmare. The arrow-ridden victims hang from the New Forest's ancient oaks, like pieces of strange fruit. Why are helpless holidaymakers being targeted in peak camping season?

When Jennie Whitmore arrives at her school reunion, she immediately regrets her decision. Why would she choose to surround herself with people who were never nice to her? Who still aren't, even now she's a police officer? The only person who truly looked out for her all those years ago was charming, beautiful Hannah. Until the day she disappeared. Jennie is ready to finally put White Cross Academy behind her, the old school building demolished the morning after the party. But with the demolition comes a call: a teenage girl's remains have been found on the grounds.

A silent killer stalks the city, targeting those home alone at night—killing without pity or remorse. As panic spreads, Detective Inspector Helen Grace leads the investigation, but is herself a hunted woman, her every step dogged by a ruthless killer bent on revenge. As she tracks the murderer, Grace begins to suspect there is a truly shocking home truth that connects these brutal crimes.

Adam Brandt is used to dealing with all kinds of people - as a consulting psychologist with the Chicago Police Department he has faced his share of criminals. But Kassie Wojcek is like no one else he's encountered - 15 years old and burdened, she says, with a terrible gift: she knows how and when you will die. After claiming to 'feel' the horrific murder of the first victim, Kassie is caught up in the hunt for a sadistic serial killer terrorising Chicago, frightened that people will die without her help.

Things have been difficult for Annie since her husband left; her teenage daughter, Isla, has become a ghost of her former self. Annie's terrified that Isla might hurt herself, and she'll lose her, too. So when Annie receives a video of herself crying at Isla's funeral, she's immediately sick to her stomach. Confused and horrified, Annie races upstairs to check on Isla, who is perfectly alive and well. The video has been faked. But who sent it and what do they want?

'Emily' is een toegewijde, alleenstaande moeder, 'Jack' heeft een nieuwe baan in een nieuwe stad. Ze delen allebei hetzelfde geheim: geen van beiden zijn wie ze zeggen dat ze zijn. Zes criminelen in Engeland hebben anonimiteit verkregen. Door de ongelooflijke wreedheden uit hun verleden leek een nieuwe start en re-integratie onmogelijk, totdat de overheid besloot hen een tweede kans te geven: elk van hen kreeg een nieuwe identiteit, in een nieuwe stad, met een nieuwe baan – en niemand die het ooit te weten zou komen. Dat dachten ze tenminste.

Doi ostatici. Un singur glonţ. Doar unul va supravieţui. Sunt suflete-pereche. Vor să-şi petreacă restul vieţii împreună. Însă când se trezesc singuri şi dezorientaţi într-un subsol părăsit, groaza îi copleşeşte. Nu au la dispoziţie decât o armă încărcată cu un singur glonţ şi însoţită de următorul mesaj: „Când unul dintre voi îl va ucide pe celălalt, supravieţuitorul va fi liber". Cine a putut concepe un astfel de scenariu sinistru, în care victimele înseşi comit crima?

Het meisje was amper nog in leven toen ze het bos uit kwam lopen. Het verhaal van haar ontvoering was donkerder dan de meest verschrikkelijke nachtmerrie. Maar alles wat ze zei was waar. Elk gruwelijk detail. Een aantal dagen later wordt een tweede in shock verkerend slachtoffer gevonden en ontstaat er een patroon. In tweetallen worden mensen ontvoerd, vastgehouden en uitgehongerd. Vervolgens krijgen ze een duivels dilemma voorgelegd: doden of gedood worden.

Ein perfider Killer kidnappt Paare. Die Opfer wachen orientierungslos auf, gefangen in einem Raum, in dem niemand ihre Schreie hört. Es gibt keine Fluchtmöglichkeit, nur eine Waffe und die Botschaft des Entführers: Entweder sterben beide einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod - oder einer bringt den anderen um und ist frei.

Die ganze Nacht hat Eileen Matthews auf ihren Mann gewartet. Vergeblich. Mit wachsender Sorge. Denn Alan - ein liebevoller Vater, in der Kirche aktiv, allseits geschätzt - ist noch nie fortgeblieben. Als es frühmorgens endlich klingelt, liegt nur ein Päckchen vor der Haustür. Es enthält ein menschliches Herz. Alans Herz. D. I. Helen Grace und ihr Team finden seine verstümmelte Leiche in einem leer stehenden Haus in Southamptons Rotlichtbezirk.

Ein perfider Killer kidnappt Paare. Die Opfer wachen orientierungslos auf, gefangen in einem Raum, in dem niemand ihre Schreie hört. Es gibt keine Fluchtmöglichkeit, nur eine Waffe und die Botschaft des Entführers: Entweder sterben beide einen langsamen, qualvollen Tod - oder einer bringt den anderen um und ist frei. Detective Inspector Helen Grace und ihr Team ermitteln fieberhaft, denn die Abstände zwischen den Taten werden kürzer.