Amy Engel

Nach einem verheerenden Krieg hat sich das Leben aller verandert: Die Madchen der Verlierer sind auf ewig dazu verdammt, die Sohne der Gewinner zu heiraten. Nur eine kann fur Gerechtigkeit sorgen: Ivy Westfall. Doch dazu muss sie Bishop Lattimer toten, Sohn des Prasidenten und ihr Brautigam Bishop ist jedoch nicht wie gedacht, sondern der einzige Mensch, dem sie wirklich vertrauen kann. Prompt verliebt sich Ivy und steht vor einer folgenschweren Entscheidung.

Née pour trahir et faite pour tuer... sera-t-elle à la hauteur ?Je mappelle Ivy Westfall, et je nai quune seule mission : tuer le garçon quon me destine, Bishop, le fils du président. Je me prépare p

Jai tout perdu : mon foyer, ma famille, lhomme que jaime.Au-delà de la barrière, lhiver approche. Il va me falloir trouver des vivres, un abri. Et des alliés. Mais je dois aussi faire un choix : oubl

Barren Springs, Missouri. Si vous comptiez en faire votre destination de vacances, faites plutôt comme tout le monde : passez votre chemin. Cette petite ville nichée sous les aisselles des Ozarks re

A high quality, sharply written thriller whose motley cast of deviants and misfits delivers some breathtaking twists on the way to a bleak but very satisfying conclusion. This is the reality of motherhood - red in tooth and clawSarah J Naughton, bestselling author of The FestivalAn achingly raw, emotional story that was beautifully written. From the heartbreaking beginning to the shocking conclusion, it was a journey so powerful that itll stay with me for a long time to comeAlice Hunter, bestselling author of The Serial Killers WifeRaw, powerful, beautiful - devastatingly goodTM Logan, bestselling author of The HolidayBeautiful and harrowing and everything in betweenChris Whitaker, award-winning author of We Begin at the EndSometimes its better not to ask questions. Sometimes its better not to know.Eve Taggerts life has been spent steadily climbing away from her roots. Her mother, a hard and cruel woman who dragged her up in a rundown trailer park, was not who she wanted to be to her own daughter, Junie.But 12-year old Junie is now dead. Found next to the body of her best friend in the park of their small, broken town. Eve has nothing left but who she used to be.Despite the corrupt police force that patrol her dirt-poor town deep in the Missouri Ozarks, Eve is going to find what happened to her daughter. Even if it means using her own mothers cruel brand of strength to unearth secrets that dont want to be discovered and face truths it might be better not to know.Everyone is a suspect.Everyone has something to hide.And someone will answer for her daughters murder.From the bestselling author of The Roanoke Girls, The Familiar Dark is a spellbinding story about the bonds of family as well as a story about how even the darkest and most terrifying of places can provide the comfort of home. The Familiar Dark will blow you away.PRAISE FOR THE FAMILIAR DARKDark and beautifully written. SpellbindingCatherine Steadman,bestselling author of Something in the WaterAbsolutely bloody brilliant. Its so well-written I felt like I was living her painFiona Cummins, award-winning author of The NeighbourDark, moving, intriguing. Truly inspiringSusan Lewis, bestselling author of One Minute LaterPowerful, gripping, heart-stoppingLaura McHugh, award-winning author of The Wolf Wants InFrom its gripping beginning to its sobering finale, Amy Engels The Familiar Dark never fails to enthral with surprising twistsDaily MailThis is fierce and brilliantThe Observer

EL THRILLER QUE SE HA CONVERTIDO EN EL FENÓMENO EDITORIAL DEL AÑO.Todos sonsospechosos.Todostienenalgo queesconder.Peroalguienva atener que responderpor lamuerte desuhija.En una empobrecida zona de los montes Ozark, en Misuri, en un pueblo pequeño con grandes secretos, dos niñas de doce años aparecen asesinadas. Sin nada que perder y rota de dolor, Eve Taggert se lanza a averiguar que le ocurrio realmente a su hija.Eve conoce el lado oscuro de la vida. Su propia madre se encargo de enseñarselo. Una dura leccion que ella ha tratado desesperadamente de evitar a su pequeña Junie. Pero, contra todos sus instintos, quiza Eve necesite recurrir a la cruel fortaleza que le inculco su madre para afrontar la verdad sobre el crimen... y sobre su autentica naturaleza.Unahistoriapoderosa yafiladasobrelazosfamiliares,sobremujeres queluchanencircunstanciasextremas y sobrecomoinclusoloslugaresmasoscuros yaterradorespuedenofrecerte elrefugio delhogar.Sin concesiones, feroz y brillante.The GuardianDesde el atrapante arranque al impactante final, nunca deja de fascinar con sus sorprendentes giros.Associated PressSobre la novela han dicho...Una escritura de una urgencia feroz.PublishersWeeklyUn final deslumbrante.BooklistUn noir rural lleno de vueltas y giros... Atrapante.Hello Magazine¡Si, si y mil veces si! Totalmente fabuloso.Larry, GoodreadsAbsorbente.LibraryJournalUna estremecedora historia de maternidad y crimen.CrimeReadsLlega al corazon con su cruda verdad emocional.Daily MailDe trama impecable... Fascinante.Shelf AwarenessTe hiela el corazon.MetroLos lectores opinan...Me ha gustado mucho, una novela de intriga tipicamente americana que combina una investigacion criminal con una historia familiar.Blog Libros que hay que leerLa oscuridad que conoces pega fuerte desde el inicio y hasta el fin. Es imposible abandonar a Eve en su rastreo infatigable del asesino de su hija.Blog Letras en VenaUn libro interesante y diferente a tantos thrillers que ultimamente hay en las librerias, por la trama y sobre todo por los personajes y la carga emocional que son capaces de transmitir.Blog SirmatresAmy Engel consigue que el lector sienta en todo momento esa mezcla de desazon, angustia e interes. Una historia que te subira las pulsaciones.Blog Negra y mortalEs una historia de relaciones familiares, de madres que demuestran que une mas la rabia que la pena.Blog Las lecturas de GuillermoMe ha gustado mucho la manera de narrar de Amy Engel, te va adentrando en este thriller rural de manera pausada, sin estridencias.pasion_por_leer en InstagramDa giros y giros y te mantiene totalmente enganchada.subookish en Instagram

Todos são suspeitos. Todos têm algo a esconder. Mas alguém terá de responder pela morte da sua filha. Uma história poderosa e marcante sobre laços familiares, vingança e coragem. E sobre como, por ve

Tout le monde admire les filles Roanoke. Elles sont belles, jeunes, riches et vivent avec leurs grands-parents au milieu du Kansas, dans un immense domaine noyé de soleil. Leur vie semble si douce... Pourtant Camilla, Penelope, Eleanor, toutes les filles de la lignee ont connu des fins tragiques. Il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume des Roanoke. Plongee etouffante au cur des relations troubles dune famille daujourdhui, Les Filles de Roanoke est un veritable page turner atmospherique et haletant. Amy Engel distille avec talent le poison des non-dits, dans la lignee des grands romans de Joyce Carol Oates.

FIVE FREAKING STARS... One of the best books Ive read this year Reader review All the stars!!! Reader review Im speechless and emotionally wrecked by this astonishing book. Im in a state of shock... Absolutely breathtaking. An emotional roller coaster that has left me split open wide with so much feeling I ache... Please promise me youll get this book, right now... 6 stars. More stars. All the stars Reader review Everyone wants to be a Roanoke girl. But you wont when you know the truth.The girls of the Roanoke family - beautiful, rich, mysterious - seem to have it all. But theres a dark truth about them thats never spoken. Either the girls run away... or they die.Lane is one of the lucky ones. When she was fifteen, over one long, hot summer at her grandparents estate in rural Kansas, she found out what it really means to be a Roanoke girl. Lane ran, far and fast. Until eleven years later, when her cousin Allegra goes missing - and Lane has no choice but to go back. She is a Roanoke girl. Is she strong enough to escape a second time?The most shocking thriller you will read all year. Perfect of fans of Gone Girl, You and Alice Feeney. Everyone is completely gripped by The Roanoke Girls:Wow!... *5 Holy cow stars!* Reader review Sweet Mother of God... I could not put this book down. I had to know. What is going to happen? Will the truth come out? Reader review 5 stars... My oh my!... Wow - I simply devoured this book! Reader review Enthralling, suspenseful, mesmerizing, and I read it in less than a day Reader review I loved this. I was sucked into this world and I loved every minute Reader review Darkly sexy and compellingHEATFans of The Girls will love thisRED ONLINEYoull be gripped RICHARD MADELEYOne of the best books Ive read REBECCA DONEThis book is stunning. Wow CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLINDeeply, darkly twisted. I loved it SARAH HILARYOne of the most disturbingly gripping books I have ever read RUTH DUGDALL

What would you kill for?After a brutal nuclear war, our country was decimated. A new nation of survivors lives within a fenced community. No one knows what lies beyond the fence; only that to be cast outside it is a fate worse than death. Two families fought to govern our new society. Now, peace and control are maintained by marrying the daughters of the losing faction to the sons of the winning side in a yearly ceremony. This year, its my turn. My name is Ivy Westfall, and my mission is simple: to kill Bishop Lattimer, the presidents son and my soon-to-be husband, and return the Westfall family to power.I never expected that my new husband would be the one person in the world to truly understand me. But I cant falter now - I am the only one who can restore the Westfall legacy. Bishop must die. And I must be the one to kill him...The Book of Ivy is the first novel in a thrilling dystopian young adult duology from the author of The Roanoke Girls, perfect for fans of the Delirium series.

I am still alive. Barely. My name is Ivy Westfall. I am sixteen years old and a traitor. Three months ago, I was forced to marry the Presidents son, Bishop Lattimer - as all daughters of the losing side of the war are sold off in marriage to the sons of the winners. But I was different. I had a mission - to kill Bishop.Instead, I fell in love with him. Now I am an outcast, left to survive the brutal savagery of the lands outside of civilization. Yet even out here, there is hope. There is life beyond the fence. But I cant outrun my past. For my actions have set off a treasonous chain of events in Westfall that will change of all our fates - especially Bishops...And this time, it is not enough to just survive...The Revolution of Ivy is the shattering conclusion to the young adult dystopian Ivy duology, by the author of The Roanoke Girls.

One of Publishers Weeklys Best Books of 2020 (Mystery/Thriller)"From its gripping beginning to its sobering finale, Amy Engels The Familiar Dark never fails to enthrall with surprising twists."Associated PressA spellbinding story of a mother with nothing left to lose who sets out on an all-consuming quest for justice after her daughter is murdered on the town playground.Sometimes the answers are worse than the questions. Sometimes its better not to know. Set in the poorest part of the Missouri Ozarks, in a small town with big secrets, The Familiar Dark opens with a murder. Eve Taggert, desperate with grief over losing her daughter, takes it upon herself to find out the truth about what happened. Eve is no stranger to the dark side of life, having been raised by a hard-edged mother whose lessons Eve tried not to pass on to her own daughter. But Eve may need her mothers cruel brand of strength if shes going to face the reality about her daughters death and about her own true nature. Her quest for justice takes her from the seedy underbelly of town to the quiet woods and, most frighteningly, back to her mothers trailer for a final lesson.The Familiar Dark is a story about the bonds of familywomen doing the best they can for their daughters in dire circumstancesas well as a story about how even the darkest and most terrifying of places can provide the comfort of home.

A twisty thriller from the beloved author of The Familiar Dark, in which a woman returns to the town where her sister was murdered and finds a presumed copycat on the looseIts been fourteen years since Greer Dunnings older sister, Eliza, was murdered, and Greers family has never been the same. And now theres been a similar killing in Greers small Kansas hometown. A copycat, according to the authorities, but Greer is convinced there is more to the story. That Elizas murderer had help all those years ago. So Greer returns home after more than a decade away, desperate to answer the questions that have haunted her for years. And in her drive to uncover the truth, she forms a bond with the unlikeliest of allies. One that puts her in grave danger, as almost everyone in her small town becomes a suspect. At once a riveting mystery and a deep exploration of guilt, loss, and the ways in which a violent murder transforms both the family of the victim and the family of the killer, I Did It For You will keep readers captivated through the very last page.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER With more twists than a bag of pretzels, this compelling family saga may make you question what you think you know about your own relatives.Cosmopolitan Roanoke girls never last long around here. In the end, we either run or we die. After her mothers suicide, fifteen year-old Lane Roanoke came to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin, Allegra, on their vast estate in rural Kansas. Lane knew little of her mothers mysterious family, but she quickly embraced life as one of the rich and beautiful Roanoke girls. But when she discovered the dark truth at the heart of the family, she ranfast and far away. Eleven years later, Lane is adrift in Los Angeles when her grandfather calls to tell her Allegra has gone missing. Did she run too? Or something worse? Unable to resist his pleas, Lane returns to help search, and to ease her guilt at having left Allegra behind. Her homecoming may mean a second chance with the boyfriend whose heart she broke that long ago summer. But it also means facing the devastating secret that made her flee, one she may not be strong enough to run from again. As it weaves between Lanes first Roanoke summer and her return, The Roanoke Girls shocks and tantalizes, twisting its way through revelation after mesmerizing revelation, exploring the secrets families keep and the fierce and terrible love that both binds them together and rips them apart.

From the bestselling author of The Roanoke Girls comes a riveting mystery and poignant exploration of guilt, loss and devastation.A blistering page-turnerdeeply chilling and beautifully written Chris WhitakerFans of Gillian Flynn will love this Good Housekeeping* * *Everything changed the night Eliza Dunning died.The residents of Ludlow turned on their neighbours, the Dunning family fractured, and Elizas sister Greer moved away, grieving and unconvinced by the polices version of events.Now, fourteen years later, there has been another murder. Its time for Greer to go home.But will she finally find the answers she has been searching for? Is it a copycat killer, or one that never went away?Sleek writing, insight into the complexity of terrible crimes, and a plot that will keep you guessing Julia HeaberlinA heart-breaking crime story Laure Van RensburgA riveting mystery Womans OwnWhat readers are saying about Amy Engel:One of my favourite reads of the yearThis is the most compelling murder mystery I have read for a long, long timeA gripping read right from the very first pageTwists galore. Brilliant. Highly recommendedA cracking combination of small town crime story and domestic noir that draws you in from the very first page

Tots són sospitosos. Tots tenen alguna cosa per amagar. Però algú haurà de respondre per la mort de la seva filla. En una zona empobrida de les muntanyes Ozark, a Missouri, en un poble petit amb gran

ELTHRILLER QUE SE HA CONVERTIDO EN EL FENÓMENO EDITORIAL DEL AÑO.Todos sonsospechosos.Todostienenalgo queesconder.Peroalguienva atener que responderpor lamuerte desuhija.En una empobrecida zona de los montes Ozark, en Misuri, en un pueblo pequeño con grandes secretos, dos niñas de doce años aparecen asesinadas. Sin nada que perder y rota de dolor, Eve Taggert se lanza a averiguar que le ocurrio realmente a su hija.Eve conoce el lado oscuro de la vida. Su propia madre se encargo de enseñarselo. Una dura leccion que ella ha tratado desesperadamente de evitar a su pequeña Junie. Pero, contra todos sus instintos, quiza Eve necesite recurrir a la cruel fortaleza que le inculco su madre para afrontar la verdad sobre el crimen... y sobre su autentica naturaleza.Unahistoriapoderosa yafiladasobrelazosfamiliares,sobremujeres queluchanencircunstanciasextremas ysobrecomoinclusoloslugaresmasoscuros yaterradorespuedenofrecerte elrefugio delhogar.Sin concesiones, feroz y brillante.The GuardianDesde el atrapante arranque al impactante final, nunca deja de fascinar con sus sorprendentes giros.Associated PressSobre la novela han dicho...Una escritura de una urgencia feroz.PublishersWeeklyUn final deslumbrante.BooklistUnnoir rural lleno de vueltas y giros... Atrapante.Hello Magazine¡Si, si y mil veces si! Totalmente fabuloso.Larry, GoodreadsAbsorbente.LibraryJournalUna estremecedora historia de maternidad y crimen.CrimeReadsLlega al corazon con su cruda verdad emocional.Daily MailDe trama impecable... Fascinante.Shelf AwarenessTe hiela el corazon.MetroLos lectores opinan...Me ha gustado mucho, una novela de intriga tipicamente americana que combina una investigacion criminal con una historia familiar.BlogLibros que hay que leerLa oscuridad que conoces pega fuerte desde el inicio y hasta el fin. Es imposible abandonar a Eve en su rastreo infatigable del asesino de su hija.BlogLetras en VenaUn libro interesante y diferente a tantosthrillers que ultimamente hay en las librerias, por la trama y sobre todo por los personajes y la carga emocional que son capaces de transmitir.BlogSirmatresAmy Engel consigue que el lector sienta en todo momento esa mezcla de desazon, angustia e interes. Una historia que te subira las pulsaciones.BlogNegra y mortalEs una historia de relaciones familiares, de madres que demuestran que une mas la rabia que la pena.Blog Las lecturas de GuillermoMe ha gustado mucho la manera de narrar de Amy Engel, te va adentrando en estethriller rural de manera pausada, sin estridencias.pasion_por_leer en InstagramDa giros y giros y te mantiene totalmente enganchada.subookish en Instagram

Tots són sospitosos.Tots tenen alguna cosa per amagar.Però algú haurà de respondre per la mort de la seva filla.En una zona empobrida de les muntanyes Ozark, a Missouri, en un poble petit amb grans s

EL THRILLER QUE SE HA CONVERTIDO EN EL FENÓMENO EDITORIAL DEL AÑO.Todos sonsospechosos.Todostienenalgo queesconder.Peroalguienva atener que responderpor lamuerte desuhija.En una empobrecida zona de los montes Ozark, en Misuri, en un pueblo pequeño con grandes secretos, dos niñas de doce años aparecen asesinadas. Sin nada que perder y rota de dolor, Eve Taggert se lanza a averiguar que le ocurrio realmente a su hija.Eve conoce el lado oscuro de la vida. Su propia madre se encargo de enseñarselo. Una dura leccion que ella ha tratado desesperadamente de evitar a su pequeña Junie. Pero, contra todos sus instintos, quiza Eve necesite recurrir a la cruel fortaleza que le inculco su madre para afrontar la verdad sobre el crimen... y sobre su autentica naturaleza.Unahistoriapoderosa yafiladasobrelazosfamiliares,sobremujeres queluchanencircunstanciasextremas y sobrecomoinclusoloslugaresmasoscuros yaterradorespuedenofrecerte elrefugio delhogar.Sin concesiones, feroz y brillante.The GuardianDesde el atrapante arranque al impactante final, nunca deja de fascinar con sus sorprendentes giros.Associated PressSobre la novela han dicho... Una escritura de una urgencia feroz.PublishersWeeklyUn final deslumbrante.BooklistUn noir rural lleno de vueltas y giros... Atrapante.Hello Magazine¡Si, si y mil veces si! Totalmente fabuloso. Larry, GoodreadsAbsorbente.LibraryJournalUna estremecedora historia de maternidad y crimen.CrimeReadsLlega al corazon con su cruda verdad emocional.Daily MailDe trama impecable... Fascinante. Shelf AwarenessTe hiela el corazon.MetroLos lectores opinan... Me ha gustado mucho, una novela de intriga tipicamente americana que combina una investigacion criminal con una historia familiar. Blog Libros que hay que leerLa oscuridad que conoces pega fuerte desde el inicio y hasta el fin. Es imposible abandonar a Eve en su rastreo infatigable del asesino de su hija. Blog Letras en VenaUn libro interesante y diferente a tantos thrillers que ultimamente hay en las librerias, por la trama y sobre todo por los personajes y la carga emocional que son capaces de transmitir. Blog SirmatresAmy Engel consigue que el lector sienta en todo momento esa mezcla de desazon, angustia e interes. Una historia que te subira las pulsaciones. Blog Negra y mortalEs una historia de relaciones familiares, de madres que demuestran que une mas la rabia que la pena. Blog Las lecturas de GuillermoMe ha gustado mucho la manera de narrar de Amy Engel, te va adentrando en este thriller rural de manera pausada, sin estridencias. pasion_por_leer en InstagramDa giros y giros y te mantiene totalmente enganchada. subookish en Instagram