Claire Douglas

Una escritora de misterio. Un asesinato idéntico al de su último manuscrito. Pero solo su editora y su familia lo han leído. Una novela inquietante que no podrás soltar.Emilia Ward, la escritora de las exitosas novelas de misterio protagonizadas por la inspectora Miranda Moody, vive feliz en un barrio acomodado de Londres con su marido y sus dos hijos, una adolescente de su primer matrimonio y un niño pequeño del segundo. Sin embargo, cuando Emilia esta rematando los detalles de su ultimo libro, la vida da un giro perturbador: un incidente sacado directamente de la trama de una de sus novelas ocurre en la vida real. Una coincidencia inquietante, quiza. Hasta que el suceso se repite. Todo ello podria haber quedado en una mera casualidad. No obstante, uno de sus conocidos es asesinado siguiendo el modus operandi que ella describe en el libro que esta escribiendo. Pero hay un problema: solo su editora y sus mas allegados han leido el manuscrito? ¿QUIEN ESTA UTILIZANDO LAS IDEAS DE EMILIA PARA MATAR?

Un bestseller internacional número 1 en Reino Unido.LAS VÍCTIMAS. Cuando Saffron y Tom se mudan a la casa de campo de la abuela Rose, en el número 9 de Skelton Place, solo pueden pensar en la nueva vida que tienen por delante. Sin embargo, algo surge que no estaba en sus planes: dos cuerpos enterrados son hallados en su jardin.LA INVESTIGACION. El forense determina que datan de treinta años atras y solo hay una persona que puede arrojar algo de luz sobre el caso: Rose.LOS TESTIGOS. Por desgracia, la abuela Rose lleva tiempo perdiendo la memoria y sus recuerdos son muy confusos.EL ASESINO. A partir de ese momento y con la prensa encima, Saffron intentara que su abuela recuerde un pasado cada vez mas nebuloso, mientras empiezan a salir a la luz oscuros secretos del pasado.LA VERDAD. ¿Que paso realmente treinta años atras? ¿A quien pertenecen los cadaveres? y, lo mas importante ¿tiene su abuela algo que ver con el caso?Lo tenian todo menos la verdad.

COULD YOUR DREAM HOME BE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE? After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. But then their first guest arrives. Selena is the last person Kirsty wants to see. It's seventeen years since she tore everything apart. Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirsty's life? Is Selena running from something too? Or is there an even darker reason for her visit? Because Kirsty knows that once you invite trouble into your home, it can be murder getting rid of it . . . 'This kept me up last night. Scary. Twisty. All too believable. Exactly what you need for a bestselling chiller-thriller' Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife 'Secrets lurk behind every corner in this dark, gothic thriller. Absorbing and chilling' Karen Perry, bestselling author of Girl Unknown 'A page-turning slow burn that builds into a chilling reminder that sometimes home is where the hurt is' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of Close to Home

One lied. One died. When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to survive After a tragic accident, still haunted by her twin sister's death, Abi is making a fresh start in Bath. But when she meets siblings Bea and Ben, she is quickly drawn into their privileged and unsettling circle. When one sister lies, she must protect her secret at all costs As Abi tries to keep up with the demands of her fickle friends, strange things start to happen - precious letters go missing and threatening messages are left in her room. Is this the work of the beautiful and capricious Bea? Or is Abi willing to go to any lengths to get attention? When the truth outs, will either sister survive?

**A new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing and Last Seen Alive. Her newest novel, Do Not Disturb, is out now!**A single text changed her life. Did it end his?Emily Latimer is furious. Her boss Andrew is being so unreasonable, as always. She fires off a text to her boyfriend, only in her haste she sends it to her whole office group. In it she says Andrews being difficult about letting her have time off work. That she is angry. That she hopes he dies. The next day her face burns in the office. No one believes her when she says it was a typo, she meant to say does. She hopes he does. Its a nightmare. But it gets worse - Andrew doesnt turn up for work. And then the police come knocking. Because Andrew Burton has been murdered . . .Praise For Last Seen AliveThrillingly tense and twisty, a great readB A Paris, the bestselling author of Behind Closed DoorsI loved the sense of lurking dread that pervades it all . . . I was absolutely gripped and intriguedEmma Curtis, the bestselling author of One Little MistakeFast-paced and chock-full of twists, Last Seen Alive is both absorbing and gripping. After reading it youll never dream of a house swap againPaula Daly, author of The Mistake I MadeBrilliant. Twisty, exciting yet so very realGillian McAllister, the bestselling author of Everything But the TruthThrilling . . . superb plotting. I could hardly catch my breath between twists!Jenny Blackhurst, the bestselling author of Before I Let You InI love stories when youre not quite sure who is telling the truth! This one kept me guessingJane Corry, the bestselling author of MyHusbands Wife

THE CHILLING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING UNTIL THE VERY END . . .A chilling reminder that sometimes home is where the hurt is CARA HUNTERThis kept me up last night. Scary. Twisty. All too believable JANE CORRY________ Could your dream home be your worst nightmare? After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family, and running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. But then their first guest arrives. Selena is the last person Kirsty wants to see. Its 17 years since she tore everything apart. Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirstys life? Is Selena running from something too? Or is there an even darker reason for her visit? Because Kirsty knows that once you invite trouble into your home, getting rid of it can be murder . . . ________Absorbing and chilling Karen Perry, author of Your Closest FriendI raced through it Gillian McAllister, author of No Further QuestionsKept me guessing up to the thrilling finaleEmma Curtis, author of One Little Mistake

THE SUSPENSE-FILLED TALE OF A CRIME NOVELIST WHOSE BOOKS ARE COMING TRUE FROM THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CLAIRE DOUGLASShe finally has her dream life. But someone knows the truth . . .Her best yet. Its gripping, atmospheric, and so originalGILLIAN MCALLISTERThrilling, twisty and impossible to put down. Claire Douglas at her very bestTIM WEAVERA gripping read, so cleverly plotted and brimming with tensionGILLY MACMILLANA tightly plotted, dazzling thriller, filled with Claire Douglass trademark suspense. An up-all-night readLUCY CLARKEA whirlwind of a thriller with twists that made me gaspCL TAYLORIngenious and compelling . . . absolutely loved itMARK EDWARDSSo many ingenious twists, so many gasp moments. I absolutely loved itB P WALTER__________Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban London with her husband and two children.Just an ordinary wife and mother. But also a bestselling crime writer.When she starts writing her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels occurs in real life.Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again.Then someone she knows dies exactly like a victim in the book shes still writing . . .Why is someone doing this?How do they know what she is writing?And how long before Emilia and her family are next?__________READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE WOMAN WHO LIED . . .A fantastic thriller. Fresh and original, genuinely kept me guessing and a total page turner5* READER REVIEWI did not want this book to end. I read it in bed. On the sofa. In the bus. You get the picture. Did not put it down till it was done. Then felt disappointed with myself as I had gobbled it up and not spread the treat out. Best book by the author5* READER REVIEWWow, what a book. I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend5* READER REVIEWClaire Douglas never disappoints, she keeps you hooked until the final page, each story she produces is better than the last with twists galore5* READER REVIEWTruly tremendous, cleverly plotted with a deftly drawn cast and an enthralling one-sit read5* READER REVIEWTremendous5* READER REVIEWPRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:I loved this twisty novelRICHARD OSMANClever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the pageSARAH PEARSEEerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive readJANICE HALLETTDouglas is the queen of the unexpected twistGILLIAN MCALLISTERSpine-chillingTHE SUNDAY TIMESA deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping PageturnersCL TAYLORThe Woman Who Lied, Sunday Times bestseller, October 2023Claire Douglas, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, September 2022

THE GRIPPING AND TWISTY THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9 AND THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEAREDThrillingly tense and twisty, a great readB.A. PARIS, bestselling author of THE DILEMMAIf you loved Clare Mackintosh . . . You will love Claire DouglasWOMAN & HOME__________SHE CAN RUNLibby Hall needs to escape from everything for a while. which is why the house swap is a godsend. The chance for Libby and her husband Jamie to exchange their tiny Bath flat for a beautiful haven on the wild Cornish coast.BUT SHE CANT HIDEBut before they can begin to heal their fragile marriage, Libby makes some disturbing discoveries about the house. And soon the peace and isolation begin to feel threatening. How alone are they? Why does she feel watched?BECAUSE SOMEONE KNOWS HER SECRET . . .What is Jamie hiding? Is Libby being paranoid? And why does the house bring back such terrible memories? Memories of the night she last saw her best friend alive . . . and what she did.___________Stunning. Packed with a killer twistCloserIts impossible to guess the shocking endingSagaI love stories when youre not quite sure who is telling the truth! Kept me guessingJane Corry, bestselling author of My Husbands WifeFast-paced and chock-full of twistsPaula Daly bestselling author of The Mistake I MadeThrilling. I could hardly catch my breath between twists!Jenny Blackhurst, bestselling author of The Foster Child

Toda família esconde segredos.Mas nunca por muito tempo.Duas irmãs com vidas diferentes. Tasha leva uma vida simples, enquanto Alice, uma cientista bem-sucedida, vive em um mundo glamouroso e sofisti

Era uma vez um casal que herdou a casa dos seus sonhos para o tão desejado "felizes para sempre". Mas uma descoberta terrível está prestes a mudar o rumo de suas vidas.A DESCOBERTA... Saffron Cutler

You know your neighbours are plotting a crime but no one believes you . . .DON'T MISS THE SPINE-TINGLING THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES NO.1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WRONG SISTER'Claire Douglas is a class act - she never, ever disappoints' LISA JEWELL'No one does tense suburbia like Claire Douglas. The New Neighbour is gripping and unsettling I loved it!' CLARE MACKINTOSHIts one of those books you cant put down LEIGH-ANNE PINNOCKAn utterly compelling plot, a protagonist youre rooting for, and smartly plotted twists and reveals that come thick and fast LUCY CLARKE

DISCOVER THE SUSPENSE-FILLED NEW THRILLER FROM NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLEROutstanding. A terrific family drama Sunday Times Claire Douglas at her masterful best - twisty, surprising, and extraordinarily clever. I loved itAndrea Mara ----Youve known her all your life . . .Or have you?Tasha and sister Alice look alike, but couldnt be more different.Tashas married with kids, settled near their home town of Bristol.While Alice travels the world with her husband. Yet each trusts the other with her life.So when Tasha wants a break,Alice offers to stay in her home with the kids, so her sister can have a holiday. Tasha knows theyre in safe hands.She couldnt be more wrong.The call sends Tasha rushing home.Alice is in intensive care.Her husband is dead.The police are hunting for suspects and motives.But Tasha cant think why anyone would hurt her sister.Then the note arrives, addressed to Tasha:It was supposed to be you . . .----I raced through it...The solution to the mystery is so clever I was nowhere near guessing it! I loved itHARRIET TYCEThe Wrong Sister is Claire Douglas at her finest. I couldnt put it down!LUCY CLARKEAn intricately plotted chiller with a shocking twist DAILY MAILA real treat for psychological thriller fansTM LOGANA brilliant jigsaw of suspicious characters, grisly deeds, and family tragedyABIGAIL DEANClaire Douglas has a wonderful ability to keep you turning the pages. Full of twists and plenty of tension, I couldnt put this book downHEIDI PERKSWrong Sister, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE GRIPPING RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICKFROM THE AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9I loved this twisty novelRICHARD OSMANClever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the pageSARAH PEARSEAn unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mysteryGRAZIA BOOK CLUBA cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller that will keep you guessing until the endALICE FEENEYEerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive readJANICE HALLETT_________THREE GIRLS MISSINGTwenty years ago, Olivia Rutherfood crashed her car while driving home with three friends.When she regained consciousness, she was alone - her friends had vanished.THEY WERE NEVER SEEN AGAINNow, journalist Jenna Halliday visits the town where it happened, determined to unlock the girls disappearance.But Olivia wont speak. And as Jenna probes further, the locals grow frightened . . .How many secrets can one small town hide?_________Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yetGILLIAN MCALLISTERA chillingly dark plot with a killer twist, I was totally gripped throughoutHEIDI PERKSA deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping PageturnersCL TAYLORClever . . . Adventurous . . . Fans of Douglass bestseller, The Couple at No 9, will enjoy her particularly lively female characters and twisty plotDAILY MAILMoody, menacing and gothic . . . A chillingly atmospheric thrillerJP DELANEYSpine-chilling . . . A twisty plot and unnerving undertones make this an unforgettable readCULTUREFLYA fabulous book. Brilliantly plotted, heart-wrenchingly emotional, and with a central premise to die for. This delivered by the armful. I loved it!GYTHA LODGEI was hooked from the first page and turned the last with my head reeling at the fiendishly clever ending. Atmospheric, haunting and endlessly surprising, I loved itEVE CHASEAbsorbing, atmospheric . . . A tense, spine-chilling mysteryGILLY MACMILLANREADERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED:Totally gripping from start to finish, twists and turns galore5***** READER REVIEWI was gripped from the very beginning 5***** READER REVIEWAnother great keep-you-guessing read from a fabulous author 5***** READER REVIEWIts getting harder and harder for thrillers to shock, but this one hit the mark. Fantastic 5***** READER REVIEWA gripping story which kept me awake last night as I had to finish reading it! 5***** READER REVIEWMasterful 5***** READER REVIEWPraise for Claire DouglasDevotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative Sunday Times Crime ClubFew people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas Tim WeaverA gripping page-turner Jane FallonSmart and atmosphericGillian McAllisterSpine-chilling Sunday TimesIntriguing. Twisting. Surprising. TouchingDorothy KoomsonTwi...

A TENSE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WRONG SISTER AND THE NEW NEIGHBOURS. . .A class act - she never ever disappoints LISA JEWELLDouglas is a master storyteller JANICE HALLETTDouglas is the queen of the unexpected twist GILLIAN MCALLISTERClaire Douglas is the Queen of Gripping Pageturners CL TAYLOR _________Twenty years ago21-year-old Sophie Collier vanishes one night.She leaves nothing behind but a trainer on the old pier -and a hole in the heart of her best friend Francesca.NowA bodys been found.And Francescas drawn back to the seaside town shes tried to forget.Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out.Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadnt returned.Everywhere she turns, ghosts from her past appear. The same old faces that always haunted her. But if someone knows what really happened to Sophie that night, then nows the time to find out . . . Isnt it?Except sometimes discovering the truth can cost you everything you hold dear - your family, your sanity and even your life . . ._________PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:Thrillingly tense and twisty B A ParisPerfect for fans of The Girl on the TrainMarie ClairePacked with a killer twistCloserSuperb plotting Jenny BlackhurstWill give you chillsSunday MirrorGrippingCloser

DISCOVER THE NAIL-BITING NEW THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERClaire Douglas is a class act - she never, ever disappoints LISA JEWELLWhen Imogen is told shes inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago, during a tragic summer which changed her life for ever.Now, with partner Josh in tow, its a chance for a fresh start.But after discovering an old box with her name on it in Dorotheas abandoned study, Imogen starts to believe the woman was trying to send her a secret message.And when rumours begin to swirl that Dorothea was murdered, she starts to suspect that this gift might not be the life-line she thought it was.Who would want to kill Dorothea?Could it be tangled up in Imogens own dark family history?And what if Imogen is now the one in danger? READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FAMILY FRIENDThis book had me absolutely gripped from the first chapter and I could just not put it down until I was finished. 5* READER REVIEWA dark, twisty and atmospheric story. Highly recommended 5* READER REVIEWAnother amazing book by Claire Douglas 5* READER REVIEWWow wow wow. I love Claire Douglas and this certainly did not disappoint. 5* READER REVIEWOk readers, buckle upbecause you will read this book in one sitting 5* READER REVIEWPRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLASDouglas is a master storyteller JANICE HALLETTDouglas is the queen of the unexpected twist GILLIAN MCALLISTERClaire Douglas is the Queen of Gripping Pageturners CL TAYLOR

From the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared One of them lied. One of them died. When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to survive Haunted by her twin sisters death, Abi is making a fresh start in Bath. But when she meets siblings Bea and Ben, quickly moving into the townhouse they share with a a group of lodgers, strange things start to happen. Abis precious letters go missing, threatening messages are left in her room Is this the work of the beautiful and capricious Bea? Or is Abi hiding something of her own? Is it a dark secret one she thought had died with her sister?

THE TWISTY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9A riveting, edge-of-your-seat excitement fest - the plotting was so sinfully clever that I was kept endlessly guessing 5***** Reader ReviewIt has twist upon twist upon twist, and even then, the final twist took me by surprise. So good!5***** Reader Review________ Jess and Heather were once best friends - until the night Heathers sister Flora vanished. The night that lies tore their friendship apart. But years later, when a brutal double murder shakes their childhood town, Jess returns home. Because the suspect is Heather.What happened to the girl you used to know? ________PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:Intriguing. Twisty. A well-plotted taleDOROTHY KOOMSONAbsolutely corking twists! A cracking thriller, I loved itEVE CHASESpine-chillingSUNDAY TIMESKept me up last night - scary, twisty, all too believable JANE CORRYThrillingly tense and twisty B.A. PARIS

Una escritora de misterio. Un asesinato idéntico al de su último manuscrito. Pero solo su editora y su familia lo han leído. Emilia Ward, la escritora de las exitosas novelas de misterio protagonizadas por la policia Miranda Moody, vive feliz en un barrio acomodado de Londres con su marido y sus dos hijos, una adolescente de su primer matrimonio y un niño pequeño del segundo. Pero cuando Emilia esta ultimando los detalles de su ultima novela, la vida da un giro inquietante: un incidente sacado directamente de la trama de uno de sus libros ocurre en la vida real. Una coincidencia inquietante, tal vez. Hasta que suceda una vez, y otra mas. Y, a continuacion, alguien es asesinado siguiendo el mismo modus operandi que ella ha descrito en el manuscrito que esta escribiendo, pero hay un problema: solo lo ha leido su editora y sus mas allegados. ¿Que mente retorcida se oculta tras los hechos? ¿Y si Emilia y su familia son los siguientes? Suspense del bueno. Imposible de soltar Shari Lapena Me ha encantado. Richard Osman, autor del bestseller El club del Crimen de los Jueves

Lo tenían todo menos la verdad.LAS VÍCTIMAS. Cuando Saffron y Tom se mudan a la casa de campo de la abuela Rose, en el número 9 de Skelton Place, solo pueden pensar en la nueva vida que tienen por delante. Sin embargo, surge algo que no estaba en sus planes: dos cuerpos enterrados son hallados en el jardin. LA INVESTIGACION. El forense determina que datan de treinta años atras, y solo hay una persona que puede arrojar algo de luz sobre el caso: Rose. LOS TESTIGOS. Por desgracia, la abuela Rose lleva tiempo perdiendo la memoria y sus recuerdos son muy confusos. EL ASESINO. Mientras el cerco policial y la presion mediatica aumentan, Saffron intentara que su abuela recuerde un pasado cada vez mas nebuloso, y empezaran a surgir oscuros secretos enterrados. LA VERDAD. ¿Que sucedio realmente treinta años atras? ¿A quien pertenecen los cadaveres? Y, lo mas importante, ¿tiene su abuela algo que ver con el caso?

THE GRIPPING NEW NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE HALLETT'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet' GILLIAN MCALLISTER'A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR