Sue Walker Bücher

Ende der siebziger Jahre verbrachten sieben Jugendliche ein Jahr in „The Unit“, einer psychiatrischen Einrichtung in der Nähe von Edinburgh. Mehr als zwanzig Jahre später haben sich alle eine gesicherte bürgerliche Existenz aufgebaut, und keiner von ihnen will an das erinnert werden, was vor so langer Zeit geschah. Doch dann bricht jemand das Schweigen - und aus dem Kampf um das Vergessen wird ein Kampf ums nackte Überleben. „Fans von psychologischen Thrillern mit garantiertem Gänsehauteffekt werden Wachs in den Händen von Sue Walker sein.“ Booklist „Sue Walker legt in ihrem brillant konstruierten Debüt das Seelenleben ihrer Figuren mit so großem psychologischen Geschick offen, wie es neben ihr allenfalls noch Donna Tartt vermag.“ Booklist „Ein packendes Finale mit teuflischen Überraschungen!“ Publishers Weekly

Psychologische Hochspannung vom Feinsten von einer neuen Meisterin des Genres. An einem sonnigen Tag im Juni 1973 endet die unbeschwerte Kindheit des elfjährigen Miller McAllister. An diesem Tag wird sein Vater Douglas wegen Mordes an drei Mädchen verhaftet und kurz darauf zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt. Seither will Miller nichts mehr von seinem Vater wissen. 30 Jahre später jedoch, Douglas ist gerade gestorben, fallen Miller Dokumente in die Hände, die Zweifel an der Schuld seines Vaters wecken …

When Moll asked Uncle Boll to puppy-sit her pug, Pete, she made sure there was plenty of food to satisfy Boll's huge appetite. But Boll is always hungry, and Pete looks very tasty...

Exploring the interplay between graphic design and language, this book delves into how typography influences communication in everyday contexts. It features a range of familiar typographic examples, from personal letter-writing to the established styles of printers and publishers, highlighting the significance of visual elements in conveying meaning and enhancing understanding in written language.

One puppy sits excitedly in a pet shop waiting for the perfect home. Will it be the twins, Milly and Max, or Joe who takes him home. An hilarious picture story book which explores pet training, outdoor play, pet care friendship and adventure.

Murray Shaw has purchased his dream home, St Margaret's House in Edinburgh's Corstorphine. However, for his wife Rowan, this dream turns into a nightmare due to the house's dark past, which Murray intentionally sought out.

Morag Ramsay is trying to be in optimistic mood, having had murder charges against her dropped due to lack of evidence. But she can remember nothing about the day of the killings . . . or whether she is innocent. With the help of a stranger who turns up on her doorstep, Morag begins to piece together her fragmentary recollection of those recent but traumatic events . . .

“Don’t touch – it’s poisonous,” Jess Ponder, the Schools’ Secret Agency ‘Double A-Star’ agent, tells schoolmate and master of the forged sick-note, Leo Sleepwell, when he sees a trail of dried, gold saliva on the seal of an envelope. The letter it contained was sent to Jess by the notorious Nine- carat, aka ‘The Man with the Golden Tongue’.

Tangled Tales are a new innovative junior fiction format which involves two stories in one book. Each side follows a different character in the same story, which aims to encourage children to see that not everything is always what it seems. Whether it's a group of adventuring ants and the kids trying to save them, or the world's luckiest and unluckiest boys, these books are sure to get everyone giggling and thinking. Zog the Zombie Dog Zog the dog loves chasing cats, ginger biscuits and his owner, Daniel. Which is why he can't resist running into the road to tell off Daniel's bully. What he doesn't expect is to wake up as a zombie! Feeling generous, the Grim Reaper has given Zog another chance at life... but can Zog resist passing on the curse until morning? The Grim Reaper's Apprentice Billy is a Gremlimp: incredibly naughty creatures that love to cause chaos. On his tenth birthday, Billy must fulfil his family's tradition and perform his biggest prank, so when an opportunity to become the Grim Reaper's apprentice comes up, it's too good to pass up. But will Billy take his mischief too far?

There's been a burglary at the Bassetville Hotel! Emily and her two dogs, Marmutt and Pugson, are on the case but clues are tricky to find. The only lead they have is a lone tuft of ginger fur... that smells suspiciously like CAT! Is there a real cat burglar about? And, more importantly, can Emily and the dogs catch them?