Sheila Bugler Bücher

Sheila Bugler ist die neue Stimme im Brit Crime - Nach ihrem erfolgreichen Debüt „Nebelspiel“ ist „Schattenfänger“ der zweite Thriller um die starke wie feinfühlige Londoner Ermittlerin Ellen Kelly Ein perfider Stalker scheint London unsicher zu machen. Unbemerkt bricht er in die Häuser junger Frauen ein. Sein Markenzeichen: Er hinterlässt immer eine Tasse Tee und eine Rose auf dem Küchentisch – jedoch nie Einbruchsspuren. Detective Inspector Ellen Kelly und ihr Team stehen vor einem großen Rätsel, denn auch die beiden Opfer, die der Täter zu Anfang im Visier hat, scheint nichts zu verbinden. Und es bleibt nicht bei den nächtlichen Besuchen, schon bald ist die Erste tot …

London: Ein zehnjähriges Mädchen wird entführt. Es gibt keine Zeugen, keine heiße Spur. Die Polizei verfolgt einen Schatten, und die Zeit läuft stetig ab für die kleine Jodie Hudson. Allen ist der Fall Molly York noch lebhaft in Erinnerung, die vor drei Jahren auf gleiche Weise verschwand und nur noch tot gefunden werden konnte. Für Detective Inspector Ellen Kelly, Londons toughe Starermittlerin und Spezialistin für Entführungsfälle, beginnt ein Wettlauf gegen die Zeit, der sie bis an die nebelverhangene Moorlandschaft der englischen Südostküste führt.

Cassie McNamara was found guilty of the murder of her husband, Paul Cavellini, but she has always protested her innocence. Upon her release, she hires local journalist, Dee Doran, to prove she was wrongfully convicted. Cassie and Paul's daughter, Grace, was adopted by Paul's family. When she goes missing and her body is found, all eyes turn to Cassie as the prime suspect in her daughter's death. Then, Cassie also disappears. Left behind to investigate, Dee must work to find the truth behind Grace and Paul's deaths. Because someone is keeping secrets. They've killed before, they'll do it again if they have to

Emer Doran's life was torn apart when her sister, Kitty, drowned. Her body was never recovered. Twenty years later, Emer sees a woman who is the image of Kitty. In that brief moment, Emer is convinced her sister is alive. Dee Doran jumps at the chance to get to know her long-lost cousin when Emer calls asking to meet. But it is not the happy family reunion Dee had expected. Emer is desperate for Dee's help to find out what really happened to Kitty. As Dee works to uncover the truth, one thing becomes clear: there is a tangled web of lies that date back many years. And those with the answers are determined to keep their secrets at any cost.

"On a stifling hot day, former journalist Dee Doran finds the crumpled body of her friend at the roadside. Katie and her little boy, Jake, have been a light in Dee's otherwise desolate life - now a woman is dead and a child is missing.Katie has been keeping secrets for a long time. Years earlier, she fell for the wrong person. But he was in love with someone else; who he couldn't have but couldn't keep away from. When jealousy and desire spilled over into murder Katie hid the truth, and has been pretending ever since. As Dee assists the police with their enquiries she's compelled to investigate too. She realises Katie wasn't who she claimed to be. Lies are catching up. Stories are unravelling. Revenge is demanded and someone must pay the price. The question is: who?"--Publisher description

"When the murdered body of Lauren Shaw is discovered laid out on the altar of St Mary the Virgin church in Eastbourne it sends a chill to the core of those who have lived in the area for a long time. They remember another woman, also young and pretty, whose slain corpse was placed in the same spot 60 years ago. Dee Doran is as intrigued as the rest but focused on her investigation of the whereabouts of a missing person from the Polish community. The police weren't interested but Dee's journalistic instincts tell her something is amiss. But as she starts asking questions Dee finds the answers all point to the same conclusion - someone is keeping secrets and they will do whatever it takes to keep them safe."--Publisher description

A decade ago, the bodies of nine people were discovered at Black Valley Farm. The only suspect vanished without a trace. Clare has spent ten years living a lie, but a new podcast on the murders threatens to bring her carefully built life crashing down. Because someone else has listened to the podcast. Someone who knows Clare is lying, and who will stop at nothing to ensure the truth never comes to light.