Kate Mayfield hat dreißig Jahre ein dunkles Geheimnis verborgen. Ein Brief von der Mutter ihres ehemaligen Uni-Freundes Danny zwingt sie, sich der Vergangenheit zu stellen. Im Sommer 1972 verbrachte sie mit Danny und zwei Freunden Zeit in einem Ferienhaus in Südengland, wo sie als Einzige überlebte.
A new definitive account of two mysterious murders committed in the early twentieth century
In suburban Croydon over a period of ten months during 1928-9, three members of the same family died suddenly. A complex police investigation followed, but no charges were ever brought and the mystery remains officially unsolved. In the eighty years which followed, the finger of suspicion has been pointed at one member of the family after now, using the original police files and other contemporary documents, Diane Janes meticulously reconstructs these astonishing events and offers a new solution to an old murder mystery.
1930. In order to escape her domestic worries, Frances Black travels to Devon to help the Edgertons with their family mystery concerning a suspicious death and the disappearance of a precious diamond. As Fran investigates, she uncovers family scandal, skulduggery and revenge, but can she solve the mystery of the missing diamond?
Three sudden deaths have occurred in the sleepy village of Durley Dean. Are they tragic accidents? Tom Dod's Aunt Hetty isn't so sure. All three took a stand against the new vicar of St Agnes Church and his controversial changes. But is there really a killer among the parishioners? Fran and Tom are soon plunged into a new mystery.
From the moment Wendy Thornton first laid eyes on The Ashes, she knew she had to live there. The house may seem neglected on the outside, but Wendy is convinced it's the ideal place to raise her young family. But as she moves into her dream home and sets about uncovering its past, Wendy soon learns that The Ashes is hiding a number of dark secrets.
A young woman who has left behind a troubled past must face it head on when two murders and the possibility of an innocent man going to prison crash into her new idyllic life.
Jennifer Reynolds is a young woman who has escaped a deeply unhappy past, inventing a new life for herself in the Yorkshire Dales as Susan McCarthy. Then a TV programme is broadcast, re-opening the Jennifer Reynolds 'missing persons' case. The next day a local teenage girl is found murdered. Jennifer's idyllic new life is suddenly under threat.
An atmospheric retelling and detailed investigation into an historic true murder case. Professional crime writer and lecturer Diane Janes reveals the terrible circumstances surrounding the killing of young Evelyn Foster and the name of her murderer - almost 90 years after her death.
After narrowly escaping death at the hands of a ruthless kidnapper, Jude Thackeray seemed unlikely to trust any man again. Then she met Mark Medlicott and now romance is back on the agenda. But is Mark who - and what - he seems? The answers are far from clear in this twisting tale of suspense.