Ruth Dugdall schöpft aus ihrer reichen Erfahrung als Bewährungshelferin, die mit Straftätern schwerer Verbrechen arbeitete. Diese einzigartige Perspektive fließt tief in ihre fesselnden Kriminalromane ein, in denen sie die dunkleren Aspekte der menschlichen Psyche und die Motivationen hinter kriminellen Handlungen erforscht. Ihr Stil ist prägnant und bodenständig realistisch, was den Lesern einen eindringlich authentischen Einblick in die Welt der Kriminalfälle bietet. Mit ihren Erzählungen taucht Dugdall in die Komplexität von Moral und Konsequenzen ein und hinterlässt einen bleibenden Eindruck.
Alles ist friedlich, als Rose gegen vier Uhr morgens das Haus ihrer Freundin verlässt und sich eine Zigarette ansteckt. Die Küchenuhr tickt leise, Emma, die junge Mutter, liegt wie ein blonder Engel schlafend im Bett, und Baby Luke schlummert sanft in seiner Wiege. Wenige Stunden später steht das Haus in Flammen. Der kleine Luke erstickt im Rauch. Auf dem Boden neben seiner Wiege: eine Zigarettenkippe.
What I want to say is that suicide is my choice. No-one else is to blame. Man seeks beautiful woman for the journey of a lifetime: Will you help me to die? When Probation probation Officer officer Cate Austin is given her new assignment, she faces the highest-profile case of her career. Alice Mariani is charged with assisted suicide, and Cate must recommend a sentence. Alice insists her story is one of misinterpreted love, forcing those around her to analyze their own lives. Who is to decide what is normal, and when does loyalty turn to obsession? Investigating the loophole that lies between murder and euthanasia, Cate must now meet the woman who agreed to comply with her lover's final request. Shocking revelations expose bitter truths that can no longer be ignored.
An emotional psychological suspense novel where nothing is as it seems.
'Superbly written... The plot twists and turns on the way to a nail-biting finale. A compelling read.' The SunThe gripping third novel in the best- selling Cate Austin series. A clever, sophisticated, psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, S.J. Watson, B A Paris and Sophie Hannah
Sam is seventeen, starving herself and longing for oblivion. Her sister, Jena, is mentally scarred and desperate to remember. Between them, they share secrets too terrible to recall. Eighteen months earlier, Sam was still full of hope: hope that she could piece together Jena's fragmented memory after the vicious attack that changed their family forever. But digging into the past unearthed long-hidden lies and betrayals, and left Sam feeling helpless and alone in a world designed to deceive her. Now, in a last bid to save her from self-imposed shutdown, Sam's therapist is helping her confront her memories. But the road to recovery is a dangerous one. Because Sam has not only been lying to her doctors: she's been hiding dark secrets from herself.
'Timely and beautifully written... Highly recommended.' --Mark EdwardsThe gripping fourth novel in the best-selling Cate Austin series. A clever, sophisticated, psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, S.J. Watson, B A Paris and Sophie Hannah