Alafair Burke

El guardaespaldas de un magnate es asesinado en el lujoso ático de su jefe en el exclusivo barrio de Manhattan. Mientras en la universidad de Nueva York, una estudiante de segundo año es amenazada en Internet, acechada. . . y finalmente asesinada. Los dos casos, igualmente sordidos y terribles, terminan cayendo en manos de la detective de homicidios Ellie Hatcher y su compañero -quien pronto descubre que esto es solo la punta del iceberg de un aterrador caso. En la ciudad que nunca duerme, la muerte tampoco lo hace. Por fin en castellano el aclamado thriller de la mejor escritora del crimen de hoy: Alafair Burke.Best seller en EE.UU.

En una ciudad llena de víctimas. . . es difícil elegir sólo una. La joven universitaria Chelsea Hart está muy emocionada de pasar las últimas horas de sus vacaciones de primavera en la sala VIP de un club de elite de Nueva York, tanto es asi que se separa de su grupo de amigas cuando estas deciden regresar al hotel. A la mañana siguiente, mientras sus amigas esperan preocupadas en el vestibulo del hotel, unos corredores encuentran el cuerpo de Chelsea en el East River Park, con el pelo, rubio y ondulado, brutalmente cortado. La detective Ellie Hatcher se hace cargo del caso y sus principales sospechosos son el grupo de hombres que fue visto por ultima vez en compañia de la joven bebiendo alcohol. Pero antes de que ella pueda reunir las pruebas preliminares del macabro asesinato, este llama la atencion de los medios de comunicacion y aparece en titulares, algo que no gusta al departamento de policia. Cuando Ellie construye el caso, precipitadamente, contra Jake Myer, un joven gerente de fondos de cobertura, los altos mandos del departamento y la oficina del fiscal de distrito estan euforicos: el caso pronto se disipa, los medios de comunicacion promocionan el trabajo rapido del departamento, y Ellie sera testigo en el juicio contra Myers. Pero Ellie tiene sus dudas. El asesinato de Chelsea es inquietantemente similar a otras tres muertes que ocurrieron hace casi una decada: las victimas eran jovenes, mujeres y, en cada caso , el asesino habia cortado el pelo como recuerdo. La investigacion de Ellie la arrastra a un mundo nocturno de los clubes exclusivos, el lujo, y el consumo hedonista. Y su busqueda de la verdad no solo la enfrenta a sus compañeros policias, tambien la coloca bajo la atenta mirada de un psicopata deseoso de añadir a la joven detective a su lista. Conmovedora y con altas dosis de suspense La caricia del angel es un thriller electrico que ofrece una mirada voyeurista del mundo glamuroso pero peligroso de la vida nocturna de Nueva York.

Bestselling author of The Ex and The Better Sister*The Girl She Was, available to pre-order now*Highly addictive KARIN SLAUGHTER A major talent HARLAN COBENHow well did she ever know her husband? When Angela meets Jason Powell, a brilliant university professor, she assumes their romance to be a fling. But when they marry the following summer and move to Manhattan, Angela feels shes been given the chance to escape her troubled past. Six years later, however, Jason, by now a celebrated liberal figurehead, faces serious allegations made by one of his young college interns, and Angelas seemingly perfect life is under threat . . .

EN UN INSTANT, JE SUIS DEVENUE CELLE QUE J'ÉTAIS CENSÉE ÊTRE DEPUIS LE DÉBUT : L'ÉPOUSE QUI MENT POUR PROTÉGER SON MARI. " Angela Powell est en apparence une femme comblée. Elle mène une vie confort

Depuis ses fiançailles, Laurie Moran, la célèbre productrice de l''émission Suspicion, nage en plein conte de fées : mariage et lune de miel prévus à l''été prochain ! C''est sans compter sa nouvell

Laurie Moran, la productrice de l'émission de téléréalité Suspicion, accepte d'enquêter sur Casey Carter, qui a purgé une peine de quinze ans de prison pour le meurtre de son fiancé, le riche héritier Hunter Raleigh, meurtre qu'elle a toujours nié. Mais l'arrivée de l'ambitieux Ryan Nichols dans son équipe complique le travail de Laurie.

Highly addictive". (KARIN SLAUGHTER). "A major talent". (HARLAN COBEN). "A great set-up, a situation you can almost see yourself in, and then it keeps you guessing right to the very end. I loved it." (BECKY MASTERMAN, author of Fear the Darkness DID HE, OR DIDN'T HE?). Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defence lawyers. When she gets a phone call informing her that her former fiancee has been arrested for a triple homicide there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him - and why? For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets, and the hurt she caused him, but as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts.

When Angela meets Jason Powell, a brilliant university professor, she assumes their romance to be a fling. But when they marry the following summer and move to Manhattan, Angela feels she's been given the chance to escape her past. Six years later, however, Jason, by now a celebrated liberal figurehead, faces serious allegations made by one of his young college interns, and Angela's seemingly perfect life is under threat . .

Television producer Laurie Moran is elated when the pilot for her reality drama Under Suspicion is a success. Even more, the program - a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected - is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next instalment of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder left numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan's boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will make a great program, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood's elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen - but is Cinderella's murderer ready for a close-up?

Cuando el cuerpo sin vida de la juez Clarissa Easterrook aparece, la fiscal Samantha Kincaid debe hacerse cargo del caso. Mientrás la policía descubre asuntos sucios relacionados, Samantha encuentra secretos de la vida de Clarissa, secretos que algunos quieren que sigan enterrados. La policía esta segura de tener al culpable, pero Samantha conitnúa con su investigación ya que considera que hay demasiadas preguntas sin responder. Su investigación le conducirá peligrosamente al mundo de la corrupción y el crimen y pondrá en peligro no sólo su trabajo, sino también su vida.

Alafair Burke"A bold, brash entry into the world of crime fiction. Judgment Calls is strong, smart, and shocking." - Linda FairsteinA Judgment In QuestionAfter three years on the job in Portland's Drug and Vice Division, Deputy DA Samantha Kincaid gets what she wants: her first case with the Major Crimes Team. Kendra Martin, a 13-year-old runaway, has been found drugged, viciously assaulted, and left for dead in the Columbia River Gorge. Despite pressures to kick the case to assault, Samantha goes for attempted murder. Unfortunately the girl's story isn't gelling. Then again, neither is the alibi of the suspect she ID'd, a low-life who insists he's innocent. One thing is certain. Kendra knows the streets better than Vice-and Samantha's following her down every last one of them to crack the case.A Life On The LineBut the road to the truth is more dangerous than Samantha dreamed, leading to an earlier death-penalty conviction, a teenage prostitution ring, and threats to Samantha's own life. When the possibility of a serial killer enters the fray, it sends Samantha's trial into a tailspin, and tests her judgment-in both her professional and personal life-to the very death."This is smart, savvy, expert-and highly recommended."- Lee Child"First-rate, suspenseful entertainment...we'll be hearing more from tough, tart, sexy, high-minded Samantha Kincaid."-Washington Post

Though Chloe was the younger of the two Taylor sisters, she always seemed to be the one in charge. She was the honor roll student with big dreams and an even bigger work ethic. Nickyalways restless and more than a little recklesswas the opposite of her ambitious little sister. She floated from job to job and man to man, and stayed close to home in Cleveland.

When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband - until the District Attorney's Office receives an anonymous letter. The letter's author knows a detail that police have kept secret: the victim's bones were broken after she was killed, echoing a signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence. Now, Amaro is asking to be released from prison, arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and that the true killer is still on the loose. Ellie Hatcher and her partner JJ Rogan are tapped as the 'fresh look' team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro's conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defence lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, who has a personal connection to the case. As both the NYPD and Amaro's legal team search for certainty in years of conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie's hometown, and to deadly secrets left behind.

Television producer Laurie Moran is elated when the pilot for her reality drama Under Suspicion is a success. Even more, the program - a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected - is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode. Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next instalment of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder left numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan''s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered? With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will make a great program, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood''s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen - but is Cinderella''s murderer ready for a close-up?

The latest thrilling entry in the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke Two identical brothers both handsome intelligent and popular recent college graduates seemingly perfect in every way That is until the shocking summer night when one of them killed their parents in cold blood The other has an iron clad alibi but which twin was where during the murders And is it possible the two of them planned the perfect crime together Years later the case is still unsolved and the brothers are long estranged Each of them claims that the other is responsible for the deaths of their parents and they turn to television producer Laurie Moran and her team to reinvestigate But as the Under Suspicion crew gets closer to the truth the danger that was assumed to be left in the past finds its way into the present Featuring chilling suspense a cast of characters whom loyal readers have come to love and a final jaw dropping twist It Had to Be You is not to be missed PRAISE FOR MARY HIGGINS CLARK AND ALAFAIR BURKE I adore Mary Higgins Clark KARIN SLAUGHTER Should come with a warning start in the evening and you ll be reading late into the night USA TODAY Mary Higgins Clark s awesome gift for storytelling h

Alafair Burke An investigation into the disappearance of Portland, Oregon, city judge Clarissa Easterbrook leads Deputy D.A. Samantha Kincaid on the trail of dark secrets from the past, a decades-old crime, and corruption at the highest levels of city power, a discovery that could not only threaten her quest for

Alafair Burke An investigation into the disappearance of Portland, Oregon, city judge Clarissa Easterbrook leads Deputy D.A. Samantha Kincaid on the trail of dark secrets from the past, a decades-old crime, and corruption at the highest levels of city power, a discovery that could not only threaten her quest for

A twisty, fast-paced thriller. NITA PROSE Trust no-one in this irresistible page-turner. ASHLEY ELSTONNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WIFEIt was only meant to be a prank . . . May has always been the good girl, the rule follower. But even good girls have secrets. When she reunites with her two best friends for a holiday in the Hamptons, a drunken joke lands the trio in the middle of a missing persons investigation. As the case takes a deadly turn, and long buried secrets are uncovered, the three friends are suddenly unsure who they can trust, least of all each other.No one lands plot twists like Alafair Burke. HARLAN COBENDeviously smart plotting . . . her most thrilling and entertaining novel. KARIN SLAUGHTER

The first Ellie Hatcher novel from the bestselling author of The Ex and The Wife*The Girl She Was, available to pre-order now*Highly addictive KARIN SLAUGHTER A major talent HARLAN COBENDating can be murder... Ellie Hatchers father spent much of his life pursuing a notorious serial killer. So when, years later, a new killer emerges targeting single women online, Ellie willingly agrees to play victim in an attempt to trap him... In her first Ellie Hatcher series novel, Alafair Burke (author of All Day and A Night and City of Fear) unnervingly explores a world of stolen identities in which no-one is who they appear to be.

Un reloj en marcha, un siniestro acosador y un nuevo romance se combinan en esta apasionante continuación de la serie Bajo SospechaLa productora de televisión Laurie Moran y su prometido, Alex Buckley, antiguo presentador de su programa de television de investigacion, estan a pocos dias de su boda a mediados de verano cuando las cosas toman un oscuro giro. Johnny, el sobrino de siete años de Alex, desaparece en la playa, lo que desencadena un dispositivo de busqueda.Los testigos recuerdan a Johnny jugando en el agua y recogiendo conchas detras de una cabaña, pero nadie asegura haberlo visto por la tarde. Al ponerse el sol, la tabla de skimboard de Johnny llega a la orilla y todos estan de acuerdo en que el niño podria estar en cualquier parte, incluso bajo el agua.La ultima y emocionante colaboracion de la autora best seller de The New York Times y Reina del Suspense Mary Higgins Clark y la brillante Alafair Burke.Deberia venir con una advertencia: empieza por la tarde y estaras leyendo hasta altas horas de la noche. USA Today