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<p><b>"Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I'll soon learn that the Winchesters' secrets are far more dangerous than my own . . .<br/></b><br/>Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.<br/><br/>I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew's handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it's hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina's life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.<br/><br/>I only try on one of Nina's pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it's like. But she soon finds out... and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it's far too late.<br/><br/>But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don't know who I really am.<br/><br/>They don't know what I'm capable of . . .<br/><br/><b>An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves <i>The Woman in the Window</i>, <i>The Wife Between Us</i> and <i>The Girl on the Train</i> won't be able to put this down!<br/></b><br/>Read what everyone's saying about <i>The Housemaid</i>:<br/><br/>"I got severe whiplash from the twistiest turns... Every time I thought I had it figured out... WRONG!!!... I am still reeling... outstanding... If you love a top notch psychological thriller that will have you questioning your own sanity, then this 5-star read is for you" NetGalley reviewer, FIVE STARS<br/><br/>"What a wild ride!!! Freida definitely delivered the best twisty ending... Gripping from start to finish... honestly, I just could not put it down... An absolutely mind-blowing shocker that kept me guessing and on the edge of my seat literally until the very end" Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS<br/><br/>"So many twists and turns... I was hooked right away - I even read my Kindle while waiting in my kid's school pick-up line so I wouldn't have to put this book down!... addictive... pure perfection!" Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS</p>

<p><b><i>As he continues showing me their incredible penthouse apartment, I have a terrible feeling about the woman behind closed doors. But I can't risk losing this job - not if I want to keep my darkest secret safe . . .<br/></i></b><br/>It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want.<br/><br/>It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything....<br/><br/>That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe.<br/><br/>Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go....<br/><br/>An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves <i>The Woman in the Window</i>, <i>The Wife Between Us</i> and <i>The Girl on the Train</i> will be completely hooked!<br/><br/><b>Read what everyone's saying about <i>The Housemaid's Secret</i>:<br/></b><br/>'Hold on to your jaws, because they will drop . . . Loved. It. So. Much!!' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS<br/><br/>'I flew through the pages like a bat out of hell. So, so good!! I absolutely loved every second of it!! Will lead you down one path until you are completely turned around and screaming WTF?!' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS<br/><br/>'I read this book straight through in one sitting, and stayed up entirely too late to do so . . . Crazy twists and turns - I actually said "Wait, what?" out loud' Goodreads reviewer, FIVE STARS</p>

<p><b>A twisting, pulse-pounding psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of the highly addictive global bestselling Housemaid series.<br/><br/>***<br/><br/>"You must be our new neighbors!" Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter's hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I'll do anything to keep it that way...</b><br/><br/>I used to clean other people's houses-now, I can't believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.<br/><br/>Even still, I'm wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell. When she invites us over for dinner it's our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it's like to be in her shoes. But her cold stare gives me chills...<br/><br/>The Lowells' maid isn't the only strange thing on our street. I'm sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: <i><b>Be careful of your neighbors.</b></i><br/><br/>Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?<br/><br/>I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. <b>But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?</b><br/><br/><b>Unbelievably twisty and tension-packed, <i>The Housemaid is Watching</i> can be enjoyed as a standalone read: and once you start, it will have you up all night racing through the pages until the final explosive twist.</b><br/><br/><b>Tropes</b><br/>Psychological<br/>Mystery Thriller<br/>Suspense<br/>Mind-Bending<br/>Neighbours from Hell<br/>Suburban Thriller<br/>New Beginning<br/>Multiple POVs<br/><br/><b>Also by Freida McFadden:</b><br/><i>The Coworker<br/>The Locked Door<br/>Never Lie<br/>The Teacher<br/>The Inmate<br/>One by One</i></p>

<p>In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessey is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of &apos;Southie&apos;, the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart. One night Mary Pat&apos;s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn&apos;t come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched - asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don&apos;t take kindly to any threat to their business. Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city&apos;s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism.</p>

<p><b><i>The Secret History</i> meets <i>Ninth House </i>in this sinister, atmospheric novel . . . the discovery of a mysterious deck of tarot cards lays bare shocking secrets within </b><b>a close-knit circle of researchers at</b><b> New York's famed Met Cloisters museum.</b><br/><br/><b>'Dark and enigmatic . . . <i>The Cloisters</i> captured me from the off</b><b>. . . a story of academic obsession, Renaissance magic and the ruthless pursuit of power. Captivating in every sense.</b><b>' </b>SARAH PEARSE, author of <i>The Sanatorium</i><br/><br/><b>'Glamour, power, seduction, ambition - <i>The Cloisters</i> has it all. I adored this deliciously gothic, beautifully written novel.' </b>LOUISE O'NEILL, author of <i>Idol</i><br/><br/><b>'Elegant and atmospheric and suffused with brooding menace.' </b> LUCY CLARKE, author of <i>The Castaways</i><br/><br/><b>'Sultry and sinister . . . teems with sexual tension, the secrets of divination, and scholarly obsessiveness . . . jaw-dropping.' </b>SARAH PENNER, author of <i>The Lost Apothecary</i><br/><br/>Ann Stilwell arrives in New York City, hoping to spend her summer working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead, she is assigned to The Cloisters, a gothic museum and garden renowned for its collection of medieval and Renaissance art.<br/><br/>There she is drawn into a small circle of charismatic but enigmatic researchers, each with their own secrets and desires, including the museum's curator, Patrick Roland, who is convinced that the history of Tarot holds the key to unlocking contemporary fortune telling.<br/><br/>Relieved to have left her troubled past behind and eager for the approval of her new colleagues, Ann is only too happy to indulge some of Patrick's more outlandish theories. But when Ann discovers a mysterious, once-thought lost deck of 15th-century Italian tarot cards she suddenly finds herself at the centre of a dangerous game of power, toxic friendship and ambition.<br/><br/>And as the game being played within the Cloisters spirals out of control, Ann must decide whether she is truly able to defy the cards and shape her own future . . .<br/><br/><b>Bringing together the modern and the arcane, <i>The Cloisters</i> is a rich, thrillingly-told tale of obsession and the ruthless pursuit of power. </b></p>

<p>A full-length Hercule Poirot novel, adapted from Agatha Christie's stage play by Charles Osborne</p> <p>Sir Claud Amory's revolutionary new formula for a powerful explosive is stolen. Locking his house-guests in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula, no questions asked. When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings have to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe.</p> <p>BLACK COFFEE was Agatha Christie's first playscript, originally performed in 1930 and made into a now rarely-seen film the following year. Combining her typically beguiling plot and sparkling dialogue with his own faithful narrative, Charles Osborne's novelisation is 'A worthy addition to the Christie canon' (The Spectator)</p>

<p><b>The thrilling new novella in the globally bestselling series plus two gripping new stories from the master of suspense. </b><br/><br/><b>23 1/2 Lies</b><br/>When SFPD Sergeant Lindsay Boxer is called to investigate a crime scene, nothing can prepare her for what she finds: her estranged father gunned down execution style. The case will soon reveal to Lindsay a series life-altering truths . . .<br/><br/><b>Fallen Ranger</b><br/>A series of armed robberies are linked to a gang of motorcycle bandits. Rory Yates, the hero of <i>Texas Ranger</i>, is tasked with hunting them down.<br/><br/><b>Watch Your Back</b><br/>A starving artist is paid to expose his client's cheating wife. But no amount of money can protect him from a world of corruption . . .<br/><b>_____________________________</b><br/><br/><b>Praise for James Patterson</b><br/><br/><b>'The master storyteller of our times' </b>Hillary Rodham Clinton<br/><b>'James Patterson is the gold standard by which all others are judged'</b> Steve Berry<br/><b>'No one gets this big without natural storytelling talent'</b> Lee Child<br/><b>'Nobody does it better'</b> Jeffrey Deaver<br/><b>'James Patterson is The Boss. End of.'</b> Ian Rankin</p>