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Is murder in the blood? In a sleepy Devon village, a woman is taken from the streets. Local vet Jenny is horrified. This kind of thing doesn’t happen here. But it’s not the first time she’s been so close to a crime scene. The daughter of a prolific serial killer, she’s spent her whole life running from who she really is. And the crime is harrowingly similar to those her father committed all those years ago… But she’s not her father’s daughter. Is she?  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780008524180 • Author: Alice Hunter • Publisher:  Avon • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  400 • Dimensions:  12.9 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm

Online Only! Get more for less with The Work’s expertly hand-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. Looking for a thrilling series of novels with dramatic plot twists? Try Freida McFadden's thrilling series of novels with this incredible 6 book bundle. This Bundle Includes: • The Housemaid • The Housemaid's Secret • One by One • The Inmate • Never Lie • The Locked Door

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... Every day I clean the Winchesters' beautiful house from 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. 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. 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. But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don't know who I really am. They don't know what I'm capable of...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781408728512 • Author: Freida McFadden  • Publisher:  Bookouture • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  336 • Dimensions:  12.6 x 2.6 x 19.6 cm

Online Only! Get more for less with The Work’s expertly hand-picked Book Bundles. These are a collection of great quality products, grouped together to give you amazing value. The thrilling series by Freida McFadden that everyone talking about! An absolutely gripping psychological thriller packed with twists. A chilling story of duplicity, jealousy and survival as Millie, a live-in housemaid to a wealthy family, must keep her real identity hidden... Titles in this Bundle: • The Housemaid • The Housemaid's Secret! • The Housemaid is Watching

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. Even though 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… 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: Be careful of your neighbors. Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here? I thought I'd left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all? Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781464223310 • Author: Freida McFadden • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.4 x 19.7 cm

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... 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 gave 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, and stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen her 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.... 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. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go...  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9780349132600 • Author:  Freida McFadden  • Publisher:  Orion Publishing • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  352 • Dimensions: 12.6 x 2.8 x 19.6 cm

The Inmate is a propulsive, mind-bending thriller about how we define guilt―and who has to pay for it, from bestselling author Freida McFadden. The guiltiest people aren't always the ones behind bars… As a new nurse practitioner at a maximum-security prison, Brooke Sullivan is taught three crucial rules: Treat all prisoners with respect. Never reveal any personal information. Never EVER become too friendly with the inmates. But nobody knows that Brooke has already broken the rules. Nobody knows about her intimate connection to Shane Nelson, one of the penitentiary's most notorious and dangerous inmates. They certainly don't know that Shane was Brooke's high school sweetheart―the star quarterback, the golden boy who's serving a life sentence for a series of grisly murders. Or that Brooke's testimony was what put him there. But Shane knows. He knows more than anyone. And he will never forget. Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781464221385 • Author: Freida McFadden  • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.0 x 19.7 cm

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden. All families have secrets. But some secrets are deadly. Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until, one quiet evening, two detectives show up at her front door. "Mrs. Cass, we were hoping your son could answer a few questions about the girl who disappeared last night..." A high school girl has vanished from their quiet neighbourhood, and the police suspect the worst. Erika's teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something… different in her seemingly perfect oldest child. He’s charming, smart and popular, but mothers have the best instincts. Erika knows there’s more to her son than meets the eye. She wants to believe he's innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can't deny the truth? Liam may have done the unthinkable. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464228599 • Author: Freida McFadden  • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 2cm

An addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: what is the truth? Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal. Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of audio transcripts from Dr. Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance. With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and a web of lies slowly unravels. But by the time Tricia reaches the final cassette, the one that reveals the entire horrifying story, it will be too late… Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781464221361 • Author: Frieda McFadden • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format: Paperback  • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm

Some doors are locked for a reason… While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora's father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody knows about her past, and she'll do anything to keep it that way. Then one of her young female patients is murdered, killed in the same unique and horrific manner that her father used to kill his victims. Somebody knows who Nora is. Somebody wants her to take the fall for this unthinkable crime. But she's not like her father. The police can't pin anything on her. As long as they don't look in her basement… Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781464221354 • Author: Freida McFadden • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm

A new, twisting thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Coworker and The Housemaid! She's looking for the perfect man. He's looking for the perfect victim. Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She's seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. Until she meets Tom. Tom is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman—the latest in a string of deaths across the coast—confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them. Sydney should feel safe. After all, she has Tom, the man of her dreams. But she can't shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn't get to the truth, she'll be the killer's next victim... A dark story about obsession and the things we'll do for love, Sunday Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781464221408 • Author: Freida McFadden • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.81 x 12.9 x 1.93cm

A chilling story of twisted secrets and long-awaited revenge by Freida McFadden... Lesson #1: trust no one Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except… Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal, with one student, Addie, at its center. And this year, Eve is dismayed to find the girl in her class. Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that's what everyone says. But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet.  Product Information:  • ISBN: 9781464221378 • Author: Freida McFadden  • Publisher: Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format:  Paperback • Pages: 400 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4cm

A dark, twisting thriller about a group of friends lost in the woods: one by one, they each will fall, and only the killer will return home alive... A night spent sleeping on dirt and leaves is not how Claire Matchett expected to spend her vacation. She thought this would be a break from the stresses of work and raising her young children. A chance to repair her damaged marriage. A week of hiking and hot tubs with friends. It sounded like heaven. Then Claire's minivan breaks down on a lonely dirt road. With no cell reception, the group has no choice but to hike the rest of the way to their hotel. But it turns out the woods aren't as easy to navigate as they thought. Hours later, they are lost. Hopelessly lost. And as they navigate deeper into the woods, the members of their party are struck down mysteriously one by one. Has a wild animal been hunting them? Or is the hunter one of them? But as more time passes, one thing becomes clear: Only one of them will return home alive. Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781464221392 • Author:  Freida McFadden  • Publisher:  Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  272 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.8 cm

Two women. An office filled with secrets. One terrible crime that can't be taken back. Dawn Schiff is strange. At least, everyone thinks so at Vixed, the nutritional supplement company where Dawn works as an accountant. She never says the right thing. She has no friends. And she is always at her desk at precisely 8:45 a.m. So when Dawn doesn't show up to the office one morning, her coworker Natalie Farrell-beautiful, popular, top sales rep five years running-is surprised. Then she receives an unsettling, anonymous phone call that changes everything… It turns out Dawn wasn't just an awkward outsider-she was being targeted by someone close. And now Natalie is irrevocably tied to Dawn as she finds herself caught in a twisted game of cat and mouse that leaves her wondering: who's the real victim? But one thing is incredibly clear: somebody hated Dawn Schiff. Enough to kill.  Product Information:  • ISBN:  9781464221347 • Author:  Freida McFadden • Publisher:  Sourcebooks, Poisoned Pen Press • Format:  Paperback • Pages:  368 • Dimensions:  12.8 x 19.7 x 2.7 cm

How far would you go to protect your child? I knew something was wrong. It’s a mother’s instinct. I could tell when my son started hiding things from me. He used to walk to school with a mischievous grin. Now he avoids eye contact and keeps his head down. Since I discovered he’s being bullied, I’ve spent every day worrying, my stomach churning with anxiety from the moment he leaves the house to the second he walks back through the door. Everyone keeps telling me I’m overreacting, but I won’t risk my child’s safety. My husband and I try to talk to the other family, but it only makes things worse… Then our precious child is hurt. It has to stop. Even if that means taking matters into our own hands. But the question is, exactly how far will we go to get revenge? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836180272 • Author: Daniel Hurst • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm

THE TENSION-FILLED NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF NUMBER ONE DIGITAL BESTSELLER, AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK, THE PRISONER Iris and Gabriel have just got home from a make-or-break holiday. But a shock awaits them. One of their dearest friends, Laure, is in their house – sleeping in their bed, wearing Iris’ clothes, even rearranging the furniture. She has walked out on her husband – and their good friend – Pierre over his confession of an affair. Iris and Gabriel want to be supportive. But as Laure’s mood becomes more unpredictable, her presence begins to unravel secrets in all their pasts – until things reach breaking point … Product Information: • ISBN: 9781399710305 • Author: B.A. Paris • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3.6 cm

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THE SERIAL KILLER ISN’T ON TRIAL. HE’S ON THE JURY… Murder wasn’t the hard part. It was just the start of the game. Joshua Kane has been preparing for this moment his whole life. He’s done it before. But this is the big one. This is the murder trial of the century. And Kane has killed to get the best seat in the house. But there’s someone on his tail. Someone who suspects that the killer isn’t the man on trial. Kane knows time is running out – he just needs to get to the conviction without being discovered. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035414994 • Author: Steve Cavanagh • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm

The brand new gripping psychological thriller from bestselling author J.A. Baker Jackson and Lydia Hemsworth are pillars of the community, feted for having the perfect marriage and three wonderful children – Florence, Jessica and Ezra. But appearances can be deceptive. Because behind closed doors Jackson Hemsworth rules his family with cruelty and control. His marriage is a sham; his children for years have cowed in fear. Until the day that Jackson and Lydia throw themselves off Newport Bridge in a joint suicide pact – the final cruel blow by Jackson to control his wife and torture his adult children. As the Hemsworth siblings return to their family home, they must try to make sense of their parents’ last act. But there are many dark secrets waiting to be unearthed at Armett House. Like, why are the townsfolk so suddenly hostile towards them? And who are the strangers who arrive at Armett House unannounced? And why has their mother’s body still not been found? In the aftermath of their parents’ death, it becomes clear that something terrible is about to be exposed about the Hemsworths’ perfect parents. A secret they may all wish had stayed hidden… Product Information: • ISBN: 9781836564676 • Author: J. A. Baker • Publisher: Boldwood Books Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.65 cm

He believes I can do no wrong. Sadly, he’s mistaken. Celia, Juliette and Nadia are complete strangers with one thing in common: they have all been wronged by Ellis Cobain. A wealthy philanthropist on course for a knighthood, Ellis’ public persona is bulletproof – but lurking beneath this veneer is a sinister side that only the women closest to him have seen. When they meet at a boutique hotel on the Cornish coast, brought together by the blind arrogance of their tormentor, they realise what connects them and form a pact to free themselves from his grasp. But when a body is discovered they are left scrambling, desperate to cover their tracks. This was never part of the plan. Will they keep each other’s secrets, or will they turn on each other, not knowing if one of them could be next? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035403417 • Author: Rachel Abbott • Publisher: Hodder Headline • Format: Paperback • Pages: 432 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 3.4 cm