Bøger af Fiona Barton

Hemmeligheder har en dragende magt. De er uimodståelige, fordi de pirker til den frygt, vi har for, hvor lidt vi egentlig ved om hinanden. Vi har alle hemmeligheder – gerninger eller tanker vi ikke ønsker andre skal kende. For de fleste af os er hemmelighederne pinlige, men uskyldige. Men for nogle truer hemmelighederne med at ødelægge alting. Da et gammelt skelet af et nyfødt barn graves fri på en byggeplads, nævnes det blot i en notits i lokalavisen. Men for tre kvinder, der aldrig har mødt hinanden, er den umulig at ignorere. For én kvinde er det en påmindelse om det værste, der nogensinde er sket for hende. For den anden kvinde medfører den en farlig risiko for at hendes mørkeste hemmelighed vil blive afsløret. Og for den tredje kvinde er det startskuddet til en jagt på at afdække sandheden. Barnets historie vil blive fortalt. Hvem var barnet? Hvad skete der med det? Hvorfor blev liget skjult? Hvem kendte til det? Ny forrygende spændingsroman af Fiona Barton, som debuterede med Enken, der udkom på dansk sidste år. Vi møder igen journalist Kate Waters, som også optrådte i Enken, men uden at hun er hovedperson i nogen af bøgerne, som derfor uden problemer kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden.

An NPR Best Book of the YearA Bustle Best Thriller Novel of the Year "The Child is a perfect blend of beach read and book club selection. It's a fascinating and fitting follow-up to [Barton's] best-selling debut novel, The Widow. . . .[A] page-turning whodunit….A novel that is both fast-paced and thought-provoking, it keeps the reader guessing right to the end."-USA Today "Fiona Barton brings back reporter Kate Waters from the best-selling The Widow and delivers another winner with The Child.…A truly engaging tale. Those who enjoyed The Widow will discover that Barton has only gotten better."-The Associated Press"An engrossing, irresistible story about the coming to light of a long-buried secret and an absolutely fabulous read-I loved it!"-Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door"Tense, tantalizing, and ultimately very satisfying…definitely one of the year's must-reads."-Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling authorThe author of the stunning New York Times bestseller The Widow returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense, now in paperback.As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers human remains, buried for years. For journalist Kate Waters, it's a story that deserves attention. She cobbles together a piece for her newspaper, but she's at a loss for answers. As Kate investigates, she unearths connections to a crime that rocked the city decades earlier. A newborn baby was stolen from the maternity ward in a local hospital and was never found. But there is more to the story, and Kate is drawn-house by house-into the pasts of the people who once lived in this neighborhood that has given up its greatest mystery. She soon finds herself the keeper of unexpected secrets that erupt in the lives of three women-and torn between what she can and cannot tell…

'I absolutely loved this smart, twisty novel' Sunday Times bestseller SHARI LAPENA'A dark and twisty read' Sunday Times bestseller NITA PROSEEveryone watches their neighbours.Everyone lies about their friends.Everyone's a suspect when a local goes missing.Elise King moves into the sleepy seaside town of Ebbing. Illness has thrown her career as a successful detective into doubt, but no matter how hard she tries to relax and recuperate, she knows that something isn't right.Tensions are running high beneath the surface of this idyllic community: the weekenders in their fancy clothes, renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes. A town divided, with the threat of violence only a heartbeat away.This peaceful world is shattered when two teenagers end up in hospital and a local man vanishes without trace. Elise starts digging for answers, but the community closes ranks, and the truth begins to slip through her fingers. Because in a small town like this, the locals are good at keeping secrets...Perfect for fans of Broadchurch, L.J. Ross and Ann Cleeves' Vera Stanhope novels.Readers can't put down Local Gone Missing!'Like all Fiona Barton's books, this one is simply a must read.' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'A fab, twisty-turny mystery' Sun'I absolutely loved this book and raced through. Brilliant story and brilliant writing - I highly recommend!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'I was completely swept up in this story of a seaside town full of dark secrets - the ending was masterful. I loved it!' KATHERINE FAULKNER, author of Greenwich Park'This was an absolute page turner. Loved it from start to finish!' ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿ ¿'Tense and full of reveals and twists. A compulsively dark mystery. Fiona Barton never disappoints!' LESLEY KARA

The New York Times bestselling author of The Widow and The Child returns with a brand-new novel of twisting psychological suspense. When two British teenage girls go missing in Bangkok, their families are thrust into the international spotlight: desperate, bereft and frantic with worry. Journalist Kate Waters always does everything she can to be first to the story, first with the exclusive, first to discover the truth - and this time is no exception. But she can't help but think of her own son, who she hasn't seen in two years, since he left home to go traveling. This time it's personal. And as the case of the missing girls unfolds, they will all find that even this far away, danger can lie closer to home than you might think...

Politiet tilhørte en anden verden – en verden, de så i fjernsynet eller læste om i avisen. Ikke deres.Da to attenårige piger forsvinder under deres sabbatår i Thailand, bliver deres familier trukket ind i det internationale rampelys: desparate, forladte og ude af sig selv af bekymring.Journalist Kate Waters gør altid, hvad hun kan, for at komme først frem til historien. Først med solohistorien, først til at afdække sandheden – og denne gang er ingen undtagelse. Men hun kan ikke lade være med at tænke på sin egen søn, som hun ikke har set i to år, siden han forlod hjemmet for at rejse. Denne gang er det personligt.Og mens sagen om de forsvundne piger udvikler sig, finder de alle ud af, at selv så langt væk hjemmefra kan faren være tættere på, end de tror ...”Denne fortælling er fuld af spændende twist … vil teste Kate og hendes modstridende loyalitetsforhold lige til grænsen. Bartons mange fans bliver belønnet.”– Publisher’s Weekly“Yderst fængslende … Jeg boede indeni denne bog i to dage – og jeg tænker stadig på den. Fortræffelig!”– Shari Lapena“I samme tradition som Kvinden,der forsvandt og Kvinden i toget leverer Mistænkt et dystert plot og karakterer, som ikke er specielt rare. For ikke at nævne, at verden i det 21. århundrede er så farligog præget af tvivlsom moral, at det kan give alle forældre ondt i hjertet.”– The Columbus Dispatch“Barton er en fantastisk historiefortæller. Hendes karriere som journalist har bidraget til at gøre den her historie skræmmende realistisk. Enhver udvikling i plottet føles autentisk og alarmerende.”– Library Journal“Fiona Barton folder en højspændt historie ud ved genial brug af flashbacks og rystende afsløringer. Hendes erfaring som journalist på en landsdækkende avis tilfører autenticitet og blændende historiefortælling.”– The Daily ExpressFiona Bartons debut, Enken, lå på bestsellerlisterne i The Sunday Times og The New York Times og er blevet udgivet i over tredive lande og solgt til tv. Hendes anden roman, Barnet, lå på bestsellerlisten i The Sunday Times. Fiona er født i Cambridge og bor nu i West Sussex og det sydvestlige Frankrig. Hun har tidligere været journalist på The Daily Mail, nyhedsredaktør på The Daily Telegraph og redaktionschef og ledende journalist på The Mail on Sunday, hvor hun blev tildelt prisen som årets journalist ved British Press Awards.

.*********'A stylish, beautifully written and perfectly pitched thriller that will have you racing to the denouement.' Cara Hunter, bestselling author of CLOSE TO HOME and IN THE DARK'A fast-paced whodunnit with heart, characters I feel I know and a deliciously dark twist.

You'll love THE CHILD' Clare Mackintosh`Tense, tantalising and ultimately very satisfying . An absolutely fabulous read - I loved it!' Shari LapenaThe bestselling author of 2016's breakout debut, THE WIDOW, returns with her new dark, unputdownable thriller.

You'll love THE CHILD' Clare Mackintosh `Tense, tantalising and ultimately very satisfying . An absolutely fabulous read - I loved it!' Shari LapenaThe bestselling author of 2016's breakout debut, THE WIDOW, returns with her new dark, unputdownable thriller.

Jean Taylor's life was blissfully ordinary. Glen was all she'd ever wanted: her Prince Charming. Until he became that man accused, that monster on the front page. Jean was married to a man everyone thought capable of unimaginable evil. But now Glen is dead and she's alone for the first time, free to tell her story on her own terms.