Bøger af Joe Hart

A man haunted by his past comes face to face with a place not on any map in this horrifying novella by Edgar Award-winning author Joe Hart. Home renovator Greg Havel is making a name for himself in the world of house flipping when he stumbles on a deal too good to pass up: an isolated but spacious home in the country needing just the right touch. But when he arrives he begins to realize this isn't the typical reno-job. The house is...different. Sometimes there are four bedrooms on the second floor. Sometimes five.The paintings inside are beyond disturbing and won't come off the walls.And there is an old well in the backyard that seems to be bottomless. As it becomes harder and harder for him to leave, Greg realizes the past he's been running from has been waiting for him all along. Waiting for him to come home...

A LIFE FILLED WITH ANGUISHPain, horror, fear- These are the things that bestselling novelist Lance Metzger's life have been comprised of. His childhood remains a riddled wasteland of abuse by a sadistic father and the abandonment of an apathetic mother. In turn, his only refuge became his writing.A SANCTUARY, BROKENWhen Lance loses his ability to write and becomes haunted by a nightmare that he'd thought was buried, he is drawn inexplicably to a house on the shores of Lake Superior where he finds his muse once again, but something is waiting for him when he arrives.AN EVIL WITHOUT BOUNDARIESNow he must unlock the devastating secrets that the house holds and uncover the mystery of his own broken past before he loses his sanity, and perhaps his soul.

To save the boy she loves, she must do the impossible. Londyn and David's friendship bloomed under an oak tree. Through the years they endured hardships, triumphs, and the awkward transition from friends to something more. But a sudden accident on a snowy mountain road, changes everything. Instead of celebrating the end of her senior year and acceptance to college, Londyn spends her days at David's hospital bedside, squeezing his hand and urging him to wake from a prolonged coma. It's during one of these visits that Londyn slips into another world-a mirror of her own, only it's decaying and threatened by an encroaching darkness. A world that may all exist within David's dying mind.Navigating the treacherous landscape leads Londyn through memories of her past, of her relationship with David-adventures, heartbreaks, first kisses. Each memory seems to draw her closer to David, to bringing him back. But the world around Londyn is crumbling, getting darker by the minute. And what if David isn't the only one lost?Alternating between past and present, love and tragedy, I'll Bring You Back is a portrait of hope in the face of hopelessness. An emotionally powerful story with universal themes that will stay with the reader long after the last page.

Eighteen years ago tragedy struck The Refuge cult in northern Minnesota. Forty people committed suicide and the entire compound burned to the ground. At just thirteen, Clare was the sole survivor found wandering miles from the encampment, hands blistered, memories of the horrific event wiped from her mind. Now a sociology professor and liaison to the FBI specializing in cults, Clare has fought to put the past behind her. She has a successful career, a quiet home, and is deeply in love. But intrusive memories and fear of inheriting her cult-leader father's mental illness threaten to strangle Clare's budding life when she receives a call from the past. A call informing her a woman has been found claiming to be her sister Shanna-a sister she long thought dead. Wracked with guilt but determined to prove herself to the sister she thought was lost, Clare returns to her hometown only to be stalked by a threatening stranger and haunted by hallucinations which seem all too real-hallucinations that plagued her father as well. Before long Clare begins to question what is real as the past overshadows the present and memories return that should've stayed forgotten.

Evan Tormer is haunted. His life has been shattered by events beyond his control and regret is his constant companion. His wife is gone, lost to an unbeatable cancer. His son has been mentally and physically handicapped by a tragic accident. He's been fired for using company funds in a failed attempt to save his wife's life. On a whim, Evan accepts an invitation to housesit on a picturesque island in northern Minnesota. At first it seems like the perfect second chance for he and his son to recover and rebuild their life together. But there is something very, very wrong with the house and all that occupies it. And worst of all, Evan doesn't know if the house is haunted... ...Or if it's all in his mind.

"Family advocate Nora McTavish is settling into her new practice when she receives a call from Tess Grayson, a childhood friend she hasn't spoken to in years. Tess is entangled in a custody battle with her ex-husband, Neil, a popular professor at a local university. It's getting vicious--and dangerous. Rumors are swirling of Neil's affairs with students, one of whom was found bludgeoned to death. Though the charges against him were dropped, Tess doesn't want the man anywhere near their nine-year-old daughter. But as Nora digs deeper into the shattered Grayson marriage, she sees more sides to the story than anyone anticipated. Which side can she trust is the question. Old secrets and lies are beginning to emerge--some from Nora's own past--and as suspicions begin to shift, another murder draws Nora perilously close to a killer. This time she's not just betting her reputation on a case. She's betting her life on it."--

"A secret love becomes a fatal affair in a twisting novel of suspense by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Joe Hart. When novelist Andy Drake returns to his hometown to care for his ailing father, a reconnection with his childhood friend Rachel escalates into a secret love affair. For Rachel, struggling to maintain the facade of a picture-perfect life, it's an escape from an emotionally abusive marriage. Then Andy receives an anonymous note warning him to end the affair. Or else. Whoever's been watching is going to make Andy pay. Weeks later, Rachel's husband, David, is shot to death. Rachel and her two young sons vanish without a trace. One misstep, one careless reveal, and Andy could look as guilty as sin. Clue by clue, as his investigation into the mystery unfolds, Andy discovers that he and Rachel weren't the only ones keeping secrets. Nothing in this quiet neighborhood is as it seems. No one peeking from behind the curtains of their homes can be trusted. And the worst is yet to come. Because David isn't the only one who will die."--