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The burial plot / by Macneal, Elizabeth,1988-author.;
London, 1839. Where the cemeteries are full and land is worth more to house the dead than the living, Bonnie and Crawford lead a life of trickery, surviving off ill-gotten coin and nefarious schemes. Until one hot evening, their luck runs out. A man lies in a pool of blood at Bonnie's feet and now she needs to disappear. Crawford secures her a position as lady's maid in a grand house on the Thames, still deep in mourning for its late mistress. As Bonnie comes to understand this family - the eccentric Mr Moncrieff, obsessively drawing mausoleums grand enough for his dead wife, and their peculiar daughter Cissie, scribbling imaginary love letters to herself from the mysterious Lord Duggan so too does she begin to question what really happened to Mrs Moncrieff and whether her presence here is all part of some dark plan. Because Crawford is watching, and perhaps he is plotting his greatest trick yet.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Gothic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Families; Manipulative behavior; Mansions; Murder; Secrecy;
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Fox : a novel / by Oates, Joyce Carol,1938-author.;
"Who is Francis Fox? A charming English teacher new to the idyllic Langhorne Academy, Fox beguiles many of his students, their parents, and his colleagues at the elite boarding school, while leaving others wondering where he came from and why his biography is so enigmatic. When two brothers discover Fox's car half-submerged in a pond in a local nature preserve and parts of an unidentified body strewn about the nearby woods, the entire community, including Detective Horace Zwender and his deputy, begins to ask disturbing questions about Francis Fox and who he might really be. A hypnotic, galloping tale of crime and complicity, revenge and restitution, victim vs. predator, Joyce Carol Oates's Fox illuminates the darkest corners of the human psyche while asking profound moral questions about justice and the response evil demands. A character as magnetically diabolical as Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley and Vladimir Nabokov's Humbert Humbert, Francis Fox enchants and manipulates nearly everyone around him, until at last he meets someone he can't outfox. Written in Oates's trademark intimate, sweeping style, and interweaving multiple points of view, Fox is a triumph of craftsmanship and artistry, a novel as profound as it is propulsive, as moving as it is full of mystery"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Boarding schools; English teachers; Manipulative behavior; Missing persons; Murder; Secrecy;
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The tenant / by Engberg, Katrine,1975-author.; Chace, Tara,translator.; translation of:Engberg, Katrine,1975-Krokodillevogteren.English.;
"When a young woman is discovered brutally murdered in her own apartment, with an intricate pattern of lines carved into her face, Copenhagen police detectives Jeppe Korner and Anette Werner are assigned to the case. In short order, they establish a link between the victim, Julie Stender, and her landlady, Esther de Laurenti, who's a bit too fond of drink and the host of raucous dinner parties with her artist friends. Esther also turns out to be a budding novelist--and when Julie turns up as a murder victim in the still-unfinished mystery she's writing, the link between fiction and real life grows both more urgent and more dangerous. But Esther's role in this twisted scenario is not quite as clear as it first seems. Is she the culprit--or just another victim, trapped in a twisted game of vengeance? Anette and Jeppe must dig more deeply into the two women's pasts to discover the identity of the brutal puppet-master pulling the strings in this electrifying literary thriller. Hailed as "inconceivably thrilling" (Fyens Stiftstidende, Denmark), The Tenant is a work of stunning originality that will keep readers on the edge of their seats"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Noir fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Authors; Landlord and tenant; Manipulative behavior; Murder; Police; Revenge;
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Nesting / by O'Donnell, Roisín,author.;
"A devastating and suspenseful portrait of gaslighting and emotional abuse, and a triumphant story about family, love, and finding a new place to nest"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Manipulative behavior; Married people; Psychological abuse; Resilience (Personality trait);
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No one will know : a novel / by Carlyle, Rose,author.;
They're the perfect couple. They have the perfect plan. All they need is the perfect victim. Julia and Christopher Hygate have the picture-perfect life: gobs of money thanks to their lucrative shipping enterprise and an estate on a secluded island. When they meet Eve Sylvester, they know she is the exact person they should hire to be their child's nanny. Eve doesn't have any living relatives, she's lost touch with her friends, and her partner is out of the picture. Best of all, she's expecting a baby. Eve thinks she's landed the greatest gig--previously desperate and penniless, now she'll live like a queen and have a promising future for her daughter. But the job seems too good to be true. Why would the Hygates hire Eve if she has no prior nannying experience? Why must Eve stay out of sight? And what's with the mysterious yachts coming in and out of the Hygates' private marina? It's too late to ask questions, though, Eve is already in far too deep. Set against the backdrop of a remote island, an endless stream of secrets, and unbelievable wealth, No One Will Know is a propulsive, seductive novel of suspense that shows the terrible consequences of shocking greed, staggering lies, and fatal mistakes.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Manipulative behavior; Married people; Nannies; Pregnant women; Secrecy; Truthfulness and falsehood; Wealth;
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The photographer / by Carter, Mary Dixie,author.;
"Delta Dawn comes from humble beginnings, but in her work as a photographer for the children's parties of New York's elite she is used to moving, unnoticed, through their luxurious homes. As she observes their seemingly perfect lives, she adds to this veneer by transforming the images of their crying children, stiff hugs and unsmiling faces--editing the images to make sure the parents see the party they want. The party they may later, looking at the pictures, believe really happened that way. When Delta is hired to take pictures of Natalie Straub's 11th birthday, she finds herself wishing she wasn't behind the lens. She would fit so well in the pictures with the Straub family, wouldn't she, in their gorgeous home, their elegant life? This time editing the pictures isn't enough. Delta begins by babysitting for Natalie, befriending her mother Amelia, finding chances to listen to her father Fritz; soon she's bathing in the master bathtub, drinking their expensive wine, and eyeing the beautifully finished--and currently occupied--garden apartment in their townhouse. It seems like she can never get close enough. Until Delta discovers the one thing Amelia Straub wants most is also the perfect way for Delta to become permanently a part of the picture"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Babysitting; Envy; Manipulative behavior; Rich people; Stalkers; Surrogate mothers; Women photographers;
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Angélique / by Musso, Guillaume,author.; Eyre, Rosie,translator.; translation of:Musso, Guillaume.Angélique.English.;
"Paris, Christmas 2021. After a heart attack, Mathias Taillefer wakes up in the hospital with a stranger at his bedside. The mysterious girl reveals herself to be Louise Collange, a volunteer who has come to play the cello for patients. When she finds out that Mathias is a cop, she asks him to look into a very special case. Her mother, a former ballerina at the Paris Opera Ballet, died last year after falling from her balcony, and Louise has a hunch she was pushed. Though hesitant at first, Mathias agrees to help her, sending them both headfirst into a deadly chain of events. And at the center of it all, a woman named Angélique, whose angelic intentions may not be all they seem. Feverous, surprising, and uplifting, Musso's newest novel is a labyrinth of emotions where nothing is certain from one page to the next"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Identity (Psychology); Manipulative behavior; Mothers; Murder; Police; Resentment; Secrecy; Students; Women violinists;
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The Wildelings : a novel / by Harding, Lisa,author.;
"Jessica and Linda have been best friends since the first day of school. Both girls are from very different broken homes--and beautiful, wilful Jessica has always ensured their survival. Now eighteen, the two have come to Wilde--an elite university in the heart of Dublin, far away from their troubled childhoods. Jessica thrives immediately, and, with the faithful Linda at her side, finds herself at the heart of a new circle of friends. But then Mark enters the picture. A philosophy student a few years older than them, he has strange and compelling ideas about self-discovery. When Linda and Mark start dating, Jessica is disturbed by the change in her friend--and how quickly she seems to have fallen under the charismatic man's control. It turns out that Mark's influence is not limited to Linda alone; and Jessica soon finds out that her whole group of friends are keeping secrets for him ... and it will culminate in ways that will change their lives forever"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Best friends; Friendship; Manipulative behavior; Man-woman relationships; Secrecy; Universities and colleges; Women college students; Young women;
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The other Mrs. / by Kubica, Mary,author.;
"Sadie and Will Foust have only just moved their family from bustling Chicago to small-town Maine when their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home. The murder rocks their tiny coastal island, but no one is more shaken than Sadie. But it's not just Morgan's death that has Sadie on edge. And as the eyes of suspicion turn toward the new family in town, Sadie is drawn deeper into the mystery of what really happened that dark and deadly night. But Sadie must be careful, for the more she discovers about Mrs. Baines, the more she begins to realize just how much she has to lose if the truth ever comes to light."--Amazon.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Suspense fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Murder; City and town life; Secrecy; Married people; Mental illness; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic.; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological.; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime.; Secrecy.; Murder; Mental illness.; Married people.; City and town life.; Homicide; Women physicians; Mentally ill; Teachers; Manipulative behavior; Inheritance and succession; Secrecy; City and town life;
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1-2-3 magic [videorecording (DVD)] : managing difficult behavior in children 2-12 / by Phelan, Thomas W.,1943-; Phelan, Thomas W.; ParentMagic Inc.;
Straight thinking -- Controlling obnoxious behavior -- Real world applications ; frequently asked questions -- Testing and manipulation -- Counting in action -- Conclusion.Presented by Thomas W. Phelan.Thomas W. Phelan tells parents how to get children to stop doing such things as throwing tantrums, pouting, and fighting, and to start doing things such as eating meals, cleaning rooms, and going to bed.E.DVD.
Subjects: Child psychology.; Child rearing.; Discipline of children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2004., ParentMagic,
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