Новинки Джессики Лоури

Миннесота, лето 1977 года. Беззаботное время для подростков: ночные вечеринки у костра, ярмарка, пахнущая петардами и попкорном, прогулки по туннелям под городом. Но не все могут позволить себе веселиться... У Хизер и Бренды есть секрет. То, что они увидели в темноте. То, что они не могут забыть. То, о чем они поклялись никому не рассказывать. Но когда пропадает их подруга — уже вторая девушка за неделю! — Хизер начинает сомневаться в том, что приняла правильное решение... Она понимает, что исчезнувшие как-то связаны с тем, на что они с Брендой наткнулись ночью, и хочет попросить помощи, но родители лишь пожимают плечами, друзья…

У воспоминаний есть сила… Лето 1980 года. Несмотря на местные суеверия, три подружки отправляются на прогулку в лес. Возвращается только одна. Она не помнит ничего, кроме того, что в лесу они увидели нечто ужасное. Лето 2022 года. На окраине города обнаружена свежая могила, в которой находят похороненную заживо женщину лет пятидесяти, сжимавшую в руке подвеску в виде половинки сердца — точно такая же была у девочки, которая пропала двадцать лет назад. Расследование убийства поручено детективу Ван Рид и судмедэксперту Гарри Стейнбеку. И если Гарри доверяет фактам, то Ван — своей интуиции. Пока Ван и Гарри связывают преступления прошлого…

«Чрезвычайно напряженный и увлекательный психологический триллер, в котором Джесс Лури мастерски создает дихотомию чувств к главному герою». Book Reporter
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У воспоминаний есть сила…
Лето 1980 года. Несмотря на местные суеверия, три подружки отправляются на прогулку в лес. Возвращается только одна. Она не помнит ничего, кроме того, что в лесу они увидели нечто ужасное.
Лето 2022 года. На окраине города обнаружена свежая могила, в которой находят похороненную заживо женщину лет пятидесяти, сжимавшую в руке подвеску в виде половинки сердца – точно такая же была у девочки, которая пропала двадцать лет назад.
Расследование убийства поручено детективу Ван Рид и судмедэксперту Гарри Стейнбеку. И если Гарри доверяет фактам, то Ван – своей интуиции.
Пока Ван и Гарри связывают преступления прошлого и настоящего, Ван борется с воспоминаниями о своем собственном кошмарном детстве – и страхом, что раскрытие правды о похищенных девочках поведет ее по пути, с которого она может никогда не вернуться…
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Two girls vanished. A woman buried alive. Between two crimes—decades of secrets yet to be unearthed in a pulse-pounding novel by the Edgar Award–nominated author of Unspeakable Things.

Summer 1980: With no fear of a local superstition, three girls go into a Minnesota wood. Only one comes out. Dead silent. Memory gone. No trace of her friends. The mystery of the Taken Ones captures the nation.

Summer 2022: Cold case detective Van Reed and forensic scientist Harry Steinbeck are assigned a disturbing homicide—a woman buried alive, clutching a heart charm necklace belonging to one of the vanished girls. Van follows her gut. Harry trusts in facts. Their common ground is the need to catch a killer before he kills again. They have something else in common: each has ties to the original case in ways they’re reluctant to share.

As Van and Harry connect the crimes of the past and the present, Van struggles with memories of her own nightmarish childhood—and the fear that uncovering the truth of the Taken Ones will lead her down a path from which she, too, may never return.

Killers hiding in plain sight. Small-town secrets. A girl who knows too much. From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline comes a nerve-twisting novel inspired by a shocking true crime. Minnesota, 1977. For the teens of one close-knit community, summer means late-night swimming parties at the quarry, the county fair, and venturing into the tunnels beneath the city. But for two best friends, it’s not all fun and games. Heather and Brenda have a secret. Something they saw in the dark. Something they can’t forget. They’ve decided to never tell a soul. But their vow is tested when their friend…

Killers hiding in plain sight. Small-town secrets. A girl who knows too much. From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Unspeakable Things and Bloodline comes a nerve-twisting novel inspired by a shocking true crime. Minnesota, 1977. For the teens of one close-knit community, summer means late-night swimming parties at the quarry, the county fair, and venturing into the tunnels beneath the city. But for two best friends, it’s not all fun and games. Heather and Brenda have a secret. Something they saw in the dark. Something they can’t forget. They’ve decided to never tell a soul. But their vow is tested when their friend…

In the summer of ’84, fourteen-year-old Frankie Jubilee is shuttled off to Litani, Minnesota, to live with her estranged mother, a county prosecutor she barely knows. From the start, Frankie senses something uneasy going on in the small town. The locals whisper about The Game, and her mother warns her to stay out of the woods and away from adults.

When a bullying gang of girls invites Frankie to The Game, she accepts, determined to find out what’s really going on in Litani. She’s not the only one becoming paranoid. Hysteria burns through the community. Dark secrets emerge. And Frankie fears that, even in the bright light of day, she might be living among monsters.

Душераздирающий роман, вдохновленный реальными событиями в маленьком городке, где спокойствие и безопасность оказались всего лишь видимостью. Жизнь Кэсси Макдауэлл кажется беззаботной: она живет на ферме, любит учиться и влюблена в самого симпатичного мальчика в классе. Все меняется, когда в городе кто-то начинает охоту на подростков. Один за другим они пропадают на время, а возвращаются сильно изменившимися – замкнутыми, угрюмыми и жестокими. По городу ползут шокирующие слухи, но взрослые не хотят смотреть правде в глаза. Вскоре Кэсси замечает, что и ее сестра Персефона сильно изменилась. Затем в один из дней пропадает ее друг.…

Perfect town. Perfect homes. Perfect families. It’s enough to drive some women mad…

In a tale inspired by real events, pregnant journalist Joan Harken is cautiously excited to follow her fiancé back to his Minnesota hometown. After spending a childhood on the move and chasing the screams and swirls of news-rich city life, she’s eager to settle down. Lilydale’s motto, “Come Home Forever,” couldn’t be more inviting.

And yet, something is off in the picture-perfect village.

The friendliness borders on intrusive. Joan can’t shake the feeling that every move she makes is being tracked. An archaic organization still seems to hold the town in thrall. So does the sinister secret of a little boy who vanished decades ago. And unless Joan is imagining things, a frighteningly familiar figure from her past is on watch in the shadows.

Her fiancé tells her she’s being paranoid. He might be right. Then again, she might have moved to the deadliest small town on earth.

Cassie McDowell’s life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents’ strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but she’s grown accustomed to them.

All that changes when someone comes hunting in Lilydale.

One by one, local boys go missing. One by one, they return changed―violent, moody, and withdrawn. What happened to them becomes the stuff of shocking rumors. The accusations of who’s responsible grow just as wild, and dangerous town secrets start to surface. Then Cassie’s own sister undergoes the dark change. If she is to survive, Cassie must find her way in an adult world where every sin is justified, and only the truth is unforgivable.

Каждый человек – как книга, каждый человек – целая история. Наши воспоминания, наши страхи и эмоции – все это может послужить хорошим сюжетом для произведения, способного изменить нас самих. Социолог, педагог и беллетрист Джессика Лоури расскажет, как принять свой негативный и позитивный опыт, создать свою актуальную и цепляющую книгу и изменить жизнь к лучшему.

A troubled codebreaker faces an epic plot reaching back through centuries of America's secret history

Salem Wiley is a genius cryptanalyst, courted by the world's top security agencies ever since making a breakthrough discovery in her field of quantum computing. She's also an agoraphobe, shackled to a narrow routine by her fear of public places. When her mother's disappearance is linked to a plot to assassinate the country's first viable female presidential candidate, Salem finds herself both target and detective in a modern-day witch hunt. Drawn into a labyrinth of messages encrypted by Emily Dickinson and centuries-old codes tucked inside the Beale Cipher, Salem begins to uncover the truth: an ancient and ruthless group is hell-bent on ruling the world, and only a select group of women stands in its way.

Praise:

"A fast-paced, sometimes brutal thriller reminiscent of Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code." --Booklist (starred review)

"Complex protagonists who overcome many obstacles take adventurous readers on a hair-raising thrill ride."--Library Journal (starred review)

"The fascinating historical information combined with a storyline ripped from the headlines will hook conspiracy theorists and action addicts alike."--Kirkus Reviews

"This suspenseful tale has something for absolutely everyone to enjoy."--Suspense Magazine

"Fans of The Da Vinci Code are going to love this book."--Crimespree Magazine

"Salem's Cipher is the best kind of fun. A witchy romp with plenty of adventure, intrigue, thrills, friendship, and heart."--Chelsea Cain, New York Times bestselling author

"Salem's Cipher is a bona fide page-turner--packed with wonderfully complex characters, surprising twists and thrilling action. Troubled, razor-sharp Salem is truly a heroine to cheer for. I'd follow her anywhere."--Alison Gaylin, USA Today bestselling author

All Aboard the Murder Express Mira James's hot and heavy relationship with boyfriend Johnny Leeson is definitely warming up her winter. But when Johnny has to go to Portland, Oregon, for a month-longth internship, airplane-averse Mira lets her septuagenarian friend Mrs. Berns talk her into a visit. On the plus side, Mira can make the trip a tax write-off by attending the International Private Investigator Conference. On the down side, Mrs. Berns books them--much to Mira's dismay--on the Valentine Train, a place for singles to meet and mingle.

After a few glasses of champagne and Mrs. Berns' encouragement, Mira begins to relax and enjoy herself . . . until a fellow passenger is murdered and a snowstorm traps the train in the Rockies. If Mira can't track down the killer, she may end up derailed--permanently.

The Ice Man Succumbeth
Private-eye-in-training Mira James loves Minnesota's crisp January days, as long as she can spend them in the arms of hunky Johnny Leeson. But when Mrs. Berns's erratic Zamboni driving uncovers an icebound dead man, Mira's cold-weather tranquility threatens to melt away. With a frozen body in the lake and a freak January thaw descending on town, neither Johnny nor generous portions of high-octane comfort food are enough to ease Mira's frazzled nerves. There's big trouble brewing in Battle Lake. And if Mira can't figure out who's behind it, the next time she feels sub-zero temperatures, she may be sporting a toe tag in the town morgue.

'Tis the season for grinning sales-elves on TV and maddeningly jolly muzak. But for Mira James and other Battle Lake-area women, the holidays are marred by something far worse—a serial killer leaving candy canes as his calling card. His target? Thirty-something brunettes who look just like Mira. When a woman from her high school graduating class becomes the latest victim, Mira plows through a case of online dating turned deadly.