Лора Маршалл — новинки

Maria wants to be friends.
But Maria is dead.
Maria Weston wants to be friends with me
Maybe that had been the problem all along: Maria Weston had wanted to be friends with me, but I let her down.
She's been hovering at the edge of my consciousness for all of my adult life, although I've been good at keeping her out, just a blurred shadow in the corner of my eye, almost but not quite out of sight.
Maria Weston wants to be friends.
But Maria Weston has been dead for more than twenty-five years.

If he isn't guilty . . .
Who is?

Sasha North has gone missing.
Everyone says she's run away, but I know better. We've been best friends since we were teenagers, since Sasha swept into the neighbourhood and brought colour to my life. Until a brutal attack changed both our lives forever.
I know what happened that night. I know who wants revenge.
And if Sasha has been taken, does that mean I'm next?

Це почалося ще в школі. До класу Луїзи пришла загадкова й потайна Марія. Між дівчатами виникла приязнь, і вони стали подругами. А потім трапилося дещо, про що хотілося б ніколи не згадувати. Те, що зникло назавжди, померло разом з Марією… Та одного дня вже доросла Луїза отримує сповіщення: Марія Вестон хоче стати вашим другом на Facebook. Але цього не може бути. Бо…

Могут ли тени прошлого испортить жизнь, или это сделает твоя нечистая совесть? 1989 год, небольшой английский городок. Старшеклассница Луиза знакомится с новенькой девочкой, Марией Вестон. Почувствовав взаимную симпатию, девушки становятся близкими подругами, однако вскоре цепь зловещих событий приводит к внезапному и загадочному исчезновению Марии на выпускном…

Someone told a lie.
Someone knows the truth.

Someone is watching you.

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When Sasha North comes into Ellen's life, Ellen falls under her spell. As Ellen is welcomed into Sasha's family, she doesn't see the darkness that lies beneath their bohemian lifestyle. Not until a brutal attack changes all their lives forever.

Ten years later, Ellen and Sasha share a flat in London, still bound together by that night. When Sasha disappears, Ellen fears the worst. The police won't take her seriously, but the events of the past give Ellen good reason to be frightened.

What really happened that night? Who is telling the whole truth? These are the questions Ellen must confront when searching for her friend. But someone knows Ellen is looking. And they don't want the answers coming out . . .

Tu vida en las redes sociales ya no será la misma. Cuando Louise Williams recibe un mensaje procedente de alguien de su pasado muy lejano, su corazón da un vuelco. «Tienes una solicitud de amistad pendiente de Maria Weston.» El problema es que María Weston desapareció hace más de veinticinco años, tras la fiesta de fin de curso del instituto. Todo el mundo cree que está muerta, y especialmente Louise, que ha vivido todo este tiempo custodiando un terrible secreto. Sin embargo, los mensajes de Maria continúan, y cada vez son más escalofriantes. ¿Quién los envía? Al reconectar con los viejos compañeros y tratar de averiguar qué sucedió realmente aquella noche, Louise descubre que hay muchas cosas que desconocía. ¿Qué le ocurrió realmente a Maria?

Because Maria Weston has been missing for over twenty-five years. She was last seen the night of a school leavers' party, and the world believes her to be dead. Particularly Louise, who has lived her adult life knowing herself responsible for Maria's disappearance. But now Maria is back. Or is she? As Maria's messages start to escalate, Louise forces herself to reconnect with the old friends she once tried so hard to impress, to try to piece together exactly what happened that fateful night. But when another friend's body turns up in the woods outside their old school, Louise realises she can't trust anyone and that she must confront her own awful secret to discover the whole truth of what happened to Maria . . .