Новинки Хелен Фицджеральд

When a middle-aged couple downsizes to the countryside for an easier life, their two daughters become isolated, argumentative and violent … A chilling, vicious and darkly funny psychological thriller from bestselling author Helen FitzGerald.
Desperate to enjoy their empty nest, Penny and Andeep downsize to the countryside, to forage, upcycle and fall in love again, only to be joined by their two twenty-something daughters, Asha and Camille.
Living on top of each other in a tiny house, with no way to make money, tensions simmer, and as Penny and Andeep focus increasingly on themselves, the girls become isolated, argumentative and violent.
When Asha injures Camille, a family therapist is called in, but she shrugs off the escalating violence between the sisters as a classic case of sibling rivalry … and the stress of the family move.
But this is not sibling rivalry. The sisters are in far too deep for that.
This is a murder, just waiting to happen…
Chilling, vicious and darkly funny, Keep Her Sweet is not just a tense, sinister psychological thriller, but a startling look at sister relationships and they bonds they share … or shatter.

A delicious dark, relentless and chilling psychological thriller by the international bestselling author of The Cry ‘The harrowing plot keeps you gripped until the final, devastating revelation’ Sunday Mirror Mary Shields is a moody, acerbic probation offer, dealing with some of Glasgow’s worst cases, and her job is on the line. Liam Macdowall was imprisoned for murdering his wife, and he’s published a series of letters to the dead woman, in a book that makes him an unlikely hero – and a poster boy for Men’s Rights activists. Liam is released on licence into Mary’s care, but things are far from simple. Mary develops a poisonous…

Невыносимо долгий перелет из Глазго в Мельбурн. Ной, маленький сын Джоанны и Алистера, часами кричит без умолку, раздражая пассажиров и не позволяя матери расслабиться ни на минуту. Младенец успокаивается и засыпает лишь незадолго до посадки. Несколько часов спустя, где-то посреди пустынной дороги на Гилонг, Джоанна понимает, что сын затих не просто так… Сын затих навсегда. Столкнувшись с главным кошмаром любых родителей, Алистер и Джоанна решают все скрыть, чтобы утрата ребенка не поставила крест на остальной их жизни. Они инсценируют похищение Ноя. Новость мгновенно попадает во все СМИ. Полицейские, сбиваясь с ног, ищут малыша, вся…

Now a major BBC 1 drama starring Jenna Coleman (Victoria, Dr Who) and Ewen Leslie (Top of the Lake, Safe Harbour), The Cry by Helen Fitzgerald brings a parent's worst nightmare to vivid life.

Longlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, Helen FitzGerald's acclaimed psychological thriller brings a parent's worst nightmare to vivid life. Taut, dark, and emotional, The Cry follows the story of a missing baby and the investigation that thrusts his mother and father into the spotlight-and threatens to reveal the unthinkable.

On a grueling flight from Glasgow to Australia, Joanna copes with what most mothers dread: a newborn that will not stop crying. Ill herself, Joanna tries to soothe baby Noah to no avail, and to the consternation of her fellow passengers. Alistair is finally able to settle his son, but not too long before they have to disembark and begin a long drive to Melbourne.

When Noah mysteriously disappears after the couple stops along a lonely roadside, the criminal inquiry becomes a white-hot, global media sensation. As the focus on them intensifies, lies, rumour and innuendo spread, and Joanna and Alistair slowly begin to turn on each other. Someone is hiding the truth. But will knowing the truth bring Noah back?

Filled with stunning twists and all-too-realistic scenes from a relationship in crisis, The Cry offers gripping suspense and emotional drama that will keep you guessing all the way to its shocking finish.

Гелен Фіцджеральд — широко відома в Англії письменниця і сценаристка. В її минулому — роки роботи з ув’язненими, засудженими за сексуальні злочини, і, як вона сама стверджує, цей шокуючий досвід покладено в основу більшості з її дванадцяти романів. Критики вважають книги Фіцджеральд трилерами, що не підкоряються традиційним канонам жанру. Такою є і «Вірус» — на диво глибокий, правдивий роман, що постійно тримає нерви читача в напрузі. Автор гостро відчуває природу глибинного, первісного страху батьків за долі дітей, а крім того, володіє вражаючим даром візуалізації — практично кожна сцена набуває реального об’єму і надзвичайної переконливості.

When a baby goes missing on a lonely roadside in Australia, it sets off a police investigation that will become a media sensation and dinner-table talk across the world. Lies, rumours and guilt snowball, causing the parents, Joanna and Alistair, to slowly turn against each other. Finally Joanna starts thinking the unthinkable: could the truth be even more terrible than she suspected? And what will it take to make things right? Perfect for fans of Julia Crouch, Sophie Hannah and Laura Lippman, The Cry was widely acclaimed as one of the best psychological thrillers of the year. There's a gripping moral dilemma at its heart and characters who will keep you guessing on every page.

Das ist die Geschichte von Krissie und Sarah, unzertrennlich seit Kindertagen, deren Freundschaft abrupt an einer Klippe endet. Krissie, ein bisschen schlampig, trifft gern die falschen Entscheidungen und ist für ihren Sohn alles andere als eine perfekte Mutter. Sarah hingegen hat alles im Griff, sie hat ihren Traummann Kyle geheiratet. Zu ihrem perfekten Leben fehlt ihr nur noch eines: ein Kind. Doch ihre Verbissenheit macht ihre Ehe zu einem Fegefeuer aus Frust und Zeugungsunfähigkeit. Als Krissie, Sarah und Kyle auf einer Zelttour durch die schottischen Highlands mal richtig abschalten wollen, geht alles schief: Krissie und Kyle stürzen sich Hals über Kopf in eine Affäre und Sarah von einem Felsen. Doch das ist erst der Anfang eines Höllentrips, bei dem nichts so bleibt, wie es gewesen ist.