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The latest thrilling entry in the bestselling Under Suspicion series by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke.  Two identical brothers, both handsome, intelligent and popular recent college graduates, seemingly perfect in every way. That is, until the shocking summer night when one of them killed their parents in cold blood. The other has an iron-clad alibi, but which twin was where during the murders? And is it possible the two of them planned the perfect crime together?  Years later, the case is still unsolved, and the brothers are long estranged. Each of them claims that the other is responsible for the deaths of their parents, and they turn to television producer Laurie Moran and her team to reinvestigate. But as the Under Suspicion crew gets closer to the truth, the danger that was assumed to be left in the past finds its way into the present . . .  Featuring chilling suspense, a cast of characters whom loyal readers have come to love, and a final jaw-dropping twist, It Had to Be You is not to be missed.PRAISE FOR MARY HIGGINS CLARK AND ALAFAIR BURKE:‘I adore Mary Higgins Clark’ KARIN SLAUGHTER‘Should come with a warning: start in the evening and you’ll be reading late into the night’ USA TODAY‘Mary Higgins Clark’s awesome gift for storytelling has always been the secret of her strength as a suspense novelist’ NEW YORK TIMES

WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKSBestselling author of The Ex,The Wife and The Better Sister'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBENYour past can change everything...When McKenna Jordan, a magazine journalist investigating the story of a heroic and unidentified woman, finds the video footage, she thinks she recognizes her as Susan Hauptmann. But Susan disappeared without a trace ten years earlier, having just introduced McKenna to her future husband, Patrick.In this sublimely plotted mystery about marriage, private security and journalistic scandal, McKenna's complex search for her missing friend forces her to unearth secrets that lie deep in all their pasts.

WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKSFrom the bestselling author of The Ex and The Wife'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBENWhen psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband - until the District Attorney's Office receives an anonymous letter with a detail that police have kept secret: the victim's bones were broken after she was killed, echoing a signature used twenty years earlier by a serial killer serving a life sentence.Ellie Hatcher and her partner JJ Rogan are tapped as the 'fresh look' team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro's conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defence lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, who has a personal connection to the case.

WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKSThe first Ellie Hatcher novel from the bestselling author of The Ex and The Wife'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBENDating can be murder...Ellie Hatcher's father spent much of his life pursuing a notorious serial killer. So when, years later, a new killer emerges targeting single women online, Ellie willingly agrees to play victim in an attempt to trap him...In her first Ellie Hatcher series novel, Alafair Burke (author of All Day and A Night and City of Fear) unnervingly explores a world of stolen identities in which no-one is who they appear to be.

WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKSFrom the bestselling author of The Wife and The Better Sister'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBENDID HE, OR DIDN'T HE?Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defence lawyers. When she gets a phone call informing her that her former fiancée has been arrested for a triple homicide there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him - and why?But, as the evidence against him mounts, Olivia is soon forced to confront her doubts.

WATCH THE AMAZON TV ADAPTATION OF THE BETTER SISTER STARRING JESSICA BIEL AND ELIZABETH BANKSBestselling author of The Ex and The Better Sister'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBENHow well did she ever know her husband?When Angela meets Jason Powell, a brilliant university professor, she assumes their romance to be a fling. But when they marry the following summer and move to Manhattan, Angela feels she's been given the chance to escape her troubled past. Six years later, however, Jason, by now a celebrated liberal figurehead, faces serious allegations made by one of his young college interns, and Angela's seemingly perfect life is under threat . . .

NOW A PRIME VIDEO TV SERIES STARRING ELIZABETH BANKS AND JESSICA BIEL'Highly addictive' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'A major talent' HARLAN COBEN'Accomplished and absorbing' SUNDAY TIMESKeep your enemies close and your sister closer. . . For a while, it seemed like both Taylor sisters had found happiness. Chloe landed a coveted publishing job in New York City. Nicky got married to a promising young attorney named Adam McIntosh and became a mother to a baby boy named Ethan.But now, fourteen years later, it is Chloe who is married to Adam. When he is murdered at the couple's beach house, she has no choice but to welcome her estranged sister - her teenage stepson's biological mother - back into her life. When the police begin to treat Ethan as a suspect, the sisters are forced to confront the truth behind family secrets they both tried to leave behind in order to protect the boy they love, whatever the cost.Readers were gripped by The Better Sister:'Reading an Alafair Burke novel is like a ride on a Harley.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'If writing twists and turns were an Olympic sport, Alafair Burke would be the gold medal champion.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This is one of the best domestic thrillers I have ever read.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'An excellent read with a twisty, "I did not see that coming!" ending!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This book kept me on my toes trying to figure out who did it. It was a real page turner.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A must read for crime novel fans.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐