Amy Suiter Clarke – författare

A People magazine must-read of summer! "Suiter Clarke paints a devastating portrait of a cultlike institution and a town in its thrall. It’s even worse than we imagined."  — New York Times Book ReviewA young woman returns to her rural Minnesota hometown, where a radical evangelical pastor has poisoned everyone’s minds—and may be covering up a murder.After Del Walker fled her small hometown and its cult-like church, she vowed to never return. The man she loved, Lars, left her to marry the local golden girl Eve, and their romance is now the focus of Eve’s viral blog espousing the pastor’s conservative philosophy about women and marriage. But six years later, Lars is suddenly killed, and she’s convinced it couldn’t have been an accident.When Del returns to her hometown for the funeral, she discovers the now mega-church—and the insidious, patriarchal teachings of Pastor Rick Franklin—has grown not only in size but in influence. Eve was clearly discontent in her marriage, despite the carefully constructed “Noble Wife” positivity of her blog posts, and Del knows better than anyone just how far she will go to get what she wants. Del is determined to cut through the church’s lies and corruption to find out who killed Lars—even if it means confronting the religious trauma she’s spent years trying to bury."There are midnight-snack-style thrillers, and those that stick with you. This one's the latter." —People magazine

Lay Your Head Down has everything I love in a good thrillerfamily drama, a determined main character, and an unflinching look at a timely issue.... will stay with you long after you reach its gripping conclusion.Kellye Garrett, award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of Like A SisterA young woman returns to her rural Minnesota hometown, where a radical evangelical pastor has poisoned everyones mindsand may be covering up a murder.After Del Walker fled her small hometown and its cult-like church, she vowed to never return. The man she loved, Lars, left her to marry the local golden girl Eve, and their romance is now the focus of Eves viral blog espousing the pastors conservative philosophy about women and marriage. But six years later, Lars is suddenly killed, and shes convinced it couldnt have been an accident.When Del returns to her hometown for the funeral, she discovers the now mega-churchand the insidious, patriarchal teachings of Pastor Rick Franklinhas grown not only in size but in influence. Eve was clearly discontent in her marriage, despite the carefully constructed Noble Wife positivity of her blog posts, and Del knows better than anyone just how far she will go to get what she wants. Del is determined to cut through the churchs lies and corruption to find out who killed Larseven if it means confronting the religious trauma shes spent years trying to bury.

By the author of Lay Your Body Down:"e;Propulsive . . . difficult to put down . . . an adroit exploration of the ethical quandaries of true-crime storytelling."e; -The New York Times Book Review Elle Castillo once trained as a social worker, supporting young victims of violent crime. Now she hosts a popular true crime podcast that focuses on cold cases of missing and abducted children. After four seasons of successfully solving these cases in Minnesota's Twin Cities, Elle decides to tackle her white whale: The Countdown Killer. Twenty years ago, TCK was terrorizing the community, kidnapping and ritualistically murdering three girls over seven days, each a year younger than the last. Then, after he took his eleven-year-old victim, the pattern and the murders abruptly stopped. No one has ever known why. When Elle follows up on a listener tip only to discover the man's dead body, she feels at fault. Then, within days, a child is abducted a young girl who seems to fit suspiciously into the sequence halted decades before. While media and law enforcement long ago concluded that TCK had suicided, Elle has never believed that. She'd hoped her investigation would lay that suspicion to rest but instead, her podcast seems to be creating new victims . . . "e;A dazzlingly twisted and dark thriller with complex characters, a neo-Gothic atmosphere and a killer that ranks with some of the most disturbing in the genre."e; S.A. Cosby, New York Times-bestselling author of All the Sinners Bleed "e;Heart-pounding suspense . . . an astonishing new voice in crime fiction."e; Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today bestselling author of A Friend in the Dark"e;A masterful narrative . . . Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Meg Gardiner."e; Booklist"e;An author to be excited about."e; Mystery & Suspense

Full of adrenaline-inducing twists and emotional nuance, Girl, 11 is a heartstopping suspense novel perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Belinda Bauer.

Er entführt immer drei. Jede ein Jahr jünger als die andere. Der Countdown hat begonnen – die Thriller-Entdeckung des JahresTrue-Crime-Podcasterin Elle Castillo will Gerechtigkeit. Gerechtigkeit für die Opfer nie aufgeklärter Verbrechen. Jetzt wagt sie sich an einen spektakulären Fall: den des »Countdown-Killers«. Er entführte immer drei. Drei junge Frauen im Abstand von drei Tagen. Jede ein Jahr jünger als die andere, jede innerhalb von sieben Tagen tot. Bis sein zehntes Opfer entkam. Die Serie brach ab, der Killer konnte nie gefasst werden.Als Elle anfängt, die Morde in ihrem Podcast neu zu beleuchten, verschwindet wieder eine junge Frau. Ein Trittbrettfahrer, dem es um Aufmerksamkeit geht? Oder der Killer von damals, der jetzt zurück ist, um sein grausames Werk zu Ende zu bringen?»Kann man nicht mehr aus der Hand legen.« Wendy Walker»Treibt den Puls beim Lesen in die Höhe.« Candice Fox»Zum Nägelkauen spannend – Thrill in Reinform.« Amy Gentry

Netflix-sarja Mindhunter kohtaa Serial-podcastin nerokkaassa trillerissä, jossa murhashown juontaja herättää nukkuvan pedon.Elle Castillo selvittää podcastissaan ratkaisematta jääneitä murhatapauksia Minnesotassa. Uusimmalla kaudellaan hän tarttuu tapauksista pahamaineisimpaan: Yli kymmenen vuotta sitten Countdown Killer -nimellä tunnettu sarjamurhaaja sieppasi ja tappoi tyttöjä, joista jokainen oli aina vuoden edellistä uhria nuorempi. Murhaaja lopetti rikossarjansa viimeisen uhrin päästessä pakoon, muttei koskaan jäänyt kiinni.Ellen tutkimukset paljastavat uusia tietoja tapauksesta, mutta samalla hän sohaisee nukkuvaa petoa: Countdown Killer aloittaa murhasarjansa uudelleen.

Netflix-sarja Mindhunter kohtaa Serial-podcastin nerokkaassa trillerissä, jossa murhashown juontaja herättää nukkuvan pedon.Elle Castillo selvittää podcastissaan ratkaisematta jääneitä murhatapauksia Minnesotassa. Uusimmalla kaudellaan hän tarttuu tapauksista pahamaineisimpaan: Yli kymmenen vuotta sitten Countdown Killer -nimellä tunnettu sarjamurhaaja sieppasi ja tappoi tyttöjä, joista jokainen oli aina vuoden edellistä uhria nuorempi. Murhaaja lopetti rikossarjansa viimeisen uhrin päästessä pakoon, muttei koskaan jäänyt kiinni.Ellen tutkimukset paljastavat uusia tietoja tapauksesta, mutta samalla hän sohaisee nukkuvaa petoa: Countdown Killer aloittaa murhasarjansa uudelleen.