Laura Benedict – författare

'This classy, atmospheric thriller is always one step ahead' HeatA gripping psychological thriller for fans of The Couple Next Door, I Let You In and The Girl BeforeThere's a stranger living in Kimber Hannon's house. He tells the police that he has every right to be there, and he has the paperwork to prove it. But Kimber definitely didn't invite this man to move in. He tells her that he knows something about her, and he wants everyone else to know it too."I was there. I saw what you did."These words reveal a connection to Kimber's distant past, and dark secrets she'd long ago left buried. This trespasser isn't after anything as simple as her money or her home. He wants to move into her carefully orchestrated life - and destroy it.**************Readers are LOVING The Stranger Inside'I was captivated by it from the very first chapter''This is the definition of a page turner''Full of secrets, lies, twists and turns''Oh wow! What a rollercoaster of a book I didn't know what to expect next!''Gripping thriller that I just couldn't put down!!''Absolutely stunning book! One of my favourites of this year'**************Praise for The Stranger Inside'Absorbing, addictive and downright chilling' Alison Gaylin'Suspenseful and moving, The Stranger Inside gripped me from the first page' Meg Gardiner'[An] elegant scary mystery, where nothing is as it seems and one woman's truth is shattered by the hidden secrets of her past.' J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Lie to Me'Compelling characters, lush settings, complex emotions-all in a clever plot and spiced with a hint of darkness' Carolyn Haines, bestselling author of The House of Memory

There is no bliss to be found in Bliss House. In Old Gate, Virginia, stands a grand house built by Randolph Bliss, a charming New York carpetbagger who, in 1878, shook off dire warnings to build his home elsewhere. For the ground beneath Bliss House is tainted with the kind of tragedy that curses generations, seeping through the foundation and sowing madness in its wake. His first and second wives, and his young Japanese mistress, Kiku, bear witness to Randolph’s growing insanity with stories of his cruel manipulations and their desperate struggles to find happiness for themselves and their children. Their desire to live and love and even take revenge also fills the house, triumphing even over death. Spanning half a century, The Abandoned Heart is the prequel to Charlotte’s Story and Bliss House, forming a trilogy of southern Gothic novels in which one haunted house begets haunted lives that echo over centuries. A haunting so powerful that even Bliss House’s destruction cannot kill it.

Ein perfider Psycho-Thriller um einen wahr gewordenen Albtraum:Stell dir vor, du kommst von einer Reise zurück, und dein Schlüssel passt nicht mehr ins Schloss deiner Haustür …Die Schlösser ausgewechselt, ein Fremder im eigenen Haus, der behauptet, es von ihr selbst gemietet zu haben: Was wie ein böser Streich mit versteckter Kamera klingt, ist für Kimber Hannon erst der Beginn eines Albtraums. Denn bevor er sie von der Polizei vor ihrem eigenen Haus abführen lässt, zischt der Fremde Kimber etwas ins Ohr, das nur eines bedeuten kann: Er weiß etwas, das niemand sonst weiß. Etwas, das Kimber seit 25 Jahren zu vergessen versucht.Dann soll sie plötzlich Geld vom Firmenkonto unterschlagen haben, und kurz darauf kommt die Nachbarin, die Kimber gebeten hatte, ein Auge auf ihr Haus zu haben, bei einem schweren Sturz ums Leben. Es wird nicht der einzige Unfall bleiben …Wenn Kimber diesem Albtraum lebend entkommen will, bleibt ihr nur eins: sich einer schmerzhaften Wahrheit zu stellen.»Der Eindringling« ist ein mitreißender psychologischer Thriller der amerikanischen Autorin Laura Benedict, die bereits für den Edgar und den ITW Thriller Award nominiert war.