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'A read-it-in-one-sitting thriller . . . Twisty and gripping but always relatable, Friend Request is the ultimate it-could-happen-to-you read' Erin KellyWhen Louise Williams receives a message from someone left long in the past she feels sick.Maria Weston wants to be friends on Facebook.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 . . .

***THE SUNDAY TIMES & NO.1 EBOOK BESTSELLER***'Twisty and gripping' Erin Kelly'I read it in one go' Marian Keyes'I loved it' Rachel Abbott Don't miss Laura Marshall's addictive new thriller, MY HUSBAND'S KILLER. Available now!*****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. *****THE ADDICTIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THAT EVERYONE'S RAVING ABOUT 'The twist is genuinely unexpected . . . This is an obvious choice if you enjoyed The Girl on the Train' Independent'I couldn't put it down!' Jenny Blackhurst, author of The Foster Child'A mystery with a genius premise' Stylist'A devour-in-one-sitting must' Heat'Tightly plotted, and with a fabulous twist' Sunday Mirror'Gripping . . . loved it from start to finish' Goodreads Reviewer'Twisty and gripping . . . You must read this!' Emma Kavanagh, author of Falling'Twists and turns and real life scenarios make this a fantastic thriller' Amazon Reviewer

If he isn't guilty . . . Who is? 'Addictive' Caz Frear'Brilliant, compelling' Karen Hamilton'Compulsive' Rachel AbbottDon't miss Laura Marshall's addictive new thriller, MY HUSBAND'S KILLER. Pre-order now!___________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? The captivating new psychological thriller by Laura Marshall, Sunday Times bestselling author of FRIEND REQUEST. *******'A name to watch in the world of twisty, gripping thrillers' DAILY MAIL'An addictive, expertly-plotted thriller with a great twist' T. M. Logan, author of THE HOLIDAY'Superb' SUN'Tense and full of surprises' Emily Elgar, author of IF YOU KNEW HER'If you loved FRIEND REQUEST, you'll devour THREE LITTLE LIES' C. J. Tudor, author of THE CHALK MAN'A compulsive psychological thriller' Jenny Quintana, author of THE MISSING GIRL 'Another brilliant, compelling novel' Karen Hamilton, author of THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND'Brilliant' Fiona Cummins, author of THE NEIGHBOUR'Masterful' Amanda Reynolds, author of LYING TO YOU 'Taut, absorbing and hugely addictive thriller' Chris Whitaker, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END

YOU'LL BE HOOKED BY THE FIRST PAGE, AND SHOCKED BY THE LAST . . . THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FRIEND REQUEST'Laura Marshall is queen of the irresistible premise' ERIN KELLY, author of HE SAID/SHE SAIDDon't miss Laura Marshall's addictive new thriller, MY HUSBAND'S KILLER. Pre-order now!*****Eleven murders. Twenty-five years ago. Are some truths better left buried?On 15th June 1994, Travis Green - husband, father, upstanding citizen - walked through the streets of Hartstead and killed eleven of his neighbours. The final victim was four-year-old Cassie Colman's father.As the twenty-five year anniversary approaches, Cassie would rather forget the past - even as her mother struggles to remember it at all. Then something hidden in her mother's possessions suggests those eleven murders were not what everyone believes.Once Cassie suspects she's been lied to about the most important event of her life, she can't stop digging up the past.But someone will do anything to keep it buried . . .____________'Compulsively readable. Laura Marshall's best yet' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END'I was genuinely unable to put it down' KAREN HAMILTON, author of THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND'A tense, twisty one-sitting read' TAMMY COHEN, author of THE WEDDING PARTY'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'A poignant and unsettling page-turner' SUN'A brilliant, twisty thriller you'll want to race through' FABULOUS MAGAZINE'The perfect compulsive summer read' FIONA CUMMINS, author of WHEN I WAS TEN'Sensitive, intelligent and hugely entertaining' CAZ FREAR, author of SWEET LITTLE LIES'Clever, pacey and compelling. A cracking thriller' EMMA CURTIS, author of INVITE ME IN'Utterly gripping' WOMAN'S OWN'Grabs hold of the reader and digs in its nails' NIKKI SMITH, author of ALL IN HER HEAD'The twist at the end is delicious' AMANDA REYNOLDS, author of CLOSE TO ME'A twisting tale that stuns you' RACHEL EDWARDS, author of DARLING'Gripping, tense and addictive' OLIVIA KIERNAN, author of THE MURDER BOX

YOU'LL BE HOOKED BY THE FIRST PAGE, AND SHOCKED BY THE LAST . . . THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF FRIEND REQUESTThey thought the killer had no motive. But these murders are not what they seem . . .On 15th June 1994, Travis Green - husband, father, upstanding citizen - walked through the streets of Hartstead and killed eleven of his neighbours. The last victim was little Cassie Colman's father.As the twenty-five-year anniversary approaches, Cassie tries to forget the past - even as her mother struggles to remember it at all. Then something hidden in her mother's possessions suggests the murders were not what everyone believes.Cassie can't stop herself from digging up the past. But someone will do anything to keep it buried . . .PRAISE FOR THE ANNIVERSARY:'A poignant and unsettling page-turner' SUN'A book to keep you guessing and pull at your heartstrings' ERIN KELLY, author of HE SAID/SHE SAID'Fascinating' SUNDAY TIMES'Compulsively readable. Laura Marshall's best yet' CHRIS WHITAKER, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END'I was genuinely unable to put it down' KAREN HAMILTON, author of THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND'A tense, twisty one-sitting read' TAMMY COHEN, author of THE WEDDING PARTY'A brilliant, twisty thriller you'll want to race through' FABULOUS MAGAZINE'The perfect compulsive summer read' FIONA CUMMINS, author of WHEN I WAS TEN'Clever, pacey and compelling. A cracking thriller' EMMA CURTIS, author of INVITE ME IN'Utterly gripping' WOMAN'S OWN

Three couples. One murder. A holiday to die for . . .We arrived at a villa on the Amalfi Coast, ready to enjoy a sun-soaked weekend with our oldest friends - and one new face.By the end of the weekend, my husband is found dead.But how can I mourn him, when on the day of his funeral I discover he was having an affair?The only suspects are the women we went on holiday with. My oldest, closest friends.Do I really want to dig into my husband's secret? Do I really want to know who betrayed me?And as I start to unravel their secrets . . . do I really believe his death was an accident?

**Shortlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit Dagger**'Can you come round?' Dad says tremulously. 'Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?''No!' He almost shouts it. 'Just come quickly. The garden...the...body... we need you, Penny.'For women of Penny's generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious... When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven't had a fall. They haven't forgotten their computer passwords. They've killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes. Everyone is capable of murder. They just need to meet the right person.From the bestselling author of Friend Request (2017).

**Shortlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit Dagger**'Can you come round?' Dad says tremulously. 'Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?''No!' He almost shouts it. 'Just come quickly. The garden...the...body... we need you, Penny.'For women of Penny's generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious... When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven't had a fall. They haven't forgotten their computer passwords. They've killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes. Everyone is capable of murder. They just need to meet the right person.From the bestselling author of Friend Request (2017).

**Shortlisted for the 2025 CWA Whodunnit Dagger**'Can you come round?' Dad says tremulously. 'Of course. Are you OK? Is it Mum?''No!' He almost shouts it. 'Just come quickly. The garden...the...body... we need you, Penny.'For women of Penny's generation, being on hand for elderly parents is just part of life. But for Penny, things have become a little more serious... When she receives a frantic phone call from her parents one night, with express instructions NOT to call the police, Penny rushes over at once. But they haven't had a fall. They haven't forgotten their computer passwords. They've killed someone. And his body is lying in the garden, right next to the rose bushes. Everyone is capable of murder. They just need to meet the right person.

Three best friends. One life-changing choice. KissAngela runs a dating agency and is an expert at connecting over fifties looking for the one.MarrySara has lost her husband and is forcing herself to speed-date in the hope of finding love again.KillHelen lives with her controlling partner, Brian - but she's been keeping his abusive behaviour a secret from her friends.Until she can't hide it any longer.Not long after telling her friends the truth, Brian has a shocking accident - and all three women are implicated. Sure, they all wanted to see him dead. But they couldn't be capable of murder. Could they?Every romance ends one of three ways. It's kiss, marry - or kill...

Three best friends. One life-changing choice. KissAngela runs a dating agency and is an expert at connecting over fifties looking for the one.MarrySara has lost her husband and is forcing herself to speed-date in the hope of finding love again.KillHelen lives with her controlling partner, Brian - but she's been keeping his abusive behaviour a secret from her friends.Until she can't hide it any longer.Not long after telling her friends the truth, Brian has a shocking accident - and all three women are implicated. Sure, they all wanted to see him dead. But they couldn't be capable of murder. Could they?Every romance ends one of three ways. It's kiss, marry - or kill...

'Wickedly addictive' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Incredibly propulsive' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Unputdownable!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ In sickness and in health, 'til death do us part...Helen lives with her controlling partner, Brian - but she's been keeping his abusive behaviour a secret from her best friends, Angela and Sara.Until she can't hide it any longer.Not long after telling her friends the truth, Brian has a shocking accident - and all three women are implicated. Sure, they all wanted to see him dead. But they couldn't be capable of murder. Could they?If you love Bad Sisters, Katy Brent and Julie Mae Cohen, then you will love Kiss Marry Kill, an utterly hilarious and thrilling read from the #1 bestseller Laura Marshall.Readers are obsessed with Kiss Marry Kill:'If you enjoyed Bad Sisters you will absolutely love this' Nikki Smith'Couldn't put it down!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Funny, twisty, dark and clever page-turner' Nikki May'A compulsive page turner' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Murderously funny' Fiona Cummins'A terrific read, and a whip smart narrative that holds you from page to page!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Warrior Women" makes visible the ongoing intergenerational narrative reverberations (Young, 2003; 2005) shaped through Canada's residential school era which denied the communal and cultural, economic, educational, human, familial, linguistic, and spiritual rights of Aboriginal people. Attending to these narrative reverberations foregrounded the continuing colonial barriers faced by six Aboriginal post secondary students as they composed their lives in a current era of increasing standardization in Canadian universities and schools. Yet, what also became visible were ways in which the Aboriginal teachers increasingly reclaimed or drew upon their ancestral ways of knowing and being.

"Warrior Women" makes visible the ongoing intergenerational narrative reverberations (Young, 2003; 2005) shaped through Canada''s residential school era which denied the communal and cultural, economic, educational, human, familial, linguistic, and spiritual rights of Aboriginal people. Attending to these narrative reverberations foregrounded the continuing colonial barriers faced by six Aboriginal post secondary students as they composed their lives in a current era of increasing standardization in Canadian universities and schools. Yet, what also became visible were ways in which the Aboriginal teachers increasingly reclaimed or drew upon their ancestral ways of knowing and being.

"Warrior Women" makes visible the ongoing intergenerational narrative reverberations (Young, 2003; 2005) shaped through Canada's residential school era which denied the communal and cultural, economic, educational, human, familial, linguistic, and spiritual rights of Aboriginal people. Attending to these narrative reverberations foregrounded the continuing colonial barriers faced by six Aboriginal post secondary students as they composed their lives in a current era of increasing standardization in Canadian universities and schools. Yet, what also became visible were ways in which the Aboriginal teachers increasingly reclaimed or drew upon their ancestral ways of knowing and being.

”Du har fått en vänförfrågan från Maria Weston.” Mejlet från Facebook gör Louise bestört och illamående. Maria Weston har varit försvunnen i över 25 år. Senast hon sågs var på avgångsklassernas avslutningsfest 1989. Sedan den kvällen har hon varken setts till eller hörts av. Alla tror att hon är död. Louise har levt hela sitt vuxna liv med känslan av att hon bär skulden till Marias mystiska försvinnande. Och nu är Maria tillbaka – eller? Louise tvekar först men nyfikenheten tar över och hon bekräftar vänförfrågan och klickar sig in på Marias profilsida. Det blir början på en mardröm. Vänförfrågan är ett omskakande thrillerdrama som håller en fast till sista sidan. Den har jämförts med Kvinnan på tåget och är en av de bäst säljande böckerna i thrillergenren i Storbritannien. Vänförfrågan är Laura Marshalls debutthriller. ”Jag läste den i ett svep … suveränt fängslande med en fantastisk vändning!” — Marian Keyes ”Vass, aktuell och tät med en formidabel twist, alla de som gillar psykologiska thrillers kommer definitivt att säga ja om denna imponerande debut.” — Sunday Mirror