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Sunday, January 22, 2012 @ 4:40 AM
SISTER by ROSAMUND LUPTON
nothing can break the bond between sisters...
when Beatrice gets a frantic call in the middle on Sunday lunch to say that her younger sister Tess is missing, she boards the first flight home to London. but as she learns about the circumstances surrounding Tess's disappearance, she stunned to discover how little she actually knows of her sister's life - and unprepared for the terrifying truths she must now face.
the police, Beatrice's fiance and even their mother accept they have lost Tess, but Beatrice refuses to give up on her. so she embarks on a dangerous journey to discover the truth, no matter the cost.
a masterpiece of psychological suspense, Sister heralds a major new talent.
P.S. I LOVE YOU by CECELIA AHERN
some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. but not Holly and Gerry.
they were childhood sweethearts - no one could imagine Holly and Gerry without each other.
until the unthinkable happens. Gerry's death devastates Holly. but as her 30th birthday looms Holly discovers that Gerry has left her a bundle of notes, gently guiding her into her new life without him, each signed 'PS, I LOVE YOU'.
with some help from her friends, and her noisy and loving family, Holly find herself laughing, crying, signing, dancing - and being braver than ever before.
life is for living, she realises - but it always helps if there's an angle watching over you.
FRANKENSTEIN : THE DEAD TOWN by DEAN KOONTZ
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein series has redefined the classic legend of internal ambition and harrowing retribution for a new century and new age. now the master of suspense delivers an unforgettable novel that is at once a thrilling adventure in itself and a mesmerizing conclusion to his saga of the modern monsters among us.
the war against humanity is raging. as the small town of Rainbow Falls, Montana, comes under siege, scattered survivors band together to weather the onslaught of the creatures set loose upon the world. as they ready for battle against overwhelming odds, the will learn the full scope of Victor Frankenstein's nihilistic plan to remark the future - and the terrifying reach of his shadowy, powerful supporters.
now the good will make their last , best stand. in a climax that will shatter every expectation, their destinies and the fate of humanity hang in the balance.
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? by SOPHIE KINSELLA
meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:
secrets from her boyfriend :
I've always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. as in Barbie and Ken.
secrets from her mother :
I lost my virginity in spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur.
secrets she wouldn't share with anyone in the world :
I have no idea what NATO stand for. or even what it is.
until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. at least, she thought he was a stranger... until Emma comes face-to-face with Jack Harper, the company's elusive CEO, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her...
THE DARKER SIDE by CODY MCFADYEN
A lie, a long-ago affair, a dark desire - everyone has secrets they take to the grave. No one knows that better than FBI special agent Smokey Barrett. But what secret was a very private young woman keeping that led to her very public murder? that's the question Smoky and her handpicked team of experienced manhunters are summoned to answer by FBI director himself.
As s mother, Smoky knows the pain of losing a child. As a cop with her own twisted past, she takes every murder personally. Brilliant, merciless, righteous, the killer Smoky is hunting this time is on his own personal mission For in his eyes no one is innocent; everyone harbors a secret sin. Soon Smoky will have to face the secret she's carefully hidden even from her own team - and confront a relentless killer who knows her flaws with murderous intimacy.
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