Resultados para "The Housekeeper" en Policíaca, negra y suspense

When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon, it's like a knife slicing through barely healed scars. It may have been 10 years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. So Claire does what anyone would do in her position - she stalks her. Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claire's. It's the life Claire used to have before Hannah came along and took it all away from her.

Still in shock after the tragic death of husband Richie, Cassie Macreddin hopes that her new home, historic Hindon House, is the place where she can heal her pain and hide her secrets. But Hindon House has secrets of its own. Cassie soon realises that not everyone is pleased at her arrival and that someone is actively trying to make her leave Hindon House…but who? And why? As events escalate, Cassie must fight to save her home…and maybe even her life.

A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents—only to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel from the New York Times bestselling author Samantha M. Bailey calls “an ingenious master of domestic suspense.” ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Reader’s Digest...

Jenny Taylor’s past, present, and future violently collide at 4 a.m. on a cold November morning. Her abusive ex-husband has found her and vows to make her new life a living hell - starting with a brutal assault in the alley behind her workplace. Two mysterious figures appear and drive him away, but they, too, have not found Jenny by chance. Marquessa King and her mentor Christopher Stefanov just discovered a terrifying truth about Jenny.

Jeremy Walker is accused of killing his wife. The sheriff's sister, Kate Hammond, applies for the job as his housekeeper in order to try and find the proof they need to hang Jeremy. However, Kate never suspected she'd fall in love with the man. Her new mission is to find out who really killed Helen Walker to clear Jeremy's name. When the real killer is revealed, it sets Kate in a tailspin of grief and heartbreak.

Kim Slade is at work when there's a knock at her office door. Someone is waiting for her in reception. A woman claiming to be her mother. The mother who abandoned her thirty years ago. Monica Slade has been working as a live-in housekeeper for a judge and his wife, she says. But now Judge Hawkes is dead. The last thing Monica says before the police take her in for questioning is: "There are things you should know. About the past."

A sudden death interrupts what should have been an enjoyable day for Barbara Hollis. Once again, with Craig and Deputy Elwood at her side, Barbara must delve into the unhappy scandals and secrets certain inhabitants of Cobbsville will do anything to hide.

Barbara expects her life to settle down, now that she has returned to Cobbsville with all her old secrets laid to rest. But instead, she comes home to find an unexpected new member has joined the Hollis household—and brought along a deadly new mystery. Barbara's investigation of a murder uncovers lies and motives that have been buried for years. But can she get to the bottom of it all before finding herself at the bottom of a grave?

A dark secret from her past has come back to haunt Barbara Hollis. When Deputy Elwood finds out the truth about her, Barbara flees Cobbsville, returning to the city where all her troubles began. Going undercover, she tries to catch the one person who can prove her innocence and restore her reputation—but tracking down answers won't be easy when pursuing a dangerous villain who will stop at nothing.

A sudden death at the local hardware store plunges Barbara into another murder investigation. While examining her list of suspects, she makes the acquaintance of a handsome handyman and also realizes she is being spied on by a mysterious woman.

When a blackmailer turns up dead, Barbara's past finally catches up to her. Forced to search for the real killer in order to clear her own name, Barbara will have to confront secrets she had hoped to keep buried. But can she regain the trust of those she has betrayed in time to keep the murderer from committing another crime?

A violent assault on a door-to-door salesman leaves the man's life hanging in the balance as Barbara, Craig, and Deputy Elwood search for answers. Was it the victim's estranged wife? A business competitor? A dissatisfied customer?

Suspicion. Lies. Murder. Barbara Hollis didn't expect to encounter any of these in small town life. With a murky past to hide from, moving to quiet little Cobbsville was supposed to be a perfect escape. But a neighbor who has her own dangerous secret to conceal soon becomes as big a threat as the crazed lunatic who is setting fire to houses around town . . . Even as a terrible new doubt surfaces against her brother, Barbara is intrigued by an attractive new acquaintance who happens to be the local mayor. But will one more distraction prove welcome . . . or deadly?

Bloody murder is the last thing on Barbara Hollis's mind when she agrees to travel to a sleepy little town to keep house for her widowed brother. Aside from chasing after her irritating young nephews, she thinks the biggest challenge she'll face is learning to cook a proper soufflé. But a bizarre encounter on a train quickly draws her into a more complicated and dangerous future than she bargained for....

Barbara Hollis has barely settled into the sleepy little town where her brother is sheriff, when a shocking crime rocks the community. Thanks to a peculiar new friend she has made and an unexpected prize she has won at a plasticware party, Barbara finds herself dragged into a dangerous mystery.

Something strange is going on next door. Suspicious that an elderly neighbor may be in danger, Barbara and her friend Vicky investigate mysterious activities down the street. Barbara also has worries further from home, as a certain attractive but crooked restaurant owner has discovered the part she played in his downfall. Can Barbara uncover the truth next door without being blind to a more shadowy danger across town?

Abby is a highly respected house cleaner to the wealthy. She was certain she'd already hit the glass ceiling when the offer of a lifetime comes her way. Her mentor and owner of "Dirt Slayers" offers to promote her to a live-in position. More income, less rent, doing what she loves - What's the catch?

She told me she was the housekeeper, and who was I to question? Our stay in this perfectly renovated Victorian house on the rich side of Hastings was a favour from an old school friend while the fire damage to our own little place was being fixed. This is not my house, and they are not my rules. So I step aside, and I let her in. Am I paranoid to think that she’s watching my every move? What am I supposed to do when she rests her head on my husband’s broad shoulder, a glint in her eye that only I can see?