Marin Montgomery "The Secret Becomes Known" Charlotte Coburn has a dark past, but now she is safe, living in a gated community under reliable protection. But her entire life changes when during a heavy storm, a lonely teenager named Ellie knocks on her door seeking shelter. What Charlotte doesn't know is that Ellie has chosen her door on purpose… Ellie knows all about her secrets because they once destroyed her life. And now it is time for everyone to know. Gradually, the truth comes to light, but now both women are involved in a dangerous game that will make you wonder: who is the villain in this story? J.P. Delaney "Trust Me" Claire Wright is in despair. She's studying acting in New York, and in the absence of a green card, she takes on the only job she can get - being bait for unfaithful husbands in bars, working for a law firm that specializes in divorces. But one day, the rules of the game change. The husband of a client becomes a suspect in the brutal murder of his wife, and the police ask Claire to use her acting talents to extract a confession from the suspect under the guidance of a sophisticated police psychologist. From the very beginning, Claire doubts Patrick Fogler's guilt. But is her growing confidence in his innocence a sign that she has become too deeply engrossed in her role - or has the police made a terrible mistake? She realizes that she is falling for her target and begins to wonder: who is really the bait and who is the victim? Soon Claire realizes that she is playing the deadliest role of her life. Jane Harper "The Forces of Nature" Five women go on a hike organized by their company. After a few days, only four come out of the woods. Federal agent Aaron Falk takes on the task of figuring out what happened to Alice Russell, his informant in a money laundering investigation. Alice knew not only about the company's machinations but also the dark secrets of her colleagues with whom she went on this journey. Together with his partner, Falk heads to the crime scene to conduct his own investigation. Each of the four survivors has their own version of events. By comparing often contradictory testimonies, Falk gradually learns the details of a gruesome story intertwined with friendship, professional rivalry, betrayal, and fear. A.K. Turner "Body Language" Cassie Raven is a pathologist who has long preferred the company of the dead over the living. Cassie is sure that the deceased have stories to tell about their deaths. The key is to know how to listen to them. When the body of her old teacher, Mrs. Edwards, comes to Cassie, she begins to suspect that the woman’s death was violent. But could it be that grief has robbed her of her ability to think rationally? Could this death just be the result of an accident? But when one of the bodies goes missing from the morgue, the police get involved along with Detective Philida Flight, and Cassie finds herself caught up in a rapidly unfolding series of events.
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