Finalist for WHSmith’s “A Thumping Good Read.”

IF YOU CAN’T TRUST YOUR FAMILY. . .

When Melanie wakes up in hospital all she knows is that she can’t remember any of the first nine years of her life and no-one is there waiting for her.

For Dr Stokes – who treated Melanie that night – and his wife, their decision to adopt the abandoned child comes as a blessing following their desperate struggle to deal with the brutal murder of their four-year-old daughter, Meagan.

But when, after twenty years of happy family life, Melanie suddenly finds her past under investigation by a reporter and an FBI agent, everything she thought she knew about her new life is questioned. And when horrific messages and gifts start arriving, Melanie is forced to face the terrifying reality that her family may be the last people she should trust. . .

THEN WHO CAN YOU TRUST?

REVENGE IS SWEET. . .

Jillian Hayes, Carol Rosen and Meg Pesaturo’s lives changed forever in an instant, when Eddie Como – the College Hill Rapist – came into their lives. But they refused to be victims; instead, they chose to be survivors. Helping to put him away was one form of justice but they couldn’t deny that secretly they wanted his life destroyed, as he destroyed theirs.

So when Eddie is shot down outside the courtroom on the eve of the trial, they are both relieved and revenged. But now they’re also prime suspects and surviving is about to get tougher still.

Detective Roan Griffin thinks this was a professional hit and all that remains is to work out who ordered it. He knows that the women are key but when another woman is savagely attacked, the situation gets a lot more complicated. For Griffin, the hunt is on to find the person responsible, before membership of the exclusive club grows. . .

BUT IS IT WORTH THE PRICE YOU PAY?