Bøker av Renee Knight

A heartbroken prince. A secretive guard. A voyage at sea. There are three things Prince Joran thinks he will never get over: the way his mother used him, the way his father ignored him, and the way an assassin murdered his fiancee. Angry at the injustice of life and grieving his loss, Joran finds himself on a path of self-destruction. That's before his father, King Henry, sentences him to a year at sea under the watchful eye of Captain Markus, with hopes that the rigorous lifestyle will help him move forward. His guard, Peter, and Captain Markus, seem intent on teaching him what they know about love and loss, but Joran hurts too much to welcome their friendship. When he hears about an assassin who severs the left hand of his victims, he knows he's discovered the man who murdered the girl he loved. Determined to make the man pay, Prince Joran believes he has found a new purpose for his life. When Joran is met with an unexpected revelation involving a young woman during his travels, he finds himself full of questions and speculation. Joran must now decide if loving again is worth letting go of the past.

Cath ligger i senga og leser en krim, mens hun leser blir hun mer og mer forferdet. Boka handler om henne, om hennes liv. Om noe som skjedde for mange år siden. Dette er Caths skitne hemmelighet, en hendelse hun har forsøkt å begrave så dypt som overhodet mulig. Kanskje kunne hun fortalt mannen hun elsker og deler livet med om det da, men nå, nå må hun forklare hvorfor hun aldri har sagt noe. Denne boka setter hele tilværelsen hennes i spill. Og hun aner ikke hvem som har skrevet den, eller hvordan den er havnet på hennes nattbord. Hun trodde ikke det fantes vitner til det som har skjedd som fremdeles er i live. Dette er opptakten til en thriller som elegant lokker oss i den ene retningen for deretter å snu spillet og sette alt vi trodde vi visste i et annet lys. En thriller om relasjonene i en familie, om hvor skjørt fundamentet for lykke kan være.

At the black heart of this story is a personal assistant - the colleague in your office who hears and knows everything about everyone - and Renee leads us on a deeply unsettling exploration of the limits of loyalty.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2016Imagine if the next thriller you opened was all about you.