Bøker av Sharon Bolton

Politibetjent Florence Lovelady vender tilbake til Sabden for å innfri et løfte hun har gitt den døende seriemorderen Larry Glassbrook. Fire barneskjeletter har blitt avdekket nær et barnehjem, og Larry insisterer på at dette ikke er gamle levninger.Frigjort av nyheten om faren Larrys død, er Cassie Glassbrook nå fri til å besøke hjembyen sin for å vinne tilbake barndomskjæresten. Ingenting skal forhindre henne fra å få ham tilbake.Når de to kvinnene vender tilbake til byen som nesten tok livet av dem for tretti år siden, avdekkes lenge begravde hemmeligheter som kan ødelegge dem alle.

A gripping, twisty and clever thriller from Richard & Judy bestseller Sharon Bolton about class, obsession, betrayal, and revenge

The nail-biting new crime thriller from Sharon Bolton, author of Sunday Times Bestseller The Craftsman.

A new job. A new home. A new start.It's all Anna wants.But in a closed rural community, strange traditions and a suspicion of outsiders mean everything is not as it seems. Three teenage girls have vanished at the annual Gathering as they reach their sixteenth birthday.No one seems to be investigating.And a fourth girl begs Anna for help, fearing that she will be next to disappear.Everyone has secrets. Anna is watching everyone.But who is watching Anna?An unpredictable and wild page-turner, with shocks, surprises and a killer twist for a finale.

On an unassuming evening, a stranger sits down at Olive Anderson's dinner table and pretends to be her wife. But as much as the fake wife has her secrets, Olive just might have more . . .The Fake Wife is an unbelievably compelling psychological suspense novel that repeatedly pulls the rug out from the reader's feet. Exciting and original, from the Richard & Judy bestselling author of The Split.The fake wife, she's not who you think she is . . .

Inspired by an ancient legend, Sharon Bolton's critically acclaimed debut follows the shocking investigation of a decades-long pattern of kidnapping and murder.In this masterful debut that starts off as a mystery and becomes much more, Tora Hamilton is an outsider at her new home on the rocky, windswept Shetland Islands, a hundred miles from the northeastern tip of Scotland. Though her husband grew up here, it's the first time he's been back in twenty years. Digging in the peat on their new property, Tora unearths a human body: at first glance a centuries-old bog body, interesting but not uncommon. But realizing that the body is in fact much newer, that the woman's heart has been cut out and that she was killed within a few days of bearing a child, Tora, herself an obstetrician, becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to her-even when the police, her colleagues, and eventually her husband warn her against getting involved.Reading town records and researching local lore, Tora discovers a disturbing link to ancient Shetland legend and uncovers a collection of deep, dark secrets-the kind of secrets worth killing for.Sacrifice is a bone-chilling, spellbinding debut that will grip readers from its beginning to its startling end.*BONUS CONTENT: This edition of Sacrifice includes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide

Å ta ham vil være avgjørende for karrieren hennes- og forandre henne for alltid. August, 1999 På årets varmeste dag er politietterforsker Florence Lovelady i begravelsen til Larry Glassbrook, den dømte drapsmannen hun arresterte for tredve år siden. Som snekker og begravelsesagent fengslet Larry sine offer i kister han selv hadde laget. Leirefigurene som var gravlagt sammen med dem, antydet et motiv utover den verste menneskelige fordervelse. Juni, 1969 13 år gamle Patsy Wood har vært savnet i to dager, og er den tredje tenåringen som har forsvunnet de tre siste månedene. Som nyansatt i Lancashires politistyrker strever WPC Lovelady med å passe inn, mens hun blir satt til å etterforske en svært spesiell rapport fra skolebarn som hevder å ha hørt en stemme rope om hjelp. En stemme fra under jorden, fra en nylagd grav. August, 1999 Mens hun prøver å legge spøkelsene bak seg, blir Florence dratt mot til Glassbrooks gamle hus, i skyggene av Pendle Hill, hvor hun en gang fikk losji. Hun blir skremt av funnet av en dukke som er bemerkelsesverdig lik henne selv. Er morderen forsatt på frifot? Er Florence igjen i livsfare? Skjebnen som venter kan umulig være værre enn hennes verste forestillinger. Eller kan den?

Like før daggry i åsene nær den skotske grensen, dreper en mann en ung kvinne. Samtidig skjer et fatalt uhell med en varmluftsballong full av passasjerer. Det er bare én overlevende. Hun har sett morderen ansikt - men han har også sett hennes. Og han kommer ikke til å få et øyeblikks hvile før han eliminerer det eneste vitnet til forbrytelsen. Alene og livredd løper hun direkte dit hun føler seg trygg - men det kan vise seg å være det farligste stedet av alle ...

AN OLD ENEMY IS LAID TO REST . . . AND A NEW CRIME IS DISCOVEREDFlorence Lovelady, the most senior serving policewoman in Britain, visits convicted serial killer Larry Glassbrook in prison. Larry is coming to the end of his life but has one last task for Florence: to learn the identity of the remains discovered at children's home Black Moss Manor. The town Florence escaped narrowly with her life still holds many secrets. Will she finally learn the truth? Or will time run out for her first?The latest Florence Lovelady thriller, set shortly after the bestselling first novel The Craftsman in the chilling, new series from Richard and Judy bestseller Sharon BoltonPraise for The Craftsman series'Engaging, compulsive reading. Sharon Bolton at her best.' Rachel Abbott'Beautifully dark and disturbing, I won't sleep well tonight.' Jenny Blackhurst'Darkly gothic and brilliantly original, The Craftsman will have you spellbound.' JP Delaney'I dare you to read it after dark.' Mark Edwards'Fabulous, utterly unique storyline, that will effortlessly stand out in the crowd of thrillers.' Helen Fields'The Craftsman is an absolutely terrific crime novel that takes your darkest fear and makes it reality.' Elly Griffiths'The Craftsman goes to some very dark places, and will have readers looking nervously over their shoulder with every page they turn.' Mick Herron'Filled with intrigue and suspense. The Craftsman is spellbinding.' Clare Mackintosh'A brilliant blend of rich crime thriller with a hint of the gothic.' Sarah Pinborough

Like everyone reading the newspapers these days, 10-year-old Barney Roberts knows the killer will strike again soon. The victim will be another boy, just like him. The body will be drained of blood, and left somewhere on a Thames beach. There will be no clues for London detectives Dana Tulloch and Mark Joesbury to find. There will be no warning about who will be next. There will be no real reason for Barney''s friend and neighbor, Lacey Flint, on leave from her job as a London police detective, to become involved…and no chance that she can stay away. With the clock ticking, the violence escalating, and young lives at stake, Lacey and Barney both know they can''t afford a single wrong step if they hope to make it through alive.S.J. Bolton, an award-winning author of five novels, delivers her most compelling novel to date, in which a fragile police detective and a courageous, lonely eleven-year-old boy must work together to unmask a killer. Lost provides all of the pulse-pounding suspense, beautifully drawn characters, and intricate plotting thriller fans could hope for—and more.Please note, this title is published in the UK as Like This For Ever.

From bestselling crime writer Sharon Bolton comes the startling sequel to The Craftsman, hailed in the national press as 'Bolton at her best'.

Award-winning writer Sharon Bolton is back with her most gripping, suspenseful and chilling novel yet.

Bolton's writing is pacy, and features a brilliant twist I wish I'd written.' Clare Mackintosh, bestselling author of I See You (in Shortlist) 'For once, the description "impossible to put down" is fully merited, for this is an absolute page-turner' Daily Mail'With Dead Woman Walking, Sharon Bolton exceeds her own high standards of excellence.

Famous killers have fan clubs. Locked up for the rest of his life for the abduction and murder of three young women, he gets countless adoring letters every day. a successful lawyer and bestselling true-crime writer, she only takes on cases that she can win. Hamish wants her as his lawyer, he wants her to change his fate. But maybe not this time .

What's the worst thing your best friend could do to you? How long before revenge becomes irresistible? With no reason to go on living, why shouldn't you turn your darkest thoughts into deeds? So now, what's the worst thing you can do to your best friend? This book deals with these questions.

'Bolton is a gripping storyteller, with fine, haunted characters' PETER JAMES Police sergeant Lacey Flint thinks she's safe. She thinks her new job with the river police, and her new life on a house boat, will keep her away from danger.

Twelve-year-old Barney Roberts is obsessed with a series of murders. He knows the victims are all boys, just like him. He knows the bodies were found on river banks. And he's sure the killer will strike again soon. But there's something else, a secret he'd rather not know, a secret he is too scared to share...

Searching for the Human in Human Resource Management is a highly original collection penned by leading critical thinkers in the field of organization studies and HRM, each concerned to resituate people at the heart of HRM and organizational analysis. It offers contributions in three key areas: theory, practice and workplace contexts.

'Bolton is hot property in crime fiction right now' Stylist Magazine'Mesmerising' The TimesA series of suicides. Each one more horrifying than the last. The police know it cannot be coincidence. As unprepared for the nightmare that will greet her. Watch your back, Lacey Flint . .

'Really special' LEE CHILD'Probably one of the best thrillers that you will read all year' Choice Magazine'Chilling and mesmerising' TESS GERRITSENShe can't stop shivering.

'Spine-tingling suspense!' LISA GARDNER'A killer twist' Financial TimesSometimes I wish that she'd just leave me in peace .

A terrifying, heart-racing up-all-night thriller perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn and Tess GerritsenYou know that feeling? She has been shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the CWA Dagger in the Library.

'One of the best thrillers ever' SOPHIE HANNAHConsultant surgeon Tora Hamilton has moved to remote Shetland to be with her husband. Not for this . . But as Tora begins to ask questions around the island, she receives her first threat . .

The exciting new book explores the management of emotion in organizations and the emotion management skills organizational actors need to possess in order to achieve organizational objectives whilst also acknowledging the subjective experiences of its members.