Bøger af Lisa Unger

Isabel og Marcus er det perfekte par.Hun er en berømt forfatter, og han har et succesfuldt firma, som udvikler computerspil. De har været lykkeligt gift i fem år, da Marcus pludselig forsvinder på vej til arbejde.Isabel bliver klar over, at der er noget rivende galt, da hun modtager et telefonopkald og alt, hun hører, er en mands fortvivlede skrig. Fuld af bange anelser skynder hun sig hen til Marcus’ kontor, hvor hun bliver slået bevidstløs, og da hun vågner op på hospitalet, får hun at vide, at alle Marcus’ kolleger er blevet dræbt. Under politiets efterforskning bliver det klart, at Marcus døde for flere år siden.Til sin gru må Isabel sande, at hun har været gift med en mand, som slet ikke eksisterer!Isabel bliver besat af tanken om at finde sandheden om den mand, hun elskede, og som hun kender som Marcus Reine: hvem var han, hvor er han henne nu – og hvordan kunne han udsætte hende for det største bedrag?OM DET STØRSTE BEDRAG"Psykologisk thriller med appel til spændingsbogslæsere i bred forstand (...) Den dramatiske historie er fortalt effektivt og elementært spændende..." Per Drugstrup Larsen, lektørudtalelse"Det største bedrag er en rystende thriller om psykopati, bedrag og mord..."**** Jan Vandal, MetroXpress"...det er en spædende og neglebidende thriller, der godt kan holde en vågen til ud på aftenen." **** Bogrummet.dk

"Spine-tingling fun." —People“Lisa Unger, you’ve done it again.” —Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emmy Award-winning actressA couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad’s late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn’t feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there’s more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.Looking for more spine-tingling thrillers? Check out these other titles by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger: Under My Skin The Stranger Inside Confessions on the 7:45 Last Girl Ghosted Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six

Annie Powers lever et trygt og godt liv i en forstad i Florida med sin mand Gray og deres lille datter, Victory. Hendes liv tager en drastisk drejning, da fortiden indhenter hende. For Annie hed engang Ophelia, og var gift med den voldelige Marlowe. For at slippe væk fra sin psykopatiske eksmand har Annie skiftet identitet og er flyttet til en anden stat. Nu er nogen begyndt at true hendes datter, og Annie oplever mærkelige hændelser og ser ting, som måske ikke er der. Mens hun forsvinder længere og længere ind i en uhyggelig verden, får hun stadig sværere ved at skelne mellem fantasi og virkelighed. For døde Marlowe virkelig dengang, eller er han på spil igen og stræber Annie efter livet?”Ophelia” udkom første gang i 2008.Lisa Unger (f. 1970) er en amerikansk forfatter, der hovedsageligt har skrevet psykologiske thrillere. Lisa Ungers bøger har solgt mange millioner af eksemplarer og er blevet oversat til et væld af fremmedsprog. Hun debuterede som forfatter i 2006 og flere af hendes bøger har ligget på New York Times Bestseller-liste.Topunderholdende og elementært spændende psykologisk thriller, hvor fortiden på dramatisk vis indhenter hovedpersonen. Lektørudtalelse, Lone Krøgh

A dark Christmas thriller from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger.Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case...When true crime podcaster Harley Granger drifts into The Next Chapter Bookshop days before Christmas, he seems intent on digging up events that store owner Madeline Martin would much rather forget. Granger has a gift for seeing things that others miss, and his work on true crime has earned him fame and wealth ? and some serious criticism for his various unethical practices. Looking into Madeline's case, a case that many people think is closed but some want reopened, he has a lot of questions about the night Madeline was left for dead on the riverbank, nearly a decade ago. Madeline is the only surviving victim of Evan Handy, who murdered her best friend and is suspected in the disappearance of two local sisters. Since Handy went to jail, though, three other young women have gone missing in similar circumstances. Are the cases connected? Was Handy innocent after all... or was there someone else there that night? Another predator, still out there somewhere?As Christmas approaches and a blizzard bears down, Madeline must return to a past she hoped was dead, to answer questions that have haunted her and others since that day. Will she discover the truth... and is it more terrible than she could ever have imagined?Coupling a picturesque, cosy setting with a deeply unsettling and suspenseful plot, Christmas Presents is a chilling seasonal novella that can be enjoyed all year long.

An online dating match turns into a deadly cat-and-mouse game in this dark and riveting thriller Think twice before you swipe... She met him through a dating app, and what she thought might be a hookup quickly became much more. She fell for him--hard. But then, just as things were getting real, he stood her up. Then he disappeared--profiles deleted, phone disconnected. She was ghosted. Maybe it was her fault. But soon she learns there were others--girls who thought they were in love, who later went missing. Now she's looking for answers. Chasing a digital trail into his dark past--and hers--she finds herself on a dangerous hunt. And she's not sure whether she's the predator--or the prey.

A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn't feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there's more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.

"Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade"--]cProvided by publisher.

"Instead of presents this Christmas, a true crime podcaster is opening up a cold case..."--Provided by publisher.

A couple inherits an apartment with a spine-tingling past in this unputdownable thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six.Rosie and Chad Lowan are barely making ends meet in New York City when they receive life-changing news: Chad's late uncle has left them his luxury apartment at the historic Windermere in glamorous Murray Hill. With its prewar elegance and impeccably uniformed doorman, the building is the epitome of old New York charm. One would almost never suspect the dark history lurking behind its perfectly maintained facade.At first, the building and its eclectic tenants couldn't feel more welcoming. But as the Lowans settle into their new home, Rosie starts to suspect that there's more to the Windermere than meets the eye. Why is the doorman ever-present? Why are there cameras everywhere? And why have so many gruesome crimes occurred there throughout the years? When one of the neighbors turns up dead, Rosie must get to the truth about the Windermere before she, too, falls under its dangerous spell.

Madeline Martin has built a life for herself as the young owner of a thriving business, The Next Chapter Bookshop, despite her tragic childhood and now needing to care for her infirm father. When Harley Granger, a failed novelist turned true crime podcaster, drifts into her shop in the days before Christmas, he seems intent on digging up events that Madeline would much rather forget. She's the only surviving victim of Evan Handy, the man who was convicted of murdering her best friend Steph, and is suspected in the disappearance of two sisters, also good friends of Madeline's, who have been missing for nearly a decade. It's an investigation that has obsessed her father Sheriff James Martin right up until his stroke took his faculties.Harley Granger has a gift for seeing things that others miss. He wasn't much of a novelist, but his work as a true crime author and podcaster has earned him fame and wealth-and some serious criticism for his various unethical practices. Still, visiting Little Valley to be closer to his dying father has caused him to look into a case that many people think is closed-and some want reopened. And he has a lot of questions about the night Stephanie Cramer was killed, Ainsley and Sam Wallace disappeared, and Madeline Martin was left for dead, bleeding out on a riverbank.Since Evan Handy went to jail, three other young women have gone missing, most recently a young college dropout named Lolly. Five young women missing in the same area in a decade. Are they connected? Was Evan Handy innocent after all? Or was there some else there that night? Someone who is still satisfying his dark appetites?As Christmas approaches and a blizzard bears down, Madeline and her childhood friend Badger return to a past they both hoped was dead-to find the missing Lolly and to answer questions that have haunted them both, discovering that the truth is more terrible and much closer to home than they think.Coupling a picturesque, cozy setting with a deeply unsettling suspenseful plot, Christmas Presents is a chilling seasonal novella that can be enjoyed all year long.

A collection of the year's best mystery and suspense short fiction selected by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger and series editor Steph Cha.

"A deliciously tense ride." -Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of One By OneINSTANT BESTSELLERThree couples rent a luxury cabin in the woods for a weekend getaway to die for in this chilling locked-room thriller.What could be more restful than a weekend getaway with family and friends? An isolated luxury cabin in the woods, spectacular views, a hot tub and a personal chef. Hannah's generous brother found the listing online. The reviews are stellar. It'll be three couples on this trip with good food, good company and lots of R & R.But the dreamy weekend is about to turn into a nightmare. A deadly storm is brewing. The rental host seems just a little too present. The personal chef reveals that their beautiful house has a spine-tingling history. And the friends have their own complicated past, with secrets that run blood deep.How well does Hannah know her brother, her own husband? Can she trust her best friend? Meanwhile, someone is determined to ruin the weekend, looking to exact a payback for deeds long buried. Who is the stranger among them?• People Magazine Book of the Week • PopSugar Best Thriller and Mystery• CrimeReads Best Psychological Thrillers• Goodreads Editor's and Readers Most Anticipated Book • BookPage Best Mysteries of November • BookBub Best Mysteries and Thrillers • Scary Mommy Best Fall Releases • St. Paul Pioneer Press Top Reads • The Saturday Evening Post Best Books to Cozy Up with this Fall

Includes a Reading Group Guide with topics and questions for discussion, an interview with the author, and a conversation between Tess Gerritsen and the author.

The explosive novel by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger, which the Providence Journal called “A simmering tale of romantic obsession and angst in the tradition of Body Heat or Fatal Attraction, laced with the noirish spirit of James M. Cain. Wonderfully crafted and beautifully executed.”Falling in love can feel like a dream…or a living nightmare. Darkness has a way of creeping up when Ian is with Priss. Even when they were kids, playing in the woods of their small upstate New York town, he could feel it. Still, Priss was his best friend, his salvation from the bullies who called him “loser” and “fatboy”…and from his family’s deadly secrets. Now that they’ve both escaped to New York City, Ian no longer inhabits the tortured shell of his childhood. He is a talented and successful graphic novelist, and Priss…Priss is still trouble. The booze, the drugs, the sex—Ian is growing tired of late nights together trying to keep the past at bay. Especially now that he’s met sweet, beautiful Megan, whose love makes him want to change for the better. But Priss doesn’t like change. Change makes her angry. And when Priss is angry, terrible things begin to happen…

Includes a reading group guide and an interview with the author.

A shattering thriller about three women, strangers, on a heart-wrenching collision course none of them could have seen coming.Long after anyone expected Kate to do anything with her life, she did. Using the journals left behind by her aunt and grandmother, she wrote a novel based on a very real generation-old love story that ended in tragedy. On the other side of town, Emily is about to set fire to her life. She's in a dead-end job and is involved with the wrong man; she can feel herself being drawn into darkness, with horrific consequences. With nowhere to go, she finds herself on the run. Without knowing each other, and with lives that couldn't be more different, Kate and Emily head to the same point on the map: Heart Island, an idyllic place in the middle of a lake in the Adirondacks, owned for generations by Birdie Burke's family. The harsh and unyielding Birdie is at one with this island, which has a terrifying history all its own. She, too, has consequences to face.Heartbroken is a tense, mesmerizing novel about the limits of dysfunctional families, of an island haunted by dark memories and restless ghosts, and of the all-too-real demons we must battle. Wonderfully suspenseful, exquisitely crafted, and written with raw, emotional power, this is Lisa Unger at her very best.Praise for Heartbroken"Stellar. . . . Heartbroken should be on everyone's summer to-read list. For best results, read it alone on an island on a dark and stormy night."-USA Today (4 stars)"Heartbroken has all the makings of a high-wire thriller. But it's the twisted psyches of its main characters that really unsettle. . . . Unger expertly shows how quiet betrayals can rupture a life as deeply as an act of violence."-People (3 ¿ stars)"A can't-put-down thriller interlaced with insightful family drama and echoes of Wuthering Heights."-Family Circle"Lisa Unger is one of the few women to first break into the genre of thrillers, then to dominate it."-Minneapolis Star Tribune"Lisa Unger masterfully writes of the joys and frustrations of family life in her latest novel. . . . What makes [it] shine is the struggle of multidimensional characters with issues that all of us face but sometimes don't want to acknowledge."-Associated Press

COMING TO NETFLIX"Intricate and nuanced-on par with the best top-flight psychological suspense." -L.A. TimesINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom master of suspense Lisa Unger comes a riveting thriller about a chance encounter that unravels a stunning web of lies.Selena Murphy is commuting home on the train when she strikes up a conversation with a beautiful stranger in the next seat. The woman introduces herself as Martha and soon confesses that she's been stuck in an affair with her boss. Selena, in turn, confesses that she suspects her husband is sleeping with the nanny. When the train arrives at Selena's station, the two women part ways, presumably never to meet again.Then the nanny disappears.As Selena is pulled into the mystery of what happened, and as the fractures in her marriage grow deeper, she begins to wonder, who was Martha really? But she is hardly prepared for what she'll discover…Don't miss The New Couple in 5B, Lisa Unger's newest psychological thriller about a couple that inherits an apartment with a truly chilling past.Looking for more spine-tingling thrillers? Check out these other titles by New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger: Under My Skin The Stranger Inside Last Girl Ghosted Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six The New Couple in 5B (coming March 2024!)

On the surface, Annie's life in a wealthy Florida suburb is happy. Her husband, Gray, loves her fiercely; together, they dote on their beautiful young daughter, Victory. But the bubble surrounding Annie is pricked when the demons of her past resurface. These are demons she can't fully recall because of a highly dissociative state that allowed her to forget the violence of her earlier life as Ophelia March and to start over, under Gray's protection, as Annie Powers. Disturbing events—the appearance of a familiar dark figure on the beach, the mysterious murder of her psychologist—trigger confusing memories for Annie, who realizes she must quickly piece them together before her past comes to claim her future and her daughter."[A] hurricane of a thriller...impossible to extract yourself until the last page." —Entertainment WeeklyToday show pick for Top 10 Summer Reads (2008)"Full of twists and turns. A great read for anyone craving some suspense." —John Searles, Cosmopolitan"Black Out is riveting psychological suspense of the first order. If you haven't yet experienced Lisa Unger, what are you waiting for?" —Harlan Coben