Family Domestic Thrillers

In het eerste deel van deze 10-delige serie leren we Cecilia Lund kennen, die als verloskundige een gelukkig leven leidt samen met haar man John, die freelance fotograaf is. Ze hebben vier kinderen en alles is, afgezien van het leven dat soms wel erg druk is, helemaal zoals het zijn moet. Totdat Simon, die beweert Johns buitenechtelijke kind te zijn, plotseling voor de deur staat. Als John kort daarna op reis vertrekt naar de VS voor werk wordt ze geconfronteerd met Simons mysterieuze achtergrond, en raakt ze verstrikt in een wereld van geweld, afpersing en drugs.

One day Cerys walks out of her comfortable life, never to return. Standing on a hillside at night with no phone, no possessions, watching her car set alight, she believes this is the end - that's when Lily walks into her life. The two women strike a fierce bond, and are both running from things that soon threaten to catch up with them. Can these two women keep each other safe? Can they trust each other? Or are the pasts they've escaped too much for either of them to bear?

When her husband goes missing, Marissa Creighton fears the worst. Tell me you trust me was the last thing Ethan said to her, and she’d shrugged it off. Now she can’t get those words out of her head. Marissa’s family has always been her rock. But when they come to help her with eighteen-month-old Logan, their overprotectiveness borders on oppression—occupational hazard of the family’s surveillance business, or is it? Seeking comfort in the playlist she and Ethan share, Marissa is shocked to find a new song there: “Trust Me.” She’s certain it’s a message.

Amy Linden has a loving husband, an adorable son, and a glamorous career as the hotelier of a grand mountain lodge. Then Ramona Crawford, the daughter she gave up for adoption twenty years earlier, pays her a surprise visit. Ramona wants to know the identity of her biological father—and Amy completely understands. There’s just one problem: the truth would destroy Amy’s carefully curated life.

When seventeen-year-old Isla Richardson is killed in a hit-and-run incident, a community’s lives are thrown into disarray. For Isla’s mum, Abby, it is her second devastating bereavement, having lost her husband five years ago. As Abby begins to uncover secrets about Isla’s life, she’s forced to rethink everything she thought she knew about her family.

It’s twenty years since my teenage brother was murdered and my mother took her own life with a broken heart. I buried myself in writing to numb the pain, but when the police knock at my door and tell me my brother’s killer has just been found murdered, my heart stops dead: the killer had letters from my mother written just days before she died. My mother believed someone else was there that night. As the police search my home, my head races with a million questions. Did my mother really kill herself, or did someone get to her before she could find out the truth?

Marlow Fin is as famous for her beauty and success as she is infamous for her past, some of which is a mystery even to her. Is the public ready for the truth? Is she? In 1995, young Isla Baek finds an abandoned six-year-old Marlow in the woods near the Baek family’s lakeside cabin. With little memory of where she came from or how she got there, Marlow is soon adopted by the Baeks into a seemingly idyllic Midwest life as Isla’s enigmatic new sister. But no one is prepared for how unnerving and disruptive Marlow’s presence will be over the years.

What would you do if your life of privilege and luxury hid a world of pain and heartache? She Cried Blood takes you on an emotional rollercoaster through the captivating story of Elayna, a young woman who discovers that even the sun-kissed hills of California can cast long shadows. As Elayna's seemingly perfect existence unravels, can she find the strength to face the bitter family conflicts and devastating events that threaten to consume her? Will the healing power of friendship be enough to guide her through the darkest of times?

Iris Jenkins knows that bad things happen. She’s tried to escape these things for years. So when Iris is entrusted to house-sit at a lodge on the South Dakota prairie, she thinks she’s prepared for anything. But one surprise is Sawyer Jones, the property’s neighbor and caretaker. He’s a caring, reassuring presence who’s making her feel safe and alive again. Then late one night, Iris hears a chilling cry for help coming from a walkie-talkie buried in a box of toys.

Der Lehrer Steiner hat einen Turm bauen lassen. Angeblich für Vermessungszwecke. Doch im Wirtshaus erzählen sie sich, er beabsichtige, seine Frau dort hinunterzuwerfen. Aber dann liegt er selber unten, mit zerschmettertem Schädel und leeren Augen. Wer hat seinen perfiden Plan für sich missbraucht? Und wer erbt jetzt den Hof, den der Lehrer nie haben wollte? Seine Frau? Oder der ungeliebte Bruder, dessen Name voreilig ins Kriegerdenkmal gemeißelt worden war? Doch er kehrte zurück, und statt seines Lebens hat er nur einen Arm im Krieg gelassen - und jegliche Menschlichkeit.

OPOWIEŚĆ O SILE RODZINNYCH WIĘZÓW, ROZLICZANIU SIĘ Z PRZESZŁOŚCIĄ I ODNAJDYWANIU WŁASNEJ DROGI. Mathilde Cormier po śmierci ojca opuszcza wraz z matką oraz młodszym rodzeństwem Francję i próbuje odnaleźć się w obcej, angielskiej rzeczywistości. Kiedy już jej się zdaje, że najgorsze za nią, dramatyczny obrót spraw zmusza lady Cormier do powrotu do Francji, a sama Mathilde rusza w ślad za matką, by pomóc jej w wyplątaniu się z największego skandalu, o jakim paryska socjeta słyszała od kilku lat.

When my husband Seth and I bought our perfect home, all I wanted was a chance to start a loving family—the one thing I never had. And all our dreams come true when I get pregnant with twins. But we had no idea financial ruin was just around the corner. Desperate to keep our heads above water, we have no choice but to take in lodgers.

Twenty years ago, Liz left Easthaven to escape the memory of one tragic night at Lakewell Manor. Only she and her best friend Tamsin saw what really happened, and in the aftermath they drifted apart. Now she’s forced back after a nasty divorce, with two daughters in tow, the shadows of that terrible night lurking on every corner. With a custody battle looming, she’s one wrong move away from her life falling apart completely.

Where to hide when there's nowhere left to run? Sandrine is asked to empty her late grandmother's house on a small island near the Normandy coast. She soon discovers that its elderly inhabitants haven't left the island since their arrival as children during World War II. Sandrine can tell they are terrified of someone, or something. Yet, they refuse to leave the island. What happened to the children from the holiday camp that was suddenly shut down in 1949? And who was Sandrine's grandmother really?

Harriet and Mark have it all: successful careers, a lovely house in a leafy London suburb, twin boys on the cusp of leaving home. Yvette and Gary share a smaller place with their two daughters in a shabbier part of the same borough. But when the stars align for a collective move north, it means a fresh start for them all. For Mark, it’s a chance to escape the rat race; for Harriet, a distraction from her unfulfilled dream of a late third child. Gary has decided to reboot the Madchester band that made him famous, while Yvette hopes it will give her daughters what she never had.

Una mañana, botella de vino en mano, Eva sale de la cama cuando escucha unos gritos que provienen de la calle. Al asomarse al balcón, descubre a Laura, su hija adolescente, discutiendo con un chico de su edad. Ambos parecen enfadados, sobre todo él. Eva le pide a su hija que entre en casa, pero Laura la ignora y la conversación termina con una amenaza por parte del chico.

Una mañana, botella de vino en mano, Eva sale de la cama cuando escucha unos gritos que provienen de la calle. Al asomarse al balcón, descubre a Laura, su hija adolescente, discutiendo con un chico de su edad.

Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something - or rather someone - behind. Tom Dean has a bitter hatred for the father who considers him a lost cause, and for the woman who’s moved into their family’s house. The only home he’s ever known. He’s never going to leave. She thinks he’ll be gone in three days, but Tom has the perfect plan.

When underworld loan shark Davie Saunders is gunned down at his daughter's wedding, his loved ones are sure that a rival East End crime family is responsible. Davie's widow and daughters must now step up and take control of Davie's empire, but from the beginning it's clear they're in way over their heads. Shy bride Mia has no experience of giving orders, self-centred middle-child Kelsey is more concerned with keeping her affair with bodyguard Todd a secret, and baby of the family Scarlett is very firmly kept out of the business while she finishes her education.

Wisconsin, 1960. Angie, mariée depuis peu à Paul, un peintre plus âgé qu'elle au passé mystérieux, consacre ses journées à son bébé et à son foyer. Un jour, elle reçoit un coup de téléphone de Ruth, la fille d'Henry, le frère de Paul. Celle-ci lui annonce que son père s'est suicidé et que sa mère, Silja, a disparu. Angie décide d'accompagner Paul aux obsèques. L'occasion de soutenir son mari et sa nièce et d'en apprendre un peu plus sur cette belle-famille qu'elle connaît à peine.