One Step Behind
Title | One Step Behind PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren North |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2020-09-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1984803875 |
A woman pushed to the breaking point by a stalker develops an obsession of her own in this shocking new novel of psychological suspense from the acclaimed author of The Perfect Son. Jenna is a wife, a mother, a doctor. She’s also the victim of a stalker. Frightening "gifts" are left on her doorstep, her home is broken in to, and when she leaves her house to take her children to school, he’s waiting. She feels powerless, and the police are unable to help. Then her stalker is brought into the emergency room after a terrible accident, and Jenna has to treat the man who’s been tormenting her for months. With her stalker in a coma, Jenna is desperate to understand the life of this seemingly normal man. When she finds startling images on his phone, she is consumed by her need for answers--and her own obsession leads her down a twisting path of destruction. Just how far is Jenna willing to go to take back control of her life?
One Step Behind
Title | One Step Behind PDF eBook |
Author | Henning Mankell |
Publisher | Random House |
Total Pages | 546 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN | 0099526638 |
It is Midsummer's Eve. Three young friends meet in a wood to act out an elaborate masque. But, unkown to them, they are being watched. Each is killed by a single bullet. Soon afterwards, one of Inspector Wallander's colleagues is found murdered. Is this the same killer, and what could the connection be? In this investigation, Wallander is always, tantalisingly, one step behind.
One Step Behind Mandela
Title | One Step Behind Mandela PDF eBook |
Author | Rory Steyn |
Publisher | New Holland Australia(AU) |
Total Pages | 262 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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Looking at Nelson Mandela's presidency from the view of his chief bodyguard, Rory Steyn, this tribute contains behind-the-scenes information and anecdotes. It also describes how Steyn, a traditional white South African, came to the realization that he would risk his life for Mandela.
The Perfect Son
Title | The Perfect Son PDF eBook |
Author | Lauren North |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 370 |
Release | 2019-08-13 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1984803840 |
A disturbing and shocking debut novel of psychological suspense about a recently widowed mother, her young son, and the lengths she'll go to in order to keep him safe. When Tess Clarke wakes up in the hospital the day after her son Jamie's eighth birthday, she's sure of these things: She's been stabbed, her son is missing, her brother-in-law and her grief counselor are involved. But no one is listening to her. After her husband, Mark, died suddenly in a terrible accident a few months earlier, the only thing keeping Tess together is Jamie. As they struggle to make sense of their new life without Mark, they find joy in brief moments of normalcy like walking to school and watching television together. Life is hard without Mark, but Tess has Jamie, and that's what matters. But there in the hospital, confused and surrounded by people who won't listen, Tess’s world falls apart. To save her son, she must piece together what happened between Mark's death and Jamie's birthday, but the truth might just be too much for her to bear.
A Half Step Behind
Title | A Half Step Behind PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Condon |
Publisher | Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | 372 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780804816960 |
Numerous books have been written about the country's workaholic, corporate-minded drones, Japanese men, but few writers have grasped that it is really the women who keep Japan on top. In A Half Step Behind, author and journalist Jane Condon explores this often ignored other half of the Japanese success story--Japanese women.
No Regrets
Title | No Regrets PDF eBook |
Author | Hamilton Beazley |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | 237 |
Release | 2004-01-13 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 0471481793 |
At last, freedom from burdensome regrets Everyone has regrets. But not everyone can overcome them, even when they interfere with the enjoyment of life. With this book as your guide, you'll learn how to let go of past mistakes, lost opportunities, and failed expectations to live richly in a present filled with hope and new possibilities. This wise, compassionate, and practical guide offers profound insights into the nature of regrets and how to overcome them. Grounded in proven psychotherapeutic and spiritual principles, No Regrets brings together the insights of mental health professionals, spiritual teachers, and self-help experts. In No Regrets, you'll find: * A structured ten-step program for letting go of burdensome regrets * Powerful spiritual and psychological tools for overcoming regret, including creative visualization, journaling, affirmations, thought analysis, meditation, and sharing with others * Insights into toxic thought patterns that create and support regrets * Persistent myths about forgiveness that keep us trapped in our regrets * Inspiring stories of people who have freed themselves from regret No Regrets will show you a way out of the pain, guilt, and shame of the past and how to create a rich and rewarding life in the present. "Hamilton Beazley has the distinct ability to understand the most complex inner workings of the human spirit and mind. No Regrets is destined to take its place alongside the other great self-help guides of our time." -Howard J. Shaffer, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Director Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School
An Event in Autumn
Title | An Event in Autumn PDF eBook |
Author | Henning Mankell |
Publisher | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard |
Total Pages | 121 |
Release | 2014-08-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0804170657 |
The eleventh riveting installment in the mystery thriller series that inspired the Netflix crime drama Young Wallander • Wallander is "one of the most impressive creations in crime fiction today.... An old-fashioned moral force and sense of disquiet of the sort rarely found in contemporary crime fiction." —The Guardian After nearly thirty years in the same job, Inspector Kurt Wallander is tired, restless, and itching to make a change. He is taken with a certain old farmhouse, perfectly situated in a quiet countryside with a charming, overgrown garden. There he finds the skeletal hand of a corpse in a shallow grave. Wallander’s investigation takes him deep into the history of the house and the land, until finally the shocking truth about a long-buried secret is brought to light. Includes an afterword by the author.