Bøger af Nancy Bush

Eine elitäre Highschool-Clique, ein tödlicher Unfall – und 15 Jahre später gibt es erneut Tote …Wer hat es auf die ehemaligen Schülerinnen und Schüler des gemeinsamen Highschool-Jahrgangs abgesehen? »Last Girl Standing – Wer wird überleben?« ist ein temporeicher, mitreißender Thriller von den Schwestern und Erfolgsautorinnen Lisa Jackson und Nancy Bush!In der Schule waren sie als die Fantastischen Fünf bekannt – eine Mädchen-Clique, so bewundert wie gefürchtet. Ihre gemeinsame Zeit endete jäh, als eine von ihnen bei der Abschlussparty ums Leben kam. Ein Unfall beim Schwimmen in den Stromschnellen? Einige Jahre später stirbt der zum selben Jahrgang gehörende ehemalige Highschool-Schwarm Tanner nach einer brutalen Messerattacke.Erst 5, dann 4 ... macht ein Serienkiller Jagd auf die Mitglieder der ehemaligen Highschool-Clique?Detective Chris McCrae hat den Verdacht, der Mord an Tanner könnte mit den ungeklärten Todesfällen in der ehemaligen Mädchen-Clique zu tun haben. Denn bei dem Schwimmunfall war es nicht geblieben. Ein weiteres Mitglied der Gang kam ums Leben. McCrae vermutet, dass er bis zu jener schicksalshaften Abschlussparty zurückgehen muss. Was ist damals zwischen Tanner und den anderen passiert? Da stirbt eine weitere der Fantastischen Fünf …Temporeiche Spannung von den Bestseller-Autorinnen Lisa Jackson und Nancy BushDie amerikanischen Thriller-Autorinnen Lisa Jackson und Nancy Bush sind bekannt für emotionalen Nervenkitzel mit einer guten Portion Action – das stellen sie auch mit »Last Girl Standing – Wer wird überleben?« eindrucksvoll unter Beweis.Lisa Jackson ist eine Nr.1-New York Times- und eine Spiegel-Bestsellerautorin und hat bereits über 95 Romane geschrieben, unter anderem die Thriller-Reihen um Detectives Bentz & Montoya sowie Alvarez & Pescoli. Mit ihrer Schwester, New York Times- und USA Today-Bestsellerautorin Nancy Bush, hat sie mehrere Bücher gemeinsam verfasst, darunter Last Girl Standing und (zusammen mit Rosalind Noonan) die Thriller Greed – Tödliche Gier und Diabolic – Fatales Vergehen. Ihre weltweite Gesamtauflage beträgt über 30 Millionen, und ihre Werke wurden in zwanzig Sprachen übersetzt.

Perfect for readers of Riley Sager and Grady Hendrix, a chilling new read from the New York Times bestselling author where a diabolical modern twist on Friday the 13th meets Yellowjackets at a summer sleepaway camp isolated in the woods of Oregon.There are always stories told around the fire at summer camp—tall tales about gruesome murders and unhinged killers, concocted to scare new arrivals and lend an extra jolt of excitement to those hormone-charged nights. At Camp Luft-Shawk, nicknamed Camp Love Shack, there are stories about a creeping fog that brings death with it. But here, they’re not just campfire tales. Here, the stories are real.Twenty years ago, a girl’s body was found on a ledge above the lake, arms crossed over her heart. Some said it was part of a suicide pact, connected to the nearby Haven Commune. Brooke, Rona, and Wendy were among the teenagers at camp that summer, looking for fun and sun, sex and adventure. They’ve never breathed a word about what really happened—or about the night their friendship shattered.Now the camp, renamed Camp Fog Lake, has reopened for a new generation, and many of those who were there on that long-ago night are returning for an alumni weekend. But something is stirring at the lake again. As the fog rolls in, evil comes with it. Those stories were a warning, and they didn’t listen. And the only question is, who will live long enough to regret it?

""I pledge my own life and soul to The Sorority." Every school has its cool girls, and at River Glen High, they're known as The Sorority. The name began as a joke, but it holds a grain of truth. Because they've made a pledge to protect one another... no matter what the cost may be. The pledge to kill Ethan Stanhope - that was a joke too. But then Ethan died in a car crash on the night of graduation, along with his little sister. A tragic accident, they said. Private investigator Mackenzie Laughlin remembers the girls of The Sorority, though as a cop's daughter, she was an outsider. Now, nearly ten years later, one of them is missing, and Mac is hired to find her. The accidents have started again too - if that's what they are. Because Mac is beginning to realize just how much the Sorority sisters have to hide - and how far they'll go to keep their secrets..."--

"Twenty years ago, a girl's body was found on a ledge above Camp Luft-Shawk, arms crossed over her heart. Some said it was part of a suicide pact, connected to the nearby Haven Commune. Brooke, Rona, and Wendy were among the teenagers at camp that summer, looking for fun and sun, sex and adventure. They've never breathed a word about what really happened--or about the night their friendship shattered. Now the camp, renamed Camp Fog Lake, has reopened for a new generation, and many of those who were there on that long-ago night are returning for an alumni weekend. But something is stirring at the lake again. As the fog rolls in, evil comes with it. Those stories were a warning, and they didn't listen. And the only question is, who will live long enough to regret it?"--

IF YOU LIVED HERE…YOU’D BE DEAD BY NOW. New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nancy Bush returns to the community of River Glen, Oregon, a seemingly bucolic neighborhood that harbors deep, dark secrets…It’s one of the most exclusive addresses in town—a luxury development with pristine lawns and steep price tags. But there are unforgiving people living in the Villages, who know your secrets and have plenty of their own . . . secrets that no one lives to tell.Mackenzie Laughlin has reluctantly moved to the Villages as bodyguard to Daley Carrera, who claims someone is pranking her and her husband. Mac expects a simple case of petty squabbles between new and longtime residents. Instead, she hears rumors of squalid affairs and sinister disappearances that tie in to a missing persons investigation led by her partner, Jesse James Taft.Behind every door and every smile, there are grudges that run deep and dangerous. Mac and Taft are being marked as targets, but why? Figuring out who to trust is the key to uncovering a killer who has no qualms about killing again. The neighbors are watching. And if getting into the Villages was difficult, getting out alive may be impossible . . .

From New York Times bestselling author Nancy Bush, a gripping page-turner that explores the dark side of popularity, when "harmless" high school gossip turns deadly...Every word you whisperIn high school, rumors can make or destroy a reputation. A thoughtless nickname can turn each day into a living hell. Gossip is irresistible--and contagious. But sometimes, gossip can kill...Every secret you shareMackenzie Laughlin, formerly with Oregon''s River Glen police department, has reluctantly agreed to investigate a local woman''s disappearance. The case reconnects her with Jesse James Taft, a P.I. gifted at getting under Mac''s skin. But when the body is found tangled in river weeds, Mac and Taft realize that the case has changed, from one missing woman to a hunt for a terrifying and relentless killer...Could be your lastIn his old school yearbooks, they were the pretty, popular ones, confident and callous. Back then, they held the power. But now, it''s all his. He''s been waiting to teach them the lessons they should have learned long ago: that gossip and popularity have a price, and it''s time to pay...

The whispers may scare you . . . In River Glen, Oregon, rumors are spreading about the Babysitter Stalker. One victim was fatally stabbed. A second fell—or was pushed—from a rooftop deck. High school sophomore Jamie Whelon, scheduled to watch the Ryerson twins tonight, isn’t worried. She’s more interested in the party she’ll go to later, as soon as her sister Emma arrives to take over babysitting duties. But nothing goes according to plan . . .   But the truth . . . Twenty years after that night’s vicious attack, Emma remains scarred in body and mind. Jamie, back in River Glen after their mother’s death, still feels guilty over trading places that fateful evening. Then suddenly another young babysitter is attacked. Jamie, with a teenage daughter of her own, fears something much more twisted than coincidence.   Is even more terrifying . . . Is this new nightmare connected with those long-ago crimes? Emma’s fractured memories may contain the answer. But the deeper Jamie digs, the darker the secrets waiting to be uncovered—and avenged . . .

Some mistakes you have to live with . . . One victim succumbs to an overdose. Another is brutally bludgeoned to death. Each, in turn, will pay. Because you never forget the friends you make in high school-or the enemies . . . And others . . . In the wake of her stepbrother Nick's death, Kerry Monaghan is visiting Edwards Bay. Kerry has just returned to the small town overlooking an arm of Puget Sound that she left before high school, though not before falling hard and fast for Cole Sheffield, now with the local PD. But Nick's death may be more than an accident. And soon there are others-all former teenage friends, linked by a dark obsession. You will die for . . . With Cole's help, Kerry sets out to learn the truth about what happened to Nick. But within Edwards Bay is a shocking legacy built on envy and lust-and a secret that has unleashed a killer's unstoppable fury . . .

Someone is watching. . .New York Times bestselling authors Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush, and Rosalind Noonan join together in a gripping novel of suspense, as a long-guarded secret plunges three friends into a new nightmare.NO WARNINGIn the photograph, three teenaged girls splash in the lake on a sweltering summer evening. Shiloh, Kat, and Ruth are unaware of the man who spies on them from the woods. They have no idea how their lives will be changed by the brutal violence that follows-and the vow of secrecy they take.CAN PREPARE YOUFifteen years later, Ruth and Shiloh have both returned to Prairie Creek, Wyoming, where Kat is deputy sheriff. Though they've tried to leave their shared past behind, each has the feeling that someone is lurking in the shadows. When a local girl vanishes, Kat is convinced there's a connection to that long ago night. But as the friends unite to find the missing teenager, a killer sends a chilling message.FOR A KILLER'S VENGEANCEHe's still there. And he hasn't forgotten. For so long he's made do with other victims, but they can't compare to the ones who got away. The ones who keep searching for him, blind to the terrifying truth that they are not the hunters, but his prey . . .