"SAFE.
Eleanor Teague has a new life: a grand house in the country, a husband who adores her, and a place to recover from everything that came before. London is far away now. So are the whispers about the terrible thing she did.
PROTECTED.
The rules are simple. Stay inside. Stay calm. Stay quiet. Her husband says it's for her own safety. The staff watch her closely. Because if she doesn't follow the rules... people start to talk.
TRAPPED.
But something isn't right at Haddon Hall. Eleanor starts seeing and hearing things she can't explain. She starts to question what's real. And the more she tries to understand her life, the less it makes sense...
Is Eleanor losing her mind? Or is everyone around her lying?
A mind-bending psychological thriller where comfort becomes control, and certainty slips away, The Strange Lives of Eleanor Teague is perfect for readers of John Marrs and Gillian McAllister — and fans of Black Mirror.
Reviews for M.K. Hill:
'Sharp, funny, moving and tremendously exciting' The Times
'Grips from the start and never lets up' Marcel Berlins
'Thoroughly enjoyable' Daily Mail
'Creepy, convincing and kept me gripped' Peter James
'Absorbing and twisty' Mark Edwards
'Dark, gripping and fast-paced' Katerina Diamond
'Superb, smart, seat-edge stuff' William Shaw
'Bloody brilliant' Asia Mackay"
"An ex-secret agent must come out of retirement to save her family in the new action-packed thriller from M.K. Hill.
Meet Elsa Zero: Bad neighbour. Single mother. Ex-deep cover agent.
And right now, the most dangerous person on Earth.
When Elsa's dull but dedicated boyfriend proposes in a packed restaurant, she doesn't think her evening can get any worse.
But as the clock strikes midnight, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly Elsa is running for her life, trying to keep her children safe, and desperate to discover what the hell is going on.
Every intelligence agency in the world wants her dead because she's in possession of a deadly secret – she just has to stay alive long enough to figure out what it is.
But this is Elsa Zero we're talking about.
And it's a very bad idea to get on her wrong side.
Bursting with tension, twists and humour, this is a brilliantly unique action-thriller, perfect for fans of Killing Eve, Lee Child and shows like Hunted.
Praise for the author:
“A belter of a thriller.” PETER JAMES
“I genuinely had no nails left by the end!” LISA HALL
“A tense and twisted page-turner.” SUSI HOLLIDAY
“Thoroughly enjoyable.” DAILY MAIL
“An addictive read that pulled me in and didn't let go.” CASS GREEN
“Absorbing and twisty” MARK EDWARDS"
"Do you want a thriller where nothing is as it seems?
Twenty years ago, Tatia was adopted into a well-off home where she seemed happy, settled. Then the youngest boy in the family dies in an accident, and she gets the blame.
Did she do it?
Tatia is cast out, away from her remaining adopted siblings Joel and Poppy. Now she yearns for a home to call her own. So when she see families going on holiday, leaving their beautiful homes empty, there seems no harm in living their lives while they are gone. But somehow, people keep ending up dead.
Did she kill them?
As bodies start to appear in supposedly safe neighbourhoods, DI Ray Drake and DS Flick Crowley race to find the thinnest of links between the victims. But Drake's secret past is threatening to destroy everything."
"Do you want a thriller that grips from the first line?
Do you want a thriller to leave you gasping for air?
Connor Laird frightens people: he's intense, he's fearless, and he seems to be willing to do anything to protect himself and those he loves. He arrives in the Longacre Children's Home seemingly from nowhere, and instantly becomes hero and villain to every other child there.
Thirty years later, someone is killing all of those who grew up in the Longacre, one at a time. Each of them has secrets, not least investigating cop DI Ray Drake.
One by one the mysteries of the past are revealed as Drake finds himself in a race against time before the killer gets to him.
Who is killing to hide their secret?
And can YOU guess the ending?"
"She thought she'd got away with it. She was wrong.
Hannah Godley is an agony aunt on a London radio show Queen of Hearts. She's warm and empathetic; a good listener. Her catchphrase is: Be kind, always. But when a stranger phones in to tell a tragic story about her brother who killed himself after he was the victim of a terrible prank by two people, Hannah goes cold. Because she remembers Diane's brother well. In fact, all these years later, he still haunts her dreams. All because of that one bad thing she did when she was young...
Is Diane just a sad, lonely woman looking for a friend, or does she know what Hannah did, and is looking for revenge? Because as Diane insinuates herself into her life and family, Hannah is going to discover that you can never truly escape that One Bad Thing you did – sooner or later, you're going to have to pay the price...
Praise for M.K. Hill:
'Devilishly clever and twisty, The Woman in the Wood is a gripping thriller with a brilliantly compelling protagonist' Tom Wood
'Everything a police procedural should be: sharp, funny, moving and tremendously exciting' The Times Crime Book of the Month
'Dark, gripping and fast paced, The Bad Place grabs a hold and won't let you go ... Addictive summer reading' Katerina Diamond
'Superb, smart, seat-edge stuff. DI Sasha Dawson is a brilliant creation' William Shaw
'Absorbing and twisty' Mark Edwards
'Utterly compelling and brilliantly realistic, The Bad Place is Mark's best book yet. One that will appeal to crime fans everywhere' Lisa Hall"
"The second thriller in the sharp, funny and moving Sasha Dawson series, named by The Times as a crime book of the month.
Three years ago, Danny 'Abs' Cruikshank, star of Laid in Essex!, was living the dream. And then, on the night of the party, everything changed.
It was supposed to be an intimate gathering. Just a few close friends in a remote cottage in Wales. But one thing led to another and the party spiralled out of control. Then a local girl was reported missing, presumed dead. Abs and his friends had been the last to see her alive.
No-one was ever charged, but the controversy destroyed Abs' career. So now, three years later, the celebrity who once captured the heart of millions is opening Southend's new branch of Poundland. But new evidence, discovered by DI Sasha Dawson and Essex police, is about to come to light. Evidence which might just clear Abs' name – or might send him down for murder..."
"The newspapers called it The Bad Place. A remote farm out on the Thames estuary, where six children were held captive for two weeks. Five of them got out alive. That was twenty years ago. Now adults, they meet up annually to hold a candlelit vigil for their friend who died. The only rule is that no-one can talk about what happened the night they escaped. But at this year's event, one of them witnesses a kidnapping. A young girl, Sammi, is bundled into a van in front of their eyes. Is history repeating itself? Is one of them responsible? Or is someone sending them a twisted message? DI Sasha Dawson, of Essex Police, is certain that the key to finding Sammi lies in finding out the truth about The Bad Place. But she also knows that with every second she spends trying to unlock the past, the clock ticks down for the missing girl..."
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