Books by Alafair Burke

”Et kæmpe talent.” – Harlan CobenSøstrene Chloe og Nicky Taylor er som nat og dag. Chloe lever et succesfuldt liv i New York med et godt job og en dejlig familie – sønnen Ethan og ægtemanden Adam, som er en attraktiv og højtprofileret Manhattan-advokat. Søsteren Nicky derimod lever et vildt og flygtigt liv, og hun har aldrig haft det samme job eller den samme mand ret længe ad gangen.En dag bliver Chloes mand på tragisk vis myrdet, og politiet mistænker hendes søn for at stå bag. Midt i Chloes store krise dukker Nicky op og skaber om muligt mere kaos. De to søstre er nu tvunget til at begrave fortidens stridigheder og sammen se de familiehemmeligheder i øjnene, som i årevis har ligget skjult.Alafair Burke skriver ægte newyorker-thrillers med masser af spænding, overraskelser og psykologisk dybde. Hun er blevet rost af anmelderne for at skabe stærke, troværdige kvindelige karakterer, og hendes fans tæller krimiforfattere i verdensklasse som Gillian Flynn, Harlan Coben og Karin Slaughter.”Burke er en mester udi psykologiske thrillers.” – Entertainment Weekly”Et plotgeni.” – The Oprah Magazine

From the bestselling author of The Ex, The Wife and The Better Sister'Burke's latest propulsive thrill-ride is a suspenseful, twisty mystery about memory, friendship and secrets. A page-turner of the highest order.' LAURA DAVE, author of The Last Thing He Told MeHOPE CAN BE A DANGEROUS THING...She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she really is.Fourteen years ago, she was found thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Hope started a new life, but never recovered her memory.Now she's missing. With nowhere else to turn, Hope's best friend, Lindsay Kelly, calls NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher.In pursuit of answers, three women search for the truth beneath long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find will upend everything they've ever known.

Bestsellerforfatteren Alafair Burke har skrevet en krimi fuld af newyorker-stemning, stærke kvinder og en snedig mordgåde. Olivia er en af New Yorks bedste forsvarsadvokater. Hun opdager, at hendes ekskæreste, bestsellerforfatteren Jack, er anklaget for tredobbelt mord. Men Olivia er overbevist om, at han er uskyldig. Spørgsmålet er, hvem der har lagt en fælde for ham – og hvorfor. Olivia beslutter sig for at forsvare Jack. For mange år siden knuste hun nemlig hans hjerte, og nu håber hun at kunne gøre det godt igen. For selvfølgelig har han ikke myrdet nogen. Eller har han? Alafair Burke skriver ægte newyorker-krimier og har adskillige gange toppet de amerikanske bestsellerlister. Hendes krimier kredser altid om stærke kvinder og udspiller sig midt i Manhattans kaos og charme. MÅSKE USKYLDIG er en krimi til fans af tv-serier som SUITS og THE GOOD WIFE og af krimiforfattere som Liza Marklund og Karin Slaughter. ”Man bliver totalt afhængig af at læse videre.”Karin Slaughter “Et plotgeni.””O”, – The Oprah magazine ”Et kæmpe talent.”Harlan Coben ”En veldrejet krimi til tiden.”Politiken om BAG FACADEN

Hvis du kan lide Liane Moriartys "Big Little Lies", Lisa Jewell og Gillian Flynn, vil du elske denne fængslende newyorker-krimi om, hvad der foregår bag facaden i et luksushjem på Manhattan. Angela møder Jason Powell, da hun serverer til en middag i det luksuriøse East Hampton. Hun forestiller sig ikke, at der er tale om andet end en sommerflirt, men den flotte og karismatiske økonomiprofessor har andre planer – og året efter er de gift. Ægteskabet giver Angela mulighed for at begynde forfra. Hun og hendes teenagesøn kan omsider flytte ud af hendes mors hus i The Hamptons og tage hul på en ny tilværelse i Jasons luksuslejlighed på Manhattan, hvor ingen kender hendes tragiske fortid. Men lykken varer ikke ved. Da Jason pludselig kommer under anklage fra en af sine unge studerende, bliver Angela hevet med ind i en nedadgående spiral, der truer med at flå hele deres tilværelse op med rode – og bringe fortidens hændelser frem i lyset ...

Nicole got married to a promising young attorney named Graham McIntosh and became a mother to a baby boy named Ian. Now, more than fifteen years later, it is Hannah who is married to Graham.

In New York City, Nights Are Dangerous. Days Are Numbered.When New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a website specializing in campus gossip, she's taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her?but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there's nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it's someone's idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words.With smooth, straight-talking partner J. J. Rogan at her side, Ellie tries to identify Megan's enemies, but she begins to wonder if the coed's murder was more than just the culmination of a cyber obsession. And when Megan's roommate suddenly disappears, Ellie and J. J. know they have to find her before another young woman dies.

'Highly addictive.' KARIN SLAUGHTER'A major talent.' HARLAN COBEN'Packed with plot, The Ex rocks.' New York Journal of Books'Keeps you guessing right to the very end. I loved it.' BECKY MASTERMAN, author of Fear the DarknessDID HE, OR DIDN'T HE?Olivia Randall is one of New York City's best criminal defence lawyers. When she gets a phone call informing her that her former fiancee has been arrested for a triple homicide there is no doubt in her mind as to his innocence. The only question is who would go to such great lengths to frame him - and why?For Olivia, representing Jack is a way to make up for past regrets, and the hurt she caused him, but as the evidence against him mounts, she is forced to confront her doubts.

'Absolutely riveting ... Burke delivers a first-rate thriller, as a rookie detective investigates the dark side of internet dating while trying to survive the mean streets of New York.' Lisa GardnerDating can be murder...Ellie Hatcher's father spent much of his life pursuing a notorious serial killer. So when, years later, a new killer emerges targeting single women online, Ellie willingly agrees to play victim in an attempt to trap him...In her first Ellie Hatcher series novel, Alafair Burke (author of All Day and A Night and City of Fear) unnervingly explores a world of stolen identities in which no-one is who they appear to be.

When McKenna Jordan, a magazine journalist investigating the story of the heroic and unidentified woman, finds the video footage, she thinks she recognizes her as Susan Hauptmann. But Susan disappeared without a trace ten years earlier, having just introduced McKenna to her future husband, Patrick. McKenna's complex search for her missing friend forces her to unearth secrets that lie deep in all their pasts.A sublimely plotted mystery and a devastating thriller about marriage, private security and journalistic scandal, If You Were Here further underlines Dennis Lehane's assertion that 'Alafair Burke is one of the finest young crime writers working today'.

Compulsively readable and masterfully plotted, Long Gone does not disappoint.The nightmare is only just beginning...After months of unemployment, Alice Humphrey lands her dream job - managing a Manhattan art gallery in the trendy Meatpacking District. According to recruiter Drew Campbell, the gallery is a passion of its anonymous owner, who remains uninvolved in its daily operations.But she arrives one morning and walks into a nightmare: the space is empty except for the dead body of Drew Campbell. Alice soon finds herself at the centre of the police investigation.When every thread of the investigation leads back to her, Alice knows she has been set up. But who is out to get her?

An electrifying thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end, City of Fear is for anyone who loves Tess Gerritsen and Michael Connelly.In a city full of victims, it's murder to choose just one...Fresh-faced student Chelsea Hart spends her final night in New York in an elite nightclub with girlfriends and a fake ID. The next morning she is found murdered, in East River Park her celebrated blonde hair hacked off.NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is first on the case and quickly homes in on the city slickers last seen with Chelsea. When a tight case is brought against one of them, the department is elated. But Ellie isn't so sure.Chelsea's murder is eerily similar to three other deaths that occurred a decade ago: the victims were young, female, and in each case, the killer had taken hair as a souvenir. Is Ellie right to have her suspicions, or is she delving too deep into a simple case?Ellie's search for the truth pits her against her fellow cops and places her under the watchful eye of a psychopath, eager to add her to his list...