Books by Carlene Thompson

Penny Conley is still recovering from the untimely death of her husband. But she and her five-year-old daughter, Willow, seem to be thriving in their West Virginia suburb. Penny's boss, noted archeologist Simon Van Etton, and his niece, Diana, have become like family to her. Late one night Diana receives a phone call from a distraught Penny. Just as Diana arrives at her friend's house, it explodes, leaving Penny in a coma.Diana and Simon vow to figure out what happened, but they are deeply shaken when new facts about Penny's dark past start to come to light. Determined to help her friend, Diana keeps digging for clues. But someone is following her every move, ready to act if she gets too close to the truth.

A gripping thriller for fans of Mary Higgins Clark, Lisa Gardner and Karen RoseHer parents were murdered. The killer confessed. The case was closed. But the nightmare is beginning again . . .Eight years ago Teresa Farr walked in on the savage murders of her father and stepmother. She barely managed to save herself and her eight-year-old stepsister, Celeste. But even after notorious serial killer Roscoe Lee Byrnes confessed, people still wondered if Teri was the guilty one. And with Celeste unable to remember that night, or to speak at all, those suspicions never went away.Now Byrnes has recanted his confession. And Celeste is starting to remember.When someone starts using a series of bizarre events to exact terrifying "e;justice"e;, Teri is desperate to uncover the truth, and quickly. But Teri has begun to realise that everyone she loves has secrets they would kill to keep buried. And an evil hitherto concealed is now reaching out to silence her and Celeste forever.

Back home on the shores of Lake Erie for the first time in years, Natalie St. John plans to visit old friends, mend a broken heart, and take a break from her busy veterinarian practice. But her peace is shattered her first night back, when she discovers the murdered body of her friend, Tamara Peyton.Was it a random act of violence, or something personal? The answer becomes clear as Natalie is stalked by the voice of 'Tamara,' whose terrifying phone calls warn her that she too, is going to die.One by one, the people closest to Tamara are being savagely murdered. But neither Natalie nor Sheriff Nick Meredith recognizes the face of the devious killer who walks among them, hiding behind a well-crafted lie. Now, a murderer's deadly act of vengeance demands one more sacrifice - and Natalie has been chosen to pay the price.