John Marrs
1) The one
Author
Language
English
Description
"How far would you go to find The One? A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner--the one you're genetically made for. That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results...
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Berkley edition.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"You're riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, 'You are going to die.' Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man. From cameras...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their dream home was once a house of horrors. In the wake of their traumatic discovery, the baby arrives and Mia can't shake her...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
When her elderly mother falls under the spell of a handyman who's a little too kind, a little too involved, Connie, when he moves in, finds her desperate attempts to unmask him leaving her wondering if she's lost her grip on reality--and if that's been his plan all along.
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
363 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there. Because Maggie has done things to Nina that can't ever be forgiven, and now she is paying the price. But...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
385 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn't want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn't had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone's on to her -- Ryan,...