Laurie Forbes and Elliott Russell
4 total works
When journalist Laurie Forbes turns up on Beth Ashby's doorstep, minutes after Beth's husband, political high-flier, Colin Ashby, has been arrested for murder, neither can even begin to guess the shocking and dangerous repercussions that have just been triggered in both their lives. Beth attempts to escape from her shattered life by throwing herself into the kind of reckless high-living that seems destined for disaster, while Laurie finds herself being threatened and terrorised for what she knows. As the dangerous truth draws closer, Laurie realises that if she is to save Beth from those already preparing to destroy her, she must put her trust in hated rival journalist Elliot Russell and face up to a ghost from the past. Silent Truths takes us on a compelling journey from halls of power, into the depths of a tormented psyche, to sun-splashed shores of glamour and intrigue, and finally to the terrifying truths behind the silence.
Forbidden love, uncontrolled passion and the ultimate exploitation of power. Susan Lewis' thrilling new bestseller proves there is a crime worse than murder...Tim and Rachel Hendon are riding high on an ideal marriage and growing political success. Tim is already in the Cabinet, and as they celebrate yet another election victory, they have no idea that they are on the eve of a nightmare that is going to totally devastate their lives. After a high-profile murder, Katherine Summer has disappeared. Is she the killer? Or will the information she has on top government officials make hers the next body to turn up on the coroner's table? Certain that Katherine is alive and in hiding, acclaimed reporter Laurie Forbes joins forces with Rachel Hendon to search out the truth behind one of the World's most secretive and dangerous organisations...
Just as celebrated columnist Katie Kiernan thinks life is over, it suddenly arrives on her doorstep in the shape of her sister Michelle, and all the intrigue Michelle brings with her. Friction, resentment and old jealousies make life in their house doubly challenging, as Katie struggles to cope with a rebellious teenager and Michelle longs for the man she has left behind. After a devastating betrayal Laurie Forbes is trying to rebuild her relationship with Elliot Russell, when she is plunged into a whirlwind of passion that threatens to tear them apart completely. Elliot is desperate to hold onto her, but she is afraid to trust him now, and finds security in the arms of another man, until Elliot's former mistress reappears in their lives. Top journalist, Tom Chambers, the man Michelle left behind, faces the greatest challenge of his career when highly classified documents fall into his hands. Realizing how explosive the material is, Tom calls upon Elliot Russell to help with the investigation, and very quickly they are caught up in the deadly efforts to stop them going to print.
The Hornbeam Tree is a fast-moving, funny, passionate and heartbreaking story that travels the dizzying highs and lows of love, the scandalous manoeuvrings of greed and power and ultimately the unbreakable bond between a single mother and her teenage daughter.
The Hornbeam Tree is a fast-moving, funny, passionate and heartbreaking story that travels the dizzying highs and lows of love, the scandalous manoeuvrings of greed and power and ultimately the unbreakable bond between a single mother and her teenage daughter.
A powerful story of love and the terrible things it can do. The compelling new novel in Susan Lewis's ongoing series featuring investigative journalists Laurie Forbes and Elliot Russell. In Intimate Strangers the two take on the highly dangerous world of human trafficking and forced prostitution in the East End of London, while their own personal lives face challenges almost impossible to overcome. Fellow journalist Sherry MacElroy steps in to help, but the investigation soon turns into a terrifying and life-threatening ordeal for them all...Told from the point of view of the journalists, the helpless women in captivity and a merciless gang boss, Intimate Strangers is a gripping tale of love and the terrible things it can do...