Most Popular Books by Nancy Bush

One woman becomes the focus of a killer’s warped game of revenge in this tense thriller by the New York Times-bestselling author of Nowhere to Hide. The Rules Are Simple: It’s the ultimate test of strategy and skill. The killer chooses each opponent carefully, learning each one’s weaknesses. Every meticulously planned move is leading to a devastating checkmate. Because in this game, all the pretty pawns must die. First You Play Andi Wren is fighting to keep her late husband’s company safe from vindictive competitors. When she receives an ominous note—Little birds must fly—she turns to P.I. Luke Denton. But though Luke has personal reasons for wanting to take down Wren Development’s opponents, his investigation suggests this is deeper and far more dangerous than a business grudge. Then You Die. . . In a basement on the outskirts of town, police detectives unearth piles of skeletons. As they learn the shocking truth about each victim’s identity, their case collides with Andi’s, revealing a killer’s ruthless plot—and a chilling, lethal endgame.

Child psychologist Liz Havers has returned to her Washington State hometown to find the son she was forced to give up the day he was born. Finding Jesse can make her dreams come true--or become a nightmare of suspicion, betrayal, and heartbreak.

In Estonia, knitted gloves, mittens, and socks are traditional symbols, gifts, and dowries. American knitters can finally learn the traditions behind Estonian knitting and the techniques necessary to recreate it. Illustrated step-by-step instructions guide readers through unfamiliar techniques. Detailed instructions for 25 gloves, mittens, and socks plus charts for traditional lace and multicolored patterns are included. A brief history of Estonia itself and a section on the folk culture provide a background to the technical instructions.

Combining some of the oldest knitted artifacts in Northern Europe with authentic tips and expert advice, this distinctive guidebook demonstrates a wide range of knitting knowledge. Featuring 14 heirloom-quality projects, this savvy reference includes traditional lace-knitting techniques such as the starburst, twig, peacock, and lily of the valley patterns. Modern variations on classic methods and adding lace edges are also explored, and photographs from several Estonian museums beautifully illustrate various completed designs. With accessible graphed and written instructions, the projects include Estonian-style shawls, stoles, and scarves.

Deepen your knowledge of lace knitting with 14 Estonian, heirloom quality lace patterns from Nancy Bush in a new edition of her bestselling book Knitted Lace of Estonia. Now with a bonus 1-hour DVD, Knitted Lace of Estonia will teach you about traditional lace-knitting techniques, such as: Traditional twig, peacock, and lily of the valley patterns and their variations. Different ways to make the distinctive nupp, or subdued bobble. Modern adaptations of the classic ways of constructing shawls and scarves and adding lace edges. On the new bonus DVD, Nancy explores the knitting traditions of Estonia, as well as offers in-depth instructions for the book''s patterns and techniques, as well as designing an Estonian-style shawl, stole or scarf from beginning to end.

A biography of British composer Alan Bush.

Dans ses cauchemars d''enfant, la clé d''un mystère... Sa mère pendue dans la cuisine. C''est le traumatisme qui hante Liv depuis ses six ans, et qui refait surface le jour où, en rentrant de sa pause déjeuner, la jeune femme trouve ses collègues de travail massacrés. Le meurtrier la traque, Liv en est certaine. Elle arrête la première voiture qu''elle croise, se jette sur le siège passager et ordonne au conducteur de rouler. Son otage, un homme étrange et séduisant qui se fait appeler Auggie, écoute son histoire et gagne sa confiance. Tous deux vont alors mener l''enquête, car dans le passé de Liv se cache un secret pour lequel on est prêt à tuer... « Une chevauchée palpitante. » Romantic Times

Some mistakes you have to live with . . . One victim succumbs to an overdose. Another is brutally bludgeoned to death. Each, in turn, will pay. Because you never forget the friends you make in high school—or the enemies . . . And others . . . In the wake of her stepbrother Nick’s death, Kerry Monaghan is visiting Edwards Bay. Kerry has just returned to the small town overlooking an arm of Puget Sound that she left before high school, though not before falling hard and fast for Cole Sheffield, now with the local PD. But Nick’s death may be more than an accident. And soon there are others—all former teenage friends, linked by a dark obsession. You will die for . . . With Cole’s help, Kerry sets out to learn the truth about what happened to Nick. But within Edwards Bay is a shocking legacy built on envy and lust—and a secret that has unleashed a killer’s unstoppable fury . . .

Drei Freundinnen – eine fatale Entscheidung – eine Bestie, die auf Rache sinnt: Nach »Greed – Tödliche Gier« folgt mit dem Thriller »Diabolic – Fatales Vergehen« der zweite Band der Wyoming-Reihe von den amerikanischen Thriller-Queens und New-York-Times-Bestseller-Autorinnen Lisa Jackson, Nancy Bush und Rosalind Noonan. Ein kleines nächtliches Abenteuer wird für die Teenager Shiloh, Kat und Ruth aus Prairie Creek in Wyoming zum Albtraum: Die wilde Shiloh, deren Stiefvater sie misshandelt, Kat, deren Mutter im Sterben liegt, und die scheue Pfarrers-Tochter Ruth wollen einfach nur mal etwas anderes erleben, als sie sich nachts aus dem Haus schleichen, um nackt baden zu gehen. Einen zusätzlichen Kick erhält ihr Vorhaben durch die Tatsache, dass in Prarie Creek vor Kurzem drei Mädchen verschwunden sind. Doch was die drei Freundinnen am Ufer des abgelegenen Sees erwartet, ist ein Albtraum, über den sie auf Ruth'' Bitte hin jahrelang Stillschweigen bewahren. Fünfzehn Jahre später wird in Prairie Creek erneut ein Mädchen als vermisst gemeldet. Ruth, die mittlerweile eine psychologische Praxis eröffnet hat, ringt sich endlich dazu durch, die Ereignisse von damals offenzulegen. Am nächsten Tag finden Shiloh, Kat und Ruth ein Foto in der Post, das sie in jener furchtbaren Nacht vor fünfzehn Jahren beim Baden zeigt. Wer auch immer damals dort am See war, ist zurück – und sinnt auf Rache ... Die Thriller der Wyoming-Reihe sind das gemeinsame Werk von Lisa Jackson, ihrer Schwester Nancy Bush und der befreundeten Thriller-Autorin Rosalind Noonan. Entdecken Sie auch den ersten Thriller innerhalb der Reihe, »Greed – Tödliche Gier«, in dem ein psychopathischer Killer Jagd auf eine ganze Familie macht. Drei NYT-Bestseller-Autorinnen versprechen Spannung hoch drei!

When reporter Harrison Frost begins interrogating Laura Adderley about her involvement in the Colony''s sordid past, she vows to protect her unborn child at all costs from both him and an escaped psychopath bent on killing her.