Ergebnis für "Unverhofft Nanny" in Krimis & Thriller

Die siebenjährige Jo wächst im Luxus auf, doch Wärme und Zuneigung erfährt sie nur von ihrer geliebten Nanny Hannah. Als die eines Nachts ohne jede Erklärung verschwindet, bricht für das Mädchen eine Welt zusammen. Dreißig Jahre später kehrt Jo nach England in das Anwesen ihrer Kindheit am See zurück. Die Beziehung zu ihrer Mutter ist noch immer geprägt von Vorwürfen und Ablehnung, und so ist Jo überglücklich, als eine ältere Dame auftaucht und sich als Hannah, Jos ehemalige Nanny, vorstellt. Doch Jos Mutter ist misstrauisch.

Seven-year-old Jocelyn Holt loves her nanny Hannah more than her own mother. When Hannah disappears one summer night, Jo never gets over the loss. Thirty years on, now a young widow with a daughter of her own, Jo is forced to return to her family home, and the mother she’s always despised, just as a skull is pulled out of the lake in the grounds. Could this explain her beloved nanny’s disappearance? What other secrets will that lake give up to the police?

In this compulsively listenable tale of secrets, lies, and deception, Gilly Macmillan explores the darkest impulses and desires of the human heart. Diabolically clever, The Nanny reminds us that sometimes the truth hurts so much you’d rather hear the lie.

When I accepted a job working as a nanny for David and Julie and their young children, I was excited to be making my own way in the world. I bonded with baby Chloe instantly and would have done anything for her. She had David's thick, dark hair and smiling eyes. I fell in love with her and was excited for my future. But when a terrible mistake led to Chloe disappearing, I was instantly blamed. With no evidence, I was let go and I returned home to rebuild my life. Twenty years later and I am still haunted by what happened.

I wish that’s what the ad had said. Because it was a huge surprise when I was picked up for my interview in a freaking helicopter. Now I’m nannying the children of Braxton Nash, the young, fearless billionaire in charge of Nash Capital. But at night? He has more exciting plans for me. And that’s not the only fringe benefit of this job. The billionaire wants to share me with his two friends. Adam Sizemore: the lean, boyishly-handsome personal assistant with a sharp mind and even sharper tongue.