The Lies You Told

The Lies You Told
Harriet Tyce
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Trade Paperback
h234 x 153mm - 384pg
20 Aug 2020 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9781472252807
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Shocking, dark, addictive - LIES YOU TOLD is the compulsive new psychological thriller from Harriet Tyce, author of BLOOD ORANGE. Perfect for fans of APPLE TREE YARD, BIG LITTLE LIES, and ANATOMY OF A SCANDALHas she left her child in the care of a killer? Sadie has moved back to London so her daughter can attend the exclusive school her domineering father has secured her a place at. It' s highly sought-after and highly competitive - just like the other mothers, Sadie soon discovers. While she' s trying to get her daughter settled and navigate the fraught politics of the school gate, Sadie is also trying to reclaim a position in her old legal chambers - she used to practice as a criminal barrister. She' s given the junior brief on a scandalous case involving a male teacher and his student. It' s an opportunity to prove herself, but will she let a dangerous flirtation cloud her professional judgement? And will her sudden close friendship with another mother prevent her from seeing the truth - and the threat that she' s inviting into her home? PRAISE FOR BLOOD ORANGE' Blood Orange is glittering and fierce and resolutely unsentimental, a glorious bonfire of a marriage thriller' The Irish Times' Complex and menacing, this is a very impressive debut' Observer' Fans of Apple Tree Yard and The Girl on the Train will love the atmosphere of clenched ambiguity Tyce sustains so well. ' Guardian' A sizzling addictive read, and its mysteries unfurl brilliantly to that often most elusive quality, a genuinely satisfying ending. ' Heat
Fans of Apple Tree Yard and The Girl on the Train will love the atmosphere of clenched ambiguity Tyce sustains so well. - GuardianHarriet Tyce brings a new layer of visceral, addictive dark to domestic noir. Obsession, revenge, lust and murder play out on the pages as a female barrister tries to hold her life together while her personality tries to tear it apart. At once shocking and riveting, I simply couldn' t stop reading. Bravo - Behind Her EyesA classy thriller with complex and compelling characters - I See YouBlood Orange kept me frantically turning the pages, desperate to know what would happen next. A superb, compulsive read! - I Know a SecretThis brilliant debut from Harriet Tyce has it all - a tricky murder case, a complex and conflicted female barrister battling her own demons, and layer upon layer of intrigue as Blood Orange flows towards its breath-taking ending. - Only the InnocentCombines sharp spare prose with a gloriously twisted plot - I read this in one heart-pounding, furiously angry sitting - Little DeathsBlood Orange is destined to be the debut that everyone is talking about in 2019. Dark, original and utterly compelling, I could not put it down. And what a twist at the end! - Then She Was GoneA smash hit - Best
Harriet Tyce grew up in Edinburgh and studied English at Oxford University before doing a law conversion course at City University. She practised as a criminal barrister in London for nearly a decade, and recently completed an MA in Creative Writing - Crime Fiction at the University of East Anglia. She lives in north London. Her first novel, Blood Orange, published in 2019 to huge critical acclaim. Lies You Told publishes summer 2020.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781472252807
Published: 20 Aug 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wildfire
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 384

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