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The Woman Who Lied

The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller from the author of THE COUPLE AT NO 9

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THE GRIPPING NEW THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9

Emilia Ward is just an ordinary mum living happily in suburban London with her husband and two children - a teenager from her first marriage, a little boy from her second. She also happens to be the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels.

But when Emilia embarks on her tenth novel, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident straight out of the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks.

Until it happens again - and again.

Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing . . .

Why is someone doing this?
How do they know what she is writing?
And what if Emilia and her family are next?

PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:

'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE

'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE HALLETT

'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet' GILLIAN MCALLISTER

© Claire Douglas 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

 Crime Thrillers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Marriage

Critic Reviews

Claire Douglas's best yet. I loved the literary setting, the simmering tension and the book-within-a-book. It's gripping, atmospheric, and so original (GILLIAN MCALLISTER)
Life imitates art and the truth keeps sliding just out of reach in this clever, twisting thriller. Claire Douglas knows just how to put both characters and readers through their paces - I was hooked (LOUISE CANDLISH)
A thriller packed with twists that will leave you breathless
An intriguing, twisty mystery combined with first-rate suspense - hard to put down (SHARI LAPENA)
Thrilling, twisty and impossible to put down, The Woman Who Lied is Claire Douglas at her very best (TIM WEAVER)
A whirlwind of a thriller with twists that made me gasp (C L TAYLOR)
THE WOMAN WHO LIED is a gripping read, so cleverly plotted and brimming with tension. The book-within-a-book intrigued me and works beautifully to ratchet up the tension and deepen the mystery. I loved it (GILLY MACMILLAN)
Absolutely loved it...Ingenious and compelling with so many twists (MARK EDWARDS)
This novel is an absolute dream for crime fiction fans. So many ingenious twists, so many gasp moments, so many page-turning scenes that are impossible to stop thinking about. I absolutely loved it. (B P WALTER)
A tightly plotted, dazzling thriller, filled with Claire Douglas's trademark suspense. This is an up-all-night read - sure to be another blockbuster! (LUCY CLARKE)
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Took me a while to figure out what was going on with the back and forth between today and the past, but that was good, I couldn’t wait to put my headphones on and hear more! Kept me totally hooked.

Loved this book

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Great book. Narrator was perfect. Characters were well planned out and realistically flawed yet likeable. Kept me guessing until the end. Would recommend.

Enjoyable listen

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Great book, excellent story, well read, so many twists and turns
, keeps you on the edge of your seat, brilliant book

Excellent

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Over all a great story that keeps you guessing, some good easy to listen to will look into other books from this author

Took a little bit worth it

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Another great read by this author!! Had me guessing to the end. Using up my words

Loved it

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