The Dare

THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOURCome on. You'll be fine. It's only a game.This time it's different. She's gone too far now.She really has.Even though she was with her best friend when she died, Lizzie has no memory of the accident itself. And it was an accident. Wasn't it?Alice's friends and relatives seem to suspect Lizzie had a part to play in Alice's death, but Lizzie knows that can't be true. She would never have hurt Alice.Twelve years later, unpacking boxes in the new home she shares with her fiance, Lizzie is finally beginning to feel like she can move on with her life.But someone has other ideas.Twelve years is a long time to wait, when you're planning the perfect revenge . . .

“A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.”

A plot packed with surprises, and it has an ending that won't disappoint. Daily Mail
Kara uses the old box of tricks so effectively, misdirecting your attention with expert cunning and then biffing you on the back of the head with her twists. Daily Mirror
This psychological thriller gets under your skin, meaning some late nights till you finish it. Heat
Susan Lewis, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lies, Your Lies
I read The Dare in two big gulps - it's pacey, has great characters and there's a flip worthy of Simone Biles. Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow
Intelligent, packed with intrigue, and charged with an unstoppable tension, The Dare is a gripping tale which shows yet again that Lesley Kara is the queen of psychological thrillers. Lauren North, author of The Perfect Betrayal
Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page Paula Hawkins
Lesley Kara has done it again. The Dare is a gripping tale of secrets, betrayal and love's power to corrupt and redeem. Brilliantly plotted, The Dare keeps you guessing to the very end, and like Lizzie, the reader never knows who to trust. Destined for the bestseller charts and deservedly so. Adam Hamdy, author of Pendulum
You'll race through it. Best Magazine

Lesley Kara is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour, Who Did You Tell?, The Dare and The Apartment Upstairs. The Rumour was the highest selling crime fiction debut of 2019 in the UK, and a Kindle No.1 bestseller. Lesley is an alumna of the Faber Academy 'Writing a Novel' course. She lives in Kent.You can follow Lesley on Twitter @LesleyKara or visit her website at

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