Summary
When Only A Lie Will Reveal The Truth
This is a life told back to front. This is a man who has lied all his life.
Roy is a conman living in a small English town, about to pull off his final con. He is going to meet and woo a beautiful woman and slip away with her life savings.
But who is the man behind the con and what has he had to do to survive this life of lies?
And why is this beautiful woman so willing to be his next victim?
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241973295 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241973295 |
| Author: | Nicholas Searle |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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An assured thriller debut in the footsteps of le Carr
An assured thriller debut in the footsteps of le Carré, Highsmith and Rendell…The Good Liar makes you want to experience Nicholas Searle’s next trick * Guardian *This is set to be one of the books of the year that will get everyone talking….If you go in with absolutely no preconceptions, you will have your socks knocked, nay, blown off * Stylist *A part-thriller, part-human condition novel that packs a tremendous punch * Financial Times *The Good Liar is a taut, compulsive thriller with a dark, intriguing heart. A Mr Ripley for our time – Jonathan FreedlandAll the ingredients are in this book…You’re in safe hands with Searle’s elegant writing * The Times *An incredibly dark, taut thriller…it deserves to be a bestseller. Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John le Carré * Daily Express *Searle shows a gift for complex plotting. The Good Liar is packed with secrets and surprises, bluffs and double-bluffs * Daily Telegraph *A perfectly entertaining way to spend a few hours * Sunday Times *A confident debut…an easy page-turner * Grazia *A cracking read * Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2 *
About The Author
Nicholas Searle
Nicholas Searle is the author of three novels. His first novel, The Good Liar, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for the best debut crime novel. Before becoming a writer, Nicholas worked in British intelligence for more than twenty-five years. He lives in Yorkshire.
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