Book : Lying In Wait - Nugent, Liz

-Titulo Original : Lying In Wait

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Simon & Schuster

-Descripcion Original:

The second heartstopping suspense novel by international bestselling author Liz Nugent-filled with dark secrets, twisted relationships, and unexpected surprises. My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it. In 1980s Dublin, Lydia Fitzsimons seems to have the perfect life-wife of Andrew, a respected judge, and mistress of Avalon, the beautiful house where she grew up. Her pride and joy, however, is her only child, her son Laurence, to whom she is utterly, obsessively devoted. But her husbands murder of Annie Doyle, accidental or not, sets into motion a dark downward spiral. No one knows what Lydia and Andrew were doing with a drug-addled prostitute late at night on a deserted stretch of the strand near Dublin, but they stuffed her body into the trunk of their car and buried it in their tidy suburban garden, hoping that will put the matter to rest. Annie was a junkie from the wrong side of the tracks; surely no one will miss her or care to find out what happened to her. Except that Annie has a sister. Her twin, Karen, who has fared much better in life, is desperate to find her. And when Karen crosses paths with Laurence, isolated and lonely, things begin to unravel. Laurence may be overweight and ungainly and bullied at school, but hes more clever than hes given credit for. He knows that something is very, very wrong in the Fitzsimons household-and he is determined to discover the truth... Review PRAISE FOR LYING IN WAIT “What an extraordinary novel, and what an extraordinary writer. Liz Nugent maps the human mind as a cartographer charts new worlds: She’s boundlessly curious and totally unflinching, with a gimlet eye for the telling detail. Lying in Wait crackles and snaps like a bonfire on a winter’s night; you shudder even as you draw closer to it. Spellbinding.” -- A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window “A devastating psychological thriller. . . . An exquisitely uncomfortable, utterly captivating reading experience.” Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) “A chilling tale of the sociopathic mind. . . . Readers who love sinister psychological thrillers will tear through these pages to discover how far Lydia will go to keep her son at home, and what accidents will befall those who cross her.” Library Journal “. . . a novel of dark, desperate psychological suspense much in keeping with the pace of her debut, the bestseller Unravelling Oliver. This is a topsy-turvy thrill ride that will make you question the veracity of each character right until the chilling end.” Canadian Living PRAISE FOR UNRAVELING OLIVER “Outstanding . . . The tension subtly rises as Oliver’s past unravels, revealing a loveless childhood rooted in religious hypocrisy. Nugent presents a fresh look at a man hiding his violent personality in this intense character study.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Pitch-black and superbly written.” -- Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of IN A DARK, DARK WOOD A dark secret life is at the center of Nugents debut novel. . . . Nugent may be used to spending her life behind the scenes. But shell be in the foreground for the foreseeable future. Publishers Weekly [A] page turner . . . vivid. Kirkus Reviews A gripping and powerful read. Literary Hub (lithub ) “Secrecy and sadness permeate this rich debut novel . . . readers are skillfully given glimpses of events and of the resulting devastation that Oliver so nonchalantly metes out.” Booklist “Already an award-winning debut in the author’s native Ireland, this will attract fans of domestic suspense . . . readers will eagerly turn the pages all the way to the shocking conclusion.” Library Journal Each year, a small handful of books are selected as “Buzz Books” at the BookExpo of America conference-a sign that a book . . . has the makings of a hit. This year, Liz Nugent’s Unraveling Oliver is one of t