Beautiful Liars
a gripping cold case mystery about friendship, family ties and long buried secrets . . .
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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Publisher Description
'A gripping read from start to finish' Reviewer, 5 stars
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Eighteen years ago Martha said goodbye to best friend Juliet on a moonlit London towpath.
The next morning Juliet's bike was found abandoned at the waterside.
She was never seen again.
Nearly two decades later Martha is a TV celebrity, preparing to host a new crime show... and the first case will be that of missing student Juliet Sherman. After all these years Martha must reach out to old friends and try to piece together the final moments of Juliet's life.
But what happens when your perfect friends turn out to be perfect strangers...?
If you like Clare Mackintosh, Fiona Barton, Teresa Driscoll, Jenny Blackhurst, Rachel Abbott, Laura Marshall, Joy Ellis, Cara Hunter, Mel Sherratt, Angela Marsons or Lisa Jewell then you will be utterly gripped by this psychological drama about toxic friendships and bitter betrayal.
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WHY READERS ARE GIVING BEAUTIFUL LIARS *FIVE STARS*:
'An excellent read, surprisingly moving in parts.'
'Brilliant!'
'Wow, wow, wowsers!'
'ABSOLUTLEY LOVED IT'
'I couldn't put it down.'
'A chilling read'
'From the very first page I was gripped'
'What a superb book'
'This book really gripped me from the first page'
'An excellent read'
'Brilliant plot will keep you gripped to the end'
'I read it until 1am on a school night to get to the ending!'
'Couldn't put it down'
'A gripping read from start to finish'
'The storyline had me gripped from the start and kept me guessing throughout!'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ashdown (Little Sister) burnishes her reputation with this intricately plotted psychological thriller set in London. In January 2000, 17-year-old Juliet Sherman went missing after walking home from a girls' night out. The last person known to have seen Juliet was her friend Martha Benn. That same evening, Juliet was also with another friend, Olivia Heathcote. Eighteen years later, Martha, now a TV producer, is looking to jump-start her waning career with a new true crime series. She chooses Juliet's disappearance as the anchor story in an effort not just to solve the crime but to relieve her guilt over what happened that night. Her first step is to reconnect with Olivia, but unbeknownst to Martha, Casey, a deranged fan of Martha, intercepts a letter meant for Olivia. Pretending to be Olivia, Casey inserts herself into the investigation, thus beginning a deadly game of cat and mouse. Oddly, Casey has intimate details about the crime and David Crown, the only major suspect and Juliet's suspected lover. The alternating narratives of Martha and Casey add depth to this twisty tale. Ashdown keeps the reader guessing throughout.
