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  • Published: 3 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9781405938525
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $24.00

Lie Beside Me





What do you do when the man in your bed isn't your husband, and isn't breathing... a gripping, twist-filled new thriller from the R&J bestselling author

Louise wakes up. Her head aches, her mouth is dry, her memory is fuzzy. But she suspects she's done something bad.

She rolls over towards her husband, Niall. The man who, until recently, made her feel loved.

But it's not Niall who's lying beside her. In fact, she's never seen this man before.

And he's not breathing . . .

As Louise desperately struggles to piece her memories back together, it's clear to Detective Jonah Sheens and his team that she is their prime suspect - though they soon find she's not the only one with something to hide.

Did she do it? And, if not, can they catch the real killer before they strike again?

  • Published: 3 May 2022
  • ISBN: 9781405938525
  • Imprint: Michael Joseph
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 400
  • RRP: $24.00

About the author

Gytha Lodge

Gytha Lodge is a writer and multi-award-winning playwright who lives in Cambridge. After studying creative writing at UEA, she was shortlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize and the Arts' Council England fiction awards, and developed a large online following for her young adult and children's writing, with over seven million reads accrued on platform Wattpad. She Lies in Wait, her debut novel, was a Richard & Judy Book Club Pick.

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Praise for Lie Beside Me

Praise for Gytha Lodge

An excellent detective novel. The opening scene is superb, and sets up the story beautifully. Gripping, multi-layered and fresh. Terrific

Will Dean, author of Dark Pines

An absolute gem - I was hooked from the first page

Jo Jakeman, author of Sticks and Stones

A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud

Val McDermid
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