Published: 14 July 2016
ISBN: 9780241974056
Imprint: Penguin eBooks
Format: EBook
Pages: 352

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Lying in Wait

Liz Nugent

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'It twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable, and it is a compulsive triumph' Stylist

'My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.'

Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants . . .

This is a dark, twisty and utterly gripping domestic noir that you won't be able to put down from the author hailed as Ireland's answer to Gillian Flynn.

Published: 14 July 2016
ISBN: 9780241974056
Imprint: Penguin eBooks
Format: EBook
Pages: 352

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Praise for Lying in Wait

What an extraordinary novel ... Spellbinding
A J Finn

Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ... it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph
Stylist

A stunningly talented writer
Sophie Hannah

Devastating ... utterly captivating
Publishers Weekly

The intricate plotting and jolting suspense hold you in a vice till the last page
Sunday Times

[A] seductively sinister story. The twists come together in a superbly scary denouncement which delivers a final sting in the tail. Brilliantly macabre
Sunday Mirror

Deliciously twisted ... truly chilling
Sarah Hilary

A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller ... impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel
Marian Keyes

The wit is sharp and the plot full of punishing twists
The Times Crime Club

An unputdownable psychological thriller with an ending that lingers long after turning the final page
Irish Times

A page-turner chock full of lies and betrayals
Kirkus Reviews

Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable. A superbly crafted novel and an absorbing portrait of the purest kind of evil
Jane Casey

Excellent ... You can't put the book down. Highly recommended
Literary Review

A stunningly talented writer
Sophie Hannah

A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller where the tension tightens to near unbearable proportions. I devoured it in one sitting because it was impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel
Marian Keyes

Deliciously twisted, shot through with dark and acid humour and the denouement is truly chilling
Sarah Hilary

A gradual descent from ordinary, straightforward murder to the very heart of darkness. Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable ... superbly crafted
Jane Casey

She keeps the reader on the edge of their seat from page one until the completely unexpected ending. I read Lying in Wait in one sitting. I just couldn't bear the suspense. I absolutely loved it
Amanda Redman

"My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it." ... Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder . . .
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Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ... it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph
Stylist