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A mother desperate for the truth. A daughter hiding a terrible secret.
Melanie OakĀ appeared to have the perfect life. Married to her childhood sweetheart, Jacob, the couple live with their beautiful, loving, teenage daughter, Beth, in a pretty village.
Nothing can shake her happiness -Ā until the day that Beth goes missingĀ and is discovered beaten almost to the point of death, her broken body lying in a freezing creek on the marshes near their home.
Consumed with grief, Melanie is determined to find her daughterās attacker. Someone in the village must have seen something. Why wonāt they talk?Ā
As Melanie tries to piece together what happened to Beth, she discovers that her innocent teenager has been harbouring some dark secrets of her own. The truth may lie closer to home and put Melanieās life in terrible dangerā¦
A completely gripping psychological thriller with a twist you wonāt see coming. Fans ofĀ The Girl on the Train, The Sister and Before I Let You InĀ will be captivated.
What readers are saying aboutĀ The Darkest Lies:
āA darkly addictive and creepy page turner that had me on the edge of my seat ā¦ the last few chapters were breathtakingly shocking with developments I hadnāt been expecting and the final pages were absolutely brilliant, leaving me with goosebumps!ā My Chestnut Reading Tree, 5 stars
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āCompelling, claustrophobic and horribly believable ā a great read!āĀ B.A. Paris, author ofĀ Behind Closed DoorsĀ andĀ The Breakdown
āIt grips you by the throat and doesn't let go. A tense, edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting ride.ā Robert Bryndyza, author ofĀ The Girl in the IceĀ andĀ Last Breath
āVividly written and absolutely gripping.Ā I couldn't put it down!āĀ The Genre Reader, 5 stars
āThere are plenty of twists and turns that will keep you guessing, leading all the way toĀ a jaw-dropping ending that left me spinning.āĀ Novel Deelights, 5 stars
āGripping and shocking. Had me completely enthralled in the actionā¦a story that got under my skin.āĀ Rachelās Random Reads, 5 stars
āA dark, compelling and unforgettable read that had me hooked. TheĀ final paragraph haunted me, long after I had finished reading.ā Brew and Books Review, 5 stars
āAddictive, Thrilling, Captivating! I could not put this book down, it captures your interest from the very first page until the very last.āĀ Book Reviews by Nicole, 5 stars
āIt really did make for some very emotional reading...There was aĀ twist which totally rocked me.āĀ By The Letter Book Reviews, 4 stars
āPlenty of red herrings and twistsā¦If you like psychological thrillers, youāll love it.ā Consumer reviewer, 5 stars