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

Lying in Wait




'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

A stunningly talented writer

Sophie Hannah

What an extraordinary novel ... Spellbinding

A J Finn

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

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

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

Sarah Hilary

A stunningly talented writer

Sophie Hannah

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

Devastating ... utterly captivating

Publishers Weekly

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

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

Sunday Times

"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 . . .

From the Publisher's Description

[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

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

Deliciously twisted ... truly chilling

Sarah Hilary

What an extraordinary novel ... Spellbinding

A J Finn

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

Marian Keyes

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

The wit is sharp and the plot full of punishing twists

The Times Crime Club

A stunningly talented writer

Sophie Hannah

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

Irish Times

Devastating ... utterly captivating

Publishers Weekly

A page-turner chock full of lies and betrayals

Kirkus Reviews

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

Sunday Times

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

[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

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

Literary Review

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