Beautiful Liars - by Amanda Cassidy (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Book club domestic suspense set in a beautiful beachfront suburb, where tensions mount in the aftermath of a teenage girl's disappearance and three mothers must navigate their worst fears and darkest instincts to protect their families--and their own secrets.

"Fans of Big Little Lies will devour this propulsive mystery thick with privilege, secrets, and betrayal." --Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author

Beautiful people. Beautiful town. Beautiful liars.

Welcome to Killiney--where grand houses line the cliffs overlooking the sea and affluent residents take pride in their carefully curated privacy.

But tonight, even their tall gates can't keep them safe. While the adults gather down on the beach at sunset for bonfire night, tipsy with alcohol and possibility, their teenage children are engaged in a dangerous game in the shadowy forest above.

The next morning, when one girl is reported missing, three mothers must navigate their worst fears and darkest instincts to shield their children who'd been with her in the woods. But as tensions mount in the community, so too does the price of protecting their families.

Because the women are each keeping secrets of their own--secrets that could unravel their entire privileged lives. And no matter the beautiful lies they tell themselves, the truth is never far behind...

Review Quotes

Advance Praise for Beautiful Liars

"Fans of Big Little Lies will devour this propulsive mystery thick with privilege, secrets, and betrayal. Amanda Cassidy is the real deal. A must-read for anyone who craves intelligent domestic suspense layered with emotional depth."
--Ashley Audrain, New York Times bestselling author of The Push

"Beautiful Liars is the best kind of domestic suspense--a tense, taut, emotionally charged thriller with plenty of twists, but also a novel about the secrets that simmer beneath the surface of a close-knit community."
--Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of The Note

"Wildly entertaining. Like an Irish Liane Moriarty, Cassidy's plot keeps twisting to almost unbearable tension. Suburban Dublin was never so dangerous."
--Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond

"Beautiful Liars plunges you into a world of mystery, family, and friendship where no one is quite what they seem and everyone has something to lose. Atmospheric, page-turning suspense with characters who linger long after the story ends."
--Tracy Sierra, author of Nightwatching

"With masterful worldbuilding and stunning prose, Amanda Cassidy has given us a heady mix of glossy surface and deliciously dark underbelly. I loved it!"
--Andrea Mara, author of It Should Have Been You

About the Author

Amanda Cassidy is the Irish Times bestselling author of five novels, including Breaking, which was optioned for TV and shortlisted for the CWA Dagger Award. A former journalist, commissioning editor, and Sky News reporter, she has been shortlisted for the Irish Journalist of the Year Award. She holds a BA in European Studies from Trinity College Dublin and lives in Dublin with her family. Beautiful Liars is her North American debut novel.