Lying Game (Paperback) (Ruth Ware)

About the Book

"On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten, along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister"--Amazon.com.

Book Synopsis

Praise for Ruth Ware's instant New York Times, USA TODAY, and Los Angeles Times bestseller:

"So many questions....Until the very last page! Needless to say, I could not put this book down!" --Reese Witherspoon

"Once again the author of The Woman in Cabin 10 delivers mega-chills." --People

"Missing Big Little Lies? Dig into this psychological thriller about whether you can really trust your nearest and dearest." --Cosmopolitan

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of blockbuster thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 comes a chilling new novel of friendship, secrets, and the dangerous games teenaged girls play.

On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten, along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve what first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister...

The next morning, three women in and around London--Fatima, Thea, and Isa--receive the text they had always hoped would never come, from the fourth in their formerly inseparable clique, Kate, that says only, "I need you."

The four girls were best friends at Salten, a second-rate boarding school set near the cliffs of the English Channel. Each different in their own way, the four became inseparable and were notorious for playing the Lying Game, telling lies at every turn to both fellow boarders and faculty. But their little game had consequences, and as the four converge in present-day Salten, they realize their shared past was not as safely buried as they had once hoped...

Atmospheric, twisty, and with just the right amount of chill to keep you wrong-footed, The Lying Game is told in Ruth Ware's signature suspenseful style, lending itself to becoming another unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.

Review Quotes

"A single cryptic text, 'I need you, ' reunites four friends in the stippled light of an English seaside village just as surely as it signals readers that they're in the hands of a pro...The Lying Game makes good on its premise that tall tales have consequences, especially when they're exposed to the glare of truth."-- "New York Times Book Review"

"I was eager for Ruth Ware's The Lying Game to come out this year and it did not disappoint. As the eerie and atmospheric story cleverly unfolds, the suspense builds. This intriguing thriller is so much more than a whodunit. Ware reveals the characters' stories and has the reader wondering why 'it' happened. Excellent read."-- "Bookish"

"So many questions... Until the very last page! Needless to say, I could not put this book down!"--Reese Witherspoon

"Ware masterfully combines gothic atmosphere with a chilling contemporary story of psychological suspense."-- "Booklist"

"New York Times bestselling author Ruth Ware and her new thriller The Lying Game will have you full of anticipation."-- "Library Journal"

"The Lying Game is tense, addictive, and not to be missed."-- "Crime by the Book"

"[An] engrossing psychological thriller... Ware builds up a rock-solid cast of intriguing characters and spins a mystery that will keep readers turning pages to the end."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Fans of the mystery author who just won't quit will recognize Ware's singular ability to bait and switch in this wholly original story about four friends who conceive, innocently at first, a game of lies with dire repercussions."-- "Marie Claire"

"From the author of the hit novel, The Woman in Cabin 10, comes another edge-of-your-seat thriller you don't want to miss."

-- "Bustle"

"Missing Big Little Lies? Dig into this psychological thriller about whether you can really trust your nearest and dearest." -- "Cosmopolitan"

"Perhaps one of the most twisty and suspenseful titles of 2017."-- "Mystery Tribune"

"Readers who've devoured Ware's bestsellers The Woman in Cabin 10 and In a Dark, Dark Wood won't need much encouragement to pick up a copy of her latest thriller. This story...is as gripping and atmospheric as Ware's previous books, with unexpected twists around every corner."-- "Bookpage"

"The author of The Woman in Cabin 10 delivers a thoughtful thriller about four friends whose shared childhood secret threatens them now. A gripping whodunnit."-- "Good Housekeeping"

"Ware has become a household name in psychological suspense, and her third release is highly anticipated...[The Lying Game is] sure to be her next summer hit."

-- "Elite Daily"

"Ware masterfully harnesses the millhouse's decrepit menace to create a slow-rising sense of foreboding, darkening Isa's recollections of the weeks leading to Ambrose's disappearance... with arguably her most complex, fully realized characters yet, this one may become her biggest hit yet."-- "Booklist, Starred Review"

"Ware's third outing is just as full of psychological suspense as her earlier books, but there is a quietness about this one, a slower unraveling of tension and fear, that elevates it above her others...Cancel your plans for the weekend when you sit down with this book, because you won't want to move until it's over."-- "Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review"

About The Author

Ruth Ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. She now lives with her family in Sussex, on the south coast of England. She is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail (Toronto) bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game; The Death of Mrs. Westaway; The Turn of the Key; and One by One. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.