The Woman Who Lied - Large Print by Claire Douglas (Paperback)

About the Book

"Emilia has a dream life. But someone knows the truth... Emilia Ward lives in suburban London with her husband, their young son, and a teenager from her first marriage. Emilia is an ordinary mom--and she's also the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels. But when writing her tenth--and most difficult--book, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident mimicking the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, right? Until it happens again. And again. Then someone she knows dies the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing. Why is someone doing this? What do they want? How could they possibly know what she's thinking--and writing? Is Emilia and her family next?"--Publisher description.

Book Synopsis

"So cleverly plotted and brimming with tension."--Gillian McAllister

"First-rate suspense . . . hard to put down."--Shari Lapena

A bestselling detective novelist and her family are in danger when chilling events from her novels begin happening around her in this gripping thriller from the British sensation--the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared and The Couple at Number 9.

Emilia has a dream life. But someone knows the truth . . .

Emilia Ward lives in suburban London with her husband, their young son, and a teenager from her first marriage. Emilia is an ordinary mom--and she's also the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels.

But when writing her tenth--and most difficult--book, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident mimicking the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, right?

Until it happens again. And again.

Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing.

Why is someone doing this?

What do they want?

How could they possibly know what she's thinking--and writing?

Is Emilia and her family next?

Review Quotes

"Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet." - Gillian McAllister on The Girls Who Disappeared
"Thrillingly tense and twisty." - B. A. Paris, author of The Therapist on The Girls Who Disappeared
"Spine chilling." - Sunday Times (London) on The Woman Who Lied
"Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist." - Gillian McAllister
"Claire Douglas is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit." - Jane Corry, author of The Dead Ex
"This atmospheric mystery exposes many red herrings. The haunting setting is both creepy and captivating. Myth, legends, and folklore guide the belief system in this small town, making it impossible to trust anyone." - Booklist on The Girls Who Disappeared
"A satisfying thriller that will keep readers guessing from start to finish. . . . There is so much to piece together in this puzzle of a thriller, and Claire Douglas has another feather in her cap to display for it." - Bookreporter.com on The Girls Who Disappeared
"Douglas's . . . rural winter setting creates an eerie sense of place. Great for readers looking for a captivating mystery with big reveals." - Library Journal on The Girls Who Disappeared