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Lie Beside Me

Lie Beside Me

Summary

A HUSBAND. A LIAR. A KILLER . . . The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller

'Utterly gripping and unpredictable' 5***** Reader Review
'Suspenseful and compulsive with twists galore' 5***** Reader Review
'You won't be able to put it down' 5***** Reader Review
'Absolutely brilliant' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple at No 9
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Louise wakes up. Her head aches, her mouth is dry, her memory's fuzzy. But she knows she's done something bad.

She rolls over towards her husband, Niall.

But it's not Niall lying beside her. In fact, she's never seen this man before.

And he's not breathing . . .
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'Full of corkscrew twists' Daily Mail

'Brilliantly done' Harriet Tyce

'Gripped me from the first page' Erin Kelly

'Fast-paced but never rushed, with clues and twists to keep you absolutely hooked from the first page to the last' Jane Casey

'Clever, pacy, well-written and utterly gripping' C.L. Taylor

'A killer premise, razor-sharp writing, and twists to die for . . . Easily her best yet' Chris Whitaker

Praise for Gytha Lodge:

'A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud' VAL MCDERMID

'What a marvel! A corkscrew-twisty, knife-sharp thriller' A.J. FINN, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

'An engaging tale of lust, rivalry and murder' Sunday Times

'Brilliantly formed characters and a twisty, clever plot had me turning pages well past my bedtime' HEIDI PERKS, bestselling author of Now You See Her

Reviews

  • Supremely readable. Gripped me from the first page and kept me turning the pages long into the night. Gytha Lodge is a consummate storyteller
    Erin Kelly, bestselling author of He Said / She Said

About the author

Gytha Lodge

Gytha Lodge lives in Cambridge with her son. She Lies in Wait, her debut novel, was a Sunday Times bestseller, a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and an international bestseller. Set in the New Forest and the surrounding area, Lodge's highly-acclaimed DCI Jonah Sheens series also includes Watching From the Dark, Lie Beside Me, Little Sister and A Killer in the Family. Dead To Me is her first standalone thriller.
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