Author Debbie is at her best entwining the natural world with the ever-so-slightly supernatural. In <i>Her Sister’s Lie</i> she allows the reader into the head of more than one narrator, scattering seeds at intervals which germinate oh so slowly until the final uprooting renders you quite speechless. Debbie Howells [is] a gifted storyteller of the dark and the unexpected.

I Am In Print

This is an author totally at home in her crime genre as she carefully builds a picture of the two damaged sisters, plays mercilessly with our expectations, and then delivers a final knockout blow. Perfectly plotted and tingling with tension, <i>Her Sister’s Lie</i> is a mystery to intrigue, to enthral and to savour.

Lancashire Evening Post

This is not a fast-paced, edge-of-the-seat crime story but a psychological thriller about the dark side of suburban England where finely pruned rose bushes hide what lies beneath [<i>The Bones of You</i>]

Daily Express

Se alle

A dazzling debut from a writer who looks to me to have an exceptional future. Howells’ novel has a rare freshness and depth that set her apart [<i>The Bones of You</i>]

Daily Mail

Debbie Howells has produced a book of great humanity as a battered victim appeals for help to find her daughter who may or may not exist. Can she really trust the people who come to her aid? It is a story as rugged as its Cornwall landscape with hairpin bends in the story in the most unexpected places. Sharply written with characters that keep you guessing until the very last page, this story holds you tight and then drops you like a stone [<i>The Death of Her</i>]

- Liz Nugent,

A terrific new talent. She paints with words and takes a scalpel to emotions

- Peter James,

Haunting [<i>The Beauty of the End</i>]

Good Housekeeping

Dive into the enthralling psychological thriller, Her Sister's Lie, is a tale of familial rifts from Debbie Howells the acclaimed mastermind behind The House Sitter. Two sisters. A terrible secret. The ultimate revenge. Sisters Hannah and Nina, once inseparable, have been estranged for years. When Nina's untimely demise burdens Hannah with the guardianship of Abe, Nina's surly adolescent son, she is thrust back into memories of the past marred by a gruesome secret.Hannah attempts to create a home for the mourning Abe, he proves to be a difficult houseguest. As she encounters an unnerving series of incidents that hint at Abe's potentially dark nature, Hannah is left questioning how much Abe truly knows and to what lengths she will go to guard her secret.‘A terrific talent. She paints with words and takes a scalpel to emotions’ - Peter James
Les mer
Two sisters, a terrible secret . . . and the ultimate revenge. Her Sister’s Lie is an unsettling psychological thriller set in the eerie glades of the New Forest, from the Richard and Judy bestselling author Debbie Howells.
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Author Debbie is at her best entwining the natural world with the ever-so-slightly supernatural. In Her Sister’s Lie she allows the reader into the head of more than one narrator, scattering seeds at intervals which germinate oh so slowly until the final uprooting renders you quite speechless. Debbie Howells [is] a gifted storyteller of the dark and the unexpected.
Les mer
Two sisters, a terrible secret... and the ultimate revenge.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781509834723
Publisert
2019-05-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Pan Books
Vekt
222 gr
Høyde
196 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Debbie Howells worked as cabin crew, a flying instructor and a wedding florist before self-publishing three books. She then wrote The Bones of You, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Since, she has written two more psychological thrillers and Her Sister's Lie is her fourth. She now writes full time from her home in West Sussex.