A chilling and original voice. It's <b>gripping, fresh and unsettling - all the ingredients I love</b>

- Clare Mackintosh, author of LET ME LIE,

'Friends forever' becomes a weapon swung with fatal force in Elizabeth Kay's debut. <b>A thriller deftly told through seven lie</b>s, the calmly manipulative Jane is<b> a protagonist who will haunt you long after you finish turning the pages.</b> The truth, it turns out, can be far more dangerous than any lie....<b>It's going to be the next massive thriller.</b>

- Pandora Sykes,

<b>Dark, vivid, and engrossing. You won't want to put this one down!</b>

- Cara Hunter, author of CLOSE TO HOME,

<i>Seven Lies</i> is the <b>perfect</b> psych thriller - <b>smart, dark and morally ambiguous</b>. I loved it.

- Tammy Cohen, author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD,

<b>You NEED to read this one</b>. So very unsettling!

- Lesley Kara, author of THE RUMOUR,

SEVEN LIES is a <b>relentless, chilling story</b> of what happens when friendship becomes obsession. <b>Keep the lights on - you'll be turning pages deep into the night with this one</b>

- Harlan Coben, author of FOOL ME ONCE,

<b>Compelling, clever, imaginative and beautifully written</b>

- Jo Spain, author of THE CONFESSION,

Kay's <b>unputdownable</b> thriller follows former childhood friends Jane and Marnie down a devious path <b>littered with secrets, murder and, of course, lies</b>

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<b>Compulsive, hypnotic </b>. . . a tale of obsession, grief and the real meaning of truth

Red

With <b>a protagonist to rival Villanelle</b>, you'll love this <b>sharp, original and seductive</b> thriller, which turns the idea of an unreliable narrator on its head.

Cosmopolitan

<b>I devoured <i>Seven Lies</i> in less than 24 hours</b>. Such a clever, <b>deliciously dark page turner</b> and a compelling read

- Alice Feeney, author of SOMETIMES I LIE,

<b>Shockingly intimate and scarily insidious.</b> <i>Seven Lies</i> explores the <b>explosive</b> truths behind obsession, love, and a seemingly perfect friendship

- Lisa Gardner, author of FEAR NOTHING,

<i>Seven Lies</i><b> takes the idea of the unreliable narrator and spins it on its head</b>. <b>An immersive study of female friendship and loneliness</b> with a scarily reliable narrator who proves that truth is often scarier and stranger than any fiction.

<b>A compelling take on the obsession that can come with female friendship </b>

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A pacy domestic thriller<b> sure to keep you reading well past bedtime</b>. Kay holds a mirror up to female friendship and the result is both <b>relatable and utterly chilling</b>

- Sarah Langford, author of IN YOUR DEFENSE,

<b>Brilliantly twisty </b>but also so insightful of human nature: <b>this is a chilling portrayal of an obsessive relationship</b>

- Michelle Frances, author of THE GIRLFRIEND,

I loved it from the first page: <b>spellbinding, urgent, creepy, and impossible to put down</b>. <i>Seven Lies</i> is a <b>hugely satisfying </b>novel of deeply disturbed psychological suspense.

- Chris Pavone, author of THE PARIS DIVERSION,

<b>Superbly controlled </b>writing, a<b> captivating</b> voice and a<b> brilliantly plotted </b>story about a toxic friendship<b></b>

- Ali Land, author of GOOD ME, BAD ME,

Elizabeth Kay's debut is a <b>gorgeously narrated </b>and <b>scarily real account of friendship-turned-fixation</b>. You won't be able to put it down

- Christina Dalcher, author of VOX,

An <b>electrifying psychological thriller</b> . . . even readers who suspect where the story is heading should brace themselves for <b>a wild and surprising ride</b>.

Publishers Weekly

<b>Chilling and unusual, we couldn't put it down</b>

Closer

<b>With a hold-your-breath moment near the end, we can't stop thinking about it</b>

Heat

<b>A highly entertaining, pitch-dark exploration of an intense and toxic friendship</b>

Sunday Mirror

<b>What a narrator, and what a plot </b>. . . I was absolutely hooked. <b>Toxic friendships don't get more toxic than this</b>

Prima

<b>The new face of domestic noir</b>

Evening Standard

<b>Chilling</b>

Readers Digest

<b>A</b> <b>slick debut ... original and clever</b>

Woman's Weekly

<b>We're in</b>

Stylist

<b>What a narrator, and what a plot! Toxic friendships don't get more toxic than this. </b>

Prima

<b>A chilling read that we couldn't put down</b>

Bella

<b>A remarkable debut from a remarkable author </b>

Shots

This compelling and unsettling thriller <b>will have you totally gripped!</b>

The Sun (Fabulous Magazine)

<b>Compelling</b>

Irish Times

<b>Beautifully lyrical, infused with a kind of anticipatory dread that grips you from the very beginning. </b>

Birmingham Post

Compelling . . . this <b>fine novel shines a light on how our darkest moments shape our future</b>

ipaper

This gripping and very scary tale of obsessive love is <b>a tour de force</b>

Irish Independent

This is <b>the smartest thriller we've read in a while</b> . . . It's <b>twisted and thrilling,</b> and you will zip through it.

Goop

This is <b>a tense nerve-shredder</b> that <b>wrong-footed me again and again</b>, <b>leaving the hairs on the back of my neck standing up</b>. There's nothing more terrifying than watching someone disintegrate when love takes a wrong turn.

- Val McDermid,

<b>I read this book with obsession </b><i>-</i><b> </b>I loved everything about it. <b>Dark, intimate, and wonderfully unsettling</b>, with the sharpest thriller writing there is, this was an <b>all-consuming read.</b>

- Ashley Audrain,