The Woman Who Lied: The thrilling Sunday Times bestseller from the author of THE COUPLE AT NO 9

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This book will appeal to fans of Ms. Douglas, fans of suspense, and fans of characters with secrets. Libby Hall needs to escape from everything for a while. which is why the house swap is a godsend. The chance for Libby and her husband Jamie to exchange their tiny Bath flat for a beautiful haven on the wild Cornish coast. Truly tremendous, cleverly plotted with a deftly drawn cast and an enthralling one-sit read' 5* READER REVIEW In 1998 Olivia Rutherford is driving her three friends home from a night out, the weather is bad and she grows more tense as she drives down Devils Corridor leading to Stafferbury in Wiltshire. Suddenly a man appears in the middle of the road, she’s swerves but unfortunately crashes. When she regains consciousness she realises her friends have disappeared. Where are they and who is the mysterious man?

By the end of Chapter 10, similar to the girls who "mysteriously disappeared", the book's action also mysteriously disappeared.There are a few townsfolk that aren't too keen on Jenna sniffing around and bringing up old wounds. I wasn't a super big fan of Olivia's boyfriend, Wesley (even though that's my hubs name). He was a bit controlling. I can't say the twist surprised me, but that didn't bother me too much. It was a bit slow going in some spots, but overall I liked it well enough. Now: Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls’ disappearance. But Olivia won’t speak. One of my favorite quotes is in Chapter 37: It's not like in books, Jenna. Not everything gets explained and tied up nicely in a neat little bow. This world is messy, complicated. . . . Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free, electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review. As Rose’s fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched . . .

It’s 20 years on and as the anniversary of the girls who disappeared approaches, Jenna, a BBC podcaster, travels to the area to investigate. The story is told in dual narratives by Olivia and Jenna and its interspersed with a Thailand timeline. Anyone can take part in our book club, at any point in the month. Plus, you can do so from the comfort of your armchair, sofa. You get the picture. Love this self-aware statement in a book that I still expected to be tied up neatly with a bow -- and it was. . . This was a 3.5 stars rounded down. The premise was really intriguing but it dragged in quite a few places and the ending felt completely out of left field from a totally different story. It apparently went through a lot of edits so maybe this is the side effect of that.Jess and Heather were once best friends – until the night Heather’s sister Flora vanished. The night that lies tore their friendship apart.