Description
Description
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO TELL THE TRUTH WHEN YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON A LIE? In this provocative mystery from beloved crime writer Denise Mina, new evidence in an old murder case forces one woman to make an impossible choice. A year ago, a father and his fiancée were brutally murdered in their opulent London townhouse, sparking the most high-profile murder investigation in recent history. Blood spatter expert Doctor Claudia O'Sheil's evidence put the killer behind bars--or so everyone believes. But since the trial, Claudia's learned a horrific truth: her evidence and her testimony were wrong. And someone she knows made sure of it. Now, as she takes the stage to give a career-defining speech before London's elite, Claudia faces a devastating choice. Protect her children and her career with her continued complicity, or blow the whole conspiracy apart and reveal the truth: not only is the real murderer still out there, but they're in the audience. As Claudia steps toward the microphone, she revisits that fateful night. What really happened? And what will Claudia say?
About the Author
About the Author
Denise Mina is the author of twenty novels, including the Reese's Book Club pick Conviction and its sequel Confidence, as well as The Second Murderer, The Less Dead, The Long Drop--winner of the 2017 McIlvanney Prize for Scottish crime book of the year--and the Garnethill trilogy, the first installment of which won the John Creasey Memorial Award for best first crime novel, among others. Mina has twice received the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. She lives in Glasgow.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Filled with intelligence, intensity, and empathy, The Good Liar is a taut, propulsive mystery about family, truth, and morality. Denise Mina is such a talent."--Alafair Burke, New York TImes bestselling author of The Note
Praise for Denise Mina
"A one-of-a-kind storyteller."--James Patterson
"Whip-smart...you'll find yourself hooked."--People
"This book is like a perfectly crafted puzzle and you want to put all the pieces together."--Reese Witherspoon
"Mina will keep readers in suspense as she weaves a complex web of personal and professional relationships with gruesome crime scene details and high-stakes life choices. Mystery fans will love this."--Booklist
"A moment of triumph turns into terror in this dark thriller...Mina has long been adept at suspenseful pacing and at creating flawed but engaging characters, and here she paints Claudia as something of an anthropologist--a Glasgow native, she's constantly trying to interpret the codes and hierarchies of the English upper classes. As her search for the killer intensifies, it both expands into other dark doings and draws alarmingly close to home. A shocking but satisfying ending caps off this taut tale of murder among the privileged."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Outstanding. . . . Mina builds nerve-shredding suspense."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Mulholland Books
Pub date:
2025-07-29
Length:
336 pages
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