The Good Liar: A Novel - Couverture rigide

Searle, Nicholas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 006240749X ISBN 13 : 9780062407498

Editeur : Harper, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“A gut-clenching cat-and-mouse game.... This debut novel is a wellcrafted, complex tale that will appeal to fans of psychological thrillers.” (Booklist)

“If you like Patricia Highsmith’s Mr. Ripley books...this is an excellent debut indeed.” (BookPage.com)

“An incredibly dark, taut thriller.... Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John Le Carré.” (Daily Express (London))

“Engrossing. . . . An elegantly structured long con. The pace is almost maddeningly deliberate, with details about the characters and their schemes doled out like a controlled substance, but patient readers will be rewarded with devastating third-act twists and a satisfying denouement.” (Publishers Weekly)

“[A] fantastically assured debut.... The Good Liar makes you want to experience Nicholas Searle’s next trick.” (The Guardian)

“I was engrossed.... As deceiver and deceived move towards each other with hypnotic predestination, the plot unfolds to a payoff as inevitable as it is shocking. A superb thriller and a truly engrossing read.” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood)

“The Good Liar is a taut, compulsive thriller with a dark, intriguing heart. A Mr Ripley for our time.” (Jonathan Freedland, author of The 3rd Woman)

“What a clever and menacing novel The Good Liar is. I was gripped and horrified in equal measure and the ending knocked me sideways! I can’t wait for everyone to read the book so I can talk about it.” (Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina)

“As the tension mounts, the reader is kept guessing....The final denouement is a real cracker... Added to the fiendishly clever plot, Searle’s writing is both drily amusing and elegantly crafted.” (Daily Mail)

“One of 2016’s most intriguing debut novels.” (The Independent (London))

Quatrième de couverture :

A stunning and suspenseful feat of storytelling, The Good Liar unravels the past of a man who lives to deceive.

Like Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley, veteran con artist Roy is a born liar—and when he meets wealthy widow Betty online, he knows she’s an easy mark. In no time at all, he’s spinning his web of duplicity and betrayal around her, even moving into her lovely cottage. He’s sure his scheme will be a success: She seems ready to build a life with him, and he is ready to reel her in. He’s done this before.

But who is Roy, really? While this masterful narrative of literary suspense entwines Roy’s and Betty’s futures, it also delves deeply into their pasts. As the clock turns back and the years fall away, truth will out. Before Roy can close the deal, there is a reckoning to be made. 

How many lies will it take to make him finally tell the truth?

Advance Praise for The Good Liar

“I was engrossed by Nicholas Searle’s story of Roy, a conman out for one last scam, and Betty, a wealthy widow and the perfect mark. As Roy’s life unravels in front of our eyes, and as deceiver and deceived move toward each other with hypnotic predestination, the plot unfolds to a payoff as inevitable as it is shocking.”—Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 006240749X
• ISBN 13: 9780062407498
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352