The Good Liar - Couverture rigide

Searle, Nicholas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0241206936 ISBN 13 : 9780241206935

Editeur : Viking, 2016

A propos du livre

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

Quatrième de couverture :

Spinning a page-turning story of literary suspense that begins in the present and unwinds back more than half a century, this unforgettable debut channels the haunting allure of Atonement as its masterfully woven web of lies, secrets, and betrayals unravels to a shocking conclusion.

Veteran con artist Roy spots an obvious easy mark when he meets Betty, a wealthy widow, online. In no time at all, he’s moved into Betty’s lovely cottage and is preparing to accompany her on a romantic trip to Europe. Betty’s grandson disapproves of their blossoming relationship, but Roy is sure this scheme will be a success. He knows what he’s doing.

As this remarkable feat of storytelling weaves together Roy’s and Betty’s futures, it also unwinds their pasts. Dancing across almost a century, decades that encompass unthinkable cruelty, extraordinary resilience, and remarkable kindness, The Good Liar is an epic narrative of sin, salvation, and survival—and for Roy and Betty, there is a reckoning to be made when the endgame of Roy’s crooked plot plays out.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Viking
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0241206936
• ISBN 13: 9780241206935
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288