The Lies We Told

Product Description The highly acclaimed author of Watching Edie returns with a new novel of dark psychological suspense that explores how those closest to us have the most to hide... A daughter Beth has always known there was something strange about her daughter, Hannah. The lack of emotion, the disturbing behavior, the apparent delight in hurting others...Sometimes Beth is scared of her and what she could be capable of. A son Luke comes from the perfect family, with the perfect parents. But one day, he disappears without a trace, and his girlfriend, Clara, is desperate to discover what has happened to him. A life built on lies As Clara digs into the past, she realizes that no family is truly perfect, and uncovers a link between Luke's long-lost sister and a strange girl named Hannah. Now Luke's life is in danger because of the lies once told and the secrets once kept. Can Clara find him before it's too late? Review Praise for The Lies We Told" The Lies We Told has the makings of your perfect weekend read. Think: an obsession, a dysfunctional family, and a disappearance, with an unreliable narrator to top it all off. Page, turned."—The Skimm “[T]he construction and pacing are solid, staying just far enough ahead of the reader to be fun, and offering, in the last quarter, a buffet table of twists.”— New York Times Book Review “[A] twisty psychological thriller….Think you have the plot figured out? Think again. There are no easy answers in Way's dark, compelling story. Grade: A”— The Cleveland Plain Dealer “[A] tale of twisted narratives fueled by obsession...[a] tense psychological thriller.”— Washington Times   “Camilla Way, author of the 2016 thriller, Watching Edie, delves once again into the realm of the bad seed thriller with The Lies We Told. Way is a master of both the unreliable narrator and disturbing plots.”— Palm Beach Post   “This creepy stalker thriller about secrets coming home to roost from Way highlights a queasy theme for the baby boomer set: how little control parents have over their children….powerful.”— Publishers Weekly "Tense, unsettling, and keeps you guessing till the very end. We Need to Talk About Kevin meets Other People's Children."—Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home “Combining all the classic ingredients of a rip-roaring psych thriller--a creepy We Need to Talk about Kevin-esque child, an unexplained disappearance, a dysfunctional family-- The Lies We Told adds pace and suspense in a way that’s refreshing for even the most jaded of readers….If you want to be kept awake at night then The Lies We Told is your insomnia buddy.”— Stylist   “Deftly plotted with lovely, satisfying twists.”— Emerald Street   “You’ll be kept guessing with this compelling plot.”— Prima   “A top class psychological thriller, smartly crafted and oozing tension.”— Sunday Mirror About the Author Camilla Way has been an editor and writer for magazines in the UK and is the author of Watching Edie. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. ***This excerpt is from an advance uncorrected copy proof*** Copyright © 2018 Camilla Way One Cambridgeshire, 1986 At first I mistook the severed head for something else. It wasn’t until I was very close that I realized it was Lucy's. To begin with, I thought the splash of yellow against the white of my pillow was a discarded sock, a balled-up handkerchief perhaps. It was only when I drew nearer and saw the delicate crest of feathers, the tiny, silent beak, that I fully understood. And suddenly I understood so much more: everything in that moment became absolutely clear. “Hannah?” I whispered. A floorboard creaked in the hall beyond my bedroom door. My scalp tightened. “Hannah”—a little louder now, yet with the same fearful tremor in my voice—“is that you?” No answer, but I felt her there, somewhere near; could feel her waiting, listening. I didn’t want to touch my little bird’s head, could hardly bear to look at the thin brown line of congea