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A Thousand Perfect Lies

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The TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling sizzling romance author's new gripping tale of a school of lies—and murder... He's cold, rich, and devastatingly gorgeous, and while I can't deny the chemistry, I know I need to stay away from Easton Montgomery. But there's a... Read More
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PRE-ORDER THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM MONICA MURPHY. AVAILABLE IN HARDBACK FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME, as a DELUXE LIMITED EDITION while supplies last.

Gossip is currency and the truth never prevails—Welcome to Winfield Prep where no one can be trusted.

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The TikTok sensation and New York Times bestselling sizzling romance author's new gripping tale of a school of lies—and murder...

He's cold, rich, and devastatingly gorgeous, and while I can't deny the chemistry, I know I need to stay away from Easton Montgomery.

But there's a different kind of trouble happening at Winfield Academy. A killer is wandering free, and no one knows who it is.

When Easton and I start working together to try and figure out who it is, I find myself falling for him. But he's hiding a secret. Everyone is in this place. And his is the biggest of them all.

All the while we are being watched. And close to losing everything...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911753292

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mayhem Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 560

About the Author

Monica Murphy is an internationally bestselling romance author whose novels have topped the New York Times and USA Today charts. She has sold over two million copies worldwide and has been translated into a dozen languages. She lives with her family in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere, along with their one dog and too many cats.

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