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The Lie Maker
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Another perfect page-turner The Times A triumph from the master thriller writer The Sun In this twisty thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, a man desperately tries to track down his father in witness protection before his enemies can get to him. Your dad’s not...
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‘Another perfect page-turner’ The Times
‘A triumph from the master thriller writer’ The Sun
In this twisty thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, a man desperately tries to track down his father in witness protection before his enemies can get to him.
From the author of Take Your Breath Away comes a gripping new bestselling psychological crime thriller
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Another perfect page-turner The Times
A triumph from the master thriller writer The Sun
In this twisty thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author, a man desperately tries to track down his father in witness protection before his enemies can get to him.
Your dad’s not a good person. Your dad killed people, son.
These are some of the last words Jack Givins’s father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his mother to pick up the shattered pieces of their lives.
Years later, Jack is a struggling author, recruited by the U.S. Marshals to create false histories for people in witness protection. Jack realises this may be a chance to find his dad – but then he discovers he’s gone missing, and he could be in serious danger.
Jack knows he has to track him down. But how will he find a man he’s never truly known? And how will he evade his father’s deadly enemies – enemies who wouldn’t think twice about using his own son against him?
PRAISE FOR THE LIE MAKER:
Linwood Barclay has crafted another perfect page-turner The Times
Pacy and tense, it’s a triumph from a master thriller writer. Every page makes your heart beat that little bit faster. The Sun
Twisty, emotional, surprising, and told at a breakneck pace… a read-in-one-sitting kind of story. David Koepp
Engrossing and moving, full of clever plot twists, this is great crime writing. Literary Review
You’ll be left speed-reading towards the end. The Independent
A master of the intricately plotted psychological thriller genre. Women’s Weekly
A totally absorbing, two-fisted conspiracy thriller told with characteristic aplomb … full of gasp-inducing twists and oodles of tension … brilliant stuff. Neil Lancaster
Barclay (Look Both Ways) nails this riveting standalone thriller… Crafty plotting and rich characters make this a winner. Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008555689
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 January 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HQ
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Linwood Barclay is an international bestselling crime and thriller author with over twenty critically acclaimed novels to his name, including the phenomenal number one bestseller No Time For Goodbye. Every Linwood Barclay book is a masterclass in characterisation, plot and the killer twist, and with sales of over 7 million copies globally, his books have been sold in more than 39 countries around the world and he can count Stephen King, Shari Lapena and Peter James among his many fans. Many of his books have been optioned for film and TV, and Linwood wrote the screenplay for the film based on his bestselling novel Never Saw It Coming. He is currently working with eOne to turn the Promise Falls trilogy into a series. Born in the US, his parents moved to Canada just as he was turning four, and he's lived there ever since. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Neetha. They have two grown children.
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