IT'S ONLY ONE SMALL LIE . . . UNTIL SOMEONE TURNS UP DEAD
2020'S MOST GRIPPING DEBUT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER, perfect for fans of Samantha Downing, Rachel Caine or Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door
Imagine you've finally escaped the worst relationship of your life, running away with only a suitcase and a black eye.
Imagine your new next-door neighbours are the friends you so desperately needed - fun, kind, empathetic, very much in love.
Imagine they're in trouble. That someone is telling lies about them, threatening their livelihoods - and even their lives.
Imagine your ex is coming for you.
If your new best friends needed you to tell one small lie, and all of these problems would disappear, you'd do it . . . wouldn't you?
It's only one small lie, until someone turns up dead . . .
“Hooked me from the start ... an ending that will blow you away.”
“Reads like the best Hitchcock film never made . . . the twists keep on coming right up to the final page.”
“Remarkably insidious and extremely readable.”
“Even the biggest thriller fan will struggle to guess the ending of this twisty, gorgeously written debut.”
“Skillfully captures the unnerving tensions that come with building your chosen family while never knowing quite who to trust.”
“It’s rare that a novel keeps me guessing until the very last page, but ONE WHITE LIE delivers in a big way ... absolutely terrific.”
“Super pacy and whizzes you along—I couldn’t put it down until I knew how it ended.”
“A sly, up-all-night thriller that ends with a surprising bang.”
“A fast-paced, unputdownable roller-coaster of a read sure to appeal to fans of Gillian Flynn or Paula Hawkins.”
“Konen proves herself a master of weaving webs that slowly contract, strangling characters in the threads ... a swift, compelling thriller with unexpected swoops and swerves.”
“Believable twists imbue the narrative’s urgency as each character’s secrets are spilled...Konen should win a new set of fans with this domestic thriller.”
“A steady narrative draws the reader into Lucy’s anxiety, and what might seem an implausible story is made believable by intricate plotting, culminating in a didn’t-see-that-coming conclusion.”
“Edge of seat? You bet.”
“Twists that would make Hitchcock himself gasp.”
“Will keep you reading all night long to see what happens when starting over means ending it all.”
READERS ARE HOOKED BY ONE WHITE LIE
'A brilliantly written story that keeps you gripped from start to finish' 5***** Reader Review'
All the shades of noir converge in Leah Konen's One White Lie, to explode into an exhilaratingly tense and powerful thriller' 5***** Reader Review'
Every word of this novel is a mystery. Wonderfully written with brilliant characters. I haven't read such a great book in a long time' 5***** Reader Review
'A real edge of seat page turner that makes you doubt your own perceptions until almost the end of the book!' 5***** Reader Review
'I would recommend this to anyone who wants to be able to read and feel their heart pounding at the same time' 5***** Reader Review
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