A Lesson in Cruelty

THREE WOMEN. ONE BODY. WILL THEY EVER LEARN?

The shocks kept coming right up to the final pages.Lisa Jewell
Harriets best so far.Sophie Hannah
Nothing short of unputdownable. One of the best openings Ive read in forever. Alex Michaelides
A shocking, provocative, standout thriller.Chris Whitaker
Left me breathless. Lucy Clarke

Anna wants a fresh start after three long years behind bars.

Lucy craves the attention of the only man she cant have, her alluring Oxford professor.

Marie has spent too long as a recluse living by someone elses rules.

When three strangers stumble upon an elaborate web of lies and the dead body at the heart of it, they will discover the true price of getting the life they desire so badly.

But will it be too late?

MORE PRAISE FOR A LESSON IN CRUELTY:
Tyces denouement pulls things together skilfully and surprisingly.Sunday Times
Expertly crafted with that chilling sense of dreadThe Sun
A dizzyingly satisfying page-turner. Sarah Pinborough
Utterly compelling, A Lesson in Cruelty is in the very top tier of psychological thrillers and further cements Harriet Tyces place amongst the great British crime writers.M. W. Craven
Perfect plotting, utterly brilliant.B.A. Paris
I absolutely loved it and devoured it whole in one day. So suspenseful and clever of course, but such great characterisation and real heart.Laura Marshall
Compulsive, dark and smart, A Lesson in Cruelty delivers on every level. Gilly Macmillan
An imaginatively told (and very bingeable) thriller.John Marrs
Superb, twisty plotting thats sure to keep readers guessing until the very end.Femi Kayode
A deliciously sinister tale of revenge and redemption, with heart-in-mouth tension and head-spinning twists. Ellery Lloyd