Liz Nugent

**Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023****WINNER Crime Novel of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023****SHORTLISTED for The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award****SHORTLISTED for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2024**Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she cannot remember. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends and big decisions, and learning that people dont always mean what they say.But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world? And why does her neighbour seem to be obsessed with her? Sallys trust issues are about to be severely challenged . . .*****In Sally Diamond, Nugent has given us an astounding creation with a singular voice . . . an absorbing, twisty, compulsive psychological thriller with surprising humour and pathosSunday IndependentStrikingly well-observed and consistently surprisingThe TimesIncredibleSara CoxStrange indeed . . . and smart, too! Shocking, disturbing and utterly original, Strange Sally Diamond will grip you from first page to lastPaula HawkinsIrresistibly compelling, this dark story is shocking yet endearing. A brilliant read that will suck you inCrime MonthlyLiz Nugent has outdone herself. Twisted and twisty, dark and gripping, no one is going to forget Sally Diamond in a hurry!Graham NortonIt creeped me out (in a good way) . . . TerrificIan RankinDark, compelling and deeply movingRuth WareSo, so good! Sally gets under your skin and worms her way into your heart. I didnt want it to endJane FallonIm lost in admiration for Liz and her writing . . . vivid, pacy, taut but so very movingMarian KeyesJaw-droppingly clever . . . One of the best books Ive read in a long, long time. I cant stop thinking about itLucy FoleyAn outstanding achievement which transforms the dark psychological thriller map with both bravura and delicacy. One for the agesMaxim Jakubowski

uly excellent, beautifully written ... strongly recommended'' Sophie Hannah ''Compelling, clever and dark, unlike any other psychological thriller you will have read before ... you''ll gobble it up

Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ...it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph' Stylist 'A stunningly talented writer' Sophie Hannah 'The intricate plotting and jolting suspense hold you in a vice till the last page' Sunday Times 'Clear your diary if you pick up this seductively sinister story. The twists come together in a superbly scary denouncement which delivers a final sting in the tail. Brilliantly macabre' Sunday Mirror 'Brilliant plotting ratchets up the tension in this chilling tale of obsessive love, madness and motherhood' Woman & Home 'The wit is sharp and the plot full of punishing twists' The Times Crime Club 'An unputdownable psychological thriller with an ending that lingers long after turning the final page' Irish Times 'An excellent example of "Domestic Noir" ...excitement and curiosity mount until you realise you can't put the book down. Highly recommended.' Literary Review From the award-winning author of the No 1 bestseller, Unravelling Oliver 'My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.' Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants ...'A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller where the tension tightens to near unbearable proportions ...impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel.' Marian Keyes 'Taut, crisp, clear, a storm-warning of a book. It has the eeriness of The Turn of the Screw; but as these screws turn, a mighty tension takes hold. Masterly' Sebastian Barry 'Deliciously twisted, shot through with dark and acid humour and the denouement is truly chilling.' Sarah Hilary 'Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable. A superbly crafted novel and an absorbing portrait of the purest kind of evil.' Jane Casey 'I thought it impossible to match the brilliant Unravelling Oliver, but this Liz has done. Not only is her style beautiful, but she keeps the reader on the edge of their seat from page one until the completely unexpected ending. I read Lying in Wait in one sitting. I just couldn't bear the suspense. I absolutely loved it.' Amanda Redman 'She writes compellingly, creates posh sociopaths like no-one else and doesn't flinch when the end demands what it demands. Lying In Wait is a story you genuinely should not miss' Rick O'Shea, RTE

Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023**From the Number 1 bestselling author of Our Little Cruelties and Skin DeepSally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died.Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she cannot remember. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends and big decisions, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

The last people who expect to be meeting with a drug-addicted prostitute are a respected judge and his reclusive wife. And they certainly don''t plan to kill her and bury her in their exquisite suburban garden.Yet Andrew and Lydia Fitzsimons find themselves in this unfortunate situation.While Lydia does all she can to protect their innocent son Laurence and their social standing, her husband begins to fall apart.But Laurence is not as naive as Lydia thinks. And his obsession with the dead girl''s family may be the undoing of his own.

''Perfect summer read for those who like their escapism on the darker side'' Ian RankinThe deliciously sinister new novel from the No 1 bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Lying in Wait''''I could probably have been an actress.It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.Isn''t that what I''ve been doing for most of my life?''Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for twenty-five years, passing herself off as an English socialite. But her luck, and the kindness of strangers, have run out.The arrival of a visitor from her distant past shocks Cordelia. She reacts violently to the intrusion and flees her flat to spend a drunken night at a glittering party. As dawn breaks she stumbles home through the back streets. Even before she opens her door she can hear the flies buzzing. She did not expect the corpse inside to start decomposing quite so quickly . . .''Bloody brilliant!'' Denise Mina''An extraordinary writer - Liz Nugent maps the human mind as a cartographer charts new worlds: She''s boundlessly curious and totally unflinching'' A.J. Finn''The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work - no one gets under the skin of monstrous characters like she does'' Tammy Cohen''A wonderful feat of imagination, totally gripping, with a fascinating character at its heart'' Sabine Durrant''Dark, brutal and brilliant'' Colette McBeth''A triumph, from first page to last!'' Sarah Hilary''Monumentally good. Liz Nugent is a beautiful writer and among the very best storytellers in the world'' Donal Ryan''I loved, loved, loved Skin Deep - the compassion of it, the beauty of the language, how glamour and horror intersect, how the tension twists tighter and tighter and is brilliantly done'' Marian Keyes''Dazzling ... chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius'' Mark Edwards''Her darkest book yet - a compelling one-sitting read'' Sinead Crowley''Utterly gripping, fast paced, and featuring my favourite sociopathic female character since Lady Macbeth'' Louise O''Neill''Incredibly dark, twisting and utterly mesmerising - you will not be able to put this down'' Sinead Moriarty''Pitch dark and thrillingly original'' Jane Casey

VOTRE VOISINE N'EST PAS TOUJOURS CELLE QUE VOUS CROYEZ... Sally Diamond déteste les surprises et les questions. Elle obéit toujours aux consignes à la lettre. Même quand son père lui fait part d'une

Alice et Oliver Ryan sont limage meme du bonheur conjugal. Complices, amoureux, ils menent la belle vie. Pourtant, un soir, Oliver agresse Alice avec une telle violence quil la plonge dans le coma. Alors que tout le monde cherche a comprendre les raisons de cet acte dune brutalite sans nom, Oliver raconte son histoire. Tout comme les personnes qui ont croise sa route au cours des cinquante dernieres annees. Le portrait qui se dessine est stupefiant. Derriere la façade du mari parfait se cache un tout autre homme. Et lorsque le passe resurgit, personne nest a labri, pas meme Oliver. Nouveau genie du suspense psychologique, Liz Nugent disseque la fabrication fascinante dun monstre, du mal a letat pur. Un roman dans la pure tradition de Patricia Highsmith, quon ne lache pas jusqua la toute derniere page.

"Mon mari n’avait pas l’intention de tuer Annie Doyle, mais cette petite menteuse l’avait bien cherché."Lydia vit dans une superbe demeure dublinoise avec son mari, le très respectable juge Fitzsimon

Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned withLisa JewellBrilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it! Graham NortonMAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and thats really saying something Marian Keyes ______________Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin.Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mothers unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women . . .They each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead.But which brother killed him?______________Dark, beautiful, devastating pure genius Lucy FoleyA sizzling thrillerHeat A dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting AJ Finn[An] incredible achievement . . . Genius Sebastian BarryLiz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible peopleVal McDermidHer best book yetIrish TimesCreepy, compelling and totally addictive Erin KellyAn uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters . . . nobody is a mere cliche in Nugents clear, propulsive writingSunday TimesA whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one . . . absolutely riveting Irish Independent

A estranha Sally Diamond é um suspense eletrizante sobre uma mulher einigmática obrigada a confrotar um passado do qual ela não tem nenhuma memória, mas cujas consequências são devastadoras. Liz Nuge

Um livro envolvente sobre uma mulher peculiar e solitária, com uma história de luz e trevas, de desespero e compaixão. Brutal, avassalador, mas inesquecível, e impossível de abandonar.Sally Diamond n

La nouvelle voix du thriller domestique britannique !VOTRE VOISINE NEST PAS TOUJOURS CELLE QUE VOUS CROYEZ...Sally Diamond déteste les surprises et les questions. Elle obéit toujours aux consignes à

Pure genius. Absolutely brilliant Shari LapenaA twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith Ian RankinIBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018___________WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Cant Put Down!Shes not who you think she is . . . I could probably have been an actress.It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.Isnt that what Ive been doing for most of my life?Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for twenty-five years, passing herself off as an English socialite. But her luck, and the kindness of strangers, have run out.The arrival of a visitor from her distant past shocks Cordelia. She reacts violently to the intrusion and flees her flat to spend a drunken night at a glittering party. As dawn breaks she stumbles home through the back streets. Even before she opens her door she can hear the flies buzzing. She did not expect the corpse inside to start decomposing quite so quickly . . .___________Bloody brilliant!Denise MinaExtraordinaryA.J. Finn The finest psychological thriller writer currently at workTammy CohenDark, brutal and brilliant Colette McBethAbsorbing, beautifully writtenThe Times, Crime Books of the YearEvery bit as amazing as her first two [novels]Lisa Jewell Dazzling . . . chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling geniusMark Edwards

El hombre perfectoEl monstruo perfectoOliver Ryan es la personificación del éxito y el carisma. Vive en el mejor barrio residencial de Dublín, los libros infantiles que escribe no dejan de recibir premios y su mujer, Alice, le ama y admira incondicionalmente. Toda su vida es una envidiable sucesion de privilegios y comodidades. Hasta que una noche despues de cenar Oliver ataca a Alice y la golpea hasta dejarla en coma.Mientras quienes le rodean tratan de comprender este terrible acto de brutalidad, Oliver cuenta su historia. Tambien lo hacen todos aquellos con cuyos caminos se cruzo durante cinco decadas, ofreciendo piezas de un puzzle que deja al descubierto una asombrosa historia de humillacion, envidia, terribles mentiras y magistral manipulacion.Todos piensan que conocen a Oliver Ryan. A partir de esa noche descubriran que nadie le conoce en absoluto.La critica ha dicho... Una novela que te empuja a seguir pasando paginas y se lee de una sentada, escrita por una nueva reina del suspense psicologico.Sunday IndependentUn debut formidable.Irish TimesLa compulsion de seguir leyendo no se desvanece en ningun momento y, lo que es mas impresionante, el final no se hunde bajo el peso de las expectativas. El bueno de Oliver es una lectura inagotablemente gratificante.Sunday TimesApasionante, inteligente y oscura... La devoraras.Heat MagazineSolo se que estuve despierto hasta las tres de la mañana para terminarla, algo que no recuerdo haber hecho jamas con una novela.Irish IndependentLa hemos leido de un tiron... Estimulantemente inquietante.Womans Way

The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally DiamondTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERI couldnt stop reading! Absolutely a triumph! Freida McFaddenWhat a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by Graham NortonAn utterly gripping story about how one incident reverberates across time, damaging and destroying lives. I read it as if in a fever Shari Lapena---If my sister hadnt been beautiful, none of it would have happened.Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her familys world to implode.Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.Not that Ruby wants to think about the past.But it cant stay a secret forever.---Absolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work thats going to give me a book hangover for weeks. John MarrsUtterly compelling and brilliantly imagined all the way to the last dark twist. Anthony HorowitzOnce again, the incomparable Liz Nugent invites us into the darkest parts of the human psyche. Im certain her legions of fans will agree: Ruby is her most unforgettable creation yet Catherine Ryan Howard

La novela más vendida y aclamada del año en Irlanda☞ Mejor libro de ficción criminal del An Post Irish Book Awards ☜ + de 270.000 lectores en el Reino Unido «Una historia inquietante y oscura de

La novela más vendida y aclamada del año en Irlanda.áMejor libro de ficción criminal del An Post Irish Book Awards+ de 270.000 lectores en el Reino Unido "Una historia inquietante y oscura de manos de una escritora brillante." BBCUn suspense psicologico inquietante con una protagonista unica y cautivadoraSally Diamond no logra entender por que fue tan extraño lo que hizo. Solo hacia lo que le habia pedido su padre: tirarlo a la basuira cuando muriera. Ahora Sally es el centro de atencion, no solo de los sedientos medios de comunicacion y de la Policia, sino tambien de una siniestra voz de su pasado que no consigue recoinocer. A medida que descubre los secretos de su niñez, Sally emipieza a prestar atencion al mundo y aprende que las personas no siempre quieren decir todo lo que dicen ni dicen todo lo que piensan. Con la ayuda de nuevos amigos, se hara con un mayor control sobre su vida hasta el dia que recibe por correo una caja procedente de Nueva Zelanda. Dentro hay un oso de peluche viejo, sucio y hecho jirones que reconoce inmediatamente: Toby. Ese juguete tenia nombre. Y era suyo. Pero ¿por que Sally ha sido incapaz de recordar

El hombre perfectoEl monstruo perfectoOliver Ryan es la personificación del éxito y el carisma. Vive en el mejor barrio residencial de Dublín, los libros infantiles que escribe no dejan de recibir premios y su mujer, Alice, le ama y admira incondicionalmente. Toda su vida es una envidiable sucesion de privilegios y comodidades. Hasta que una noche despues de cenar Oliver ataca a Alice y la golpea hasta dejarla en coma.Mientras quienes le rodean tratan de comprender este terrible acto de brutalidad, Oliver cuenta su historia. Tambien lo hacen todos aquellos con cuyos caminos se cruzo durante cinco decadas, ofreciendo piezas de un puzzle que deja al descubierto una asombrosa historia de humillacion, envidia, terribles mentiras y magistral manipulacion.Todos piensan que conocen a Oliver Ryan. A partir de esa noche descubriran que nadie le conoce en absoluto.La critica ha dicho...Una novela que te empuja a seguir pasando paginas y se lee de una sentada, escrita por una nueva reina del suspense psicologico.Sunday IndependentUn debut formidable.Irish TimesLa compulsion de seguir leyendo no se desvanece en ningun momento y, lo que es mas impresionante, el final no se hunde bajo el peso de las expectativas.El bueno de Oliver es una lectura inagotablemente gratificante.Sunday TimesApasionante, inteligente y oscura... La devoraras.Heat MagazineSolo se que estuve despierto hasta las tres de la mañana para terminarla, algo que no recuerdo haber hecho jamas con una novela.Irish IndependentLa hemos leido de un tiron... Estimulantemente inquietante.Woman's Way