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The Girl with the Suitcase

My Autobiography

The Long and Winding Road

Betrayal

Deception

The emotionally gripping Sunday Times bestseller from Britain’s favourite storyteller

Suspects

A missing teenager. An outcast woman. And a girl determined to find the truth . . . From the Sunday Times bestselling author

The Woman in the Wood

You'll Never See Me Again

The House Across the Street

Belle

The Promise

Trust Me

Rosie

One mother's hidden past. Her daughter's life changed forever . . .

Forgive Me

A gripping and emotional story from the bestselling author of Stolen

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Liar

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Gripping and suspenseful, a fast-paced murder mystery, love story and a young woman's journey of self discovery too

A tale of love, friendship, murder and intrigue, this latest book from master storyteller Lesley Pearse is gripping and full of twists. With an addictive and pacy plot, this will keep you guessing until the end

A page turner full of suspense, compelling and heartwarming, Liar is a brilliant read. I couldn't put it down and it is a must for all crime lovers

From the first page this heartfelt, atmospheric novel sizzles with suspense and tension . . . Surprising twists and turns leave you guessing until the end . . . gripping story: ideal summertime reading

Liar has all the elements that make this author so popular

Gripping and suspenseful - a murder mystery, love story and journey of self discovery

Lesley Pearse brings together a nostalgic Seventies backdrop with an edge-of-your-seat story of suspense

Like a twisty and suspenseful TV drama, Liar keeps you firmly on the edge of your seat

One of the most thrilling book club books

Included in 'Best new titles out this month'

Evocative, compelling, told from the heart

Intriguing, heart-tugging, beautifully written

Amelia White always dreamed of being a reporter . . . 
And it might never have happened if she hadn't stumbled on a young woman's body. Horrified at the lies being spread about this murder victim, Amelia talks a newspaper editor into letting her tell the true story.Yet when more bodies turn up, it's clear the police are baffled. 
Uncovering new witnesses as well as suspects in her search for clues, Amelia realises that the only way to stop the murders is to find the liar among them. 
But will doing so make her the killer's next victim?

The enthralling Sunday Times bestselling story of a young female journalist exposing murder and lies in her search for the truth, from the international bestseller Lesley Pearse 
 
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 5 BESTSELLER AND WINNER OF THE WOMAN & HOME BOOK CHOICE AWARD 2020 
 
'A compelling page-turner' DAILY MAIL 
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Find the liar. Find the killer . . . 
 
Amelia White didn't expect her career as a reporter to start like this: by finding a young woman's body, just around the corner from her Shepherd's Bush bedsit. 
 
With rumours already spreading about this poor murder victim, she seizes her chance to write the true story. 
 
But when more bodies are found, the police are baffled. 
 
Reporting on the story, Amelia meets witnesses as well as suspects. If she can only work out who the liar among them is, she may be able to stop the murders. 
 
Or might she turn herself into the next victim? . . . 
 
Gripping, suspenseful and completely unputdownable, Liar will have you on the very edge of your seat. 
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'Gripping and suspenseful, a fast-paced murder mystery, love story and a young woman's journey of self-discovery' Daily Express 
 
'This latest book from master storyteller Lesley Pearse is gripping and full of twists. With an addictive and pacy plot, this will keep you guessing until the end' My Weekly 
 
'A page turner full of suspense, compelling and heartwarming, Liar is a brilliant read. I couldn't put it down' Woman's Way 
 
'Gripping and suspenseful - a murder mystery, love story and journey of self discovery' S Magazine 
 
Praise for Lesley Pearse 
 
'Storytelling at its very best' Daily Mail 
 
'Evocative, compelling, told from the heart' Sunday Express 
 
'Intriguing, heart-tugging, beautifully written' Closer 
 
 
Lesley Pearse, Sunday Times bestseller, March 2024

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A compelling page-turner

Gripping and suspenseful, a fast-paced murder mystery, love story and a young woman's journey of self discovery too

A tale of love, friendship, murder and intrigue, this latest book from master storyteller Lesley Pearse is gripping and full of twists. With an addictive and pacy plot, this will keep you guessing until the end

A page turner full of suspense, compelling and heartwarming, Liar is a brilliant read. I couldn't put it down and it is a must for all crime lovers

From the first page this heartfelt, atmospheric novel sizzles with suspense and tension . . . Surprising twists and turns leave you guessing until the end . . . gripping story: ideal summertime reading

Liar has all the elements that make this author so popular

Gripping and suspenseful - a murder mystery, love story and journey of self discovery

Lesley Pearse brings together a nostalgic Seventies backdrop with an edge-of-your-seat story of suspense

**Like a twisty and suspenseful TV drama, Liar keeps you firmly on the edge of your seat**

A twisting and intense read

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