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Magnificent . . .. Liz Nugent is a treasure

Surprising, moving and shockingly original

Strikingly well-observed and consistently surprising

Liz Nugent has outdone herself. Twisted and twisty, dark and gripping, no one is going to forget Sally Diamond in a hurry!

In Sally Diamond, Nugent has given us an astounding creation with a singular voice . . . an absorbing, twisty, compulsive psychological thriller with surprising humour and pathos

Strange indeed . . . and smart, too! Shocking, disturbing and utterly original, Strange Sally Diamond will grip you from first page to last

If Liz Nugent was a clockmaker she'd be Galileo . . . She is as excellent a writer as anyone living I can think of

Liz Nugent dares to go where many won't. What a compelling storyteller she is. Always challenging. I laughed out loud only to recoil from my laughter as the story unfolded. For this is wickedly dark territory. 
And yet amidst the darkness, she allows a light to glimmer - that of a diamond'

Irresistibly compelling, this dark story is shocking yet endearing. A brilliant read that will suck you in

Twisted, shocking, and very, very, dark, Liz Nugent has created a character for the ages in Strange Sally Diamond

It creeped me out (in a good way). Think Room and The Collector but add a dazzling/unique main character and encroaching dread. Terrific

So, so good! Sally gets under your skin and worms her way into your heart. I didn't want it to end

Such a terrific read . . . [Sally is] an amazing character

Be prepared for a roller coaster ride - Sally Diamond is going to get under your skin

Genius . . . held me from beginning to end in one weekend

I absolutely devoured this book. Sally Diamond is the most fantastic character. Liz Nugent has created a dark, twisted, gripping, intriguing, heart-stopping tale full of characters who, despite the horrors they inflict, are victims in their own right

Achingly beautiful with a cast of characters that'll remain with you long after the final page is turned. Already one of the must-read books of 2023

An extraordinary book. Compulsive reading, with one of the most complex, intriguing and moving characters I've ever encountered in fiction

Vivid, pacy, taut but so very moving . . . This novel feels *different* . . . it defies categorisation

It's compassionate and challenging, letting us imagine the lives that are forgotten when the news cycle moves on . . . a very special book

Dark and mesmerising . . . one of the most compelling character-led novels I've ever read. [It] blew me away

Totally and utterly gripped by Liz Nugent's latest. If this isn't made into a major Netflix series, I'll eat my own knicker elastic. An absolute wow of a read

I did not want this book to end! What a brilliant character and a wonderfully woven story. So very dark and clever and it completely broke my heart

I'm struggling to find words to describe how wonderful this book is. All at once it's dark, funny, compelling, shocking and heart-breaking with perfect characters and unrelenting tension. The best book I've read in years. Just incredible

Strange Sally Diamond peels your heart with a paring knife in one continuous paper-thin coil. Dark, disturbing, utterly compelling

A brilliant, brilliant book. I don't have the skill to give this novel the kind of praise it deserves. It's devastating. It's beautiful. It's mesmerising. Clever. Surprising. Completely immersive. In total awe

I LOVED IT! Strange Sally strides onto the page, fully formed and funny as hell (this is Liz, we're talking dark funny). I was hooked from the first paragraph and then Liz toyed with me, I held my breath, gasped, laughed and cried. This is twisty, original and pitch-black. I'll go anywhere with Liz but only in daylight

One of the most original, and spine-tingling books I've read in ages, Draws you in to the close, claustrophobic world of rural Ireland and the life of an emotionally withdrawn woman whose dark, hidden past is coming back to haunt her. Crackling with tension, this book with have you turning the pages late into the night. An absolute triumph.

Another bloody scorcher from Liz Nugent that kept me up to the wee hours to finish. Liz is one of the most intelligent, original, twisty crime writers working in the genre today

Just like Sally herself, this book is absolutely unique. Dark, gripping, unsettling - it pulls off that rarest of feats, combining characters you truly care for with gasp-inducing twists and turns. Loved it!

I marvel at the imagination . . . labyrinthine . . . fiendish . . . a great piece of work

One of the best crime novels I've read in years. Sally is a character who will initially shock you, perplex you and then win your heart. Dark, intriguing, heartbreaking and surprising, if I wasn't biting my nails, I was smiling to myself. It's absolutely brilliant

It has been six weeks since I read Strange Sally Diamond and still about twice a day a scene will flash before me and make my insides curdle

Heartbreaking and utterly gripping on every page, clear your schedule for what might be Liz Nugent's best - and darkest - book yet

The queen of Irish suspense strikes again! A book that had me compelled, wanting to read on ferociously whilst at the same time being deeply unsettled as the prospect of what might befall some of the characters next. Her best yet!

Utterly compelling. Brilliant writing and memorable characters. Genuinely unputdownable

A wonderfully twisted blend of light and dark; a book I couldn't put down, a character I won't forget. Clever, creepy, compelling, but poignant too, Strange Sally Diamond is going to be huge, and deservedly so

Dark, disturbing and compelling yet so touching, too. An amazing read

No one gets into damaged people's heads like Liz Nugent - I'd have known this was her writing even if her name had been deleted from the cover. Moving, thrilling, enraging and impossible to put down

I've loved all of Liz Nugent's novels and this was no exception. Strange Sally Diamond is clever, compelling, chilling, disturbing and soooooo dark!

There's something very special about all of Liz Nugent's novels. Character-driven stories that are real and wild at the same time. This one blew me away. Unflinching, unpredictable and unputdownable. A dark masterpiece

Utterly addictive with a truly unforgettable heroine

I absolutely loved this book. Liz Nugent does not put a foot wrong. It's tense, it's creepy, it's foreboding and unflinching . . . Deeply unsettling and deeply brilliant!

Dark, heartbreaking, funny, brilliant - Strange Sally Diamond will stay with you for well beyond the final page

Blown away by Strange Sally Diamond . . . Utterly chilling and impossible to put down. Her best yet!

What a brave, funny, disquieting, riveting book. By the end, I felt I knew Sally Diamond's mind better than I did my own

As twisted as this tale is, it's unputdownable

A compelling if harrowing read, this tragic twisted tale veers from humour to horror to heartbreak, but never fails to hold your attention until the bitter end

Dark and disturbing, you will root for Sally as she bravely steps out of her comfort zone to discover a post she can't remember

It's a cracker, you will absolutely love this and you'll want to get it today. This book is dark as hell with lovely touches of comedy . . . so engaging

Really really fantastically new . . . a brilliant book, it's just so good

Occasionally a book comes along that defies classification. Strange Sally Diamond is a page-turning cross between two recent mega-hits: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and Girl A. With a wonderfully drawn central protagonist and a plot that moves between the darkest shades of human malevolence and a life affirming sense of how friendship and community can bring light into the shadows, this book has all the ingredients of a long-to-be-remembered dark classic

Captivating . . . Hypnotic and terrifying, her story seeps into the imagination and leaves behind a haunting memory

An outstanding achievement which transforms the dark psychological thriller map with both bravura and delicacy. One for the ages

Strange Sally Diamond is a story both touching and terrifying ...

Crime Novel of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023

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 worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say. 
 
But when messages start arriving from a stranger who knows far more about her past than she knows herself, Sally's life will be thrown into chaos once again . . .

**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 don't 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? Sally's 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 pathos' Sunday Independent 
 
'Strikingly well-observed and consistently surprising' The Times 
 
'Incredible' Sara Cox 
 
'Strange indeed . . . and smart, too! Shocking, disturbing and utterly original, Strange Sally Diamond will grip you from first page to last' Paula Hawkins 
 
'Irresistibly compelling, this dark story is shocking yet endearing. A brilliant read that will suck you in' Crime Monthly 
 
'Liz Nugent has outdone herself. Twisted and twisty, dark and gripping, no one is going to forget Sally Diamond in a hurry!' Graham Norton 
 
'It creeped me out (in a good way) . . . Terrific' Ian Rankin 
 
'Dark, compelling and deeply moving' Ruth Ware 
 
'So, so good! Sally gets under your skin and worms her way into your heart. I didn't want it to end' Jane Fallon 
 
'I'm lost in admiration for Liz and her writing . . . vivid, pacy, taut but so very moving' Marian Keyes 
 
'Jaw-droppingly clever . . . One of the best books I've read in a long, long time. I can't stop thinking about it' Lucy Foley 
 
'An outstanding achievement which transforms the dark psychological thriller map with both bravura and delicacy. One for the ages' Maxim Jakubowski

Before becoming a full-time writer, Liz Nugent worked in film, theatre and television. Her five novels - Unravelling Oliver, Lying in Wait, Skin Deep, Our Little Cruelties and Strange Sally Diamond - have each been Number One bestsellers and she has won four Irish Book Awards, as well as the James Joyce Medal for Literature. She lives in Dublin.

Strange Sally Diamond

Crime Novel of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023

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Magnificent . . .. Liz Nugent is a treasure

I loved every damn second of it

Surprising, moving and shockingly original

Strikingly well-observed and consistently surprising

I devoured [it] . . . It's incredible!

Liz Nugent has outdone herself. Twisted and twisty, dark and gripping, no one is going to forget Sally Diamond in a hurry!

In Sally Diamond, Nugent has given us an astounding creation with a singular voice . . . an absorbing, twisty, compulsive psychological thriller with surprising humour and pathos

Strange indeed . . . and smart, too! Shocking, disturbing and utterly original, Strange Sally Diamond will grip you from first page to last

If Liz Nugent was a clockmaker she'd be Galileo . . . She is as excellent a writer as anyone living I can think of

Liz Nugent dares to go where many won't. What a compelling storyteller she is. Always challenging. I laughed out loud only to recoil from my laughter as the story unfolded. For this is wickedly dark territory.
And yet amidst the darkness, she allows a light to glimmer - that of a diamond'

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