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Edition:
Unabridged
ISBN:
9780241977972
Content:
" Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Good Liar by Nicholas Searle, read by Martin Jarvis. This is a life told back to front. This is a man who has lied all his life. Roy is a conman living in a small English town, about to pull off his final con. He is going to meet and woo a beautiful woman and slip away with her life savings. But who is the man behind the con and what has he had to do to survive this life of lies? And why is this beautiful woman so willing to be his next victim?"
Content:
Biographisches: "Nicholas Searle is the author of three novels. His first novel, The Good Liar, was a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for the best debut crime novel. Before becoming a writer, he enjoyed a long and successful public service career in intelligence and security. He lives in Yorkshire." Rezension(2): "Daily Telegraph:Searle shows a gift for complex plotting. The Good Liar is packed with secrets and surprises, bluffs and double-bluffs" Rezension(3): "Financial Times:A part-thriller, part-human condition novel that packs a tremendous punch" Rezension(4): "The Bookseller:Twists and turns galore!" Rezension(5): "Sunday Times:A perfectly entertaining way to spend a few hours" Rezension(6): "Nina Stibbe, bestselling author of 'Love, Nina' and 'Man at the Helm':What a clever and menacing novel The Good Liar is. I was gripped and horrified in equal measure and the ending knocked me sideways! I can't wait for everyone to read the book so I can talk about it" Rezension(7): "Ruth Ware, bestselling author of 'In a Dark, Dark Wood':I was engrossed by Nicholas Searle's story of Roy, a conman out for one last scam, and Betty, a wealthy widow, and the perfect mark. The plot unfolds to a payoff as inevitable as it is shocking. A superb thriller and a truly compelling read." Rezension(8): "Independent:One of 2016's most intriguing debut novels" Rezension(9): "Daily Express:An incredibly dark, taut thriller...it deserves to be a bestseller. Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John le Carré" Rezension(10): "Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2:A cracking read" Rezension(11): "Jonathan Freedland:The Good Liar is a taut, compulsive thriller with a dark, intriguing heart. A Mr Ripley for our time" Rezension(12): "〈a href=http://www.publishersweekly.com target=blank〉〈img src=https://images.contentreserve.com/pw_logo.png alt=Publisher's Weekly border=0 /〉〈/a〉: November 30, 2015 At the start of British author Searle’s engrossing debut, octogenarian Roy Courtnay is looking forward to his lunch with Betty McLeish, a wealthy widow he’s met online. The apprehensive Betty has her grandson, Stephen, drive her to the appointed restaurant in an unspecified locale she and Roy have agreed on, where he waits outside in the car, prepared to rescue her if need be. Roy and Betty hit it off, and he soon moves into her cottage in the English countryside, where he sets about to bilk her of her fortune. Stephen has his doubts about Roy. Betty lingers in the background, mild-mannered and shrouded in mystery, until she finally takes center stage and her intentions become clear. Equal parts crime novel and character study, the tale is itself an elegantly structured long con. The pace is almost maddeningly deliberate, with details about the characters and their schemes doled out like a controlled substance, but patient readers will be rewarded with devastating third-act twists and a satisfying denouement. Agent: Johnny Geller, Curtis Brown (U.K.). "
Language:
English
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