Beautiful liars

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Title:

Beautiful liars

Author:

Ashdown, Isabel author.

ISBN:

9781496714794

Edition:

First Kensington hardcover edition.

Physical Description:

316 pages ; 22 cm

Subject Term:

Friendship -- Fiction.

Missing persons -- Fiction.

Secrets -- Fiction.

Television journalists -- Fiction.

Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Suspense fiction.

Summary:

A television show host seeks the truth about the disappearance of her childhood friend, but risks revealing secrets of her own.

In the photograph three girls lounge on the grass during a school field trip. There's Liv, petite and wickedly funny; Juliet, their unofficial leader; and Martha, the last known person to see Juliet alive. Without witnesses or clues, the investigation fell apart. Martha, now a TV celebrity preparing to host a show investigating cold cases, finally has a chance to get answers. As she tries to piece together what happened to Juliet, she realizes that her memories of those long-ago bonds may not tell the whole story. And someone else may know more about Juliet's fate, and their friendship, than she could ever have imagined.... -- adapted from jacket

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Every picture hides a story. Behind the story lies secrets . . .

In the photograph Martha Benn has kept for two decades, three girls lounge on the grass during a school field trip. Beside Martha, there's Liv, petite and wickedly funny, and Juliet, their unofficial leader, brave, kind, and effortlessly beautiful. Back then, they meant the world to each other. But when Juliet disappeared, the bond between Martha and Liv unraveled too.

Martha was the last known person to see Juliet alive, and she still has no idea what happened after the two said goodnight on a towpath beside London's Regent's Canal. The next day, Juliet's abandoned bicycle was discovered, but no sign of Juliet. Without witnesses or clues, the investigation fell apart.

Martha, now a TV celebrity preparing to host a show investigating cold cases, finally has a chance to get answers. As Martha tries to piece together what happened to Juliet, she realizes that her memories of those long-ago bonds may not tell the whole story. And someone else may know more about Juliet's fate, and their friendship, than she could ever have imagined . . .

Author Notes

Isabel Ashdown was born in London and grew up on the south coast of England. Her writing career was launched with her award-winning debut Glasshopper , and she now writes full-time, walks daily, and volunteers for the charity Pets as Therapy. She has a Masters degree in Creative Writing and was recently appointed Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the University of Chichester. Isabel lives in Sussex with her carpenter husband and their two children. Follow Isabel on Twitter @IsabelAshdown, or visit her website at isabelashdown.com.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Ashdown (Little Sister) burnishes her reputation with this intricately plotted psychological thriller set in London. In January 2000, 17-year-old Juliet Sherman went missing after walking home from a girls' night out. The last person known to have seen Juliet was her friend Martha Benn. That same evening, Juliet was also with another friend, Olivia Heathcote. Eighteen years later, Martha, now a TV producer, is looking to jump-start her waning career with a new true crime series. She chooses Juliet's disappearance as the anchor story in an effort not just to solve the crime but to relieve her guilt over what happened that night. Her first step is to reconnect with Olivia, but unbeknownst to Martha, Casey, a deranged fan of Martha, intercepts a letter meant for Olivia. Pretending to be Olivia, Casey inserts herself into the investigation, thus beginning a deadly game of cat and mouse. Oddly, Casey has intimate details about the crime and David Crown, the only major suspect and Juliet's suspected lover. The alternating narratives of Martha and Casey add depth to this twisty tale. Ashdown keeps the reader guessing throughout. Agent: Kate Shaw, Viney Agency (U.K.). (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

True-crime television host Martha decides it's finally time to investigate the disappearance of her best friend, Juliet. Nearly 20 years ago, when the girls were teenagers, Juliet went missing in London, and the investigation ended as a cold case. Armed with some clues related to a father figure whom all the girls admired, Martha reaches out to Liv, their other best friend from those days, to see what Liv might remember from that night. But she ends up in touch with the wrong person her letter is delivered to Casey, a very disturbed woman who is eager to ""help"" solve the case. But there is something much more sinister going on in her head. Chapters alternate between Martha and Casey, and the reader is taken on a twisty ride through the past and present as Martha tries to get closer to the truth by uncovering lie after lie, and secret after secret. There's a lot to unpack here, and readers who enjoy thrillers from Jo Bannister and Fiona Barton will find themselves intrigued.--Rebecca Vnuk Copyright 2019 Booklist

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