Lie Beside Me
The twisty and gripping psychological thriller from the Richard & Judy bestselling author
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4.1 • 22 Ratings
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Publisher Description
A HUSBAND. A LIAR. A KILLER . . . The gripping new thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
'Utterly gripping and unpredictable' 5***** Reader Review
'Suspenseful and compulsive with twists galore' 5***** Reader Review
'You won't be able to put it down' 5***** Reader Review
'Absolutely brilliant' Claire Douglas, bestselling author of The Couple at No 9
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Louise wakes up. Her head aches, her mouth is dry, her memory's fuzzy. But she knows she's done something bad.
She rolls over towards her husband, Niall.
But it's not Niall lying beside her. In fact, she's never seen this man before.
And he's not breathing . . .
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'Full of corkscrew twists' Daily Mail
'Brilliantly done' Harriet Tyce
'Gripped me from the first page' Erin Kelly
'Fast-paced but never rushed, with clues and twists to keep you absolutely hooked from the first page to the last' Jane Casey
'Clever, pacy, well-written and utterly gripping' C.L. Taylor
'A killer premise, razor-sharp writing, and twists to die for . . . Easily her best yet' Chris Whitaker
Praise for Gytha Lodge:
'A novel that literally makes you hold your breath then gasp out loud' VAL MCDERMID
'What a marvel! A corkscrew-twisty, knife-sharp thriller' A.J. FINN, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window
'An engaging tale of lust, rivalry and murder' Sunday Times
'Brilliantly formed characters and a twisty, clever plot had me turning pages well past my bedtime' HEIDI PERKS, bestselling author of Now You See Her
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In British author Lodge's uneven third Det. Chief Insp. Jonah Sheens novel (after 2020's Watching from the Dark), alcoholic harpist Louise Reakes wakes to find a murdered stranger lying beside her. Her husband is away, and Louise can't remember most of last night, so she panics and moves the man outside before calling the Hampshire police. Jonah and his colleagues identify the victim as Alex Plaskitt, a fitness instructor whose husband says Alex went out clubbing and never came home. Security camera footage places Louise and Alex at the same venue, and the cops soon realize the true crime scene isn't Louise's garden, but her bed. They arrest her and start trying to reconstruct the evening, but the more evidence they uncover, the less clear-cut their case becomes. Lodge's glib portrayal of Louise's drinking problem undercuts the tale's emotional impact, and shoehorned subplots centering on the investigating officers' personal lives fail to compensate. Still, this twist-riddled whodunit is certain to keep readers guessing until the contrived but gratifying conclusion. Series fans will be contented.
