Book Review: The Woman Who Lied by Claire Douglas

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Synopsis: 

A bestselling detective novelist and her family are in danger when chilling events from her novels begin happening around her in this gripping thriller from the British sensation—the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Girls Who Disappeared and The Couple at Number 9.

Emilia has a dream life. But someone knows the truth . . .

Emilia Ward lives in suburban London with her husband, their young son, and a teenager from her first marriage. Emilia is an ordinary mom—and she’s also the bestselling author of the Miranda Moody detective novels.

But when writing her tenth—and most difficult—book, life takes a disturbing turn: an incident mimicking the plot of one of her novels occurs in real life. Just an unsettling coincidence, right?

Until it happens again. And again.

Then someone she knows dies in the same way as a victim in the book she's currently writing.

Why is someone doing this?

What do they want?

How could they possibly know what she’s thinking—and writing?

Is Emilia and her family next?

Review: 

What do you do when something from your imagination seems to be happening in real life? Well yes, you might think yourself mad, or like Emilia, you decide there is something evil afoot and you use your little grey cells to figure it out, as you cant trust anyone anymore. Full of plenty of red herrings, this book is a roller coaster as first one potential suspect is dismissed, only to have anpther take their place. It will definitely keep you guessing til the end, and definitely one we recommend for those who love a well crafted mystery1

About the Author:

Claire Douglashas worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, The Sisters, which was followed by Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes, Just Like the Other Girls, The Couple at No 9. and The Girls Who Disappeared. Her latest novel, The Woman Who Lied, spent eleven weeks in the Sunday Times top ten. She has sold nearly 1.5 million copies of her books in the UK.
She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.