The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond.

Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family’s world to implode.

Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.

Not that Ruby wants to think about the past.

But it can’t stay a secret forever.

'Pure genius. Absolutely brilliant' Shari Lapena 'A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith' Ian Rankin IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018 ___________ From the No 1 bestselling author of Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Lying in Wait She's not who you think she is ... Delia O'Flaherty is as wild, remote and dangerous as her island home off the west coast of Ireland. Her adoring father tells her that one day she will be the Queen of Inishcrann. However, tragedy leaves Delia alone in the world, to make her way relying on her wits and her rare beauty. But Delia's beauty is deceptive - as anyone who cares about her eventually finds out. What is the truth behind Delia's tragic past? And what happens when a face from that past turns up on her doorstep? ___________ WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can't Put Down! 'Bloody brilliant!' Denise Mina 'Extraordinary' A.J. Finn 'The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work' Tammy Cohen 'Dark, brutal and brilliant' Colette McBeth 'Absorbing, beautifully written' The Times, Crime Books of the Year 'Every bit as amazing as her first two [novels]' Lisa Jewell 'Dazzling ... chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius' Mark Edwards

Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller! 'My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.' ____________ Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants... ____________ 'What an extraordinary novel ... crackles and snaps like a bonfire on a winter's night; you shudder even as you draw closer to it. Spellbinding.' A J Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the Window 'Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ... it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph' Stylist 'A stunningly talented writer' Sophie Hannah 'Devastating ... exquisitely uncomfortable, utterly captivating' Publishers Weekly 'The intricate plotting and jolting suspense hold you in a vice till the last page' Sunday Times 'Clear your diary if you pick up this seductively sinister story. The twists come together in a superbly scary denouncement which delivers a final sting in the tail. Brilliantly macabre' Sunday Mirror 'Brilliant plotting ratchets up the tension in this chilling tale of obsessive love, madness and motherhood' Woman & Home 'The wit is sharp and the plot full of punishing twists' The Times Crime Club 'An unputdownable psychological thriller with an ending that lingers long after turning the final page' Irish Times 'Lydia is a Gothic villain for the ages ... a page-turner chock full of lies and betrayals' Kirkus Reviews 'An excellent example of "Domestic Noir" ... excitement and curiosity mount until you realise you can't put the book down. Highly recommended' Literary Review 'A tense, taut, almost gothic thriller where the tension tightens to near unbearable proportions ... impossible to stop reading. A brilliantly written, stand-out novel' Marian Keyes 'Deliciously twisted ... truly chilling' Sarah Hilary 'Liz Nugent's characters are as unforgettably monstrous as they are believable. A superbly crafted novel and an absorbing portrait of the purest kind of evil' Jane Casey 'It spoils nothing to tell you now that Lydia and Andrew Fitzsimons have murdered a young prostitute. Read this dark, captivating psychological thriller to find out why' People Magazine 'I thought it impossible to match the brilliant Unravelling Oliver, but this Liz has done. Not only is her style beautiful, but she keeps the reader on the edge of their seat from page one until the completely unexpected ending. I read Lying in Wait in one sitting. I just couldn't bear the suspense. I absolutely loved it' Amanda Redman 'She writes compellingly, creates posh sociopaths like no-one else and doesn't flinch when the end demands what it demands. Lying In Wait is a story you genuinely should not miss' Rick O'Shea, RTE

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 . . .

WINNER - IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year By the author of the Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller and Richard and Judy Book Club pick, Lying in Wait 'Truly excellent ... strongly recommended' Sophie Hannah __________ 'I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.' Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story. He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children's books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease - enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice, leaving her fighting for her life. Everyone around Oliver quickly realises that they didn't know him at all. Only he knows the lengths to which he has gone to get the life he so desired. But even he is in for a shock when the past catches up with him. A gripping page-turner, Unravelling Oliver is perfect for fans of Erin Kinsley's Found and Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door. __________ 'Incredibly brilliant' Marian Keyes 'Compelling, clever and dark ... you'll gobble it up in one go' Heat Magazine 'An ambitiously structured and compelling "whydunnit"' Daily Mail 'The compulsion to continue reading never wanes ... A persistently satisfying read' Sunday Times

'Liz Nugent is a force to be reckoned with' Lisa Jewell 'Brilliantly observed family life and a plot that is part rollercoaster, part maze. Loved it!' Graham Norton 'MAGNIFICENT. Her best yet, and that's really saying something' Marian Keyes ______________ Three brothers are at the funeral. One lies in the coffin. Will, Brian and Luke grow up competing for their mother's unequal love. As men, the competition continues - for status, money, fame, women ... They each betray each other, over and over, until one of them is dead. But which brother killed him? ______________ 'Dark, beautiful, devastating - pure genius' Lucy Foley 'A sizzling thriller' heat 'A dark jewel of a novel - finely observed, swift and exciting' AJ Finn '[An] incredible achievement ... Genius' Sebastian Barry 'Liz Nugent has a gift for filling us with a terrible fascination for truly horrible people' Val McDermid 'Her best book yet' Irish Times 'Creepy, compelling and totally addictive' Erin Kelly 'An uncanny ability to get under the skin of characters ... nobody is a mere cliche in Nugent's clear, propulsive writing' Sunday Times 'A whodunit and a Greek tragedy all in one ... absolutely riveting' Irish Independent

This book is the winner - IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2014. "Compelling, clever and dark, unlike any other psychological thriller you will have read before ...you'll gobble it up in one go." (Heat Magazine). "Gone Girl meets The Spinning Heart ...a great cracking read ...I couldn't put it down". (Ryan Tubridy, RTE). "The compulsion to continue reading never wanes and most impressively the ending doesn't buckle under the weight of expectation ...a persistently satisfying read". (Sunday Times). "A page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense' Sunday Independent 'An ambitiously structured and compelling "whydunnit."' (Daily Mail). "Formidable". (Irish Times). "Reminiscent of The Book of Evidence' RTE Guide 'We read this in one sitting ...satisfyingly unnerving." (Woman's Way). "All I know is I stayed awake until 3am to finish it, which I haven't done with a new novel for longer than I can remember." (Irish Independent). "The best opening line you'll read all year ...and you'll keep reading". (Sinead Crowley, RTE Arts Correspondent). "Her writing is stylish, the characters are vivid and the line of the story is all too real and plausible. Can't recommend it highly enough." (Rick O'Shea, 2FM). "A superb and compelling terrifying book' Sinead Desmond, TV3 'Just read a book in one sitting. Last time I managed that was about twenty years ago. The book was Liz Nugent's Unravelling Oliver". (Declan Burke, CrimeAlwaysPays.ie). "A kind of Irish Mr Ripley ...Gripping, thought-provoking". (Darragh McManus, arts journalist). "I read this book over a 24 hour period. I seriously could not put it down." (Writing.ie). "Magnificent ...compulsively readable ...stunning, shock and superb". (Frank McGuinness). "I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her". Liz Nugent's gripping novel of psychological suspense, Unravelling Oliver, is a complex and elegant study of the making of a sociopath in the tradition of Barbara Vine and Patricia Highsmith. Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story. He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children's books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease - enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice and beats her into a coma. In the aftermath, as everyone tries to make sense of his astonishing act of savagery, Oliver tells his story. So do those whose paths he has crossed over five decades. What unfolds is a story of shame, envy, breath-taking deception and masterful manipulation. Only Oliver knows the lengths to which he has had to go to get the life to which he felt entitled. But even he is in for a shock when the past catches up with him. Liz Nugent has worked in Irish film, theatre and television for most of her adult life. She is an award-winning writer of radio and television drama and has written short stories for children and adults. Unravelling Oliver is her first novel.