THE SUSPENSE-FILLED TALE OF A CRIME NOVELIST WHOSE BOOKS ARE COMING TRUE FROM THE NO 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER CLAIRE DOUGLAS

She finally has her dream life. But someone knows the truth . . .

'Her best yet. It's gripping, atmospheric, and so original' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'Thrilling, twisty and impossible to put down. Claire Douglas at her very best' TIM WEAVER
'A gripping read, so cleverly plotted and brimming with tension' GILLY MACMILLAN
'A tightly plotted, dazzling thriller, filled with Claire Douglas's trademark suspense. An up-all-night read' LUCY CLARKE
'A whirlwind of a thriller with twists that made me gasp' CL TAYLOR
'Ingenious and compelling . . . absolutely loved it' MARK EDWARDS
'So many ingenious twists, so many gasp moments. I absolutely loved it' B P WALTER
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Emilia Ward lives quietly in suburban London with her husband and two children.
Just an ordinary wife and mother. But also a bestselling crime writer.
When she starts writing her tenth Detective Miranda Moody novel, however, life takes a frightening turn: an incident straight out of one of her novels occurs in real life.
Just an unsettling coincidence, she thinks. Until it happens again.
Then someone she knows dies exactly like a victim in the book she's still writing . . .
Why is someone doing this?

How do they know what she is writing?

And how long before Emilia and her family are next?
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READERS ARE GRIPPED BY THE WOMAN WHO LIED . . .
'A fantastic thriller. Fresh and original, genuinely kept me guessing and a total page turner' 5* READER REVIEW
'I did not want this book to end. I read it in bed. On the sofa. In the bus. You get the picture. Did not put it down till it was done. Then felt disappointed with myself as I had gobbled it up and not spread the treat out. Best book by the author' 5* READER REVIEW
'Wow, what a book. I could not put it down. Would definitely recommend' 5* READER REVIEW
'Claire Douglas never disappoints, she keeps you hooked until the final page, each story she produces is better than the last with twists galore' 5* READER REVIEW
'Truly tremendous, cleverly plotted with a deftly drawn cast and an enthralling one-sit read' 5* READER REVIEW
'Tremendous' 5* READER REVIEW
PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS:
'I loved this twisty novel' RICHARD OSMAN
'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE
'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE HALLETT
'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist' GILLIAN MCALLISTER
'Spine-chilling' THE SUNDAY TIMES
'A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' CL TAYLOR
*The Woman Who Lied: Sunday Times bestseller list October 2023*

About the Author

Claire Douglas worked as a journalist for fifteen years, but 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. She is now a Sunday Times and international bestseller and her last novel, The Woman Who Lied, spent eleven weeks in the Sunday Times top ten. She has sold nearly two million copies of her books in the UK. Her previous book, The Couple at No. 9, has been optioned for television.
She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.

Reviews
Claire Douglas's best yet. I loved the literary setting, the simmering tension and the book-within-a-book. It's gripping, atmospheric, and so original -- GILLIAN MCALLISTER
Life imitates art and the truth keeps sliding just out of reach in this clever, twisting thriller. Claire Douglas knows just how to put both characters and readers through their paces - I was hooked -- LOUISE CANDLISH
A thriller packed with twists that will leave you breathless * WOMAN'S OWN *
An intriguing, twisty mystery combined with first-rate suspense - hard to put down -- SHARI LAPENA
Thrilling, twisty and impossible to put down, The Woman Who Lied is Claire Douglas at her very best -- TIM WEAVER
A whirlwind of a thriller with twists that made me gasp -- C L TAYLOR
THE WOMAN WHO LIED is a gripping read, so cleverly plotted and brimming with tension. The book-within-a-book intrigued me and works beautifully to ratchet up the tension and deepen the mystery. I loved it -- GILLY MACMILLAN
Absolutely loved it...Ingenious and compelling with so many twists -- MARK EDWARDS
This novel is an absolute dream for crime fiction fans. So many ingenious twists, so many gasp moments, so many page-turning scenes that are impossible to stop thinking about. I absolutely loved it. -- B P WALTER
A tightly plotted, dazzling thriller, filled with Claire Douglas's trademark suspense. This is an up-all-night read - sure to be another blockbuster! -- LUCY CLARKE
A brilliantly compelling page-turner * Crime Monthly *
PRAISE FOR CLAIRE DOUGLAS * -- *
I loved this twisty novel -- RICHARD OSMAN
Claire crafts a gripping mystery that not only kept me glued to the page but gave me goosebumps! Clever and terrifically compelling -- SARAH PEARSE
Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet -- GILLIAN MCALLISTER
Moody, menacing and gothic...a chillingly atmospheric thriller -- JP DELANEY
An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery . . . I could not put this down! -- GRAZIA BOOK CLUB
A cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller which will keep you guessing until the end -- ALICE FEENEY
A fabulously eerie, spine-tingling treat. Douglas is a master storyteller and I felt in the safest of hands. This haunting thriller is the perfect immersive read. I loved it! -- JANICE HALLETT
Spine chilling * THE SUNDAY TIMES *



Book Information
ISBN 9780241542361
Author Claire Douglas
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Michael Joseph Ltd
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 277g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 24mm