The Good Liar - Softcover

I was engrossed . As deceiver and deceived move towards each other with hypnotic predestination, the plot unfolds to a payoff as inevitable as it is shocking. A superb thriller and a truly engrossing read. --Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood"

What a clever and menacing novel The Good Liar is. I was gripped and horrified in equal measure and the ending knocked me sideways! I can t wait for everyone to read the book so I can talk about it. --Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina"

Engrossing. . . . An elegantly structured long con. The pace is almost maddeningly deliberate, with details about the characters and their schemes doled out like a controlled substance, but patient readers will be rewarded with devastating third-act twists and a satisfying denouement. --Publishers Weekly"

The Good Liar is a taut, compulsive thriller with a dark, intriguing heart. A Mr Ripley for our time. --Jonathan Freedland, author of The 3rd Woman"

A gut-clenching cat-and-mouse game . This debut novel is a wellcrafted, complex tale that will appeal to fans of psychological thrillers. --Booklist"

[A] fantastically assured debut . The Good Liar makes you want to experience Nicholas Searle s next trick. --The Guardian"

As the tension mounts, the reader is kept guessing .The final denouement is a real cracker Added to the fiendishly clever plot, Searle s writing is both drily amusing and elegantly crafted. --Daily Mail"

One of 2016 s most intriguing debut novels. --The Independent (London)"

[A] compelling premise.... Elegant writing. --The Times (London)"

An incredibly dark, taut thriller . Think of Ruth Rendell morphing into John Le Carr?. --Daily Express (London)"