The Liar Next Door
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“Wow!! Just wow!!… Brilliant! More than brilliant, amazing!!!… Absolutely gripping, addictive and captivating… I was absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. A massive five stars from me.” NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Numbness floods my body as I stumble up the steps leading to my house. Inside I know my five-year-old’s bed is empty, her dresser is ransacked, her overnight bag is gone. I can see her dolls lying untouched through the window of our perfect family home – in the place where I thought I could protect her forever. My daughter is missing. You’d think my first instinct would be to call the police. But I know who’s taken my daughter. And I know that the police can’t help me. Only I can convince the woman who has my baby to give her back. She thinks she knows my secrets… but she has no idea. Fans of Liane Moriarty, Sally Hepworth and The Girl on the Train will love this utterly unputdownable domestic thriller from USA Today bestselling author Nicola Marsh. What readers are saying about The Liar Next Door: “Holy cow – I didn't want it to end!!!… Just forget about everything else going on in life or sleep – just cozy up on the sofa and dig in – this novel grips you from the start and doesn't let you go!… I stayed up way to late finishing this novel and I have no regrets!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Oh My!!!… So good I definitely did not want to put it down… A surprise ending that I never knew was coming.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “I am still shocked by the ending… A masterpiece… Flawless… Revelations made from start to finish, and I cannot believe that I did not guess any of them. If you like books/tv shows like Big Little Lies, you will love this book.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “The twists in this book gave me whiplash! It was a blast!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Kept me guessing for the whole book. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, there was another twist.” Netgalley reviewer, 5 stars “I read this in one sitting, I couldn’t put down The Liar Next Door… A wild, twisting, ride rife with shocking turn of events. Nicola Marsh kicks ass again.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Probably one of the best books I've read… This wild read took me on a wild ride! I couldn't turn the pages fast enough to see what would come next!... A crazy, unpredictable, wild, clever and exciting book.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “There should be a warning label on this book: Don't start reading unless you have a chunk of time!!!… Oh my goodness! I felt like I was on a rollercoaster with all the twists and turns… you won’t want to put this down!!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “Wow, wow, WOW! Could not put this book down! I was so engrossed from the first chapter as it immediately pulled me in, determined to see what happened next.” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars “What an AMAZING BOOK!!!!!!… Many twists I did not see coming… I'm in awe. I definitely recommend this book!!!” Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
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Excellent “Who Is It?”. This is one of those books I'm going to recommend you approach the same way I did - I knew title and author, that was it. Didn't even look at the description at all until I was over halfway into the book. I've read several books from this author over the past year in particular, and no matter if she is writing romantic comedy (July 2021's The Man Ban) or suspense/ drama (this book), she never fails to give a great story within the bounds of the genre of the particular book.
And y'all, if you approach this book in this particular manner... you're not going to have any dang clue who the titular “Liar” is. If you read the description before the book, you'll know immediately as the description is specifically from the perspective of one of 3 main perspectives (among 7 primary players), though one of the perspectives does get a now/ then timeline split emphasizing that particular storyline more. (This is the perspective from the description.) But all seven main characters, and in particular all three main perspectives, are lying about something to someone, and unravelling all the various lies and how they stack up is one wild ride. Even when certain things begin to be resolved, Marsh manages to have the book end on yet another final bang within the last few sentences. (So a word of caution to those who generally read the last page of a book before reading the rest of the book: DO NOT DO THAT HERE.)
Yet again, with such a dichotomy of books releasing just a month apart, Marsh shows just how talented a storyteller she really is. Very much recommended.