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A review by lilyraiti70
The Liars by Petronella McGovern
4.0
Happy Publication week to this wonderful book.
I have to admit, this is my first book by this author. Now, I am totally hooked and look forward to reading her backlist, as well as wait in anticipation for what she brings out next.
From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Good Teacher comes a compelling family drama of marital secrets and family tensions set within an investigation of sinister unsolved killings.
What if your search for the truth puts your family at risk?
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A brilliant, Aussie domestic noir! Set in the fictional town of Kinton Bay on the NSW coast, we follow a community looking for answers, both to an unsolved murder twenty years earlier and to the towns violent colonial past. Highlighting Australian history and the injustice of Colonialism.
There’s just so much to love about this book. So cleverly written, I suspected everyone, only to find out I was so far off base. This author has a way of creating authentic, twisty scenes, with sharp, short chapters, you’re swept along, greedily inhaling all the mystery and drama.
A wonderful added surprise to me, was the undercurrent of a range of contemporary issues. The strength of community comradeship, political corruption, intergenerational trauma, sexual assault, environmental activism, gay hate crimes (particularly in the 80s). All these (and I’m sure there are many I’ve missed) are seamlessly woven into an exceptional psychological thriller.
Out tomorrow! Do yourself a favour and grab yourself a copy!
Many thanks to the wonderful team at @allenandunwin for my advanced reading copy.
I have to admit, this is my first book by this author. Now, I am totally hooked and look forward to reading her backlist, as well as wait in anticipation for what she brings out next.
From the bestselling author of Six Minutes and The Good Teacher comes a compelling family drama of marital secrets and family tensions set within an investigation of sinister unsolved killings.
What if your search for the truth puts your family at risk?
Swipe for synopsis
A brilliant, Aussie domestic noir! Set in the fictional town of Kinton Bay on the NSW coast, we follow a community looking for answers, both to an unsolved murder twenty years earlier and to the towns violent colonial past. Highlighting Australian history and the injustice of Colonialism.
There’s just so much to love about this book. So cleverly written, I suspected everyone, only to find out I was so far off base. This author has a way of creating authentic, twisty scenes, with sharp, short chapters, you’re swept along, greedily inhaling all the mystery and drama.
A wonderful added surprise to me, was the undercurrent of a range of contemporary issues. The strength of community comradeship, political corruption, intergenerational trauma, sexual assault, environmental activism, gay hate crimes (particularly in the 80s). All these (and I’m sure there are many I’ve missed) are seamlessly woven into an exceptional psychological thriller.
Out tomorrow! Do yourself a favour and grab yourself a copy!
Many thanks to the wonderful team at @allenandunwin for my advanced reading copy.