Author:James Ellroy
Somewhere out there is a murderer with over twenty killings to his name - each an apparently random slaying of a woman, over a twenty-year period and all unconnnected on the police files.
But Detective Sergeant Lloyd Hopkins begins to see a pattern: he senses connections between this string of seemingly motiveless, pointless and unsolved killings. Then the murderer emerges not as a random killer, but a cool, efficient despatcher - in his own eyes a saver of souls and protector of the innocent.
As they are drawn inexorably together, Hopkins and the murderer challenge each other in a confrontation which pits icy intelligence against white-heated madness...
A beautiful double-take plot. And characters seen with compassion. Her best yet!
—— H.R.F Keating, The TimesThe best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world
—— Boston GlobeShe can make a scene between two women sitting in a café as violent as anything you’ve seen between a couple of guys with baseball bats
—— Mark BillinghamRendell is unrivalled at depicting psychologically warped people and at creating unease through the simplest things. This is another triumph
—— ObserverThere are quite a few Ruth Rendells: the doyenne of the traditional English detective novel; the queen of the psychological thriller; the celebrated author of the literary thriller
—— Mail on SundayA fantastically thrilling police procedural with two feisty, believable female leads. Everything I love in a book!
—— Jo SpainI loved it! With a sinister plot and a creepy serial killer it's gripping and terrifying. And Laura and Niamh are characters I want to read about again and again!
—— Patricia GibneyThere’s a lot to unpick in this very layered novel but it is excellent. I advise you to read it and [If I Tell] immediately
—— Belfast TelegraphI love this crime fighting duo! Original and real, Laura and Niamh are such fresh voices. Taut, compelling and utterly creepy, with a dramatic conclusion that will have you frantically turning the pages, read it with the light on!
—— Sam BlakeWith well-drawn characters and an intense, urban plot, When They See Me feels gritty and above all authentic'
—— Sinéad CrowleyPage turning, twisty and gripping . Characters that you really care about and that are raw and real. A great read!
—— Sinéad MoriartyUtterly gripping!
—— Claudia CarrollEveryone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena is WILD. A very satisfying thriller.
—— Roxane GayMagnificent, a perfect demonstration of [Shari Lapena's] exceptional skill as a storyteller... Utterly compelling
—— Daily MailEveryone Here Is Lying opens with a corker of a premise that had me racing through the book... a clever twist... a thrilling ride
—— The ObserverA fast-paced read with jaw-dropping twists
—— The iShari Lapena is an expert in both pace and the placing of clues and misdirections
—— Literary ReviewShari Lapena has been described as the queen of the 'just one more chapter' thriller, and having devoured this compelling novel in double-quick time it's easy to see why . . . Plot twists are planted like hand grenades throughout the narrative, set to go off when you least expect them, and the denouement is as surprising as it is shocking.
—— ChoiceLapena has great fun pulling secrets from her conjuror's hat . . . when it comes to construction she's a master, her stream of twists and surprises perfectly timed
—— Daily ExpressI read this in three days and loved every addictive page
—— Simon Mayo