Author:Jan Costin Wagner,Anthea Bell
Finnish detective Kimmo Joentaa is called to the local hospital in which his young wife died several years before. An unidentified woman in a coma has been murdered by someone who wept over the body, their tears staining the sheets around her. The death marks the start of a series of killings, with the unknown patient at their centre.
As autumn turns to winter, and Christmas fast approaches, Kimmo’s attempts to unravel the case and identify the first victim are complicated by the disappearance of his sometime girlfriend, who has vanished after a party thrown by the head of the police force, and by a colleague’s spiral into the depths of a gambling addiction.
I found myself awake at 5am thinking about it… A crime thriller with the heart of a love story
—— Ruth DugdallHis books are as unsettling as they are hypnotic, and Light in a Dark Room is one of his most accomplished entries
—— Good Book GuideCrime fiction's next big thing
—— The Sunday TelegraphLiterary sensation . . . James' overnight success has drawn comparisons with the meteoric rise of E L James and her Fifty Shades of Grey series
—— Daily MailOswald is among the leaders in the new batch of excellent Scottish crime writers
—— Daily MailFifty Shades of Hay
—— The TimesThe author of last year's bestseller, The Husband's Secret, is back with another sure-fire hit. Unputdownable
—— The Sun on SundayIt's not often that a book about murder mingled with domestic and sexual violence has you howling with laughter, but Moriarty pulls it off here ... Her ironic turn of phrases infuses even poignant moments with humour. Blending romance, comedy and mystery, this is a wonderful book - full of brains, guts and heart
—— The Sunday MirrorIt all reads terrifyingly real, with the viciousness of the women at the school gates and the hell they can make each others' lives. It's a fine book
—— The Sunday SportMoriarty is happy to thread a thin line between mummy lit and fluffy thriller. It's easy to get stuck into this book, thanks to neat plotting that keeps you guessing. Just dive right in because this book slips down as easily as a strawberry soufflé
—— Irish IndependentA brilliantly plotted story with characters to care for who kept me reading, utterly gripped
—— Woman and Home MagazineHere at Company HQ we're all obsessed with Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. This juicy seaside-town murder mystery will be one of the biggest books this autumn
—— Company MagazineThis fantastically written story, with its little clues casually dropped in along the way, will keep you guessing until the very end ... Another compelling, funny and thought-provoking winner from Liane Moriarty. Do whatever you can to get your hands on a copy - it's brilliant
—— Heat MagazineTake this page-turner on holiday with you - you won't be able to put it down!
—— Closer MagazineA twisted thriller
—— Now MagazineAnother riveting thriller. Tackling difficult subjects with intelligence and humanity
—— Hello MagazineA compelling summer read not to be missed
—— OK MagazineThis addictive new thriller from bestselling author Liane Moriarty weaves three stories together to a shocking and unpredictable climax
—— Take A Break MagazineIt's a hell of a good book. Funny and scary. She nails the feuding moms.
—— Stephen KingNot only an enthralling murder investigation... but a plot that is strengthened and illuminated by two of the best characters I have read for some time- reporter Sully Carter and his cohort, the streetwise gangster Sly Hastings... their exchanges are pure gold.
—— Raven Crime ReadsThis is a terrific first novel by a man with a long career in journalism. The tale builds to a dramatic conclusion, with a final unexpected and terrible twist in the tail.
—— Crime Review