The Girl in Green

Oct 9, 2024 3:27 PM

Author:Derek B. Miller

1991

Near Checkpoint Zulu, one hundred miles from the Kuwaiti border, British journalist Thomas Benton meets American private Arwood Hobbes. Desert Storm is over, and peace has been declared. As the two argue about whether it makes sense to cross the nearest border, they become embroiled in a horrific attack in which a young local girl in a green dress is killed under their protection. The two men walk away into their respective lives. But something has cracked in both of them.

2013

Twenty-two years later, in another place, in another war, they meet again and are offered an unlikely opportunity to redeem themselves when that same girl in green is found alive and in need of salvation. Will this second chance allow the two men to right the wrongs of their past?

Reviews

For sheer storytelling power - and breathtaking pace - Clark is without peer

—— People

Clark can prickle scalps with shivery skill

—— Cosmopolitan

In the community of Ebbing, Fiona Barton has created a town full of suspense and a cast of characters with so many reasons to keep secrets buried deep. A dark and twisty read.

—— Nita Prose

A fab, twisty-turny mystery

—— The Sun

[A] spine-tingling, twisty thriller

—— Woman's Own

Brings to mind The 39 Steps . . . impressive plotting and historical detail.

—— CRIME FICTION LOVER

Outstanding . . . [Matthews] writes with verve . . . Vasin is his finest creation.

—— Adam LeBor , FINANCIAL TIMES

One of the best of many western writers on Russia . . . a kind of Russian version of The Thirty-Nine Steps . . . such is the impact of the story as it progresses that we willingly suspend disbelief for the sake of an engrossing read.

—— Andrew Rosenheim , SPECTATOR

I inhaled Everyone Here is Lying. Shari is a very gifted storyteller, and a most entertaining one. The pace never flags, the twists are fiendishly clever and the writing is as perfect as can be

—— Liz Nugent

Everyone Here is Lying is a Shari Lapena signature read: a taut, clever, chilling ride of manipulation and family secrets, with a terrifying question at its core-what if you can't believe the very people you love the most? Prepare to be consumed!

—— Ashley Audrain

Gripping, clever, and tightly plotted, Everyone Here is Lying showcases Shari Lapena at her absolute best. I was utterly transfixed. A must-read.

—— Sarah Pearse

An incredibly clever set-up that made for one of the most gripping and surprising thrillers I've read in a while. A one-sitting read.

—— Catherine Ryan Howard

Everyone Here Is Lying by Shari Lapena is WILD. A very satisfying thriller.

—— Roxane Gay

Magnificent, a perfect demonstration of [Shari Lapena's] exceptional skill as a storyteller... Utterly compelling

—— Daily Mail

Everyone Here Is Lying opens with a corker of a premise that had me racing through the book... a clever twist... a thrilling ride

—— The Observer

A fast-paced read with jaw-dropping twists

—— The i

Shari Lapena is an expert in both pace and the placing of clues and misdirections

—— Literary Review

Shari 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.

—— Choice

Lapena 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 Express

I read this in three days and loved every addictive page

—— Simon Mayo

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