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      It always starts with a small lie. That's how you stop noticing the bigger ones.
      
      After his friend suspects something strange going on at the satellite facility where they both work - and then goes missing - Martin Hepton doesn't believe the official line of "long-term sick leave"...

Refusing to stop asking questions, he leaves his old life behind, aware that someone is shadowing his every move. But why?

The only hope he has is his ex-girlfriend Jill Watson - the only journalist who will believe his story.

But neither of them can believe the puzzle they're piecing together - or just how shocking the secret is that everybody wants to stay hidden...

DISCOVER THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.

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'Rankin is a master storyteller'
*Guardian
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'Great fiction, full stop'
*The Times
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'Ian Rankin is a genius'
Lee Child

'One of Britain's leading novelists in any genre'
*New Statesman
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'A virtuoso of the craft'
*Daily Mail
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'Rankin is a phenomenon'
*Spectator
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'Britain's No.1 crime writer'
*Mirror
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'Quite simply, crime writing of the highest order'
*Express
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'Worthy of Agatha Christie at her best'
*Scotsman*

Autorentext

Ian Rankin

Zusammenfassung
YOU'D DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR FRIENDS. BUT WOULD YOU TELL THEM THE TRUTH?'Love this book' Elisabeth Moss, star of The Handmaid's Tale'Rare and complex' Marian Keyes'A dark, delicious thriller. I loved it.' Louise O'Neill, author of Only Ever Yours'Immersive and unsettling.' Sarah Vaughn, author of Anatomy of a Scandal'I read this in no time. An excellent twist.' Dorothy Koomson, author of The Ice Cream Girls'Beautifully written ... should not be missed' Samantha Downing, author of My Lovely Wife'Immersive, intelligent and gripping' S.E. Lynes, author of MotherNancy, Eleanor and Mary met at college and have been friends ever since, through marriages, children and love affairs. Eleanor is calm and driven, with a deep sense of responsibility, a brilliant career and a love of being single and free - despite her soft spot for her best friend's husband.Mary is deeply intelligent with a love of learning, derailed by three children and a mean, demanding husband - she is now unrecognisable to herself and her friends.Nancy is seemingly perfect: bright, beautiful and rich with an adoring husband and daughter - but beneath the surface her discontent is going to affect them all in terrible ways. When Nancy is murdered, Eleanor and Mary must align themselves to uncover her killer. And as each of their stories unfold, they realise that there are many different truths to find, and many different ways to bring justice for those we love...Everyone wants a perfect life. But there is no such thing...