Seven Lies

'Friends forever' becomes a weapon swung with fatal force in Elizabeth Kay's debut. A thriller deftly told through seven lies, the calmly manipulative Jane is a protagonist who will haunt you long after you finish turning the pages. The truth, it turns out, can be far more dangerous than any lie....It's going to be the next massive thriller.

Pandora Sykes

Dark, vivid, and engrossing. You won't want to put this one down!

Cara Hunter, author of CLOSE TO HOME

Seven Lies is the perfect psych thriller - smart, dark and morally ambiguous. I loved it.

Tammy Cohen, author of WHEN SHE WAS BAD

You NEED to read this one. So very unsettling!

Lesley Kara, author of THE RUMOUR

SEVEN LIES is a relentless, chilling story of what happens when friendship becomes obsession. Keep the lights on - you'll be turning pages deep into the night with this one

Harlan Coben, author of FOOL ME ONCE

Compelling, clever, imaginative and beautifully written

Jo Spain, author of THE CONFESSION

Kay's unputdownable thriller follows former childhood friends Jane and Marnie down a devious path littered with secrets, murder and, of course, lies

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Compulsive, hypnotic . . . a tale of obsession, grief and the real meaning of truth

Red

With a protagonist to rival Villanelle, you'll love this sharp, original and seductive thriller, which turns the idea of an unreliable narrator on its head.

Cosmopolitan

I devoured Seven Lies in less than 24 hours. Such a clever, deliciously dark page turner and a compelling read

Alice Feeney, author of SOMETIMES I LIE

Shockingly intimate and scarily insidious. Seven Lies explores the explosive truths behind obsession, love, and a seemingly perfect friendship

Lisa Gardner, author of FEAR NOTHING

Seven Lies takes the idea of the unreliable narrator and spins it on its head. An immersive study of female friendship and loneliness with a scarily reliable narrator who proves that truth is often scarier and stranger than any fiction.

A compelling take on the obsession that can come with female friendship

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A pacy domestic thriller sure to keep you reading well past bedtime. Kay holds a mirror up to female friendship and the result is both relatable and utterly chilling

Sarah Langford, author of IN YOUR DEFENSE

Brilliantly twisty but also so insightful of human nature: this is a chilling portrayal of an obsessive relationship

Michelle Frances, author of THE GIRLFRIEND

I loved it from the first page: spellbinding, urgent, creepy, and impossible to put down. Seven Lies is a hugely satisfying novel of deeply disturbed psychological suspense.

Chris Pavone, author of THE PARIS DIVERSION

Superbly controlled writing, a captivating voice and a brilliantly plotted story about a toxic friendship

Ali Land, author of GOOD ME, BAD ME

Elizabeth Kay's debut is a gorgeously narrated and scarily real account of friendship-turned-fixation. You won't be able to put it down

Christina Dalcher, author of VOX

An electrifying psychological thriller . . . even readers who suspect where the story is heading should brace themselves for a wild and surprising ride.

Publishers Weekly

Chilling and unusual, we couldn't put it down

Closer

With a hold-your-breath moment near the end, we can't stop thinking about it

Heat

A highly entertaining, pitch-dark exploration of an intense and toxic friendship

Sunday Mirror

What a narrator, and what a plot . . . I was absolutely hooked. Toxic friendships don't get more toxic than this

Prima

The new face of domestic noir

Evening Standard

Chilling

Readers Digest

A slick debut ... original and clever

Woman's Weekly

We're in

Stylist

What a narrator, and what a plot! Toxic friendships don't get more toxic than this.

Prima

A chilling read that we couldn't put down

Bella

A remarkable debut from a remarkable author

Shots

This compelling and unsettling thriller will have you totally gripped!

The Sun (Fabulous Magazine)

Compelling

Irish Times

Beautifully lyrical, infused with a kind of anticipatory dread that grips you from the very beginning.

Birmingham Post

Compelling . . . this fine novel shines a light on how our darkest moments shape our future

ipaper

This gripping and very scary tale of obsessive love is a tour de force

Irish Independent

This is the smartest thriller we've read in a while . . . It's twisted and thrilling, and you will zip through it.

Goop

This is a tense nerve-shredder that wrong-footed me again and again, leaving the hairs on the back of my neck standing up. There's nothing more terrifying than watching someone disintegrate when love takes a wrong turn.

Val McDermid

I read this book with obsession - I loved everything about it. Dark, intimate, and wonderfully unsettling, with the sharpest thriller writing there is, this was an all-consuming read.

Ashley Audrain