Unravelling Oliver

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Brought to you by Penguin.

WINNER - IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year

By the author of the No. 1 Bestselling Strange Sally Diamond

'I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.'

Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story.

He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children's books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease – enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice, leaving her fighting for her life.

Everyone around Oliver quickly realises that they didn't know him at all. Only he knows the lengths to which he has gone to get the life he so desired. But even he is in for a shock when the past catches up with him.

A gripping page-turner, Unravelling Oliver is perfect for fans of Shari Lapena's The Couple Next Door.

'Truly excellent . . . strongly recommended' Sophie Hannah

'Incredibly brilliant' Marian Keyes

'Compelling, clever and dark . . . you'll gobble it up in one go' Heat Magazine

'An ambitiously structured and compelling "whydunnit"' Daily Mail

'The compulsion to continue reading never wanes . . . a persistently satisfying read' Sunday Times

© Liz Nugent 2014 (P) Penguin Audio 2017

Critics Review

Formidable
Irish Times
Truly excellent ... strongly recommended
Sophie Hannah
Incredibly brilliant
Marian Keyes
The compulsion to continue reading never wanes and most impressively the ending doesn't buckle under the weight of expectation ... a persistently satisfying read
Sunday Times
A great cracking read ... I couldn't put it down
Ryan Tubridy
Compelling, clever and dark ... you'll gobble it up in one go
Heat Magazine
A page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense
Sunday Independent
We read this in one sitting ... satisfyingly unnerving
Woman's Way
All I know is I stayed awake until 3am to finish it, which I haven't done with a new novel for longer than I can remember
Irish Independent
Her writing is stylish, the characters are vivid ... Can't recommend it highly enough
Rick O'Shea

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