The First Lie
On sale
25th June 2020
Price: £9.99
The most gripping psychological thriller you’ll read this year – perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards, Claire McGowan, TM Logan and KL Slater…
‘This is a real page turner. I finished it in one go!’ MARTINA COLE
‘A.J. Park is a master of suspense who knows how to keep readers hovering tensely over the edges of their seats‘ SOPHIE HANNAH
*****
THEY HID THE BODY. THEY KEPT THE SECRET. BUT WHAT WAS THE FIRST LIE?
When Paul Reeve comes home to find his wife in the bathroom, bloodied and shaking, his survival instinct kicks in.
Alice never meant to kill the intruder. She was at home, alone, and terrified. She doesn’t deserve to be blamed for it. Covering up the murder is their only option.
But the crime eats away at the couple and soon they can’t trust anyone – even one another…
*****
READER REVIEWS:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gone Girl-esque but much better in my view’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was gripped from the get go’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Unexpected twists and turns and a spine chilling conclusion’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A great read, a real fast paced thriller’
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘AMAZING … Great suspense.’
Praise for THE FIRST LIE:
‘A great thriller that will keep you turning the pages well into the night’ LUCA VESTE
‘Twisty, layered and compelling. A genuine page-turner’ MW CRAVEN
‘Tightly plotted, well-drawn characters and an edge of your seat page-turner‘ CATHY KELLY
‘Splendidly twisty, it keeps its secrets until the final pages’ DAILY MAIL
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Reviews
Tightly plotted, well-drawn characters and an edge of your seat page-turner
A.J. Park is a master of suspense who knows how to keep readers hovering tensely over the edges of their seats
In this gripping debut, we see how one lie leads to another, leaving the couple to wonder who they can trust - if anyone
Where nothing is as it seems, The First Lie is twisty, layered and compelling. A genuine page-turner, A.J. Park has a big future in British crime fiction
A great thriller that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. A story that will continuously make you question what you would do in the same position. Great read!
Splendidly twisty, with a compelling inner momentum, it keeps its secrets until the final pages
A gripping read
The First Lie has everything I want in a thriller. Riveting, fast-paced, and full of twists and unforgettable characters, and that one rare quality: I absolutely could not put it down.
This is a real page turner. I finished it in one go!
What a fantastic read it was! It's a superbly gripping and brilliantly twisty tale
Full of drama and suspense
Fast-moving, gripping, the ground shifting perpetually beneath your feet as you read... I read it in one sitting
What an incredible thriller it is. So many twists and turns that I didn't see coming, and extremely engrossing
A terrific debut