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Little Liar

By: Lisa Ballantyne
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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The top-ten bestseller!

Richard and Judy and international bestselling author of The Guilty One returns with a nail-biting ride of 'he said/she said' between a teacher and his pupil. For fans of Anatomy of a Scandal and TVs Cheat and The Victim.

The accused

While Nick Dean is enjoying an evening at home with his family, he is blissfully unaware that one of his pupils has just placed an allegation of abuse against him - and that Nick's imminent arrest will see the start of everything he knows and loves disintegrating around him.

Because, mud sticks, right? No matter if you're innocent or guilty.

The accuser

When Angela Furness decides that enough is enough - she hates her parents, hates her friends and, most of all, despises what has recently happened at school - she does the only thing she knows will get her attention: calls the police. But Angela is unaware that the shocking story she is about to tell will see her life begin to topple.

Because, once you've said what you've said, there's no way back, right? No matter if you're innocent or guilty.

In a gripping tale of two families torn apart by one catastrophic betrayal, Little Liar illustrates the fine line between guilt and innocence, and shows that everyone has their secrets, even those we ought to trust the most...

©2018 Lisa Ballantyne
Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Law Suspense
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Critic reviews

"One of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year." (Richard and Judy)

"Sophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling," (Lee Child)

"An outstanding work of fiction." (Daily Record)

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The storyline was topical, enthralling, emotional and very thought provoking. Topical because so many sexual assault victims come forward now as opposed to in the past; Enthralling because of the character development and how pressure of events affected each of them; Emotional because, as a woman, I empathised with each female character; Thought provoking because, in our era of 'trial by social media' (especially of pedophiles), I wonder now whether the same anonymity should now be afforded to both the accuser and the accused until guilt is proven against the accused to avoid destroying the lives of an accused person and their family in the way depicted here. An altogether brilliant book recommended to all in the hope it might make everyone think before jumping to a conclusion of guilt before actual conviction. The narration was very good.

thought provoking wow

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It has been a long time since a story has affected me so utterly. Gripping x

Brilliant!

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Loved everything about this book. Depth of characters, great narration and a very good story. Didn’t want it to end

Another brilliant book from Lisa Ballantyne

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This was a great listen. Very topical, what happens when a man is accused of sexual assault? this book shows the dark side how a family can crumple reputations, livelihoods ruined and families are torn apart. Is he guilty or not? The characters well all believable and the narrator did a good job giving each a different voice even the woman. This is a book for our times and I really enjoyed it.

Great book

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This book deals with the distressing subject of child sexual abuse, but this book is very well written and deals with the subject sensitively and cleverly. I liked the character of Nick and wanted the allegations against him to be untrue. Angela was not a likeable character but as the story progressed I got to know her better and was able to understand her motivations.

The book held my attention throughout as I really wanted to know the outcome. This is my first book by Lisa Ballantyne and I enjoyed her writing style and will look for more books written by her.

Distressing subject handled well

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