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  The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond
  
  I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph! Freida McFadden
  
  What a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by Graham Norton
  
  An utterly gripping story about how one incident reverberates across time, damaging and destroying lives. I read it as if in a fever Shari Lapena
  
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  If my sister hadn t been beautiful, none of it would have happened.
  
  Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family s world to implode.
  
  Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.
  
  Not that Ruby wants to think about the past.
  
  But it can t stay a secret forever.
  
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  Liz Nugent at the top of her game a proper work of art nuanced, messy and complicated, just like real-life. Irish Independent
  
  Absolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work that s going to give me a book hangover for weeks. John Marrs
  
  Utterly compelling and brilliantly imagined all the way to the last dark twist. Anthony Horowitz
  
  Once again, the incomparable Liz Nugent invites us into the darkest parts of the human psyche. I'm certain her legions of fans will agree: Ruby is her most unforgettable creation yet Catherine Ryan Howard
  
  Only Liz Nugent can create characters like these this is a maestro at work. Another sensational read - clear your diary and prepare to be hooked! Sam Blake
  
  'Dark, fearless and compelling - unforgettable work from an outstanding and brilliant crime writer.' Jane Casey
  
  An absolute belter of a book. Liz Nugent at her dark and twisty best. Louise Kennedy
  
  Twisted and brilliantly observed Irish Examiner Culture Magazine
  
  'Addictive and awe-inspiring, from the first page to the last. Diane Jeffrey
  
  'Unputdownable, acid-sharp, and emotionally brutal Liz Nugent at her most compulsive.' Dearbhla McTiernan
  
  An intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game Gilly Macmillan
  
  'Only Liz Nugent could have written this book ... an unflinching, darkly funny, sometimes disconcerting and always gripping story' Sin ad Crowley
  
  A novel that you will want to avoid life in order to read Belfast Telegraph
  
  Liz Nugent is fearless in the places she will go to uncover our basest, darkest impulses. Utterly compelling. Tammy Cohen
  
  'I bloody loved it. Sublime ... dark and hooky.' Louise Swanson
  
  Another triumphant addition to her impressive catalogue Irish Examiner
  
  Layered, gripping, darker than dark (a LN trademark), and psychologically complex. Beautifully real, flawed, human characters. SUPERB. Will Dean
  
  'Nugent is one of my favourite all-time writers, and her latest is not just a crime novel, it's a study in humanity. Deserves to be massive Gillian McAllister
  
  Lands blow after emotional blow a novel that insists upon being read in breathless gulps Heat
  
  Quietly dazzling beautifully written and structured, and full of emotional intelligence deserves to be talked about The Mature Times
  
  Ruby Cooper is captivating and infuriating and tragic . . . brilliant storytelling Michael Robotham
  
  I absolutely devoured this one. It s an incredibly brave but really nuanced and layered book. It s an absolute triumph carried off by Liz Nugent only because she so skilled and humane a writer Imran Mahmood
  
  An intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game Gilly Macmillan
  
  So absorbing I forgot I was reading a novel and thought I was being told a twisted real-life story, full of shocking confessions and jaw-dropping revelations. Another masterclass in psychological suspense from one of my favourite writers Mark Edwards
  
  Another gem a psychological thriller that stands with Nugent's best work Sunday Independent
  
  I LOVED The Truth About Ruby Cooper . . . it s so thought-provoking and surprising Claire Coughlan
  
  'Another perfectly fiendish and twisty thriller an utterly gripping story Irish Country Living
  
  Absolutely fantastic In My Good Books podcast
  
  Blends psychological tension with masterful storytelling Woman & Home
  
  Nugent has created a character so layered, dark and utterly compelling they ll leave you gobsmacked at every turn. It s a story to devour greedily pausing only to gasp at the shocking twists before eagerly turning the page for more My Weekly
  
  Another distinctive and unique novel from this outstanding writer! The Afterword
  
  Propulsive, gripping and immersive TripFiction
  
  A twisted and twisty, dark and gripping tale Crime Fiction Lover
  
  This dark domestic thriller with a shocking, twisty plot and compelling protagonists is unputdownable! Candis magazine

• Tuotetiedot

  • Kustantaja / Valmistaja Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN 9781844885732
  • Tuotekoodi 9781844885732
  • Kirjoittajat Liz Nugent
  • Kieli Englanti
  • Thema-luokitus Moderni kirjallisuus ja nykykirjallisuus
  • Ilmestymispäivä 12.03.2026
  • Vuosi 2026
  • Tuoteryhmä Ulk muut kaunokirjat
  • Tuotepääryhmä Ulkomaiset kaunokirjat
  • Tuotelinja Kirjat
  • Pituus (mm) 152
  • Leveys (mm) 234
  • Korkeus (mm) 30
  • Paino (g) 468
  • Tuotemuoto Pehmeäkantinen
  • Tuoteturvallisuusyhteystiedot Penguin Random House Ireland Limited, productsafety@penguin.co.uk, Morrison Chambers, 32 Nassau Street, D02 YH68, Dublin
  • ALV 13,5%

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