{"product_id":"truth-about-ruby-cooper-the-1","title":"Truth About Ruby Cooper, The","description":"The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally Diamond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph!  Freida McFadden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by  Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf my sister hadn t been beautiful, none of it would have happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot that Ruby wants to think about the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it can t stay a secret forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liz Nugent at the top of her game a proper work of art nuanced, messy and complicated, just like real-life. Irish Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Absolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work that s going to give me a book hangover for weeks. John Marrs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Utterly compelling and brilliantly imagined all the way to the last dark twist. Anthony Horowitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, fearless and compelling - unforgettable work from an outstanding and brilliant crime writer.' Jane Casey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An absolute belter of a book. Liz Nugent at her dark and twisty best.  Louise Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twisted and brilliantly observed Irish Examiner Culture Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Addictive and awe-inspiring, from the first page to the last. Diane Jeffrey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unputdownable, acid-sharp, and emotionally brutal Liz Nugent at her most compulsive.' Dearbhla McTiernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Only Liz Nugent could have written this book ... an unflinching, darkly funny, sometimes disconcerting and always gripping story' Sin ad Crowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A novel that you will want to avoid life in order to read Belfast Telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liz Nugent is fearless in the places she will go to uncover our basest, darkest impulses. Utterly compelling. Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I bloody loved it. Sublime ... dark and hooky.' Louise Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another triumphant addition to her impressive catalogue  Irish Examiner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Layered, gripping, darker than dark (a LN trademark), and psychologically complex. Beautifully real, flawed, human characters. SUPERB. Will Dean\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lands blow after emotional blow a novel that insists upon being read in breathless gulps Heat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Quietly dazzling beautifully written and structured, and full of emotional intelligence deserves to be talked about The Mature Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ruby Cooper is captivating and infuriating and tragic . . . brilliant storytelling Michael Robotham \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another gem a psychological thriller that stands with Nugent's best work Sunday Independent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I LOVED The Truth About Ruby Cooper . . . it s so thought-provoking and surprising Claire Coughlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Another perfectly fiendish and twisty thriller an utterly gripping story  Irish Country Living\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Absolutely fantastic In My Good Books podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Blends psychological tension with masterful storytelling Woman \u0026amp; Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another distinctive and unique novel from this outstanding writer!  The Afterword\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Propulsive, gripping and immersive  TripFiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A twisted and twisty, dark and gripping tale Crime Fiction Lover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This dark domestic thriller with a shocking, twisty plot and compelling protagonists is unputdownable!  Candis magazine","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57159763329359,"sku":"9781844885732","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0061\/0372\/8217\/files\/9781844885732_1-truth-about-ruby-cooper-the.jpg?v=1772611427","url":"https:\/\/www.suomalainen.com\/products\/truth-about-ruby-cooper-the-1","provider":"Suomalainen.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}