Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin

Lie Still by Julia Heaberlin

In the tradition of Lisa Unger's Beautiful Lies and Nancy Pickard's The Scent of Rain and Lightning comes a twisting, riveting novel of shifting trust and shattered lives. Lie Still delves deep into the heart of an opulent Southern town, where gossip is currency and secrets kill.

When Emily Page and her husband move from Manhattan to the wealthy enclave of Clairmont, Texas, she hopes she can finally escape her haunted past--and outrun the nameless stalker who has been taunting her for years. Pregnant with her first child, Emily just wants to start over. But as she is drawn into a nest of secretive Texas women--and into the unnerving company of their queen, Caroline Warwick--Emily finds that acceptance is a very dangerous game.

It isn't long before Caroline mysteriously disappears and Emily is facing a rash of anonymous threats. Are they linked to the missing Caroline? Or to Emily's terrifying encounter in college, years earlier? As the dark truth about Caroline emerges, Emily realizes that some secrets are impossible to hide--and that whoever came for Caroline is now coming for her.

Praise for Lie Still

In this engrossing novel of suspense . . . Heaberlin] expertly spins out a tale of lies and deceit that will keep the reader guessing.--Publishers Weekly

Heaberlin's depiction of one tight-knit Texas community is both culturally savvy and politically astute. . . . A carefully wrapped package of Texas soap opera, social and political expos , and well-paced thriller.--Booklist

Heaberlin combines a culturally pertinent suspense story (the plot revolves around the main character's struggles with the repercussions of an unreported date rape) with satirical observations about Texas' moneyed suburban elite.--The New York Times

Lie Still mixes serious discussion about 'the last frontier in crime' with a twisty-turny mystery plot and a cast of eccentric characters.--Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Reading a book by Julia Heaberlin is like hearing your best friend tell you a particularly thorny story, filled with secrets and intrigue and human hopes and failures. Lie Still is a book you want to curl up with for a good long while but, more important, Julia Heaberlin is an author you want to get to know.--Jenny Milchman

Julia Heaberlin weaves an intricate tapestry of secrets and suspense, lies and betrayals that kept me reading late into the night. Lie Still is a thriller par excellence and a page-turner, true--but it's also a moving story of one woman's unlikely path toward healing, and another's lifelong search for redemption. I challenge you to visit Claremont, Texas--where nothing is quite as it seems and no one is quite who they claim--and leave unchanged.--Emily Colin

Julia Heaberlin deceives the reader in the most deliciously chilling way in Lie Still With gorgeous prose and sterling character work, she takes us on a deeply felt and wonderfully composed thrill ride. Layer after layer of secrets, longing, and deception is peeled away and we begin to dread the twisted kernel at the heart, never guessing what Heaberlin has in store for us.--Sophie Littlefield, bestselling author of Garden of Stones

Julia Heaberlin is the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling novel Black-Eyed Susans. Paper Ghosts (a nominee for the ITW Thriller Award for Best Book), Playing Dead, and Lay Still are among her psychological thrillers that have sold in over twenty countries. Heaberlin has worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The Detroit News, and The Dallas Morning News, among other publications. She grew raised in Texas and now resides near Dallas/Fort Worth with her family, where she is working on her next novel.

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ISBN 13	9780345527042
ISBN 10	0345527046
Title	Lie Still
Author	Julia Heaberlin
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2013-07-02
Number of pages	384
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