The Lying Tongue by Andrew Wilson
A DEATH IN VENICE When Adam Woods takes a job as the assistant to the reclusive bestselling author Gordon Crace he unearths a secret that takes him from the dank canals of Venice back to England, and his own murky past. What follows is a deadly game of cat and mouse, involving deception, blackmail and the cold lust for fame. But it is not until Adam returns to Venice and the two men confront each other that it transpires all is not as it appears to be . . . The Lying Tongue is a deeply atmospheric thriller that will grip you until its shocking climax.
an extraordinary work of imaginative genius, meshing Dickens's gothic atmosphere with Hitchcock's suspenseful creepiness-- Michael Collins * * Washington Post * *
Reading The Lying Tongue is like walking across the shifting floor of a funfair Haunted House. Andrew Wilson wrongfoots the reader every chance he gets. It's gruesomely mesmerising. * * Val McDermid * *
A clever, taut, Gothic black romance - worthy of Highsmith herself. * * The Times * *
Andrew Wilson has created a character of such entertaining pathological creepiness that Adam Woods Syndrome should become a diagnosis. This is a sustained performance deserving serious attention beyond the devoted readers of the crime novel. * * Michael Tolkin * *
A crumbling Venetian palazzo makes a suitable backdrop to Andrew Wilson's creepy thriller, The Lying Tongue...it's a clever, very well-composed story, with some disturbing twists. -- Susanna Yager * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Echoes of Patricia Highsmith . . . an accomplished thriller. -- Ross Leckie * * The Times * *
Taut and atmospheric, this is highly-accomplished stuff. -- Doug Johnstone * * The Big Issue * *
Reading The Lying Tongue is like walking across the shifting floor of a funfair Haunted House. Andrew Wilson wrongfoots the reader every chance he gets. It's gruesomely mesmerising. * * Val McDermid * *
A clever, taut, Gothic black romance - worthy of Highsmith herself. * * The Times * *
Andrew Wilson has created a character of such entertaining pathological creepiness that Adam Woods Syndrome should become a diagnosis. This is a sustained performance deserving serious attention beyond the devoted readers of the crime novel. * * Michael Tolkin * *
A crumbling Venetian palazzo makes a suitable backdrop to Andrew Wilson's creepy thriller, The Lying Tongue...it's a clever, very well-composed story, with some disturbing twists. -- Susanna Yager * * Sunday Telegraph * *
Echoes of Patricia Highsmith . . . an accomplished thriller. -- Ross Leckie * * The Times * *
Taut and atmospheric, this is highly-accomplished stuff. -- Doug Johnstone * * The Big Issue * *
Andrew Wilson was born in 1967. He embarked on a career in freelance writing and since then has worked for many publications including the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and Guardian. His first book, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the USA. The Lying Tongue is his debut novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847670847 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847670849 |
| Title | The Lying Tongue |
| Author | Andrew Wilson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2008-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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