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Your Beautiful Lies: The thrilling, unputdownable novel from the Top 10 bestselling author of The Room in the Attic by [Louise Douglas]

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'Your Beautiful Lies crackles with repressed longing... It kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away' C.L. Taylor, author of Her Last Holiday
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What secrets are you keeping?

Annie Howarth is living a restless life in a restless town. It's 1984 and for a mining community in South Yorkshire, the strikes mean tensions are running high. Then a murdered girl is found on the moors and the anxiety levels are pushed to a dangerous breaking point.

Married to the Chief of Police, Annie should feel safe - William can be secretive, though surely whatever he's hiding is for her own good.

But Annie is keeping her own secrets. Ten years ago the man she loved was ripped from her life in a scandal that still haunts the both of them, and now his return will put her family, her marriage, even her life, at risk.

The atmospheric and suspenseful novel from the bestselling author of The Secrets Between Us and The House by the Sea, winner of The Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller Award. Perfect for fans of Eve Chase and Lucie Whitehouse.
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What readers are saying about Your Beautiful Lies:

⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A story of love, lies and betrayal that kept me gripped all the way through'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A must read for anyone who loves a mystery'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'I didn't want to put it down. A wonderful array of characters very well written'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'The book hooked me from the first page'
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'A real page turner'

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Transworld Digital
Publication date

14 Aug. 2014
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Your Beautiful Lies crackles with repressed longing and I was desperate for Annie to escape from her hum drum life. It kept me guessing until the last few pages and the explosive ending took my breath away. -- C. L. Taylor

Engrossed me from start to finish, randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

Louise Douglas was born in Yorkshire but has lived in Somerset for the past twenty years. She has three sons and a partner who works in construction. She is the author of four novels, including The Secrets Between Us and In Her Shadow.

When she is not writing, Louise is usually reading, walking with the family's dogs, Lil and Lola, and spending time with her family and friends.

Talk to her on Twitter: @LouiseDouglas3 and visit her website at www.louisedouglas.co.uk.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00IJZZGOI
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital (14 Aug. 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Hello and thank you for visiting my author page. I'm Louise, I live in Somerset in South West England & I write contemporary Gothic mysteries mostly set in the countryside close to where I live. Thrilled to have won the RNA Jackie Collins Romantic Thriller award 2021 for The House by the Sea.

When I'm not writing, I love to spend time with my family, friends, kind & funny people and animals - especially dogs, birds and whales. I'm passionate about nature, being outside, drawing wildlife, walking, beaches, fictional drama and books.

I really hope you enjoy my books. If you'd like to connect, find me on Facebook Louise Amy Douglas or @LouiseDouglas3 on Twitter. Thank you x

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Heidibear

Really great read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2022

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Brilliantly written and enjoyable read set during the miners strike in South yorkshire. Great ending and brilliant characters. Annie who comes from a mining family and is married to a high ranking police officer suddenly finds herself drawn back to her first love when he is released from prison after serving 10 years for manslaughter and claiming he was framed. This and murders of two young women and dealing with a family tragedy and an unhappy married life causes Annie to think her life will be one of extreme unhappiness.

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cornflower blue

Great book, copy in poor condition

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2021

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The story itself is well written and as good as any other of Louise Douglas's books. Anne Howard is married to an older man, chief of police, so she should feel safe. But when her old lover returns after being released from prison, the twists and turns keep you reading on....

Unfortunately the condition of the book was sold as "good" by Music Magpie, and turned up looking good.... til I opened the book and half a dozen pages fell out! By page 16 they have started to be attached but it's like that til page 60!!!

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little bookworm

An atmospheric read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 September 2014

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Set in 1984, Your Beautiful Lies tells the story of Annie Howarth, a young woman living in a small South Yorkshire town troubled by mining strikes. Being married to the Chief Superintendent, Annie leads a privileged lifestyle compared to most in the town, with every comfort she could wish for as well as a beautiful young daughter. However, though her life appears enviable on the outside, this belies an inner unhappiness and dissatisfaction in her marriage. When Annie's ex-boyfriend, and convicted murderer, Tom Greenaway is released from prison, things become even more complicated. Tom has always maintained his innocence, and is keener than ever to prove it; and despite herself Annie finds herself believing him, becoming drawn to him once again. Then a series of murders take place on the moors, pushing both the troubled community and Annie's crumbling marriage to breaking point even further.

What I always like about Douglas' books is the sense of tension, suspense and lurking danger that she always conjures up so brilliantly, Your Beautiful Lies being no exception. This is an atmospheric book, with a strong sense of location and period, Douglas taking her time to paint a picture of the community and the social climate, which is to the book's strength; the rather bleak setting of the moors also suits the tone of the book perfectly. Similarly she draws you in slowly to Annie's small world, going into detail about her daily routines; which though initially may seem rather mundane, serves to help the reader understand Annie's frustrations with her own life, and her longing for something more. All this sets the tone well for Tom's return into Annie's life, as well as the murders; for this is a marriage and community that we know is already strained.

Annie, as the central character, I think generally manages to solicit the reader's sympathy, even if her actions can be debatable, mainly because Douglas does such a good job of depicting her isolation and loneliness. Yet at the same time, her husband William, even though he comes across as cold and distant, also evokes some sympathy; and I think it is to Douglas' credit that she was able to do this. I thought the sub-plot with Annie's family was generally well portrayed too, with Johnnie as an innocent victim of the troubles and tensions in the town; and Douglas depicted the antagonism and division between the miners and police well.

The story itself is slow to unfold, and even when events take a more sinister turn with the first murder, the pace remains pretty much the same throughout, building only towards the end. I have to say that I did have my suspicions fairly early on as to who the murderer was, and the fact that I was proven right meant I wasn't particularly surprised by the ending. That said, I did feel the ending to be rather abrupt, and whilst in some ways this did work, I didn't find myself as absorbed by those last few chapters as I would have liked to have been.

Overall an engaging read, with an intimate portrayal of a community and marriage. Douglas maintains an air of suspense and quiet menace throughout, and you always feel as though you're never fully sure who to trust, especially the male characters e.g. Tom and William; for though you do get to know them, Douglas also seems to hold something back with them. However, having read some of Douglas' other work, I can't say that this was my favourite, as it fell a little short of some of her previous books.

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Marylizb

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2021

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What a great book. You can feel Annie's desperation as the story unfolds. A conventional life with her Chief of Police husband, daughter and mother-in-law during the 1984 miners' strikes. Then the love of her life returns to the small community and Annie's life changes. Lies and betrayal abound, and the ending was totally unexpected.
Well done Louise.

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Jan Erlam

Not the best Louise Douglas I have read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 February 2016

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Annie Howarth is married to a successful high ranking police officer. The return of her former boyfriend during the Miners strike and a body found on the moors throws Annie's life into turmoil. It is clear that Annie's marriage leaves a lot to be desired. His detached nature is enough to lead Annie into temptation when she crosses paths with her former boyfriend. Affected by circumstances and feeling isolated, her brother delivers letters that Annie's mother had kept and hidden, from her former boyfriend. The story unfolds little by little giving an insight into Annie's less than satisfactory life.
I love Louise Douglas and this is the only book of hers that has not appealed on every level. It lacks so many things and although I liked it, the story was slow and I did not warm to the characters at all. Its worth a read but I did not love it as I love all her others.

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Lily Rose Reads

Disappointing follow-up

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 October 2014

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As a devotee of Louise Douglas I was looking forward to this one, but I found it disappointing. At first I even flipped back to the cover to check that it was by the same author. I can understand why a writer would want to depart from her usual style - this is more crime fiction than romantic - and that's fine but the writing itself had a clipped style about it, and lacked the richness of the writing in her other books. The backdrop of the Yorkshire moors and a town forced into hardship and conflict by the miners' strikes is evocatively drawn and the descriptions generally are very strong, but I think if you have a setting as bleak as that you need some lightness and warmth to contrast with it, and there is none in this story. An unhappy marriage, murders, betrayal, and a desperate 'love' affair: these are the bleak components of a rather bleak book. It does have a page-turning quality and I did want to read till the end, but I'm afraid it doesn't compare with Louise's other books.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2020

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A lies weave in and out, who do you believe? Something, somewhere is very wrong and this tale explores the web to try and find the truth. As the tale unfolds, there are glimpses of possible truth but the story keeps you guessing. I read this during Covid-19 lockdown and it keep me occupied! I enjoyed the tale and recommend this book.

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