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The Truth Hurts

A Novel

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""This gripping page-turner asks the reader: What is more dangerousa secret or a lie? This propulsive read had me at chapter one and kept me turning the pages long after lights out." —Lisa Barr, award-winning author of The Unbreakables

In this twisty, compelling thriller, perfect for fans of A Simple Favor and The Kiss Quotient, a young woman quickly embarks on what she thinks is the relationship and love of a lifetime, when her new husband insists they follow one rule: they don't talk about the past. But it's a rule that has dangerous consequences.

Is her new husband hiding. something?

Caught up in a whirlwind romance that starts in sunny Ibiza and leads to the cool corridors of a luxurious English country estate, Poppy barely has time to catch her breath, let alone seriously question if all this is too good to be true. Drew is enamored, devoted, and, okay, a little mysterious—but that's part of the thrill. What's the harm in letting his past remain private?

Maybe he's not the only one...

Fortunately, Drew never seems to wonder why his young wife has so readily agreed to their unusual pact to live only in the here and now and not probe their personal histories. Perhaps he assumes, as others do, that she is simply swept up in the intoxication of infatuation and sudden wealth. What's the harm in letting them believe that?

How far will they go to keep the past buried?

Isolated in Drew's sprawling mansion, Poppy starts to have time to doubt the man she's married, to wonder what in his past might be so terrible that it can't be spoken of, to imagine what harm he might be capable of. She doesn't want this dream to shatter. But Poppy may soon be forced to confront the dark truth that there are sins far more dangerous than the sin of omission...

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 13, 2020
      At the start of this engrossing novel from British author Reid (Perfect Liars), Poppy Spencer watches her grand house get demolished to make way for a park in an English village. Flash back five months to Ibiza, where Poppy is working as a nanny for the Henderson family. Late one night, after a row with Mrs. Henderson over the woman’s neglect of her children, Mrs. Henderson fires Poppy immediately. Fortunately, Poppy soon meets handsome, wealthy Londoner Drew Spencer, who, after a whirlwind courtship, proposes marriage with the stipulation that they never discuss their respective pasts. Poppy, who has a secret she prefers to keep hidden, agrees. After they marry, the two return to England, where Drew takes Poppy to his house in Wiltshire and gives her carte blanche to redecorate it. Things seem perfect, but are they too good to be true? Poppy begins to wonder whether Drew is concealing a dangerous secret. When Drew’s posh friends come for a weekend, Poppy has good reason to be apprehensive. Reid delivers on the promise of the tantalizing opening. Domestic thriller fans will be satisfied. Agent: Eve White, Eve White Literary (U.K.).

    • Booklist

      May 15, 2020
      While on vacation with the family she nannies for, Poppy is suddenly fired. Stuck in Ibiza, she steals her ex-boss's car and goes for a late-night drive. At a random bar, she runs into Drew Spencer, a wealthy, handsome older man who is keenly interested in her. The next thing she knows, she is swept into a whirlwind, sun-soaked romance, which ends in a surprise marriage. Drew has one rule: neither one of them talks about their past. Poppy has her own secrets, so this suits her. But when they move back to a mysterious old house in England, Poppy becomes isolated and agitated. Will it be the house or their pasts that consumes her first? Originally published in the UK in 2019, this is a sly, slow-burn thriller that builds tension higher through each subtle scene. Reid teases the reader with each subversive reveal, placing the truth on the table in the last explosive pages. A fine addition to the growing catalog of surprising, deftly written psychological suspense, for those readers who can't get enough.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2020, American Library Association.)

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