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Lizzie et Alice sont les meilleures amies du monde. Un après-midi d'été, une dispute éclate entre les deux adolescentes et Lizzie fait un malaise. Quand elle retrouve enfin ses esprits, elle découvre à ses côtés le corps sans vie d'Alice, mais ne garde aucun souvenir du moment du drame.
Des années plus tard, le bonheur sourit à Lizzie. Elle est fiancée à un homme merveilleux, avec qui elle commence une nouvelle vie à Londres. Mais son passé la rattrape quand une ancienne connaissance revient dans sa vie et veut lui faire payer la mort d'Alice. Que s'est-il réellement passé cet après-midi-là ? Lizzie est-elle aussi irréprochable qu'elle le pense ? -
5 mois se sont écoulés depuis qu'Astrid s'est réveillée à l'hôpital. 15 jours depuis la fin de son séjour en centre de désintoxication. 192 jours, 7 heures et 15 minutes depuis qu'elle ne boit plus. Après avoir quitté Londres pour échapper à ses démons, elle s'est réfugiée chez sa mère à Flinstead, ne petite station balnéaire loin de toute tentation. Entre réunions des Alcooliques Anonymes, vents, grandes marées et soins maternels, Astrid tente de reprendre pied. Pourtant, laisser son passé derrière soi et évacuer les fantômes n'est pas si simple. D'autant que quelqu'un sait ce que fuit Astrid, et ne compte pas la lâcher tant que certains comptes ne sont pas soldés...
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« Lesley Kara nous tient en haleine jusqu'à la dernière page dans ce roman glaçant où règnent paranoïa, soupçons et accusations. » Paula Hawkins, autrice de La Fille du train Dans les années 1960, Sally, 10 ans, a été accusée d'avoir poignardé un petit garçon. Des années plus tard, on raconte qu'elle serait revenue habiter à Flinstead, paisible petite ville du bord de mer, sous une autre identité. Joanna ne pensait pas à mal en répétant cette rumeur entendue devant les grilles de l'école. Une conversation toute simple, pour tisser des liens avec les autres mères de la nouvelle école de son fils... Mais très vite, ces quelques mots se transforment en bombe à retardement et ravivent le traumatisme laissé par ce meurtre épouvantable. Pour enrayer ce mortel engrenage, Joanna n'a qu'une solution : enquêter pour découvrir la vérité.
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Lesley Kara is the author of Sunday Times bestsellers The Rumour and Who Did You Tell? Her debut, The Rumour, was also a Kindle No.1 bestseller. She is an alumna of the Faber Academy ''Writing a Novel'' course. She lives on the North Essex coast.
You can follow Lesley on Twitter @LesleyKara or visit her website at www.lesleykara.com -
__________ When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there''s no going back . . . Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea. Sally McGowan was just ten years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death forty-eight years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman. So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives among them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realizes what it is she''s unleashed? __________ ''Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumour. An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won''t see coming!'' Shari Lapena , bestselling author of The Couple Next Door . ''In this chilling tale of paranoia, suspicion and accusation, Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page.'' Paula Hawkins , No.1 bestselling author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water ''A great debut with a slyly clever premise and a rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.'' Fiona Barton , bestselling author of The Widow and The Child
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Every town has its secrets. Lesley Kara knows them all . . .
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour It's been 192 days, seven hours and fifteen minutes since her last drink. Now Astrid is trying to turn her life around.
Having reluctantly moved back in with her mother, in a quiet seaside town away from the temptations and painful memories of her life before, Astrid is focusing on her recovery. She's going to meetings. Confessing her misdeeds. Making amends to those she's wronged.
But someone knows exactly what Astrid is running from. And they won't stop until she learns that some mistakes can't be corrected.
Some mistakes, you have to pay for . . .
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THE MOST GRIPPING, TWIST-FILLED THRILLER YOU''LL READ THIS SUMMER. FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR '' A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.'' Susan Lewis, bestselling author of My Lies, Your Lies ''I read The Dare in two big gulps - it''s pacey, has great characters and there''s a flip worthy of Simone Biles.'' Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow Come on. You''ll be fine. It''s only a game. Lizzie has no memory of the accident in which her best friend Alice died as a teenager. And it was an accident. Wasn''t it? Alice''s friends and relatives suspect Lizzie was to blame, but Lizzie knows that can''t be true. She would never have hurt Alice. Twelve years on, unpacking boxes in the new home she shares with her fiance, Lizzie is finally beginning to feel like she can move on with her life. But someone has other ideas . . . _______ ''A plot packed with surprises , and it has an ending that won''t disappoint.'' Daily Mail ''This psychological thriller gets under your skin , meaning some late nights till you finish it.'' Heat ''This twisty psychological thriller will grip you within minutes .'' NOW! Readers can''t stop talking about The Dare : ***** ''I just couldn''t put it down and read it all in one go!'' ***** ''This is a great twisty psychological thriller that is told from the past and the present, which in my opinion adds to the suspense''
