Nicki Clements, wife and mother of two, tells her online
lover, King Edward VII, everything she cannot tell anyone
else. Having grown up in a dysfunctional family, Nicki, a
habitual liar, doesn't trust anyone, but the degree of
anonymity she has with her cyber-lover gives her a euphoric
feeling, as well as an outlet for her closely guarded
secrets. Even though she reveals everything about herself
to him, she eventually realizes that he's been lying to her
about his real identity.
When an extremely antagonistic newspaper columnist is
murdered in a most bizarre manner, Nicki captures the
attention of the police after her car is identified on
surveillance tape in the area. Their investigation into the
unusual murder sets in motion a series of events that will
have Nicki spiraling out of control and desperate to prove
her innocence. Nothing is as it seems for many of the
people involved in the police probe, and resolution of the
case is only achieved after many shocking twists and turns.
WOMAN WITH A SECRET by Sophie Hannah is a
spellbinding psychological thriller that starts out
gradually, and then expertly builds to a dynamic
conclusion. Fascinatingly unique characters inhabit a
compelling, thought-provoking storyline as readers are kept
wondering whodunit.
Traffic on Elmhirst Road has come to a halt. The police are
stopping cars, searching for something. Nicki Clements
waits patiently, until she glimpses a face she hoped she’d
never see again. It’s him — and he’s the cop checking each
car. Desperate to avoid him, she makes a panicky U-turn and
escapes.
But Nicki’s peculiar behavior did not go unnoticed, and now
the police have summoned her for questioning. A resident of
Elmhirst Road has been murdered — a controversial newspaper
columnist named Damon Blundy. The detectives begin
peppering her with questions. Why was she seen fleeing the
scene? What is her connection to the victim? Why was the
knife that killed him used in such a peculiar way? Why were
the words “HE IS NO LESS DEAD” painted on the wall of
Blundy’s study? And what do they signify?
One simple answer could clear her. But she can’t explain
why she fled Elmhirst Road that day without revealing the
secret that could ruin her.
Nicki isn’t guilty of murder. But she’s far from innocent…
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