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Tell the Truth: Or they’ll tell it for you…
Amanda Brittany
TELL THE TRUTHOr they’ll tell it for you…Rachel’s childhood is a mess of fragmented memories, and her adult life is no less chaotic.Her mother and daughter were her only concrete links to the past and now they are slipping through her fingers. Fuelled by the fear of losing them both, she delves into her mother’s past, fast becoming entangled in her own tragic history.With eerie friend requests filling Rachel’s phone and shocking flashbacks filling her mind, she is plagued by her mother’s past, and soon realises that her entire life might just be a lie.Will she ever discover the truth?From the bestselling author of HER LAST LIE comes a chilling new thriller you won’t want to miss! It will have you questioning your own relationships and doubting if everyone in your life is who they say they are.Perfect for fans of The Girl on the Train and He Said / She Said.Praise for Amanda Brittany:‘An exciting new voice – Brittany reels readers in with this twisty, clever thriller that will have you second-guessing everything…’ Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House‘Brilliant, pacey, and will leave you suspecting everyone is involved!’ Darren O’Sullivan, author of Our Little Secret‘I was drawn in right from the rather original prologue and did not see that twist coming!’ Diane Jeffrey, author of Those Who Lie‘A triumph!’ James H on Amazon‘With all the right ingredients to keep you on the edge of your seat.’ Bookworm on Amazon‘Brittany got my attention from the get go’ Rosemary Smith on Netgalley‘Gripping and twisty, another book added to my best reads of this year list.’ Julia Beales on NetGalley‘If you like thrillers, read this and you will not be disappointed. If you’re not a thriller reader, try it anyway!’ A Reader on Amazon‘I loved this fast-paced, atmospheric, scary book.’ DeeLovesBooks on Amazon‘I can’t wait to read more from this talented new novelist.’ PSMode on Amazon
About the Author (#u94f38a5f-599b-540b-9e0f-2f21f73d4db1)
AMANDA BRITTANY lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and two dogs. When she’s not writing, she loves spending time with family, travelling, walking, reading & sunny days. Her debut novel Her Last Lie reached the Kindle top 100 in the US and Australia and was a #1 Bestseller in the UK. All her eBook royalties for Her Last Lie are being donated to Cancer Research UK, in memory of her sister who lost her battle with cancer in July 2017. It has so far raised almost £7,000.
Visit amandabrittany.co.uk (http://www.amandabrittany.co.uk) to find out more.
Praise for Amanda Brittany (#u94f38a5f-599b-540b-9e0f-2f21f73d4db1)
‘An exciting new voice – Brittany reels readers in with this twisty, clever thriller that will have you second-guessing everything …’
Phoebe Morgan, author of The Doll House
‘Brilliant, pacey, and will leave you suspecting everyone is involved!’
Darren O’Sullivan, author of Our Little Secret
‘I was drawn in right from the rather original prologue and did not see that twist coming!’
Diane Jeffrey, author of Those Who Lie’
Also by Amanda Brittany (#u94f38a5f-599b-540b-9e0f-2f21f73d4db1)
Her Last Lie
Tell The Truth
AMANDA BRITTANY
HQ
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1 London Bridge Street
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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018
Copyright © Amanda Brittany 2018
Amanda Brittany asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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E-book Edition © December 2018 ISBN: 9780008305390
Version: 2018-11-28
Table of Contents
Cover (#u3e20818e-a8f9-5a2f-823d-c6520efa2cf4)
About the Author (#u9bcdc007-bad9-501d-a452-d6e7103feffe)
Praise for Amanda Brittany (#u7f9dd079-3dc6-5eb7-8149-e486e1e51a48)
Also by Amanda Brittany (#ub451d78a-0aaa-5054-b2c8-6a3e052858ea)
Title Page (#ud8e7f2b7-649d-5ca5-83f7-49ebafd4155e)
Copyright (#u41202a14-54a8-5c30-a393-42b5da904cbf)
Dedication (#udfb1047f-0543-5d20-ad8d-ab005a14b8bb)
Prologue (#u2bddbce3-1f6a-508d-b8cb-7a7cd4fb1e30)
Chapter 1 (#u54a1ed78-23bb-5902-9c1d-11a50443a0e9)
Chapter 2 (#u81b6cd51-a7b4-52f3-8edd-44b7b0d823a1)
Chapter 3 (#u8087d65c-8a17-5066-9a4f-4141c71b760c)
Chapter 4 (#u3ddc5290-58b4-5413-b8c8-6af27416c629)
Chapter 5 (#ue32d7027-9344-559e-bac5-7e0994d9080b)
Chapter 6 (#uebe3bb3c-4600-5c6d-a387-99d2e4a782d7)
Chapter 7 (#uc05e9977-13fe-5087-b08c-ad79e472b75c)
Chapter 8 (#u92c3be57-a617-5216-9e4d-bb6caaab9135)
Chapter 9 (#u862bd0b3-0835-577c-95a8-ef6f18a1557b)
Chapter 10 (#u077a20d7-c977-5abe-99d8-e437ad7ab423)
Chapter 11 (#u43d10acd-6be1-5c8d-9362-78bdf62253dd)
Chapter 12 (#ud3677b26-e6f3-5a71-a18a-0004b158ded3)
Chapter 13 (#u0fb89917-c15a-5ccd-9f4f-ee5de2ebc295)
Chapter 14 (#uf6ec8754-0998-5a1f-aa73-41b4a1309a2b)
Chapter 15 (#u72c99349-f760-51d0-ae01-a5517dcc556a)
Chapter 16 (#ubed36c10-d3f8-5947-a481-4a8dda7a1827)
Chapter 17 (#ua79dce2c-441d-559e-b23c-2aa3594aeeec)
Chapter 18 (#u569ec463-ada5-582b-96a3-c41ab30f64e7)
Chapter 19 (#ua551f7f5-5a16-5380-a9ef-87dee1a327ab)
Chapter 20 (#ua7d074a5-ed84-5527-ac95-e0d4f61452d7)
Chapter 21 (#u38116e97-1067-53c0-b3b4-9a585e9f9108)
Chapter 22 (#u6676be17-3875-5184-a3d0-65f25bd5273a)
Chapter 23 (#ufd075375-8647-5506-8ef2-225f25890e24)
Chapter 24 (#u6c6c093c-c55a-5db2-83a6-899ad40641e9)
Chapter 25 (#u82d07c47-653a-55db-be3c-69f439dbffa6)
Chapter 26 (#u6b969d22-d6f3-5a28-92b5-0560802ec9a1)
Chapter 27 (#u32856f68-0689-559e-bbfa-629bacf18d18)
Chapter 28 (#ue2270b90-bde8-5377-a5c3-6f95282b9c69)
Chapter 29 (#u9b9a2d2a-98df-54ee-8692-94822a74fbb2)
Chapter 30 (#u75c587b9-175f-54d5-a139-526f5cb9eb5d)
Chapter 31 (#u7a193f17-9a1a-5eb2-890d-041bfff426ed)
Chapter 32 (#u43759e55-d445-5bb0-af82-5d8b756b6327)
Chapter 33 (#u691c3ce6-592f-57fc-b2d2-83c2eb088f5c)
Chapter 34 (#u342622c8-5d0a-575a-b7c2-b652581fb43b)
Chapter 35 (#u068992e1-ffb5-52e0-979a-68f0cabe69eb)
Chapter 36 (#u8e947378-de9d-5259-bafe-10fede2cc3de)
Chapter 37 (#ua85241cc-2626-5cf7-b65b-bf6e0f08f131)
Chapter 38 (#uc905a309-eb66-5c39-a63f-590510da7115)
Chapter 39 (#u708161e1-6b7e-56d5-a82f-23cb7b739cb0)
Chapter 40 (#u0bb50266-4fa1-56c0-a7c9-57ece2a4e484)
Chapter 41 (#u4c1741ab-bb98-587d-949e-4701ba3a40e5)
Chapter 42 (#u392d57a8-761a-59d5-ab1e-f37f9c73577c)
Chapter 43 (#u43df36ed-368c-5134-9edd-bdd8c909f47f)
Chapter 44 (#ubfc60ab1-9e90-52d1-bfad-a8033fd2857e)
Chapter 45 (#u905efe15-ced3-5210-865e-b43cc04aec2a)
Chapter 46 (#u5f61c2ca-a049-5f87-84ca-3365d096c45c)
Chapter 47 (#u59e5d432-d130-5fbb-9324-27b7bd1e7a62)
Chapter 48 (#ue657400e-8e12-51a8-8845-c3e4ab132a1f)
Chapter 49 (#u5194a818-9b7d-5c69-88b4-64130aaa3ca5)
Chapter 50 (#u00b7e2df-921b-553a-b1d9-2227d3e1da02)
Chapter 51 (#u194a6702-1f56-5390-b5b4-5c6c5de0e09d)
Chapter 52 (#u5a78897f-0493-5cc3-921d-26b513f0b5bf)
Chapter 53 (#u4b263bc8-5797-5d3d-86f8-5daa6e85c223)
Chapter 54 (#u430c3e6f-6482-56a5-aa7c-8cc061728118)
Acknowledgements (#ud632c1dc-19f0-57f3-becb-3bd226555939)
Extract (#u012b8428-ded9-546b-af93-ba96d683e473)
Dear Reader (#u93723d01-78b1-54a4-b7ed-4380fd919b96)
Thank You for Reading (#u2da75ebc-c425-527a-a355-1c0b97d6fd19)
Keep Reading … (#u729af571-fb16-5f3f-8597-21d192b45f55)
About the Publisher (#u4a7f5ec3-25fc-5c51-8e3c-bd54b331a189)
With loving thanks to my mum, for always believing in me.
And to my dad for proudly reading everything I wrote –
I wish you were here to read Tell the Truth.