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The Last Lie: The must-read new thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author
Alex Lake
THE TWISTY NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF AFTER ANNA, KILLING KATE AND COPYCATEveryone lies…but some lies are deadly.For Claire Daniels, life is good. She has everything she’s ever wanted – a career she loves, friends she can rely on and a husband who dotes on her. All she needs is to start a family of her own and things will be even better than good.They’ll be perfect.For Alfie, it couldn’t be more different. His life with Claire is built on a lie. A lot of lies. And she can never find out.Because Alfie has plans for her. Plans which must never come to light. But lies have a way of taking on a life of their own, and when his do, the consequences threaten to destroy everything.For him and Claire.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Alex Lake 2018
Cover design by Ellie Game © HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008272371
Ebook Edition © December 2018 ISBN: 9780008272395
Version: 2018-10-24
Dedication (#u42a39495-a7a3-5675-98f3-80f3ed7e8b86)
To Paul Ponder
Contents
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Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
Part One: Alfie and Claire
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