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Amy jumps at the opportunity when she’s offered a nannying job in picturesque West Cork. The assignment is for the welcoming Carroll family, whose stunning house is situated on a stretch of remote and rugged coastline. It’s the perfect chance for Amy to start over – far away from her life in Dublin she is trying to escape.
With two adorable children to oversee, a pair of generous employers and a lavish new home, everything seems wonderful. So why can’t Amy shake a creeping sense of unease? Perhaps it’s the husband’s erratic behaviour. Or the strange messages that somebody has been painting around the local village.
Quickly, it becomes clear that all is not well in the Carroll marriage, nor in their idyllic rural community. Whispered secrets and strange occurrences fill the breath-taking scenery with menace and, as the days pass, Amy realises that the refuge she has sought just might be the most dangerous place of all.
With two adorable children to oversee, a pair of generous employers and a lavish new home, everything seems wonderful. So why can’t Amy shake a creeping sense of unease? Perhaps it’s the husband’s erratic behaviour. Or the strange messages that somebody has been painting around the local village.
Quickly, it becomes clear that all is not well in the Carroll marriage, nor in their idyllic rural community. Whispered secrets and strange occurrences fill the breath-taking scenery with menace and, as the days pass, Amy realises that the refuge she has sought just might be the most dangerous place of all.
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Reviews
An incredible debut; pacy, clever and tense
A stylish, spare, well-structured piece of work . . . Ryan skilfully ramps up the suspense until the atmosphere is tight as a drum . . . A gripping, propulsive debut
A stunning debut. Gripping and unpredictable, my heart is still pounding!
Gripping and hugely readable, Hidden Lies heralds a bright new voice in psychological thrillers
An eerie and unsettling thriller that twists relentlessly in surprising directions. A gripping debut.
I couldn't put it down. A suspenseful read, full of chills and twists. It kept me turning the pages with the clever plotting
A gripping thriller that packs an emotional punch . . . Hidden Lies is a muscular and compelling read that looks set to see Ryan join the ranks of the thriller-writing heavyweights
A high-speed, heart-stopping ride that keeps you guessing until the last page
A tense, unsettling thriller . . . a very impressive debut
I didn't put it down until I had turned the final page. A rollercoaster of a read, the pace is relentless, resulting in a denouement that will take your breath away. Bravo, Rachel Ryan!
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