
The Art of a Lie
Laura Shepherd-Robinson
The Art of a Lie won the Instant Sunday Times Bestseller award and was a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick of the Summer. London, 1749. Hannah Cole's world shatters with her husband's brutal murder. Her confectionery shop, the Punchbowl and Pineapple, teeters on the brink of ruin. Just as she uncovers a hidden fortune - money her husband secretly possessed - a new nightmare begins. Magistrate Henry Fielding, the renowned author, suspects illicit gains. To save her inheritance, her shop and her very reputation, Hannah must delve into her late husband's secret life. But, as she unearths a labyrinth of lies and deceit, she finds herself entangled in a battle of wits far more dangerous than she could ever have imagined. From Sunday Times bestselling author Laura Shepherd-Robinson comes a twisty, immersive thriller where the truth is a luxury that Hannah Cole can't afford and every secret is a step closer to her own undoing.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Year
- 2025
- ISBN-13
- 9781529053753
- Genre
- Crime & ThrillerFiction
- Topics
- Murder investigationHistorical LondonSecrets and deception
Awards
- Gold Dagger Award (CWA Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year)Shortlisted(2026)
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