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Little Liar

By: Lisa Ballantyne
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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The top-ten bestseller!

Richard and Judy and international bestselling author of The Guilty One returns with a nail-biting ride of 'he said/she said' between a teacher and his pupil. For fans of Anatomy of a Scandal and TVs Cheat and The Victim.

The accused

While Nick Dean is enjoying an evening at home with his family, he is blissfully unaware that one of his pupils has just placed an allegation of abuse against him - and that Nick's imminent arrest will see the start of everything he knows and loves disintegrating around him.

Because, mud sticks, right? No matter if you're innocent or guilty.

The accuser

When Angela Furness decides that enough is enough - she hates her parents, hates her friends and, most of all, despises what has recently happened at school - she does the only thing she knows will get her attention: calls the police. But Angela is unaware that the shocking story she is about to tell will see her life begin to topple.

Because, once you've said what you've said, there's no way back, right? No matter if you're innocent or guilty.

In a gripping tale of two families torn apart by one catastrophic betrayal, Little Liar illustrates the fine line between guilt and innocence, and shows that everyone has their secrets, even those we ought to trust the most...

©2018 Lisa Ballantyne
Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Law Suspense

Critic reviews

"One of the most readable, emotionally intense novels of the year." (Richard and Judy)

"Sophisticated, suspenseful, unsettling," (Lee Child)

"An outstanding work of fiction." (Daily Record)

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The storyline was topical, enthralling, emotional and very thought provoking. Topical because so many sexual assault victims come forward now as opposed to in the past; Enthralling because of the character development and how pressure of events affected each of them; Emotional because, as a woman, I empathised with each female character; Thought provoking because, in our era of 'trial by social media' (especially of pedophiles), I wonder now whether the same anonymity should now be afforded to both the accuser and the accused until guilt is proven against the accused to avoid destroying the lives of an accused person and their family in the way depicted here. An altogether brilliant book recommended to all in the hope it might make everyone think before jumping to a conclusion of guilt before actual conviction. The narration was very good.

thought provoking wow

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Kept my interest throughout. The narrator was very good which is my main reason for writing this review. He received a couple of criticisms which I cannot agree with. Seems a shame when he did a good job overall. I wouldn’t want people being put off getting this audiobook because of those criticisms. This is a good story, well narrated and one I highly recommend.

Enjoyable

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If it hadn’t been for the story, I would not have finished this book. The narrator had the MOST annoying reading style. He sounded like he was just reading sentences - one at a time!
I will make sure never to get a book that he is narrating.
Sorry to sound so miserable

Great story, terrible narrator

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Having read one of the authors previous books and really enjoying it I had high hopes for this, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I would have liked to. I found the narrators voice a bit irritating and a little forced rather than flowing naturally. I found myself wondering if I would have enjoyed it better if I had been reading it rather than listening to him tell the story. He was better at characters conversations and accents however.
The storyline was interesting and portrayed a real depth of the emotional impact of abuse, and the ripple effect it can have on families.

Quite good, but didn't quite meet my expectations

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It has been a long time since a story has affected me so utterly. Gripping x

Brilliant!

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