Summary Reviews Author Description Specs The latest deliciously dark novel from bestselling author, Liz Nugent. If my sister hadn't been beautiful, none of it would have happened. Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family's world to implode. Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston. Not that Ruby wants to think about the past. But it can't stay a secret forever. Dark, fearless and compelling - in other words, classic Liz Nugent. Utterly distinctive and unique, this is another unforgettable work from an outstanding and brilliant crime writer. * Jane Casey *I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph! * Frieda McFadden *An absolute belter of a book ... Liz Nugent at her dark and twisty best -- Louise KennedyAbsolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work that's going to give me a book hangover for weeks. * John Marrs *What a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by. -- Graham NortonOnly Liz Nugent could have written this book ... an unflinching, darkly funny, sometimes disconcerting and always gripping story -- Sinead CrowleyLiz Nugent is fearless in the places she will go to uncover our basest, darkest impulses. Ruby Cooper is her most morally complex character yet. Utterly compelling. -- Tammy CohenAn utterly gripping story about how one incident reverberates across time, damaging and destroying lives. I read it as if in a fever -- Shari LapenaUtterly compelling and brilliantly imagined ... all the way to the last dark twist. -- Anthony HorowitzAddictive and awe-inspiring, from the first page to the last. -- Diane Jeffrey Before becoming a full-time writer, Liz Nugent worked in film, theatre and television. Her five novels - Unravelling Oliver, Lying in Wait, Skin Deep, Our Little Cruelties and Strange Sally Diamond - have each been Number One bestsellers and she has won five Irish Book Awards, as well as the James Joyce Medal for Literature. She lives in Dublin. General Information ISBN 9781844885732 Publisher Penguin Ireland Imprint penguin Ireland Weight (g) 700.0 Publication date 17 March 2026 Dimensions h234mm x w153mm x s40mm Availability date 17 March 2026 Product Type books Other Specifications Author Liz Nugent Bind Paperback Language English Pages 384 Additional Information For more information on our shipping policy follow this link and for our returns policy click here.
