Skin Deep The twisted, unputdownable No. 1 bestselling crime thriller from the author of Strange Sally Diamond
By Liz Nugent
'Pure genius. Absolutely brilliant' Shari Lapena'A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith' Ian RankinIBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018___________WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can't Put Down!She's not who you think she is . . . 'I could probably have been an actress.It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.Isn't that what I've been doing for most of my life?'Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for twenty-five years, passing herself off as an English socialite. But her luck, and the kindness of strangers, have run out.The arrival of a visitor from her distant past shocks Cordelia. She reacts violently to the intrusion and flees her flat to spend a drunken night at a glittering party. As dawn breaks she stumbles home through the back streets. Even before she opens her door she can hear the flies buzzing. She did not expect the corpse inside to start decomposing quite so quickly . . .___________'Bloody brilliant!' Denise Mina'Extraordinary' A.J. Finn 'The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work' Tammy Cohen'Dark, brutal and brilliant' Colette McBeth'Absorbing, beautifully written' The Times, Crime Books of the Year'Every bit as amazing as her first two [novels]' Lisa Jewell 'Dazzling . . . chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius' Mark Edwards
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Skin Deep The twisted, unputdownable No. 1 bestselling crime thriller from the author of Strange Sally Diamond
By Liz Nugent
'Pure genius. Absolutely brilliant' Shari Lapena'A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith' Ian RankinIBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018___________WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can't Put Down!She's not who you think she is . . . 'I could probably have been an actress.It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.Isn't that what I've been doing for most of my life?'Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for twenty-five years, passing herself off as an English socialite. But her luck, and the kindness of strangers, have run out.The arrival of a visitor from her distant past shocks Cordelia. She reacts violently to the intrusion and flees her flat to spend a drunken night at a glittering party. As dawn breaks she stumbles home through the back streets. Even before she opens her door she can hear the flies buzzing. She did not expect the corpse inside to start decomposing quite so quickly . . .___________'Bloody brilliant!' Denise Mina'Extraordinary' A.J. Finn 'The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work' Tammy Cohen'Dark, brutal and brilliant' Colette McBeth'Absorbing, beautifully written' The Times, Crime Books of the Year'Every bit as amazing as her first two [novels]' Lisa Jewell 'Dazzling . . . chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius' Mark Edwards
Popular Reviews(1)
Reviewed by caglas.povNiemand schreibt unerträgliche Figuren so gut wie Liz Nugent Der Roman begleitet eine Frau, die sich an der französischen Riviera ein neues Leben als englische Society-Lady aufgebaut hat. Als jemand aus ihrer Vergangenheit wieder auftaucht, gerät diese sorgfältige Fassade ins Wanken und eine Eskalation setzt Ereignisse in Gang, die sich nicht mehr rückgängig machen lassen. Die Geschichte entfaltet sich rückblickend und zeichnet den Lebensweg einer zutiefst problematischen Protagonistin nach, deren Moralvorstellungen deutlich von gesellschaftlichen Normen abweichen. Typisch für Liz Nugent steht eine unerträgliche Figur im Zentrum: manipulativ, berechnend und nach außen kontrolliert, innerlich jedoch leer. Diese Charakterstudie ist psychologisch interessant, verliert aber stellenweise an Kraft. Das Erzähltempo ist nicht immer stimmig, dennoch bleibt die Atmosphäre dicht und das Buch gut lesbar. Für mich ist es das schwächste der bisher gelesenen Werke der Autorin, aber dennoch eine solide, düstere Lektüre – besonders geeignet für Leser*innen, die unzuverlässige Erzählerinnen und dunkle Charakterporträts mögen!