THE LIAR’S ROOM by Simon Lelic & Giveaway

GIVEAWAY CLOSED

THE LIAR’S ROOM (Berkley) takes place over the course of one therapy session, in which neither patient nor therapist are who they claim to be. Two liars. One room. No way out.

Susanna Fenton has a secret. Fourteen years ago she left her identity behind, reinventing herself as a therapist and starting a new life. It was the only way to keep her daughter safe. But when a young man, Adam Geraghty, walks into her office, claiming he needs Susanna’s help but asking unsettling questions, she begins to fear that her secret has been discovered.

Who is Adam, really? What does he intend to do to Susanna? And what has he done to her daughter?”

I found the premise for THE LIAR’S ROOM brilliant, but I must admit I started getting a bit claustrophobic in the office. Both Susanna and Adam’s characters dialogue flows, which was essential for a book where the two characters basically talk. Put THE LIAR’S ROOM in your TBR list of thrillers. It won’t disappoint.

SIMON LELIC’S OWN WORDS:

I was born in Brighton in 1976 and, after a decade or so living in London and trying to convince myself that the tube was fine, really, because it gave me a chance to read, my wife and I moved back to Brighton with our three young children. That Barnaby, Joseph and Anja’s grandparents happened to live close enough by to be able to offer their babysitting services was, of course, entirely coincidental.

As well as writing, I run an import/export business. I say this, when people ask, with a wink but I fool no one: I am more Del Trotter than Howard Marks. My hobbies (when I have time for them) include reading (for which I make time, because I can just about get away with claiming this is also work), golf, tennis, snowboarding and karate. My weekends belong to my family (or so my wife tells me), as does my heart.

I studied history at the University of Exeter. After graduating I was qualified, I discovered . . . to do an MA. After that I figured I had better learn something useful, so took a post-grad course in journalism. I know, I know: so much for learning something useful. After working freelance and then in business-to-business publishing, I now write novels. Not useful either, necessarily, but fun and, in its own way, important.

In half a page, then, that’s me. My wife wanted me to add that I am not as mean as I look in my author pic. That was the publisher’s doing: they wanted austere. But now I’ve gone and ruined it.

http://www.simonlelic.com

Thanks to Berkley Publishing, we have one copy of THE LIAR’S ROOM to giveaway. Just tell us your experience with liars. We’ve all encountered at least one. We’ll announce a winner soon. Good luck.

GIVEAWAY: USA only please.