Annie Ward – författare

''Ward writes with the same compelling energy as you get in a blockbuster Netflix series'' Daily MailMaddie and Ian''s love story began with a chance encounter at a party, while she was a travel writer visiting her best friend, Jo. Now, almost two decades later, they are married with a beautiful son, Charlie, and living the perfect suburban life in middle America. But when a camping accident leaves Maddie badly scarred, she begins attending writing therapy, where she gradually reveals her fears about Ian, her concerns for the safety of their young son and the couple''s tangled and tumultuous past with Jo.Following their story across the globe, sixteen years of love and fear, adventure and suspicion culminate in a frantic 911 call summoning the police to the scene of a shocking crime . . .READERS LOVE THE IDEAL WIFE''Couldn''t put it down'' 5* reader review''Filled with unexpected twists'' Sarah Pekkanen''An ending like no other'' 5* reader review''A dark thriller with real psychological depth'' JP Delaney''Extremely twisty'' 5* reader review''Utterly gripping and thrillingly original'' Karen Hamilton''Brilliant, thrilling, twisty'' 5* reader review''Enthralling and fast-paced'' 5* reader review ****Previously published as Beautiful Bad****

Three women. Two bodies. One big lie...

Three women. Two bodies. One big lie...'Shocking and scandalous' Cosmopolitan, Best Books of 2022'Dark and compelling' Liv Constantine'An edgy, addictive read about the lengths people go to in the name of love' Heather Gudenkauf'Clever and brilliantly written' Karen HamiltonAt an elite private school nestled in the Colorado mountains, a tangled web of lies draws together three vastly different women. Natalie, a young office assistant, dreams of having a life like the school moms she deals with every day. Women like Brooke-a gorgeous heiress, ferociously loving mother and serial cheater-and Asha, an overachieving and overprotective mom who suspects her husband of having an affair.Their fates are bound by their relationships with the handsome, charming assistant athletic director Nicholas, who Natalie loves, Brooke wants and Asha needs. But when two bodies are carried out of the school early one morning, it seems the jealousy between mothers and daughters, rival lovers and the haves and have-nots has shattered the surface of this isolated, affluent town-a town where people will stop at nothing to get what they want.Set in a world of vast ranches, chalet-style apartments and mountain mansions, The Lying Club is a juicy thriller of revenge, murder and a shocking conspiracy-one in which the victims aren't who you might think.