Sunburn

Laura Lippman

Meet Polly, which may or may not be her real name, this year’s most dangerous leading lady…

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£8.99
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780571335671
Date Published
07.06.2018
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Summary

WINNER OF THE eDUNNIT AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL
NOMINATED FOR THE CWA GOLD DAGGER

‘Dark, gleaming. Read it.’ GILLIAN FYNN
‘Note perfect . . . Not to be missed.’ MEGAN ABBOTT

Over the course of a punishing summer, Polly and Adam abandon themselves to a steamy, inexorable affair. Still, each holds something back from the other – dangerous, even lethal secrets.

Then someone dies. Was it an accident or part of a plan? By now Adam and Polly are so ensnared in each other’s lives and lies that neither one knows how to get away – or even if they want to. Is their love strong enough to withstand the truth, or will it ultimately destroy them?

Something – or someone – has to give.

A superb novel of psychological suspense about a pair of lovers with the best intentions and the worst luck. Instead of rules, this game has dark secrets, forbidden desires, inevitable betrayals – and cold-blooded murder.

What readers are saying:
***** ‘Seriously twisted!’
***** ‘Great characters and unpredictable story. A definite must!’
***** ‘A stunning page turner. I could not put it down’
***** ‘Best noir of the decade! Lippman has outdone herself’

Critic Reviews

A brilliant novelist, an unflinching chronicler of life in America right now, and Sunburn is her dark, gleaming noir gem. Read it.

Gillian Flynn
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Note-perfect noir . . . not to be missed.

Megan Abbott
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Another extraordinary novel from Laura Lippman – full of just-one-more chapter, stay-up-late suspense, but packed too with nuance, subtlety, observation and humanity.

Lee Child
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A tantalising, ingeniously constructed page-turner.

Guardian
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When you reach for one of Lippman’s books, you know you will be lost to your world for a bit, and totally immersed in hers.

Daily Mail
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A pacy, pithy modern take on the noir tradition – and influenced by the old movies that the heroine loves – this is terrific entertainment.

Sunday Mirror
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Laura Lippman’s novels have won many crime fiction prizes, including the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and eDunnit Awards. Her more recent works include Sunburn, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month in 2018, Lady in the Lake, currently being adapted by Apple TV+, and Dream Girl, shortlisted for the 2022 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger.

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