{"product_id":"skin-deep-9780241979730","title":"Skin Deep","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Pure genius. Absolutely brilliant'' Shari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith'' Ian Rankin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can''t Put Down!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe''s not who you think she is . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''I could probably have been an actress.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsn''t that what I''ve been doing for most of my life?''\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCordelia 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Bloody brilliant!'' \u003cb\u003eDenise Mina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Extraordinary'' \u003cb\u003eA.J. Finn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The finest psychological thriller writer currently at work'' \u003cb\u003eTammy Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dark, brutal and brilliant''\u003cb\u003e Colette McBeth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Absorbing, beautifully written'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times,\u003c\/i\u003e Crime Books of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Every bit as amazing as her first two [novels]'' \u003cb\u003eLisa Jewell \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Dazzling . . . chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius'' \u003cb\u003eMark Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat takes a woman from an island childhood in Ireland to murder and ruin in Nice? - another dark twisted story from No 1 bestseller Liz Nugent. * From the Publisher's Description *\u003cbr\u003eBloody brilliant! -- Denise Mina\u003cbr\u003eA twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith. A scarred woman brings chaos to those around her, but Nemesis is coming -- Ian Rankin * Guardian Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eAbsorbing, beautifully written * The Times, Crime Books of the Year 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eThe finest psychological thriller writer currently at work - no one gets under the skin of monstrous characters like she does -- Tammy Cohen\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant * Irish Independent, Best Books of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eA tour de force ... a genuinely memorable, at times terrifying central character ... will appeal to readers who enjoy an exciting, fast-paced journey of psychological extremes, which delivers a shocking final twist * Crime Club, Killer Women Book of the Month *\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful feat of imagination, totally gripping, with a fascinating character at its heart -- Sabine Durrant\u003cbr\u003eAs one woman's singular story unspools with many an unexpected shock, Nugent skewers her targets with skill. Sly humour and dazzling originality deliver a gutsy feminist message. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eDark, brutal and brilliant -- Colette McBeth\u003cbr\u003eA triumph, from first page to last! -- Sarah Hilary\u003cbr\u003eMonumentally good. Liz Nugent is a beautiful writer and among the very best storytellers in the world -- Donal Ryan\u003cbr\u003eI loved, loved, loved \u003ci\u003eSkin Deep\u003c\/i\u003e - the compassion of it, the beauty of the language, how glamour and horror intersect, how the tension twists tighter and tighter and is brilliantly done -- Marian Keyes\u003cbr\u003eDazzling ... chilling, mesmerising and, ultimately, devastating. Pure storytelling genius -- Mark Edwards\u003cbr\u003eUtterly compelling ... a storyteller at the height of her powers * RTÉ Guide, Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eHer darkest book yet - a compelling one-sitting read -- Sinéad Crowley\u003cbr\u003eUtterly gripping, fast paced, and  featuring my favourite sociopathic female character since Lady Macbeth -- Louise O'Neill * Twitter *\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly dark, twisting and utterly mesmerising - you will not be able to put this down -- Sinéad Moriarty * Twitter *\u003cbr\u003ePitch dark and thrillingly original -- Jane Casey * Twitter *\u003cbr\u003eIt took me two sittings to gobble it up - a page turner. You'll just snap it up and you'll love it. A cracking read -- Ryan Tubridy * RTÉ *\u003cbr\u003eSpellbinding -- Declan Hughes * Irish Times, Best Crime Fiction of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eSpectacular -- Declan Burke * Irish Times, Best Crime Fiction of 2018 *\u003cbr\u003eIt's a blast ... Liz Nugent has done it again * Sunday Business Post *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733426778455,"sku":"9780241979730","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241979730.jpg?v=1720000034","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/skin-deep-9780241979730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}