Synopsis
'Will keep you guessing and guessing' Cara Hunter
He jumped to his death in front of witnesses. Now his wife is charged with murder.Five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York following a family tragedy. She now lives happily with her detective husband in the scenic seaside town of Newport, Long Island. When Erin answers the door to Danny's police colleagues one morning, it's the start of an ordinary day. But behind her, Danny walks to the window of their fourth-floor apartment and jumps to his death.
Eighteen months later, Erin is in court, charged with her husband's murder. Over that year and a half, Erin has learned things about Danny she could never have imagined. She thought he was perfect. She thought their life was perfect.
But it was all built on the perfect lie.
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'A jewel of a thriller' Heat
' I loved this book, a real page-turner' 5* Reader Review
'Another twisty and intense thriller from the great Jo Spain' Adrian McKinty
'Wonderful, unpredictable and gripping' 5* Reader Review
'This will have you absolutely gripped' Prima
'A total rollercoaster from start to finish' 5* Reader Review
'Superbly written, cinematic and pacey' Steve Cavanagh
Publisher information
- Publisher: Quercus Publishing
- ISBN: 9781529407273
- Number of pages: 400
- Dimensions: 198 x 126 x 36 mm
- Weight: 282g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
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Thriller that has got it all
Erin wakes up one morning, next to her adored husband. The doorbells rings, her husband’s police colleagues walk in, and from that moment forward Erin’s l... READ MORE
Brilliant Crime / Thriller Writer
Thank you to the publishers for the early review copy, they know I am a big Jo Spain fan!
This is perhaps the best standalone thriller Jo has written to da... READ MORE
Buy this if you want an easy read thriller
This was my first Jo Spain book and I don't think it will be my last.
Fast paced and twisty, right until the end I wasn't sure where this story was leadin... READ MORE
Stunningly tense and clever domestic noir thriller!
Next level domestic noir with a killer twist!
Jo Spain returns with another mind blowing thriller that demonstrates just why she is part of the thriller w... READ MORE
It promised twists... and boy did it deliver!
When Erin's husband Danny jumps to his death, she realises he was hiding secrets from her. These secrets would come back to haunt her, when just over a yea... READ MORE
Truly gripping
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it - particularly to fans of the crime thriller genre.
Having read Dirty Little Secrets... READ MORE
Don't miss out!
I've loved ever single Jo Spain book and I think this is her best yet. The US setting is new but works perfectly and the story is immediately gripping and ... READ MORE
A gripping read from start to end
WOW, A gripping book that will take your breath away from the opening scenes. The story is told through the past and the present. With multiple points of v... READ MORE
Jo Spain - The Perfect Lie
Erin and her husband Danny are the perfect couple and still totally in love when, one morning, Danny’s partner appears unexpectedly at their door and Danny... READ MORE
her best....
I have loved Jo Spain's previous work but this one definitely goes down as her best!
I hadn't read a thriller for a while as I was beginning to find them a... READ MORE
Gripping
The Perfect Lie is another fantastic and gripping novel by Jo Spain. With complex and multi-layered characters, a twisty and intense plot, and full of ‘I-w... READ MORE
Gripping read
I'm a massive fan of Jo Spain and this book definitely didn't disappoint. Kept me gripped and guessing up to the last page. Jo is a gifted storyteller and ... READ MORE
The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain
Oh my goodness! This is a roller coaster of a read! Opening with an Irish girl in New York being accused of her husband's murder, but we know that she saw ... READ MORE
The Perfect Lie
Jo Spain’s latest standalone novel is an absolutely terrific read - I enjoyed this so much.
The story opens with a devastating scene in which Erin’s husb... READ MORE
The Perfect Lie
In the opening chapter we are introduced to Erin Kennedy and her police officer husband Danny Ryan. When there is a knock at the door from Danny's police c... READ MORE
Unpredictable page turner
The Perfect Lie begins with Erin who is married to her perfect husband Danny, a responsible police officer. Why does he jump to his death? Why is Erin accu... READ MORE
Jo Spain surpasses all expectations with this classy, pacy thriller
Admittedly, I am a huge fan of Jo Spain and when I saw that this book was available, for pre-order, I applied immediately. The one catch with being a huge ... READ MORE
Outstanding read
Five years ago Erin moved to New York after a family tragedy. She is now happily married to Danny who is a police officer. One morning a knock comes to t... READ MORE
A pacy, twisting thriller
Part court-room drama, part domestic suspense, this compulsive page-turner is a pacy, well-written thriller with a superbly twisty and utterly absorbing pl... READ MORE
Hard to put down
Erin sees her husband leap through the window to his death and as she tries to delve into his past finds she really didn’t know him at all. Interesting cha... READ MORE
Brilliant
I have read most of Jo Spain’s novels and they are always compelling. This one was no exception and I was riveted from the start. What an opening chapter. ... READ MORE
The Perfect Lie? More like the perfect thriller!
What I loved about this was how twisty it was. There was always an unknown surprise around the corner, and it made it - in parts - hard to put down. The wr... READ MORE
A real puzzler - I was totally hooked!!
The Perfect Lie by Jo Spain is a real puzzler of a book. I was totally hooked!!
Erin Kennedy has settled in beautiful Long Island after fleeing from a fam... READ MORE
Twisty
This is a stand-alone story set in Long Island in the US, rather than the Ireland based books I'm used to from this author. Erin is married to Danny and t... READ MORE
Great writing, fantastic characterisation and an explosive, twisty plot, cements Joanne Spain as the Queen of misdirection
I love the way Joanne Spain’s mind works. She is the twistiest, most devilish of writers who enjoys leading her readers up several garden paths only to con... READ MORE
Everything I want in a thriller
I've just read The Perfect Lie over the course of two days and I'm left wondering why I haven't read any of Jo Spain's books before. What a ride I've been ... READ MORE
A gripping read
Erin Kennedy moves to America from Ireland following a family tragedy. She meets and subsequently marries Danny who is a policeman and that’s all I’m going... READ MORE
.Another fantastic Jo Spain standalone edge of your seat thriller.
Another fantastic Jo Spain standalone edge of your seat thriller. Within the first few pages, we know that Erin's husband has died in mysterious circumstan... READ MORE
Gripping!
Thanks to Quercus for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The Perfect Lie tells the story of Erin, an Irish woman relocated to Long... READ MORE
Dragged
A new standalone novel from author Jo Spain that certainly starts quickly.
Following a family tragedy five years ago, Erin Kennedy moved to New York for a... READ MORE
A well written story
I liked the idea of this story and it was written well, but for me I found the middle a little slow. The story is about Erin and her husband Danny, they li... READ MORE
Nail biting suspense
The Perfect Lie is the Perfect Read!
The Perfect Lie starts out with a an opening that makes your jaw drop and you just know that this book will keep you... READ MORE
The most unpredictable thriller you’ll read this year! Utterly compelling!
Wow, what a fantastic read this was! From the first chapter to the last, this book held my attention, kept me guessing and blew my mind!
Erin and Danny ... READ MORE
Page turning thriller
Erin who was living in New York had moved from Ireland after a family tragedy. She met Danny, a policeman and married him within 6 months. They were in lov... READ MORE
Terrifically Good!
I was very keen to read Jo Spain's latest novel, The Perfect Lie having previously read both 'Dirty Little Secrets' and 'Six Wicked Reasons'.
There were c... READ MORE
A great read
Dare I say it but I’ve never actually read any of Jo Spain’s books before, so when the opportunity came up of reading her new book, The Perfect Lie, and to... READ MORE
Clever and intense
This book is so, so clever. It’s Intense, full of “what the?” moments and has fantastic twists and turns. Erin leaves Dublin for the US following a family ... READ MORE
Fantastic start to the novel!
I’d like to thank Quercus Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘The Perfect Lie’ by Jo Spain in exchange for my honest and unbiased re... READ MORE
Multiple Narrative Threads
Great book – kept me completely engaged, and wanting to read more. Focusing mainly on a wife who is left at a loss when her police officer husband commits ... READ MORE
A thrilling trip to LONG ISLAND
I dived into reading this thriller without knowing really what the story was about. It’s actually quite a liberating not reading the blurb of the back cove... READ MORE