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WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE PERFECT LIFE?
**The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce**
‘Harriet’s best so far.’ Sophie Hannah
‘Nothing short of unputdownable. One of the best openings I’ve read in forever.‘ Alex Michaelides
‘A dizzyingly satisfying page-turner.’ Sarah Pinborough
‘Sizzlingly addictive’ Heat
They say you can’t always get what you want. But you can take it.
Anna wants a fresh start. She doesn’t believe she deserves it, but after three years behind bars she has finally paid her dues. Most of them, anyway.
Lucy craves the attention of the only man she can’t have, her alluring Oxford professor. He’s married – not for the first time. Maybe she should be next in line?
Marie the recluse has been locked up for too long. She’s not ready to be free, but some rules are meant to be broken.
Everyone wants a perfect life. But not everyone is prepared to take it.
Unless someone decides to teach them a lesson.
Praise for Harriet Tyce:
‘Utterly compelling… I couldn’t put it down’ Lisa Jewell
‘A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters’ Clare Mackintosh
‘A triumphant encore […] intriguing, well-written and addictive’ Sara Collins
‘Totally addictive – I was gripped’ Sophie Hannah
‘Gripping’ Daily Mail
‘Twists that keep you frantically turning the pages’ Sunday Mirror
‘Impossible to put down’ Independent
**The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce**
‘Harriet’s best so far.’ Sophie Hannah
‘Nothing short of unputdownable. One of the best openings I’ve read in forever.‘ Alex Michaelides
‘A dizzyingly satisfying page-turner.’ Sarah Pinborough
‘Sizzlingly addictive’ Heat
They say you can’t always get what you want. But you can take it.
Anna wants a fresh start. She doesn’t believe she deserves it, but after three years behind bars she has finally paid her dues. Most of them, anyway.
Lucy craves the attention of the only man she can’t have, her alluring Oxford professor. He’s married – not for the first time. Maybe she should be next in line?
Marie the recluse has been locked up for too long. She’s not ready to be free, but some rules are meant to be broken.
Everyone wants a perfect life. But not everyone is prepared to take it.
Unless someone decides to teach them a lesson.
Praise for Harriet Tyce:
‘Utterly compelling… I couldn’t put it down’ Lisa Jewell
‘A classy thriller with complex and compelling characters’ Clare Mackintosh
‘A triumphant encore […] intriguing, well-written and addictive’ Sara Collins
‘Totally addictive – I was gripped’ Sophie Hannah
‘Gripping’ Daily Mail
‘Twists that keep you frantically turning the pages’ Sunday Mirror
‘Impossible to put down’ Independent
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Reviews
One of the best openings I've read in forever. I devoured it.
Superb, twisty plotting that's sure to keep readers guessing until the very end
A juicy, sophisticated, layered and intelligent read for the crime fiction connoisseur. Harriet's best so far.
Absolutely page turning
Excellent, gripping, chilling, clever
A deliciously sinister tale of revenge and redemption, with heart-in-mouth tension and head-spinning twists. This is Tyce at her spine-tingling best.
A Lesson in Cruelty is a lesson in craftmanship. A dizzyingly satisfying page-turner and an exploration of redemption and damnation. Harriet Tyce at her best!
Thought provoking and intense, these three cleverly interlocking stories come together in a tense and intriguing finale. I raced through it!
Mysterious and beautifully-constructed with an electrifying pace and dark undercurrents, A Lesson in Cruelty is a white-knuckle, gripping read.
Compelling, sinister and powerful, A Lesson In Cruelty gripped me from the first page.
Compulsive, dark and smart, A Lesson in Cruelty delivers on every level. Justice, revenge and punishment are meted out and questioned throughout this twisty, terrifying thriller with a heart.