I am deeply grateful to psychiatrist Dr. Martine Lamy, MD, PhD, and psychologist Dr. Michelle Madore, PhD, for their assistance in reading an earlier draft of this book and making comments. Any errors that remain are, of course, mine and mine alone.
My wife, Hannah; my editors, Cindy Loh and Rebecca McNally; and my faithful Second Reader, Will Hill, all made invaluable suggestions that helped me in the shaping of this story. It was a hard one to marshal, and without all of them it would be a mess. Thank you.
PRAISE FOR THERE WILL BE LIES
‘This novel is such a series of revelations that it would spoil it to talk about the plot. Lake’s writing is clear and skilful: he creates Shelby’s down-to-earth voice with humour and credibility, brings home to us the value of all our senses, juggles shifting notions of reality, describes places and emotions vividly and resonantly, and keeps us curious throughout this gripping novel’
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
‘This ambitious and sharply written story explores the complex emotional area of family and identity with originality and warmth’
Sally Morris, Daily Mail
‘Experience the rollercoaster of plot twists and turns’
Mary Arrigan, Irish Examiner
PRAISE FOR HOSTAGE THREE
‘Well researched and nuanced, Hostage Three goes beyond the tropes of genre fiction, and does something rather more humane and interesting’
Guardian
‘Lake handles these difficult themes with great skill, making political points while never losing the balance between emotion and action. He captures Amy’s sense of abandonment with moving sensitivity and maintains the plot tension throughout’
Daily Mail
‘Nick Lake’s portrait of Hostage Three is so skilfully rendered’
Telegraph
‘An achievement to admire’
Five star review, Books for Keeps
‘Lake is adept at unusual tales inspired by real events’
The Times
‘This is a complex and thought-provoking thriller’
Marilyn Brocklehurst, The Bookseller