One Little Lie: From the best selling author comes a new crime thriller book for 2018
Sam Carrington
‘Sam Carrington has done it again. One Little Lie is a twisty, gripping read. I loved it.’ Cass Green‘Expertly written … with plentiful twists and unforgettable characters, it's an insightful and unnerving read.’ Caroline Mitchell‘My name is Alice. And my son is a murderer.’Deborah’s son was killed four years ago. Alice’s son is in prison for committing that crime.Deborah would give anything to have her boy back, and Alice would do anything to right her son’s wrongs.Driven by guilt and the need for redemption, Alice has started a support group for parents with troubled children. But as the network begins to grow, she soon finds out just how easy it is for one little lie to spiral out of control…They call it mother’s intuition, but can you ever really know your own child?Deeply psychological and suspenseful, One Little Lie is a twisty and unnerving story about the price of motherhood and the unthinkable things we do to protect our children.Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter and Laura Marshall.
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
Copyright © Sam Carrington 2018
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Source ISBN: 9780008300814
Ebook Edition © July 2018 ISBN: 9780008259822
Version: 2018-08-17
Dedication (#u69ddee3b-14c6-573b-b56e-222968e04915)
For my sons, Louis and Nathaniel. You make me proud every day.
Table of Contents
Cover (#u875b9c8c-3039-5ca1-ab92-6750f70212c4)
Title Page (#u86250801-ea3a-5c99-89d4-f330ffb689fa)
Copyright (#ue0dafb32-0f96-54ae-8e39-16f3a9138d3b)
Dedication (#uf2e37d53-2510-5e18-9fdd-594ea7758803)
Prologue: 19th March 2014 – Exeter Crown Court (#uf3bb87e4-f937-5bb9-b69f-cd58d6dacac3)
Part One (#uac82bac2-fbd5-5651-8cf0-4864d5e63ea7)
Chapter One: Alice (#ude8eb325-af93-5bcb-8290-fa5b39ed77b5)
Chapter Two: Connie (#u064e2e53-7be8-54af-93ef-32ec57b1b25b)
Chapter Three: Connie (#u5f425d0b-4582-5b9f-ba01-66af9928e2a8)
Chapter Four: Alice (#u702c05cf-37cd-5122-adea-30184fb519a9)
Chapter Five: Connie (#u56ffbf2e-418b-5368-8404-ae724156c2af)
Chapter Six: Alice (#u3f2dc31d-2fdb-55e8-b6dd-8cddb953e11b)
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Chapter Eight: Deborah (#u8880955e-d487-5841-84ee-92ff881a3556)
Chapter Nine: Connie (#u6277973d-c59b-5596-afb1-37c0284ddcb2)
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Chapter Eleven: Connie (#uc8ad3d96-50a6-5db0-bb26-d8ff277029b4)
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Chapter One Hundred: Connie (#ue76f6175-b4e4-56d4-98ca-72c53d3f2354)
Chapter One Hundred and One: Deborah (#u52ee0187-7697-5ebf-813b-4052a1b829de)
Chapter One Hundred and Two: Connie (#udbd5bebb-eed1-5c78-8126-b0b99651ff2a)
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Chapter One Hundred and Nine: Connie (#u9478f795-8314-572f-addb-14a03baeaba3)
Chapter One Hundred and Ten: Angela (#ucb3985b0-d338-5cd4-ab63-566040de30fd)
Chapter One Hundred and Eleven: Connie (#ua31f7c00-fbfb-5940-889a-4de6d04ea52c)
Chapter One Hundred and Twelve: Alice (#u59014b5b-32c0-5c8f-a920-d1ce155138f3)
Chapter One Hundred and Thirteen: Connie (#u8397a6ba-6f5d-5357-80b5-23fc970b1c6e)
Chapter One Hundred and Fourteen: Deborah (#ub547c727-c16a-5ec9-a1d2-6c101a836e7f)
Epilogue: Monday 6th August 2018 (#u9ea0aa40-1261-5fdc-be48-5e10a26b8461)
Author’s Note (#u0d245b2a-3c29-5df2-85e8-90253265f164)
Acknowledgements (#ub7d7ed91-1766-5fd2-bf33-338ab49c539b)
Keep Reading … (#u212ab9ce-4e5f-5d61-a000-f5b1c48f9247)
About the Author (#u05fb22af-0f9f-5301-b8ec-a6119797351f)
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