Parallel Lies
Published on 3. February 2005
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-84408-024-3 (ISBN)
Description
Celebrity, identity and sexuality - the three poles of our fame-obsessed society, each one a magnet for secrets and lies. Despite her youth, Russian-born Yana Ivanova is already a Hollywood legend. She lives in a beautiful house in Beverly Hills with Jimmy, a sitcom star, and Penny, her British PA. Theirs is a strange and uneasy partnership, held together by sex, secrets and the fear of scandal. Then Yana starts receiving threatening letters from an anonymous but very knowledgeable source. Suspicion turns to fear, and fear leads to murder. But who exactly is conning whom? Stella Duffy has written crime novels and dark romantic comedies. Here she combines the two in a smart, sexy, suspenseful new novel. Poison pen letters, fake identities, misplaced affection, betrayal and murder...Still think a menage a trois sounds fun?
Reviews / Votes
'Stella Duffy takes a twisted corkscrew to the heart and opens the dark genie's bottle of celebrity. Parallel Lies is an intoxicating, bittersweet brew of a book.' Val McDermid * 'A fine piece of writing...a powerful talent... a tough, poignant book' GUARDIAN * '[A] warm, witty and truthful love story...' TIME OUT.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84408-024-3 (9781844080243)
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Person
Stella Duffy was born in the UK and grew up in New Zealand. She has written seven novels, co-edited a crime anthology for Macmillan, acted in the West End and taught improvisational comedy to both actors and writers. She has also written several pieces for Radio 4. She lives in London.