Parallel Lies
Published on 6. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-84408-025-0 (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?
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
A writer who never lets you down * ALI SMITH * A versatile and gifted novelist * LAURA LIPPMAN * Nobody turns the screw of tension tighter than Stella Duffy * VAL MCDERMID * * 'Wealth, celebrity, sexuality and a tangled web of secrets ...Oh boy, what a mix. And it works . . . It was my first introduction to this writer and I'll be coming back for more * IRISH EXAMINER * * 'Highly entertaining . . . offers a salutary corrective to the airbrushed picture presented by the Hollywood publicity machine * DAILY MAIL * * '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
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84408-025-0 (9781844080250)
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Stella Duffy is the author of seven novels and the Saz Martin crime series. She has published over thirty short stories, many feature articles, and also writes for radio and theatre. Stella Duffy was born in the UK, grew up in New Zealand and now lives in London. In addition to her writing work she is an actor and improviser.