The Dare
The twisty and unputdownable thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour
1st Edition
Published on 18. February 2021
400 pages
978-1-4735-7675-9 (ISBN)
Description
A GRIPPING, TWIST-FILLED THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE RUMOUR
'A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.' Susan Lewis, bestselling author of My Lies, Your Lies
'I read The Dare in two big gulps - it's pacey, has great characters and there's a flip worthy of Simone Biles.' Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow
Come on. You'll be fine. It's only a game.
Lizzie has no memory of the accident in which her best friend Alice died as a teenager. And it was an accident. Wasn't it?
Alice's friends and relatives suspect Lizzie was to blame, but Lizzie knows that can't be true. She would never have hurt Alice.
Twelve years on, unpacking boxes in the new home she shares with her fiance, Lizzie is finally beginning to feel like she can move on with her life.
But someone has other ideas . . .
_______
'A plot packed with surprises, and it has an ending that won't disappoint.' Daily Mail
'This psychological thriller gets under your skin, meaning some late nights till you finish it.' Heat
'This twisty psychological thriller will grip you within minutes.' NOW!
Readers can't stop talking about The Dare:
***** 'I just couldn't put it down and read it all in one go!'
***** 'This is a great twisty psychological thriller that is told from the past and the present, which in my opinion adds to the suspense'
'A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists.' Susan Lewis, bestselling author of My Lies, Your Lies
'I read The Dare in two big gulps - it's pacey, has great characters and there's a flip worthy of Simone Biles.' Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow
Come on. You'll be fine. It's only a game.
Lizzie has no memory of the accident in which her best friend Alice died as a teenager. And it was an accident. Wasn't it?
Alice's friends and relatives suspect Lizzie was to blame, but Lizzie knows that can't be true. She would never have hurt Alice.
Twelve years on, unpacking boxes in the new home she shares with her fiance, Lizzie is finally beginning to feel like she can move on with her life.
But someone has other ideas . . .
_______
'A plot packed with surprises, and it has an ending that won't disappoint.' Daily Mail
'This psychological thriller gets under your skin, meaning some late nights till you finish it.' Heat
'This twisty psychological thriller will grip you within minutes.' NOW!
Readers can't stop talking about The Dare:
***** 'I just couldn't put it down and read it all in one go!'
***** 'This is a great twisty psychological thriller that is told from the past and the present, which in my opinion adds to the suspense'
Reviews / Votes
A plot packed with surprises, and it has an ending that won't disappoint. * Daily Mail * Kara uses the old box of tricks so effectively, misdirecting your attention with expert cunning and then biffing you on the back of the head with her twists. * Daily Mirror * This psychological thriller gets under your skin, meaning some late nights till you finish it. * Heat * A real page turner. An engrossing and suspenseful tale with absorbing characters and plenty of shocking twists. * Susan Lewis, Sunday Times bestselling author of My Lies, Your Lies * I read The Dare in two big gulps - it's pacey, has great characters and there's a flip worthy of Simone Biles. * Fiona Barton, bestselling author of The Widow * Intelligent, packed with intrigue, and charged with an unstoppable tension, The Dare is a gripping tale which shows yet again that Lesley Kara is the queen of psychological thrillers. * Lauren North, author of The Perfect Betrayal * Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page * Paula Hawkins * Lesley Kara has done it again. The Dare is a gripping tale of secrets, betrayal and love's power to corrupt and redeem. Brilliantly plotted, The Dare keeps you guessing to the very end, and like Lizzie, the reader never knows who to trust. Destined for the bestseller charts and deservedly so. * Adam Hamdy, author of Pendulum * You'll race through it. * Best Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
File size
2,72 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4735-7675-9 (9781473576759)
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Lesley Kara is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Rumour, Who Did You Tell?, The Dare, The Apartment Upstairs and The Other Tenant. The Rumour was the highest selling crime fiction debut of 2019 in the UK, a Kindle No.1 bestseller, and is now a major TV series on Channel 5. Lesley is an alumna of the Faber Academy 'Writing a Novel' course. She lives in Kent.
You can follow Lesley on Instagram at @lesleykarawriter, on Facebook at lesleykarawriter, and on X @LesleyKara. You can also sign up for her newsletter at www.lesleykara.com/newsletter.
You can follow Lesley on Instagram at @lesleykarawriter, on Facebook at lesleykarawriter, and on X @LesleyKara. You can also sign up for her newsletter at www.lesleykara.com/newsletter.
