{"product_id":"all-the-beautiful-lies-a-novel-isbn-9780062791504","title":"All the Beautiful Lies: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eHer Every Fear\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Kind Worth Killing\u003c\/em\u003e comes a diabolically clever tale of obsession, revenge, and cold-blooded murder—a sly and brilliant guessing game of a novel in the vein of Ruth Ware, Paula Hawkins, and Patricia Highsmith.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Ackerson has always considered his stepmother Alice to be sexy and beautiful, in an \"otherworldly\" way. She has always been kind and attentive, if a little aloof in the last few years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDays before his college graduation, Alice calls with shocking news. His father is dead and the police think it’s suicide. Devastated, Harry returns to his father’s home in Maine. There, he and Alice will help each other pick up of the pieces of their lives and uncover what happened to his father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly after he arrives, Harry meets a mysterious young woman named Grace McGowan. Though she claims to be new to the area, Harry begins to suspect that Grace may not be a complete stranger to his family. But she isn’t the only attractive woman taking an interest in Harry. The sensual Alice is also growing closer, coming on to him in an enticing, clearly sexual way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMesmerized by these two women, Harry finds himself falling deeper under their spell. Yet the closer he gets to them, the more isolated he feels, disoriented by a growing fear that both women are hiding dangerous—even deadly—secrets . . . and that neither one is telling the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eDays before his college graduation, Harry Ackerson’s step-mother, Alice, calls with shocking news. His father is dead and the police think it’s suicide. Devastated, he returns to his father’s home in Maine, where he meets a mysterious young woman. But she isn’t the only attractive woman taking an interest in Harry. The sensual Alice is also growing closer, coming on to him in an enticing, clearly sexual way.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMesmerized by these two women, Harry finds himself falling deeper under their spell. Yet the closer he gets to them, the more isolated he feels, disoriented by a growing fear that both women are hiding dangerous—even deadly—secrets . . . and that neither is telling the truth about his father. And when someone else turns up dead, Harry realizes he’s in much more danger than he’d ever imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Swanson’s fourth psychological thriller is a gripping exploration of delusion and deceit; sure to please readers of Laura Lippman’s stand-alones.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gripping… [Alice’s] past is peppered with secrets and the damage is revealed in a split narrative between now and then, culminating in an edge of the seat ending.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Post (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crammed with twists, turns, and duplicity galore… The narrative… soars to a nerve-shredding finale that will leave you gasping.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaga (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Complex [and] intriguing… [Swanson] makes sure to place those twists and turns perfectly... And when someone else turns up dead, the story goes from 0-to-60 in a split-second. Peter Swanson has done a fantastic job.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An explosive mix of seductions, obsessions, and dark secrets.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Swanson has drawn on Alfred Hitchcock to good effect. In \u003cem\u003eAll the Beautiful Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, he looks instead to du Maurier.… The reader is soon gripped and wondering which will come first: Harry’s seduction or his death? Swanson’s magpie borrowings are always finessed into something fresh and piquant.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAll the Beautiful Lies\u003c\/em\u003e has a very rich texture which the reader gets to see only gradually, so cleverly it is disguised.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThriller Books Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This atmospheric, stylish mystery is pure pleasure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Mirror (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compulsive read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping, Thriller of the Month (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Suspense lovers will devour this deliciously duplicitous read, which is chock-full of twists, turns, lust, greed, and dishonesty.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There are many twists and turns, and quite a few surprises along the way…. \u003cem\u003eAll the Beautiful Lies \u003c\/em\u003eis very much character-driven and strong on psychology…. A solid, twisty work of suspense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePCA\/ACA Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction Reading List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eAll the Beautiful Lies\u003c\/em\u003e was hard to put down… This mystery with a twist was outstanding.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIron Mountain Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888333353189,"sku":"NP9780062791504","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062791504.jpg?v=1730228857","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/all-the-beautiful-lies-a-novel-isbn-9780062791504","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}