Synopsis
'An absolute treat of an historical crime novel. Sheer perfection' – Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal
The Art of a Lie is a beguiling cat-and-mouse thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Square of Sevens, Laura Shepherd-Robinson.
That’s the trouble with stories, especially the ones you write for yourself. Sometimes you think they've ended, when they've barely begun...
Details
10 July 2025320 pages
9781529053722Imprint: Mantle
Reviews
Astonishing. The Art of a Lie is Laura Shepherd-Robinson at the height of her considerable powers. Of course it’s beautifully written and richly detailed, but it’s also fiendishly twisting and properly thrilling. A rare and wonderful story.Chris Whitaker, author of All the Colours of the Dark
A twisty confection as subtle and delicious as one of Hannah's iced creams. I loved itRuth Ware, author of The woman in Cabin 10
Told with authority and panache, Shepherd-Robinson takes us on a breathtaking, tension-filled, kaleidoscopic whirl through the Georgian London of the striving middle classes and those who would prey upon them. A woman fighting for her future, murder, romance, deception – and the best desserts in town – this book has it all. MasterfulAbir Mukherjee, bestselling author of Hunted
Fiendishly clever and completely gripping, The Art of a Lie had me in its grip right till the satisfying finish. I loved itJennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
