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The Deadly Truth
2020
First Published
4.14
Average Rating
244
Number of Pages

What if someone from your past tried to destroy your future? Someone from her past wants to destroy her future… When Melanie Scott is promoted to junior partner, she thinks she has put her past behind her and while out celebrating her promotion, she meets the handsome and charming Oliver Field. Melanie has her doubts and is haunted by her mother’s critical voice, which reminds her that she’s messed up before. But when Oliver invites her for dinner, she buries her feeling and accepts his invitation. She deserves the chance of happiness, doesn’t she? However, the past she thought she left behind resurfaces when she receives an email containing a name; Anne Edwards. A name she thought she’d left behind. When the emails escalate, she knows she has to find out who is behind them, but at what cost? Melanie is about to learn that the past will now shape her future forever… What everyone is saying about The Deadly Truth: "If you are after a thrilling story... this is the one for you" "I just cannot get enough of this author's books." "a page-turning book with a good few twists to keep you guessing" "It will shake you. It will give you shivers. This is one true eye-opener." "Full of suspense. Outstanding" Valerie Keogh is the bestselling author of The Three Women, The Perfect Life and The Dublin Murder Mysteries. The Deadly Truth is a twisty and suspenseful psychological thriller which will keep you guessing until the very end. It's the perfect read for fans of domestic noir fiction, as well as for readers of authors like Louise Jensen, B A Paris and K.L. Slater.

Avg Rating
4.14
Number of Ratings
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Author

Valerie Keogh
Valerie Keogh
Author · 39 books
Valerie started to write several years ago. She self-published eight crime novels and one psychological thriller before signing a two book contract with Bookouture in March 2018. The first of these, Secrets Between Us, is available now and the second is due in Feb 2019. She is a registered nurse with a degree in English and a Masters in American Literature. Recently she has given up nursing to concentrate on her writing career.
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