Liz Nugent is my new favourite author having purchased Sally Strange & Unravelling Oliver I discovered this gem on my shelf … Lying In Wait kept me gripped from the first page Lydia and her husband have murdered Annie a drug addict prostitute who they had ‘hired’ to bare their child …. Covering up the murder and burying the body Lydia feels life can go on as normal . Their son Laurence provides his parents an alibi thinking he’s doing the right thing but this is when the plot thickens . Annie’s family continue to try to uncover the truth especially her sister Karen … paths cross and this book develops into an absolute page turner . I loved this book and cannot wait to read others by this skillful author

A very good intense chilling read.
One that you can really get your teeth into.

This authors books are hit and miss with me.
I liked it, but didn’t love it.

Lying in wait by Liz Nugent.
My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it.' Lydia Fitzsimons lives in the perfect house with her adoring husband and beloved son. There is just one thing Lydia yearns for to make her perfect life complete, though the last thing she expects is that pursuing it will lead to murder. However, needs must - because nothing can stop this mother from getting what she wants ..
A fantastic read. Loved the story. Love this author books. 5*.

After really enjoying Nugent's first book, Unravelling Oliver, I found that Lying in Wait was even better. Lydia Fitzsimons lives a privileged life-she lives in a mansion, is married to a successful barrister, and has a loving son. But Lydia and her husband have a very big secret and their son Laurence soon finds out what is hidden in the house. The result is a twisted tale that slowly destroys the lives of all involved.

Liz Nugent is quickly becoming one of Ireland's best writers with stories darker than any I've read before. I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Like in Unravelling Oliver, the book is narrated by several characters and we experience events from many different perspectives. Similarly, we find that the characters are keeping secrets from each other which we only discover from the different narrators. The result is an intriguing and incredibly well-written narrative, which is one of the best books I've read in the last few years.

With thanks to the publishers for allowing us a copy of Liz Nugent’s Lying In wait in exchange for review – billed by Stylist as ‘For fans of Gone Girl… It twists, it turns, it is a compulsive triumph,’ we couldn’t resist getting lost in the pages of this one!

The book brings us the story of Lydia, accustomed to the good life, she lives in a big house with her loving husband and her son. But there is something missing for Lydia which she wants to make her life complete and unfortunately the need for it leads to murder, a murder that overshadows her son’s life. Lydia is a complex character who it is clear from the outset is able to compartmentalise her feelings and is determined to get her own way whatever the cost. As the plot moves on through the years this plays a big part dominating her son’s life and it’s clear there is somewhat of a sinister side to this mum, whose obsession with her son may be all too much.

On the other side of the tale is a family who are effected by the loss of their daughter and sister, left wondering if she is alive or dead and never giving up hope that she may be found or the killer bought to justice. But ironically the one helping them is the son of the murderers, and as the plot becomes complicated with the feelings Laurence has, this is a story as a reader you know can’t end well.

A truly dark and gripping novel, which will keep you hanging till the very end! Loved it!

Today I am very pleased to welcome Liz Nugent to my blog. Liz's new book. Lying in Wait, is released on Thursday and is a great read, full of twists and turns and leaves the reader waiting to the very explosive end.

Thanks for approving me for this book. However, I felt that I was not the right reader for it (which is strange) since I see so many of my friends on Goodreads loving it. I read 35% of the book and decided to not continue, at least not now. I found myself not interesting in the story nor the characters, and when I started to skim did I decide that this will not work.

I loved this book. It was well written, original and hard to put down, with masterfully drawn out characters and full of intrigue. I can't wait to read more from this author.

Lying In Wait was a brilliant book that had me hooked from the first few pages I could not put it down and I read it in a day.
I did not expect the twist at the end but loved the whole book.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I will be on the lookout for more.
I couldn't put this book down, I'd recommend it to friends

My husband did not mean to kill her. These are the words of Lydia Fitzsimons about her husband Andrew and his involvement with Annie Doyle.

The story revolves around Lydia, Andrew and their son Laurence, and Annie's sister Karen. The tale is told alternatively by Lydia, Laurence and Karen.

I really enjoyed this book. It starts out like any other crime novel with a murder but then it spirals out of control. I thought this story was really clever with how the narratives are all blended together. All three charcters are telling the tale how they see it, all different but then everything fits nicely.

This story is like a snowball. Its starts small but then gets bigger and bigger until its out of control. I was reading this story not knowing, but couldn't wait to see how it was going to pan out next.

This story is a crime novel with a difference and it really was fun to read. It was so unexpected and it made a change to read a book which is out of the ordinary. Highly recommend.

Thank you to the publisher via Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review the book.

The last people who expect to be meeting with a drug-addicted prostitute are a respected judge and his reclusive wife. And they certainly don't plan to kill her and bury her in their exquisite suburban garden.

Yet Andrew and Lydia Fitzsimons find themselves in this unfortunate situation.

While Lydia does all she can to protect their innocent son Laurence and their social standing, her husband begins to falls apart.

But Laurence is not as naïve as Lydia thinks. And his obsession with the dead girl's family may be the undoing of his own.

An overprotective mother and manipulative, bossy wife. A not so innocent son. And his girlfriends.

No spoilers from me. I loved this book: read it in one sitting and a few days later I am still thing about it. I would recommend this book highly. 5*

This is an unusual thriller. We start off first. with the murder and then the years of cover up that follow. The story to me read like an old fashioned thriller. The author Margaret Yorke sprung to mind. I read the previews at the start of the book and am sorry to say that I didn't agree with them.

The book starts with a bang and is well plotted. Its structure is very clever and rotates around three narrators and covers three time-frames telling the story of Annie Doyle's demise. Most of the time, it was interesting to read the incidents from different viewpoints and, as the story went on, you had a sense of peeling back more and more layers of complexity and intrigue. However on some occasions the chapters were a bit monotonous and I struggled to warm to most of the characters. The ending, despite being pretty clever, unfortunately left me a little bit deflated.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Books (UK) for the opportunity to read the ARC.

Thoroughly enjoyable read! Will keep you interested and on edge!! Highly recommended!

What a story! Fantastic! Full of fascinating characters who become entwined in the story of Annie, the murdered girl.

It had me hooked right to the very last page.. Such a sad and tragic end.

I enjoyed this book, set in Dublin in the 80's, Annie a wild Irish girl goes missing, the story of what happened unfolds and is told through Lydia's, Laurence's and Karen's voices. This is quite a twisted story and centres around Lydia's struggles with her mental health. I felt the end was a little bit rushed and wasn't the ending I think most would want but I don't know if this story could ever have a happy ending. 4/5 for me.

Couldn't quite get into this one so I gave up along the way.

This book has a cracking first chapter that had me hooked from the first sentence and I was instantly able to see why it had been selected as one of Richard and Judy's Spring 2017 book club.
It's not really a murder mystery or a psychological thriller, as it might appear from the cover, but the plot is thoroughly engaging with its enigmatic twisting plot. The characters are pitiable, likeable, loveable and well, viciously calculating to be honest, and easily sustain the readers interest until its unexpected conclusion.
I'm keeping this review short, because I have nothing negative to say about the book, and whilst it may not be shortlisted in my end of year top 10, it is definitely worth a read.

Not a bad read, wasn't overly impressed, characters I couldn't seem to warm to, but did keep me reading until the end