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Beautiful Lies

A Novel

By Lisa Unger

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| Paperback | 9780307336828

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If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. She would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect—with only Continue

If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. She would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect—with only the tiny cracks of an angry junkie for a brother and a charming drunk with shady underworld connections for an uncle to mar the otherwise flawless whole.

But that’s not what happened. Instead, those inconsequential decisions lead her to perform a good deed that puts her in the right place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that brings a mysterious package to her door—a package which informs her that her entire world is a lie.

Suddenly forced to question everything she knows about herself and her family, Ridley wanders into dark territory she never knew existed, where everyone in her life seems like a stranger. She has no idea who’s on her side and who has something to hide—even, and maybe especially, her new lover, Jake, who appears to have secrets of his own.

Sexy and fast-paced, Beautiful Lies is a true literary thriller with one of the freshest voices and heroines to arrive in years. Lisa Unger takes us on a breathtaking ride in which every choice Ridley makes creates a whirlwind of consequences that are impossible to imagine . . . .


AN INTERNATIONAL BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH SELECTION

A featured alternate selection of the Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Book-of-the-Month Club, Mystery Guild, and Rhapsody Book Club.

Also available as a Random House AudioBook, a Large Print edition, and an eBook.


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  • Beautiful Lies

    Beautiful Lies Lisa Unger Vintage Paperback 464 pages April 2008 Beautiful Lies begins with a classically sneaky and intensely emotional introduction scene to draw us in with the intent to capture. In the beginning, the bouncing between past and pres ... (read full critics)

    curledup published on Tue, 7 Sep 2010

  • Bookreporter.com - BEAUTIFUL LIES by Lisa Unger

    • Read an Excerpt Ridley Jones is content with her life. "I have loved and been loved by my parents…I love my work, my friends, the place I live," she muses at the opening of BEAUTIFUL LIES. Happy with her East Village apartment, surrounded by a lovi ... (read full critics)

    bookreporter published on Thu, 2 Sep 2010

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    A very well crafted suspense novel. It had me hooked from the first and throughout the book I would think I had everything figured out but then it would take another twist. Then when I thought I was at the end there was yet another twist. How great is a suspense novel that keeps you thinking about t ... (continue)

    A very well crafted suspense novel. It had me hooked from the first and throughout the book I would think I had everything figured out but then it would take another twist. Then when I thought I was at the end there was yet another twist. How great is a suspense novel that keeps you thinking about the story after you've finished the book? Very smart. I would really recommend this book and can't wait to read more from Lisa Unger.

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    Icedream said on Feb 7, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Beautiful Lies

    I have a tendency to loose interest in a thriller once I figure out what is coming at the end. Unfortunately in this book, that point occurred quite a bit before the actual end of the narrative. Up to that point the story was quite good and had me thoroughly interested. However I never really con ... (continue)

    I have a tendency to loose interest in a thriller once I figure out what is coming at the end. Unfortunately in this book, that point occurred quite a bit before the actual end of the narrative. Up to that point the story was quite good and had me thoroughly interested. However I never really connected with the main character or her dilemma which, taken together, adds up to just an okay read for me.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 384 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0307336824
  • ISBN-13: 9780307336828
  • Publisher: Three Rivers Press
  • Pub date: Dec 05, 2006
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Others and eBook
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