A Lesson in Cruelty
The propulsive new thriller from the bestselling author of Blood Orange
by Harriet Tyce
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Pub Date 11 Apr 2024 | Archive Date 14 Apr 2024
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Description
WHAT PRICE WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE PERFECT LIFE?
**The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce**
They say you can't always get what you want. But you can take it.
Anna wants a fresh start. She doesn't believe she deserves it, but after three years behind bars she has finally paid her dues. Most of them, anyway.
Lucy craves the attention of the only man she can't have, her alluring Oxford professor. He's married - not for the first time. Maybe she should be next in line?
Marie the recluse has been locked up for too long. She's not ready to be free, but some rules are meant to be broken.
Everyone wants a perfect life. But not everyone is prepared to take it.
Unless someone decides to teach them a lesson.
Advance Praise
‘One of the best openings I've read in forever. I devoured it.’ - Alex Michaelides
‘A Lesson in Cruelty is a lesson in craftmanship. A dizzyingly satisfying page-turner and an exploration of redemption and damnation. Harriet Tyce at her best!’ - Sarah Pinborough
‘A juicy, sophisticated, layered and intelligent read for the crime fiction connoisseur. Harriet's best so far.’ - Sophie Hannah
‘Superb, twisty plotting that's sure to keep readers guessing until the very end.’ - Femi Kayode
‘A deliciously sinister tale of revenge and redemption, with heart-in-mouth tension and head-spinning twists. This is Tyce at her spine-tingling best.’ - Ellery Lloyd
‘Absolutely page turning.’ - Louise Hare
‘Excellent, gripping, chilling, clever.' - Trevor Wood
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781472280121 |
| PRICE | £16.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 368 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Estelle D, Reviewer
Harriet Tyce is one of my favourite authors so when I got the chance to read A Lesson in Cruelty I was so excited.
In this novel we follow three very different and complex women Anna who is about to be released from serving a prison sentence; Lucy who is slightly in love with her professor and then Marie who is lonely and isolated.
The question in the novel is how do these women become entwined within the novel and at times, I did have to re-read some parts but it does make sense eventually and I was really invested in the characters.
The story is quite strong and moving and I really think the characters were well rounded and interesting.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publishers and the author for allowing me an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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