{"product_id":"truth-about-ruby-cooper-1","title":"Truth About Ruby Cooper By Nugent, Liz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Sally Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph! \u003cb\u003e Freida McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by \u003cb\u003e Graham Norton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A terrifyingly incisive exploration of how one snowball can turn into an unstoppable dark avalanche, how one unthinking crime can send out ripples of destruction across families, continents, and decades - and the sting in the tail is fantastic.' \u003cb\u003eTana French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e---\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf my sister hadn t been beautiful, none of it would have happened.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family s world to implode.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot that Ruby wants to think about the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it can t stay a secret forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An utterly gripping story about how one incident reverberates across time, damaging and destroying lives. I read it as if in a fever \u003cb\u003e Shari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liz Nugent at the top of her game   a proper work of art   nuanced, messy and complicated, just like real-life.  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Absolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work that s going to give me a book hangover for weeks.  \u003cb\u003eJohn Marrs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Utterly compelling and brilliantly imagined   all the way to the last dark twist.  \u003cb\u003eAnthony Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Once again, the incomparable Liz Nugent invites us into the darkest parts of the human psyche. I'm certain her legions of fans will agree: Ruby is her most unforgettable creation yet  \u003cb\u003eCatherine Ryan Howard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jaw dropping   a masterpiece  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only Liz Nugent can create characters like these   this is a maestro at work. Another sensational read - clear your diary and prepare to be hooked!  \u003cb\u003eSam Blake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, fearless and compelling - unforgettable work from an outstanding and brilliant crime writer.' \u003cb\u003eJane Casey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An absolute belter of a book. Liz Nugent at her dark and twisty best. \u003cb\u003e Louise Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Twisted and brilliantly observed  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner Culture Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Addictive and awe-inspiring, from the first page to the last.  \u003cb\u003eDiane Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Essential reading  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unputdownable, acid-sharp, and emotionally brutal   Liz Nugent at her most compulsive.'\u003cb\u003e Dearbhla McTiernan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game  \u003cb\u003eGilly Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Only Liz Nugent could have written this book ... an unflinching, darkly funny, sometimes disconcerting and always gripping story' \u003cb\u003eSin ad Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A novel that you will want to avoid life in order to read  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liz Nugent is fearless in the places she will go to uncover our basest, darkest impulses. Utterly compelling.  \u003cb\u003eTammy Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unputdownable  \u003cb\u003eKathryn Thomas\u003ci\u003e, Q102\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I bloody loved it. Sublime ... dark and hooky.' \u003cb\u003eLouise Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another triumphant addition to her impressive catalogue \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Layered, gripping, darker than dark (a LN trademark), and psychologically complex. Beautifully real, flawed, human characters. SUPERB.  \u003cb\u003eWill Dean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nugent is one of my favourite all-time writers, and her latest is not just a crime novel, it's a study in humanity. Deserves to be massive  \u003cb\u003eGillian McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Lands blow after emotional blow   a novel that insists upon being read in breathless gulps  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Terrific  \u003cb\u003eBrendan O Connor, RT  Radio 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Quietly dazzling   beautifully written and structured, and full of emotional intelligence   deserves to be talked about  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mature Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of Ireland s most gifted writers  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ruby Cooper is captivating and infuriating and tragic . . . brilliant storytelling  \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I absolutely devoured this one. It s an incredibly brave but really nuanced and layered book. It s an absolute triumph   carried off by Liz Nugent only because she so skilled and humane a writer  \u003cb\u003eImran Mahmood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game  \u003cb\u003eGilly Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e So absorbing I forgot I was reading a novel and thought I was being told a twisted real-life story, full of shocking confessions and jaw-dropping revelations. Another masterclass in psychological suspense from one of my favourite writers  \u003cb\u003eMark Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another gem   a psychological thriller that stands with Nugent's best work  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I LOVED \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Ruby Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e . . . it s so thought-provoking and surprising  \u003cb\u003eClaire Coughlan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Another perfectly fiendish and twisty thriller   an utterly gripping story \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Country Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Absolutely fantastic  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn My Good Books \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Liz Nugent at her best  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Farmers Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Blends psychological tension with masterful storytelling  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nugent has created a character so layered, dark and utterly compelling they ll leave you gobsmacked at every turn. 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