The Lying Tongue

The Lying Tongue

by Andrew Wilson (Author)

Synopsis

When Adam Woods takes a job as the assistant to the reclusive bestselling author Gordon Crace he unearths a secret that takes him from the dank canals of Venice back to England, and his own murky past. What follows is a deadly game of cat and mouse, involving deception, blackmail and the cold lust for fame. But it is not until Adam returns to Venice and the two men confront each other that it transpires all is not as it appears to be . . . The Lying Tongue is a deeply atmospheric thriller that will grip you until its shocking climax.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 31 May 2007

ISBN 10: 1841959413
ISBN 13: 9781841959412

Media Reviews
A crumbling Venetian palazzo makes a suitable backdrop to Andrew Wilson's creepy thriller, The Lying Tongue is a clever, very well-composed story, with some disturbing twists. -- Susanna Yager * * Sunday Telegraph * *
A clever, taut, Gothic black romance * * The Times * *
Reading The Lying Tongue is like walking across the shifting floor of a funfair Haunted House. Andrew Wilson wrongfoots the reader every chance he gets. It's gruesomely mesmerising. -- Val McDermid
an extraordinary work of imaginative genius, meshing Dickens's gothic atmosphere with Hitchcock's suspenseful creepiness. -- Michael Collins * * Washington Post * *
Author Bio
Andrew Wilson was born in 1967. He embarked on a career in freelance writing and since then has worked for many publications including the Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Independent on Sunday and Guardian. His first book, Beautiful Shadow: A Life of Patricia Highsmith, was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award and won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the USA. The Lying Tongue is his debut novel.