{"product_id":"lie-still-paperback","title":"Lie Still - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulia Heaberlin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of Lisa Unger's \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Lies\u003c\/i\u003e and Nancy Pickard's \u003ci\u003eThe Scent of Rain and Lightning \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a twisting, riveting novel of shifting trust and shattered lives. \u003ci\u003eLie Still\u003c\/i\u003e delves deep into the heart of an opulent Southern town, where gossip is currency and secrets kill.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Emily Page and her husband move from Manhattan to the wealthy enclave of Clairmont, Texas, she hopes she can finally escape her haunted past--and outrun the nameless stalker who has been taunting her for years. Pregnant with her first child, Emily just wants to start over. But as she is drawn into a nest of secretive Texas women--and into the unnerving company of their queen, Caroline Warwick--Emily finds that acceptance is a very dangerous game. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It isn't long before Caroline mysteriously disappears and Emily is facing a rash of anonymous threats. Are they linked to the missing Caroline? Or to Emily's terrifying encounter in college, years earlier? As the dark truth about Caroline emerges, Emily realizes that some secrets are impossible to hide--and that whoever came for Caroline is now coming for her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eLie Still\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In this engrossing novel of suspense . . .  Heaberlin] expertly spins out a tale of lies and deceit that will keep the reader guessing.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Heaberlin's depiction of one tight-knit Texas community is both culturally savvy and politically astute. . . . A carefully wrapped package of Texas soap opera, social and political expos , and well-paced thriller.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Heaberlin combines a culturally pertinent suspense story (the plot revolves around the main character's struggles with the repercussions of an unreported date rape) with satirical observations about Texas' moneyed suburban elite.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eLie Still\u003c\/i\u003e mixes serious discussion about 'the last frontier in crime' with a twisty-turny mystery plot and a cast of eccentric characters.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eFort Worth Star-Telegram\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Reading a book by Julia Heaberlin is like hearing your best friend tell you a particularly thorny story, filled with secrets and intrigue and human hopes and failures. \u003ci\u003eLie Still\u003c\/i\u003e is a book you want to curl up with for a good long while but, more important, Julia Heaberlin is an author you want to get to know.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jenny Milchman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Julia Heaberlin weaves an intricate tapestry of secrets and suspense, lies and betrayals that kept me reading late into the night. \u003ci\u003eLie Still\u003c\/i\u003e is a thriller par excellence and a page-turner, true--but it's also a moving story of one woman's unlikely path toward healing, and another's lifelong search for redemption. I challenge you to visit Claremont, Texas--where nothing is quite as it seems and no one is quite who they claim--and leave unchanged.\"\u003cb\u003e--Emily Colin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Julia Heaberlin deceives the reader in the most deliciously chilling way in \u003ci\u003eLie Still\u003c\/i\u003e With gorgeous prose and sterling character work, she takes us on a deeply felt and wonderfully composed thrill ride. Layer after layer of secrets, longing, and deception is peeled away and we begin to dread the twisted kernel at the heart, never guessing what Heaberlin has in store for us.\"\u003cb\u003e--Sophie Littlefield\u003c\/b\u003e, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGarden of Stones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulia Heaberlin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack-Eyed Susans, Lie Still, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Playing Dead\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an award-winning journalist who has worked at the \u003ci\u003eFort-Worth Star Telegram, The Detroit News, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e. She grew up in Texas and lives with her family near Dallas\/Fort Worth, where she is at work on her next novel of psychological suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.87 x 7.95 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690753003583,"sku":"9780345527042","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6c9b5db4cba74edd468e25032b12d1d1_0e3fdc35-55f0-459f-8b3c-366cdfc2e0c2.webp?v=1764990018","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lie-still-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}