PUBLICATION DAY, BOOK BLITZ - The First Lie by A.J.Park

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A husband and wife cover up a murder. But the lie eats away at the fabric of their relationship and things unravel till they can't trust anyone - even each other.
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A freak accident. An impossible choice. But what was the first lie?  When Paul Reeve comes home to find his wife in the bathroom, bloodied and shaking, his survival instinct kicks in.

Alice never meant to kill the intruder. She was at home, alone, and terrified. She doesn't deserve to be blamed for it. Covering up the murder is their only option.

But the crime eats away at the couple and soon they can't trust anyone - even one another...  But there is much more at stake than anyone realises - and many more people on their trail than they can possibly evade...

Told in chapters that were voiced singularly by either Paul or Alice or split into sections and voiced by both of them this is a gripping, enthralling tale of the lengths that people are prepared to go to in the name of love and self preservation. Paul and Alice were a pair of complex individuals,each of whom had their own unique character flaws, Alice having far more flaws than Paul. Alice was a hot mess who obviously had serious issues which made it difficult to judge her character fairly. The brain is a complex organ that in certain extreme cases can cause you do behave out of character so how much of her behaviour was beyond her control? Should I have found her unlikable or felt some empathy towards her due to my own personal issues? I was also unsure how I felt about Paul, was his behaviour driven by his love for Alice or his fears that he would lose his dream job. Most people would label him a doormat for staying with Alice but I thought it was very commendable of him until he did something that caused him to go down in my estimations. If self preservation was the name of his game then he really needed to re-read the rules because he wasn't very good at it. Interspersed throughout the book was chapters that followed DS Katherine Wright and DC Ryan Hillier as they investigated the murders of three men who had been murdered by having their throats cut. I enjoyed the banter between the two detectives but I have to be honest and say I liked Ryan a lot more than in liked Katherine. I thought that she came across as rather brusque and rude at times.

Wow, I really really loved this very well written, captivating page turner that hooks the reader in and keeps you guessing. It rockets along from the very first page, has some unexpected twists and turns and a spine chilling conclusion when you take into consideration a certain characters behaviour throughout the book. This is the first of this author's books that I have read and it most definitely will not be my last. Very very highly recommended

                                                                        AUTHOR BIO

A.J. Park is the author of The First Lie, published by Orion Fiction. The paperback will be released on June 25th 2020. A second psychological thriller will arrive in July 2021. The translation rights to The First Lie have been sold to publishers in Germany, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

A.J. Park's real name is Karl Vadaszffy. Karl Vadaszffy is the author of three novels: The Missing, which was twice a Kindle top ten bestseller in the UK, peaking at number 6, as well as a number one bestseller in Australia, Sins of the Father and Full of Sin. He is also a freelance journalist and the Head of English at a secondary school in Hertfordshire.

Find out more about A.J. Park/Karl at www.karlvad.com
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PUBLICATION DATE: 25th June 2020
PRINT LENGTH: 384 Pages
PUBLISHER: Orion
ASIN: BO7NLCMD44
GENRE: Psychological Thriller

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