Review: LYING IN WAIT, by Liz Nugent

LYING IN WAIT, by Liz Nugent

Simon & Schuster Canada - Available November 27, 2018

Thank  you to Simon & Schuster Canada for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

My Rating (out of 5)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This was one of those books that make you say "wow!".  

The first big "wow" moment is the very first sentence - "My husband did not mean to kill Annie Doyle, but the lying tramp deserved it".  What a way to start a story!  The book ends with equal brilliance, but I won't spoil the ending for you . Everything in-between is well crafted and will keep you anxiously turning pages. 

Lydia and Andrew Fitzsimmons seem like pillars of society.  They live in a stately home with their son Laurence, and Andrew has a highly respectable job as a judge. Annie on the other hand, is a drug addict and prostitute. 

So when Andrew wraps his hands around Annie's throat and she ends up dead, Lydia and Andrew figure that she will not be missed and no one will spend a lot of time or effort looking for her. But despite Annie's flaws, her sister Karen loves her and is determined to find out how and why Annie disappeared, and their own son Laurence has long suspected that something was amiss in the Fitzsimmons household. 

This book was an unpredictable thrill-ride from it's electrifying first sentence to its chilling conclusion. That ending will send chills down your spine!  In three words, dark, creepy, and devious!

Happy Reading,
Christine