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Did you know that the bestselling author Ellery Lloyd is actually two people? And they're married! Collette and Paul tell us how they manage to write books with such twists and turns, dark secrets, and different POVs as a couple.
BUY The Final Act of Juliette Willougby by Ellery Lloyd: uk.bookshop.org/a/73/9781035020805
MORE about the book:
'Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling' Harriet Tyce
‘Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish’ Louise Candlish
A stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery’ Claire Douglas
‘Think The Secret History meets Saltburn’ Holly Watt
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Some women can’t be erased from history . . .
A story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.
Paris, 1938: Runaway heiress Juliette Willoughby perishes, with her married lover, in an accidental studio fire alongside her Surrealist masterpiece, Self-Portrait as Sphinx.
Cambridge, 1991: Two art history students stumble across proof something sinister was at play in Juliette's death, threatening to expose the long-buried secrets of the artist's aristocratic family.
Dubai, now: An art dealer is accused of the brutal murder of his oldest friend – the last surviving member of the Willoughby dynasty.
Three suspicious deaths over the course of a century.
Is the key to unlocking them all hidden in Juliette Willoughby’s lost painting?
From the author of The Club, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is Ellery Lloyd's compulsive multiple - timeline mystery – a story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.
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‘A clever, richly imagined, first-class mystery. A story both thrilling and deeply layered, touching and fun. I loved it.’ Chris Whitaker
‘A whip smart page turner with twists and turns that'll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. A terrific, hands down, five star read.’ John Marrs
‘A big complex thriller about art, family secrets and dark academia and is hugely entertaining and fun. Fans of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair will love it.’ Mark Edwards
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Did you know that the bestselling author Ellery Lloyd is actually two people? And they're married! Collette and Paul tell us how they manage to write books with such twists and turns, dark secrets, and different POVs as a couple.
BUY The Final Act of Juliette Willougby by Ellery Lloyd: uk.bookshop.org/a/73/9781035020805
MORE about the book:
'Intoxicating, enthralling, compelling' Harriet Tyce
‘Bold and ambitious and consuming from start to finish’ Louise Candlish
A stunning, intricately plotted and clever mystery’ Claire Douglas
‘Think The Secret History meets Saltburn’ Holly Watt
********
Some women can’t be erased from history . . .
A story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.
Paris, 1938: Runaway heiress Juliette Willoughby perishes, with her married lover, in an accidental studio fire alongside her Surrealist masterpiece, Self-Portrait as Sphinx.
Cambridge, 1991: Two art history students stumble across proof something sinister was at play in Juliette's death, threatening to expose the long-buried secrets of the artist's aristocratic family.
Dubai, now: An art dealer is accused of the brutal murder of his oldest friend – the last surviving member of the Willoughby dynasty.
Three suspicious deaths over the course of a century.
Is the key to unlocking them all hidden in Juliette Willoughby’s lost painting?
From the author of The Club, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby is Ellery Lloyd's compulsive multiple - timeline mystery – a story of love and madness, of obsession and revenge.
********
‘A clever, richly imagined, first-class mystery. A story both thrilling and deeply layered, touching and fun. I loved it.’ Chris Whitaker
‘A whip smart page turner with twists and turns that'll keep a hold on you right up until the final, gripping denouement. A terrific, hands down, five star read.’ John Marrs
‘A big complex thriller about art, family secrets and dark academia and is hugely entertaining and fun. Fans of The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair will love it.’ Mark Edwards
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![Northumberland in the Vera Series | The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves
Crime fiction author, Ann Cleeves, tells us why the setting of Northumberland is so essential to the Vera books, her bestselling detective fiction series.
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A body is found by an early morning dog walker on the common outside Rosebank, a care home for troubled teens. The victim is Josh, a staff member, who never showed up to work.
Vera knows she has to find Chloe to get to the truth, but it seems that the dark secrets in their community may be far more dangerous than she could ever have believed. . .
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction to The Dark Wives
00:21 Real-World Inspirations for Crime Fiction
00:51 Veras Connection to the Landscape
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