{"product_id":"truth-about-ruby-cooper","title":"Truth About Ruby Cooper","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStrange Sally Diamond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I couldn't stop reading! Absolutely a triumph!’\u003cb\u003e Freida McFadden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘What a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by’\u003cb\u003e Graham Norton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A terrifyingly incisive exploration of how one snowball can turn into an unstoppable dark avalanche, how one unthinking crime can send out ripples of destruction across families, continents, and decades - and the sting in the tail is fantastic.' \u003cb\u003eTana French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e---\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf my sister hadn’t been beautiful, none of it would have happened.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her family’s world to implode.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcross decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot that Ruby wants to think about the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it can’t stay a secret forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An utterly gripping story about how one incident reverberates across time, damaging and destroying lives. I read it as if in a fever’\u003cb\u003e Shari Lapena\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Liz Nugent at the top of her game … a proper work of art – nuanced, messy and complicated, just like real-life.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Absolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work that’s going to give me a book hangover for weeks.’ \u003cb\u003eJohn Marrs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Utterly compelling and brilliantly imagined … all the way to the last dark twist.’ \u003cb\u003eAnthony Horowitz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Once again, the incomparable Liz Nugent invites us into the darkest parts of the human psyche. I'm certain her legions of fans will agree: Ruby is her most unforgettable creation yet’ \u003cb\u003eCatherine Ryan Howard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Only Liz Nugent can create characters like these … this is a maestro at work. Another sensational read - clear your diary and prepare to be hooked!’ \u003cb\u003eSam Blake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dark, fearless and compelling - unforgettable work from an outstanding and brilliant crime writer.' \u003cb\u003eJane Casey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An absolute belter of a book. Liz Nugent at her dark and twisty best.’\u003cb\u003e Louise Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Twisted and brilliantly observed’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner Culture Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Addictive and awe-inspiring, from the first page to the last.’ \u003cb\u003eDiane Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Essential reading’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Unputdownable, acid-sharp, and emotionally brutal — Liz Nugent at her most compulsive.'\u003cb\u003e Dearbhla McTiernan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game’ \u003cb\u003eGilly Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Only Liz Nugent could have written this book ... an unflinching, darkly funny, sometimes disconcerting and always gripping story' \u003cb\u003eSinéad Crowley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A novel that you will want to avoid life in order to read’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Liz Nugent is fearless in the places she will go to uncover our basest, darkest impulses. Utterly compelling.’ \u003cb\u003eTammy Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Unputdownable’ \u003cb\u003eKathryn Thomas\u003ci\u003e, Q102\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I bloody loved it. Sublime ... dark and hooky.' \u003cb\u003eLouise Swanson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Another triumphant addition to her impressive catalogue’\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Layered, gripping, darker than dark (a LN trademark), and psychologically complex. Beautifully real, flawed, human characters. SUPERB.’ \u003cb\u003eWill Dean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nugent is one of my favourite all-time writers, and her latest is not just a crime novel, it's a study in humanity. Deserves to be massive’ \u003cb\u003eGillian McAllister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Lands blow after emotional blow … a novel that insists upon being read in breathless gulps’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Terrific’ \u003cb\u003eBrendan O’Connor, RTÉ Radio 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Quietly dazzling … beautifully written and structured, and full of emotional intelligence … deserves to be talked about’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mature Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Ruby Cooper is captivating and infuriating and tragic . . . brilliant storytelling’ \u003cb\u003eMichael Robotham \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I absolutely devoured this one. It’s an incredibly brave but really nuanced and layered book. It’s an absolute triumph – carried off by Liz Nugent only because she so skilled and humane a writer’ \u003cb\u003eImran Mahmood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game’ \u003cb\u003eGilly Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘So absorbing I forgot I was reading a novel and thought I was being told a twisted real-life story, full of shocking confessions and jaw-dropping revelations. Another masterclass in psychological suspense from one of my favourite writers’ \u003cb\u003eMark Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Another gem … a psychological thriller that stands with Nugent's best work’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I LOVED \u003ci\u003eThe Truth About Ruby Cooper\u003c\/i\u003e . . . it’s so thought-provoking and surprising’ \u003cb\u003eClaire Coughlan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Another perfectly fiendish and twisty thriller … an utterly gripping story’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrish Country Living\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Absolutely fantastic’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn My Good Books \u003c\/i\u003epodcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Liz Nugent at her best’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Farmers Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Blends psychological tension with masterful storytelling’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nugent has created a character so layered, dark and utterly compelling they’ll leave you gobsmacked at every turn. It’s a story to devour greedily – pausing only to gasp at the shocking twists before eagerly turning the page for more’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eMy Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Another distinctive and unique novel from this outstanding writer!’\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Afterword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Propulsive, gripping and immersive’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e TripFiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A twisted and twisty, dark and gripping tale’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrime Fiction Lover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This dark domestic thriller with a shocking, twisty plot and compelling protagonists is unputdownable!’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Candis magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Ruby Cooper is probably Nugent's most toxic anti-heroine yet’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Page-turner’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A bona fide page-turner … eye-opening, wise and moving, Nugent is a master storyteller’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nugent’s best work to date and will stay with you long after you’ve finished it’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGo! 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