A Lesson In Cruelty

The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce** 'Completely unpredictable. The shocks kept coming right up to the final pages.' Lisa Jewell 'Harriet's best so far.' Sophie Hannah 'Nothing short of unputdownable. One of the best openings I've read in forever.' Alex Michaelides 'A shocking, provocative, standout thriller.'Chris Whitaker 'Left me breathless.' Lucy Clarke They say you can't always get what you want. But you can take it. Anna wants a fresh start. She doesn't believe she deserves it, but after three years behind bars she has finally paid her dues. Most of them, anyway. Lucy craves the attention of the only man she can't have, her alluring Oxford professor. He's married - not for the first time. Maybe she should be next in line? Marie the recluse has been locked up for too long. She's not ready to be free, but some rules are meant to be broken. Everyone wants a perfect life. But not everyone is prepared to take it. Unless someone decides to teach them a lesson.