Press Reviews

• Alex Michaelides

  With The Lies You Told, Harriet Tyce proves the success of Blood Orange was no one-off. An extremely well-written and unsettling novel, it tells the story of Sadie and her daughter Robin, and their struggles to establish themselves in the law courts and schoolyard respectively. A slow-burning mystery, full of intrigue and menace, it creeps up on you until that final explosive twist. A great read.

• Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

  A breathless read - with a shocker of an ending!

• Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs

  I read The Lies You Told in two days, barely able to turn the pages fast enough. It's spare and taut, the sense of wrongness building in chilling, skilfully written layers, with a jaw dropping last line twist.

• Sara Collins, award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

  Every bit as intriguing, well-written and addictive as its predecessor

• John Marrs, author of What Lies Between Us

  An absolute page turner with a twist you'll read twice because you can't believe you missed it

• Kate Rhodes, author of Burnt Island

  A clever, immersive read. Harriet's writing is beautifully lucid and I found the story really compelling, giving access to the complexities of motherhood as well as the dangers Sadie faces

• Sophie Hannah, author of Haven’t They Grown

  Totally addictive - I was gripped

• Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes

  A twisty page-turner from the author of Blood Orange

• Stylist

  A gripping and intelligent thriller

• Independent

  With lots of twists and turns, this thriller is impossible to put down

• Magic Radio Book Club

  [Harriet Tyce's] intricate world-building has the ability to transplant you into the court room, laying bare the detail with cinematic narrative and gentle tension building.

• Lisa Howells

  Crime Monthly

  The perfect beachside thriller

• Natalie Xenos

  Culturefly

  Every bit as addictive and suspenseful as Tyce's 2019 debut, The Lies You Told is a gripping psychological thriller about friends, enemies and what happens when you unwittingly invite a threat into your life

• Heat

  The perfect sunlounger read

• Closer

  We were completely gripped from the first page by this brilliant psychological thriller.

• The Observer

  An insightful look at the realities of motherhood and work, and competitive parenting, The Lies You Told is gratifyingly sinister.

• Literary Review

  As an examination of social mores in the richer areas of north London, this is an effective and entertaining novel. But it is also an alarming study of emotional violence and the perennial conflict between daughters and their mothers.

• Woman's Way

  I read Blood Orange and loved it but this was definitely my favourite of the two.

• Mystery People

  The Lies You Told is exciting and involving, and has a good twist at the end that readers will enjoy.

• Alex Michaelides

  With The Lies You Told, Harriet Tyce proves the success of Blood Orange was no one-off. An extremely well-written and unsettling novel, it tells the story of Sadie and her daughter Robin, and their struggles to establish themselves in the law courts and schoolyard respectively. A slow-burning mystery, full of intrigue and menace, it creeps up on you until that final explosive twist. A great read.

• Shari Lapena, bestselling author of The Couple Next Door

  A breathless read - with a shocker of an ending!

• Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs

  I read The Lies You Told in two days, barely able to turn the pages fast enough. It's spare and taut, the sense of wrongness building in chilling, skilfully written layers, with a jaw dropping last line twist.

• Sara Collins, award-winning author of The Confessions of Frannie Langton

  Every bit as intriguing, well-written and addictive as its predecessor

• John Marrs, author of What Lies Between Us

  An absolute page turner with a twist you'll read twice because you can't believe you missed it

• Kate Rhodes, author of Burnt Island

  A clever, immersive read. Harriet's writing is beautifully lucid and I found the story really compelling, giving access to the complexities of motherhood as well as the dangers Sadie faces

• Sophie Hannah, author of Haven’t They Grown

  Totally addictive - I was gripped

• Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes

  A twisty page-turner from the author of Blood Orange

• Stylist

  A gripping and intelligent thriller

• Independent

  With lots of twists and turns, this thriller is impossible to put down

• Magic Radio Book Club

  [Harriet Tyce's] intricate world-building has the ability to transplant you into the court room, laying bare the detail with cinematic narrative and gentle tension building.

• Lisa Howells

  Crime Monthly

  The perfect beachside thriller

• Natalie Xenos

  Culturefly

  Every bit as addictive and suspenseful as Tyce's 2019 debut, The Lies You Told is a gripping psychological thriller about friends, enemies and what happens when you unwittingly invite a threat into your life

• Heat

  The perfect sunlounger read

• Closer

  We were completely gripped from the first page by this brilliant psychological thriller.

• The Observer

  An insightful look at the realities of motherhood and work, and competitive parenting, The Lies You Told is gratifyingly sinister.

• Literary Review

  As an examination of social mores in the richer areas of north London, this is an effective and entertaining novel. But it is also an alarming study of emotional violence and the perennial conflict between daughters and their mothers.

• Woman's Way

  I read Blood Orange and loved it but this was definitely my favourite of the two

• Mystery People

  The Lies You Told is exciting and involving, and has a good twist at the end that readers will enjoy.

• i paper

  A cleverly plotted story of revenge

• 17 Degrees Magazine

  If you loved Blood Orange you'll adore this unnervingly realistic portrayal of a parental nightmare come true.