What Lies Between Us

Author: John Marrs

What Lies Between Us

Nina keeps her mother, Maggie, chained in the attic of the home they share, convinced she deserves punishment for what happened in the past.

What Lies Between Us is a dark psychological thriller where buried secrets slowly shift the balance between victim and villain.

💬 Why Readers Love It

  • Readers frequently praise the relentless twists and revelations, with many saying the story kept changing their view of who was truly the victim and who was the villain.
  • The tense and disturbing mother-daughter relationship is a major draw, with reviewers highlighting the strong emotional conflict between love, hatred, guilt and resentment.
  • Many describe the book as gripping and difficult to put down, while also noting that its darker subject matter and increasingly unsettling atmosphere make it an intense read.

$175.00

Description

Winner of the TW Thriller Award and an International Book Awards winner, What Lies Between Us is a dark psychological thriller from John Marrs about secrets, punishment and a mother-daughter relationship twisted by years of resentment.

Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave.

The two women have shared the same house for years, but its secrets are not buried safely in the past. Every other night, Nina and Maggie eat dinner together. Afterwards, Nina helps Maggie back to her attic room and fastens the heavy chain that keeps her there.

To Nina, Maggie is paying for things that can never be forgiven. But there are parts of their shared past that Nina does not understand, and Maggie is determined to keep those truths hidden.

As long-held secrets begin to surface, the line between victim and villain becomes increasingly difficult to untangle. In this house, the truth may be far more dangerous than the lies that have kept them together.

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Paperback

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