{"product_id":"9781408719015-the-many-lies-of-veronica-hawkins","title":"The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn addictive thriller with a shocking twist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e meets \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hug\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, in a twisty dark thriller set in the world of Hong Kong's super-rich, where everyone has secrets. some of which may get you killed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Glamorous, shocking and deliciously deceptive. The kind of sharp, exciting and sophisticated mystery I just adore' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This whirlwind of a novel presents a glittering façade and then shatters it' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Intrigue, glamour . menace and mystery' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo \u003c\/i\u003emeets\u003ci\u003e Gone Girl\u003c\/i\u003e in this deliciously gripping novel set in the world of Hong Kong's super-rich, where everyone has secrets. some of which may get you killed. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Martina Torres arrives in the glamorous and vibrant metropolis of Hong   Kong, newly married to her high school sweetheart, the world seems to be her   oyster. But looks can be deceiving. Adrift in a foreign city, with no job and   no friends, Martina chafes in her new role as Expat Wife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer luck changes when she meets Veronica Hawkins. Beautiful,   sophisticated, and very, very rich, Veronica is the epitome of Old Hong   Kong - the last surviving member of a British mercantile dynasty that built   the city during its colonial heyday. Martina can hardly believe her fortune   when she's taken under Veronica's wing and into her confidence, with Veronica   helping her to find a new apartment, a new career, and most importantly, a new self.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVeronica transforms Martina's life and then, shockingly, she dies. She   disappears over the side of a yacht during a party attended by Hong Kong's   most influential people - yet somehow there are no witnesses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas it murder? Suicide? 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