The Liar's Chair

There are echoes of Gillian Flynn's 2012 blockbuster Gone Girl in this compelling debut . . . a fresh example of 'domestic noir', the story focuses on a marriage that is deeply flawed, but this time it is the wife alone at the epicentre . . . taut and heart-rending , it paints an uncomfortable portrait of a woman tearing herself apart over a murder she never intended to commit