# A Time to Lie

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- Authors: [Simon Berthon](https://www.bookquiver.com/simon-berthon)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2020-12-10
- Genres: Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Horror, ghost stories and supernatural fiction

## Description

An explosive, fast-paced espionage thriller for fans of Frank Gardner and Mick Herron.‘Dark and twisted, A Time to Lie is a tense and timely novel’ Adam HamdyA divisive prime minister. A long-buried body. A plot to bring him down…The bigger the secret the more dangerous it is to lie…On the morning of the Tory Party conference, the bones of a young woman’s hand are discovered in a London building site. Jed Fowkes, Special Adviser at the Treasury, confronts Prime Minister Robin Sandford with a terrible accusation. He claims the hand belongs to someone they once knew well: a young woman whom Sandford murdered years ago. With his career on the brink of ruin, the Prime Minister’s only hope is to enlist the unofficial help of MI5. A decision which leads him into a new world of espionage, illegal trafficking and murder. And the deeper he goes, the more treacherous the game becomes. Because now it’s not just his life on the line; it’s the future of the state itself…‘A pulse-pounding thrill-ride that hooked me from the chilling opening, A Time To Lie delivers on every, explosive level’ Chris Whitaker‘Dark and twisted, A Time To Lie is a tense and timely novel’ Adam HamdyPerfect for fans of TM Logan, Ruth Ware and Matthew Hart.

## Editions

### A Time to Lie

- Publisher: HQ
- ISBN: 978-00-0821-446-3
- Pages: 384
- Published: 2020-12-10
- Language: en_US