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Let's Pretend
By (Author) Laura Vaughan
Atlantic Books
Corvus
2nd May 2023
2nd March 2023
Main
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Thriller / suspense fiction
Media, entertainment, information and communication industries
823.92
Paperback
352
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 21mm
247g
'Clever, sharp, and deliciously dark... A one-sitting read.' Andrea Mara
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When you fake it for a living, the truth is hard to find...
Former child star Lily Thane is now a struggling thirty-something actress. Her old stage-school buddy, Adam Harker, is on the brink of making it big, but he needs an appropriate red-carpet companion to seal the deal, and Lily fits the bill.
Soon after signing on the dotted line, Adam's dark side starts to surface and their perfect fauxmance turns toxic.
But when Adam winds up dead in a swimming pool, Lily is the only person who cares enough to find out why. She's convinced someone was out to get Adam - and now they're after her...
'A treat ... excellent insights ... elegant prose' - Daily Mail on The Favour
'Intensely captivating ... will cast its spell, leaving you on edge with unexpected twists' -Heat Magazine on The Favour
'Intelligent, elegant and immersive' - Claire Kendal, bestselling author of The Book of You,on The Favour
'Absorbing, intelligent and atmospheric ... Genius' - Elizabeth Haynes on TheFavour
Laura Vaughan grew up in rural Wales. She got her first book deal aged twenty-two and spent several years working in publishing, followed by a behind-the-scenes role at English National Ballet (still her favourite job ever). She lives in South London with her husband and two children. Let's Pretend is her second novel for adults.