Big Little Lies book cover by Liane Moriarty

Big Little Lies

Adult • Mystery • Thriller & Suspense • Murder • Thriller
Madeline is a powerful force Celeste fights against perfection Jane is a new single mom A murder shatters the community Past traumas impact present lives

From the author of Nine Perfect Strangers, Truly Madly Guilty, and The Husband’s Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive. A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead. Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. Celeste is beautiful but trapped by the illusion of perfection. New to town, single mom Jane carries a mysterious past.

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Publication date
2015
ISBN
1594139067

Mystery + Thriller & Suspense + Murder

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What to Know Before Reading Big Little Lies

Three women with intertwining lives navigate the complexities of motherhood and betrayal. Their different paths lead them to a shared, shocking fate.

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Readers connected to this book most often reflect Psychological Moral Explorer reader archetypes. Their strongest shared genre interests include Thriller, Mystery, Literary Fiction, and Romance. They are commonly drawn to themes such as Exploring The Fractured Self, Exploring Justice And Consequence, Psychological Moral Explorer, and Understanding Human Nature.

About the author

Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Nine Perfect Strangers , Three Wishes , Truly Madly Guilty , Big Little Lies , The Husband’s Secret , The Hypnotist’s Love Story , and What Alice Forgot . She lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and two children.
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