The Many Lies of Veronica Hawkins : An addictive thriller with a shocking twist

Author: Perez, Kristina

Thriller / suspense

Published on 3 April 2025 by Little, Brown Book Group (Constable) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 400 pages
197 x 127 x 29 | 276g

'Glamorous, shocking and deliciously deceptive. The kind of sharp, exciting and sophisticated mystery I just adore' CHRIS WHITAKER'Intrigue, glamour . . . menace and mystery' FINANCIAL TIMESGone Girl meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 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.

When 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.

Her 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.

Veronica 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.

Was it murder? Suicide? A terrible accident? What really happened to Veronica Hawkins?Somebody knows but nobody's telling.

'Glittering' THE TIMES'Riveting' SARA SHEPARD'Twisty' KELLEY ARMSTRONG'Addictive' LISA BALLANTYNE'Suspenseful' KAREN M. MCMANUS'A rollercoaster ride' ALEXIA CASALE'Thrilling' KATE MAXWELL'Keeps you guessing' KATE ALICE MARSHALL'Twisted' MARINA MCCARRON