Behind the Lie: A Novel Hardcover – February 8, 2022 by Emilya Naymark

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Author: Naymark Emilya

Color: Black

Package Dimensions: 25x242x490

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 08-02-2022

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NYPD detective turned small town PI Laney Bird is in a fight to save lives—including her own—after a neighborhood block party turns deadly.

A transplant to the upstate New York hamlet of Sylvan, all Laney wants is a peaceful life for herself and her son. But things rarely remain calm in Laney’s life—and when her neighborhood summer block party explodes in shocking violence and ends with the disappearance of her friend and another woman, she’ll need all her skills as a PI to solve a mystery that reaches far beyond her small town.

As people closest to Laney fall under suspicion, the local authorities and even her colleagues question her own complicity. And then there’s fifteen-year-old Alfie, her complicated and enigmatic son, obviously hiding something. Even as Laney struggles to bury evidence of her boy’s involvement, his cagey behavior rings every maternal alarm.

Laney’s personal life unravels as she’s drawn into her missing friend’s dark secrets and she realizes she and Alfie are in danger. With treachery blazing hot as the searing summer sun, Laney fights to save lives, her family’s included.

Review
Praise for Behind the Lie:“Naymark hits the rhythms of small-town life perfectly and maintains tension by alternating perspectives. Lisa Unger fans will want to take a look.”
—
Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Naymark kicks off with a bang.”
—
Kirkus

“
Devastating. Immersive. And somehow, still redemptive. In Emilya Naymark’s deceptively charming neighborhood–a dark and ugly secret lurks behind every door.  And when two women go missing, the clash between the duties of a private investigator and the responsibilities of a parent explode into a series of impossible decisions.  A brilliant and tense mystery with heartbreaking characters–and a gasp-worthy solution.
Do not miss this! Emilya Naymark is a star.”
—Hank Phillippi Ryan USA Today Bestselling author of
Her Perfect Life
Praise for Hide in Place:
“Crammed with suspense . . . A great read!”
—Andrea Kane,
New York Times bestselling author of the Forensic Instinct series

“This is a debut novel not to be missed, in particular for readers of Harlan Coben and Carol Goodman.”
—Nancy Bilyeau, bestselling author of
Dreamland

“Deft plotting, fully drawn characters, and terrific dialogue.”
—Russell Rowland, critically acclaimed author of
Cold Country

“A page-turning thriller . . . Impossible to put down, Emilya Naymark’s debut will leave readers hungry for more.”
—Jordan Rosenfeld, author of
How to Write a Page Turner and
Women in Red

”
Hide in Place grabs you from page one.”
—David Rothenberg, WBAI Radio NYC

“An original, satisfying roller-coaster ride for domestic suspense fans.”
—
Publishers Weekly

“Heaps of praise to author Naymark…A captivating story.”
—
New York Journal of Books

“A solid thriller with a good leading character for series.”
—
Red Carpet Crash
About the Author
Emilya Naymark is the author of the novel
Hide in Place, book 1 in the Sylvan series starring PI Laney Bird. Her short stories appear in A
Stranger Comes to Town, edited by Michael Koryta,
Secrets in the Water,
After Midnight: Tales from the Graveyard Shift, River River Journal, Snowbound: Best New England Crime Stories 2017, and
1+30: THE BEST OF MYSTORY. When not writing, Emilya works as a visual artist and reads massive quantities of psychological thrillers, suspense, and crime fiction. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.