The Truth and Other Lies

‘One thing must be made absolutely clear: The Truth and Other Lies is, until further notice, this year's best achievement on the German crime book scene.’ * Die Welt * ‘A highly entertaining thriller…Wry humour punctuates this insightful look at a soulless man.’ * STARRED Review, Publishers Weekly * ‘Noir fiction of the most beautiful kind, even in its most evil moments maintaining a certain tenderness * Spiegel Online * 'This is one wicked tale…German screenwriter Arango's first novel is superior pulp, with schemers all around and plenty to say about fame, identity, and mortality.’ * Kirkus * ‘Riddled with delicious ironies, misdirection and plenty of black humour…This is a stunning debut and readers will look forward to more from this talented author.’ * BookMooch * ‘Sometimes it's a sheer pleasure to read such a clever book…a dark, funny, captivating read.’ * Magnet * ‘A dark, funny, captivating read. A villain in the vein of Patricia Highsmith's Tom Ripley, a book you won't soon forget.’ * Sydney Morning Herald * 'A belting good read.’ * Stillnotfussed * ‘If you like crime fiction that messes with your head like a brain teaser or a game of chess, you will enjoy the many plot twists and turns in this literary cat's cradle.’ * Booktopia Buzz * ‘A marvellous book, the kind that never lets you get comfortable enough to let you think you know what’s happening.’ * Readings * ‘Ridiculously funny and seriously wicked…one of those books you zip through rapidly, suddenly realising, blearily, it’s now well into the wee hours.’ * New Daily * ‘Lies, deception, complexities, mysterious deaths and a dash of black humour and elegant wit. A highly captivating read.’ * Nightlife with Tony Delroy * ‘There's nothing tired or predictable about this blackly comic crime thriller…there's an openness, bewilderment and strange honesty to Arango's mendacious anti-hero that makes him easy to empathise with, if not admire.’ * Weekly Review * ‘Elegant and witty…The Truth and Other Lies is indeed an admirable accomplishment, and vastly entertaining to boot.’ * Sydney Morning Herald * 'Engrossing.’ * Bustle * ‘Excellent…[a] riveting, bleakly existential novel.’ * Playboy * ‘Bears comparison to Patricia Highsmith – the book fairly twangs with paranoia, sardonic humour and razor-sharp observation.’ * Guardian * ‘Arango uses dark humor to probe the depths of human depravity in Henry’s borderline psychotic profile.' * Booklist * ‘A house of mirrors of intrigue that ends with a delicious twist. The finest crime novel I have read this year.’ * Daily Mail * ‘German screenwriter Arango's first novel is superior pulp, with schemers all around and plenty to say about fame, identity, and mortality.’ * Kirkus * ‘Deliciously twisted…Arango is hugely famous as a screenwriter in his native Germany and this is obviously the work of somebody who knows how to spin a good story.’ 4 stars * Sunday Express * 'Arango...has constructed a clever plot that always surprises, told with dark humor and dry wit and bustling with apercus that show no signs of jet lag from Imogen Taylor’s clean translation.' * New York Times Book Review * 'Arango is too skilled a writer to allow the farcical elements to take over. This is slick, controlled writing, witty and entertaining, light as air but with a dark heart.’ * Stuff NZ * ‘A darkly comic thriller with some brilliant plot twists.' * Mail on Sunday * ‘It is a sharp, dark and slyly witty story about a charming sociopath, Henry Hayden (who may remind some readers of Tom Ripley)… dark, clever entertainment.’ -- Best Crime Fiction Books for 2015 * Telegraph * ‘It’s a tricky twisting plot and The Truth And Other Lies is as smart and captivating as its awful protagonist…Henry is an awfully funny, funnily awful sociopath for our time.’ * Australian Women’s Weekly * ‘With Sascha Arango’s deft, spare hand Henry is fascinating and seductive as both man and character, and he’s never telling anyone – including the reader – the entire story.’ * Readings, Best Crime Books of 2015 *