Behind the Lie

Emilya Naymark

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Crooked Lane Books
01 March 2022

Crime & Mystery

A transplant to the upstate New York hamlet of Sylvan, all Laney

wants is a quiet life for herself and her son. But things rarely remain

calm in Laney's life. When one neighbor, a Russian immigrant, is shot, and his Ukrainian

wife disappears-along with Laney's best friend-at her neighborhood

summer block party, Laney will 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 her

colleagues, question her own complicity. And then there's

fifteen-year-old Alfie, her complicated, 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 friend's dark secrets,

and she must ask herself- how far would a wife and mother go to keep her

family from ruin? One woman's desperation is another's downfall, and

with treachery blazing hot as the searing summer sun, Laney realizes she

and Alfie are in danger and she must fight to save lives, her own and

her son's included.

NYPD detective turned small town PI Laney Bird is in a

fight to save lives-including her own-when an explosion of deadly

violence at a block party exposes the crimes simmering underneath her

neighborhood's peaceful fa ade.

A transplant to the upstate New York hamlet of Sylvan, all Laney

wants is a quiet life for herself and her son. But things rarely remain

calm in Laney's life. When one neighbor, a Russian immigrant, is shot, and his Ukrainian

wife disappears-along with Laney's best friend-at her neighborhood

summer block party, Laney will 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 her

colleagues, question her own complicity. And then there's

fifteen-year-old Alfie, her complicated, 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 friend's dark secrets,

and she must ask herself- how far would a wife and mother go to keep her

family from ruin? One woman's desperation is another's downfall, and

with treachery blazing hot as the searing summer sun, Laney realizes she

and Alfie are in danger and she must fight to save lives, her own and

her son's included.

By: Emilya Naymark
Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 160mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781643858920
ISBN 10: 1643858920
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 March 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Behind the Lie

Praise for Behind the Lie: 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