Fiona Cummins is an award-winning former journalist and a graduate of the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. Rattle, her debut novel, received widespread critical acclaim from authors and reviewers, was the subject of a huge international auction and has been translated into several languages. She has since written bestsellers The Collector, The Neighbour, When I Was Ten and Into the Dark, in which she introduces DC Saul Anguish, a brilliant young detective with a dark past. Fiona lives with her family in Essex.
Some Of Us Are Liars is a dark, exquisitely written thriller about sisters bound by secrets and a past that won’t stay buried. Emotionally charged, deeply nuanced with twists that floored me, this is a devastating, tightly plotted and original story that lingers long after the final chapter. A stunning read! -- Claire Douglas, author of<i> The Wrong Sister</i> Devastating and deft, Some of Us Are Liars isn't afraid to confront the worst of humanity - but it does so with tenderness and quiet bravery. You'll be counting down the days to Saul Anguish's next case -- Abigail Dean, author of<i> Girl A</i> Stunningly written with a twist that hits you like a slap around the face. Fiona writes with such emotional resonance that it’s impossible not be deeply moved by the characters as well as enthralled by the plot . . . Absolutely loved it -- Nikki Smith, author of <i>The Beach Party</i> In Some of Us Are Liars, Fiona Cummins provokes deep emotions in the reader and makes those pages turn at a rapid clip. An astonishing novel -- Ed James, author of <i>False Dawn</i> A masterclass in tension, with terrific characters and a deliciously dark sense of dread. Some of Us Are Liars is a brilliant thriller -- B P Walter, author of <i>The Dinner Guest</i> Fiona Cummins has that rare ability to write about the darkest of subjects with real pathos, realised most completely in her moody, strange but ultimately deeply sympathetic anit-hero, Saul Anguish . . . A tightly bound plot . . . and characters that settle in your heart -- Araminta Hall, author of<i> One of the Good Guys</i> Heartbreaking, dark and beautifully written. I have reread the penultimate chapter three times and am still gasping -- Jo Callaghan, author of <i>In the Blink of an Eye</i> Dark, twisted, and so very clever — no one writes about families tearing themselves apart the way Fiona Cummins does. Highly recommended -- M. W. Craven Fiona Cummins is the real deal . . . She gets under your skin and goes where other writers do not dare. This book is excellent. The writing is excellent. Not an easy read, and there’ll be tears. You can add them to mine. -- Helen Fields Nobody does dark, emotional crime thrillers like Fiona Cummins. Heartbreaking, evocative and propulsive -- Holly Seddon As tender and compassionate as it is gripping, I couldn’t stop turning the pages -- Nicci Cloke Compelling, affecting, with a pitch-dark plot and a truly unique protagonist in Saul Anguish, this is crime fiction at its very best -- Neil Broadfoot An extraordinary thriller, as moving as it is suspenseful. A rich and evocative story with family at its heart -- Lisa Ballantyne Both nail-biting and heart-rending, with a shocking ending that blew me away, Fiona Cummins has done it again’ -- Mark Edwards It's layer upon layer of family history, deception and facing the truth * Belfast Telegraph * A tautly plotted thriller * The i Paper * Tragedy, betrayal and the simmering menace . . . one of this summer’s best reads * Lancashire Post *