by Laura Wolfe
But the morning after the annual fundraiser, Elena’s body is found crumpled on the soccer field.
It soon becomes clear that not everyone found Elena charming and funny. A thousand people were at the fundraiser: there’s a town full of suspects and a long list of motives. Who was angry with Elena? What had her curiosity and rule-breaking uncovered? Who wanted to shut her up?
Who has told lies they would kill to hide?
A totally gripping psychological suspense novel that you won’t be able to put down, She Lies Alone is a compelling thriller that will keep you turning the pages. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware and The Woman in the Window.
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Acknowledgments
So many people supported and assisted me in various ways along the journey of writing and publishing this book. First, I’d like to thank the entire team at Bookouture, especially my editors—Hannah Bond, for guiding me through the early stages of planning and structural edits—and Therese Keating, for smoothing out my novel’s rough edges and holding my hand through the finish line. Their insights into my story’s structure, pacing, and characters made the final version so much better. Additional gratitude goes to copyeditor, Lucy Cowie, and proofreader, Shirley Khan, for their keen eyes, and to Bookouture’s top-notch publicity team led by Noelle Holten and Kim Nash. They have gone above and beyond in promoting my books. Thank you to those who continuously support my writing and provide inspiration and encouragement, especially Lisa Richey and Karina Board. Thank you to my parents, siblings, mother-in-law, and other extended family for supporting my books, and to Lindsay Nalbert for assisting me with my Milwaukee-area research. I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to ask me, “How’s your writing going?” or has left a positive review. Most of all, I’d like to thank my kids, Brian and Kate, for always cheering for me and for finding creative ways to occupy themselves, so that I could have time to write, and for my husband, JP, for supporting my writing. He read every version of this novel over the many months I spent writing and revising it, and I wouldn’t have made it to the end without his encouragement.
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Published by Bookouture in 2021
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places and events other than those clearly in the public domain, are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
