WINNER – IBA Crime Fiction Book of the YearBy the author of the No. 1 Bestselling Strange Sally Diamond ‘Truly excellent . . . strongly recommended’ Sophie Hannah__________‘I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her.’Oliver Ryan is a handsome and charismatic success story.He lives in the suburbs with his wife, Alice, who illustrates his award-winning children’s books and gives him her unstinting devotion. Their life together is one of enviable privilege and ease – enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice, leaving her fighting for her life.Everyone around Oliver quickly realises that they didn’t know him at all. Only he knows the lengths to which he has gone to get the life he so desired. But even he is in for a shock when the past catches up with him.A gripping page-turner, Unravelling Oliver is perfect for fans of Shari Lapena’s The Couple Next Door.__________‘Incredibly brilliant’ Marian Keyes‘Compelling, clever and dark . . . you’ll gobble it up in one go’ Heat Magazine‘An ambitiously structured and compelling “whydunnit”‘ Daily Mail ‘The compulsion to continue reading never wanes . . . a persistently satisfying read’ Sunday Times

Alice and Oliver Ryan seem blessed, both in their happy marriage and their successful working partnership. Their shared life is one of enviable privilege and ease. Enviable until, one evening after supper, Oliver attacks Alice and puts her into a coma.About the AuthorBefore becoming a full-time writer, Liz Nugent worked in film, theatre and television. Her five novels – Unravelling Oliver, Lying in Wait, Skin Deep, Our Little Cruelties and Strange Sally Diamond – have each been Number One bestsellers and she has won four Irish Book Awards, as well as the James Joyce Medal for Literature. She lives in Dublin.ReviewsFormidable * Irish Times *Truly excellent … strongly recommendedIncredibly brilliantThe compulsion to continue reading never wanes and most impressively the ending doesn’t buckle under the weight of expectation … a persistently satisfying read * Sunday Times *A great cracking read … I couldn’t put it downAn ambitiously structured and compelling “whydunnit” * Daily Mail *Compelling, clever and dark … you’ll gobble it up in one go * Heat Magazine *A page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense * Sunday Independent *We read this in one sitting … satisfyingly unnerving * Woman’s Way *All I know is I stayed awake until 3am to finish it, which I haven’t done with a new novel for longer than I can remember * Irish Independent *Her writing is stylish, the characters are vivid … Can’t recommend it highly enoughMagnificent … compulsively readable … stunning, shock and superbFormidable * Irish Times *Truly excellent … strongly recommendedIncredibly brilliantThe compulsion to continue reading never wanes and most impressively the ending doesn’t buckle under the weight of expectation … a persistently satisfying read * Sunday Times *A great cracking read … I couldn’t put it downAn ambitiously structured and compelling “whydunnit” * Daily Mail *Compelling, clever and dark … you’ll gobble it up in one go * Heat Magazine *A page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense * Sunday Independent *We read this in one sitting … satisfyingly unnerving * Woman’s Way *All I know is I stayed awake until 3am to finish it, which I haven’t done with a new novel for longer than I can remember * Irish Independent *Her writing is stylish, the characters are vivid … Can’t recommend it highly enoughMagnificent … compulsively readable … stunning, shock and superb”I expected more of a reaction the first time I hit her” … The No 1 bestselling story of the making of a sociopath that has been compared to Gone Girl * From the Publisher’s Description *Compelling, clever and dark, unlike any other psychological thriller you will have read before … you’ll gobble it up in one go * Heat Magazine *The compulsion to continue reading never wanes … a persistently satisfying read. * Sunday Times *Truly excellent, beautifully written … strongly recommendedA page-turning, one-sitting read from a brand new master of psychological suspense * Sunday Independent *AwardsWinner of Irish Book Awards: Ireland AM Irish Crime Fiction Book of the Year 2014.Book InformationISBN 9780241965641Author Liz NugentFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm