A Lesson in Cruelty : The twisty and propulsive thriller from the Sunday Times and million-copy bestselling author, perfect for summer 2025

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THREE WOMEN. ONE BODY. WILL THEY EVER LEARN?**The jaw-dropping new thriller from Sunday Times and Kindle #1 bestseller Harriet Tyce**’The shocks kept coming right up to the final pages.’ Lisa Jewell’Harriet’s best so far.’ Sophie Hannah’Nothing short of unputdownable. One of the best openings I’ve read in forever.’ Alex Michaelides’A shocking, provocative, standout thriller.’Chris Whitaker’Left me breathless.’ Lucy ClarkeAnna wants a fresh start after three long years behind bars.

Lucy craves the attention of the only man she can’t have, her alluring Oxford professor.

Marie has spent too long as a recluse living by someone else’s rules.

When three strangers stumble upon an elaborate web of lies and the dead body at the heart of it, they will discover the true price of getting the life they desire so badly.

But will it be too late?MORE PRAISE FOR A LESSON IN CRUELTY:’A dizzyingly satisfying page-turner.’ Sarah Pinborough’Utterly compelling, A Lesson in Cruelty is in the very top tier of psychological thrillers and further cements Harriet Tyce’s place amongst the great British crime writers.’ M. W. Craven’Perfect plotting, utterly brilliant.’ B.A. Paris’I absolutely loved it and devoured it whole in one day. So suspenseful and clever of course, but such great characterisation and real heart.’ Laura Marshall’Compulsive, dark and smart, A Lesson in Cruelty delivers on every level.’ Gilly Macmillan’An imaginatively told (and very bingeable) thriller.’ John Marrs’Superb, twisty plotting that’s sure to keep readers guessing until the very end.’ Femi Kayode’A deliciously sinister tale of revenge and redemption, with heart-in-mouth tension and head-spinning twists.’ Ellery Lloyd