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A woman who wakes each day without her recent memories tries to reconstruct her life and marriage in this tightly focused psychological thriller.
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A troubled narrator’s uncertain observations of a married couple drive this twisty story of secrets and shifting perceptions.
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An isolated woman believes she has witnessed a crime, while her own fears and perceptions complicate what she can trust.
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An unexpected connectionA newly married woman’s uncertainty at her husband’s country estate offers a classic, atmospheric bridge to stories of marriage and doubt.
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A woman’s silence after a violent event and the therapist determined to understand it anchor this suspenseful psychological mystery.
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The polished image of a seemingly perfect marriage conceals a disturbing private reality in this domestic thriller.
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A couple’s already strained relationship comes under pressure when a frightening disappearance exposes secrets and suspicions.
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An unexpected connectionA biographer uncovers the secrets of an elusive writer’s family history in this modern gothic mystery.
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After a frightening night on the road, a woman doubts her memory and fears that her life is coming apart.
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A disappearance is pieced together through shifting viewpoints that reveal the family tensions beneath the mystery.
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A woman’s effort to enter the life of a wealthy couple builds into a suspenseful examination of appearances and ambition.
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An unexpected connectionThis classic short story uses a woman’s first-person account of confinement to explore perception and psychological distress.
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A woman’s relationship with her new partner is unsettled by his mother’s persistent interference and the secrets around them.
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A travel writer reports a crime aboard a confined luxury ship, then faces doubts about what she saw and what others believe.
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A woman wakes injured in hospital with gaps in her memory, and the events of a secluded gathering gradually come into focus.
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An unexpected connectionA scientist’s estranged marriage takes an uncanny turn, linking domestic tension to questions of identity and scientific ethics.
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A chance meeting turns into a dangerous plot involving a marriage, hidden motives, and sharply shifting loyalties.
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Four former school friends reunite over a secret from their past in this atmospheric story of loyalty and concealed truths.
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A young woman inherits a London home with a dark history, drawing together several perspectives on a fractured family.
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An unexpected connectionOn an island where objects and memories disappear, a writer struggles to preserve what remains in this quietly unsettling novel.
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A mother’s search for answers about her missing daughter leads her toward a new relationship and unsettling questions.
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A young couple’s disappearance from a country estate leaves a family searching through unanswered questions and buried secrets.
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A live-in housemaid enters a wealthy household where the marriage and the people around her are not as they first appear.
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An unexpected connectionA woman’s decisions about marriage and family unfold through a layered account of a life shaped by hidden histories.
About the book
Sometimes I Lie is Alice Feeney’s 2017 psychological thriller about a married woman in a coma, matching the supplied subjects of suspense, patients, and marital life.
About the author
Alice Feeney is a British author known for psychological thrillers featuring secrets, suspense, and shifting perspectives.