spent seventeen weeks on the list and was adapted into a feature film released by Open Road), the Delirium trilogy (a two-million-copy-selling dystopian series translated into thirty-five languages), and Panic, which she later adapted into the streaming TV show on Amazon Prime of the same name, for which she wrote every episode and served as Executive Producer.
Oliver's new novel is What Happened to Lucy Vale.
At CrimeReads the author tagged eleven novels in where "the truth is hidden not under a rock but concealed in the rumors passed between neighbors." One title on the list:
Liane Moriarty, Big Little LiesRead about the other entries on the list at CrimeReads.
This novel masterfully uses the small-town gossip mill to drive its narrative. The story unravels through the perspectives of several women, with their interconnected lives and the rampant speculation about their secrets and relationships ultimately leading to a shocking event at a school trivia night.
The gossip is both a red herring and a crucial tool for revealing character and motive.
Big Little Lies is among Jennifer Jabaley's six novels where competitive parenting goes off the rails, Sandra Chwialkowska's five books where bad things happen in beautiful places, Jamie Day's seven crime books featuring special events going off the rails, Ashley Audrain’s six great thrillers featuring manipulative mom-friends, Nicole Hackett's six top mysteries about motherhood & crime, Janice Hallett's five notable gripping mysteries set in small towns, Tracy Dobmeier and Wendy Katzman's six riveting titles of ultra-competitive parents, Pamela Crane's five novels featuring parenting gone wild, Michelle Frances's eight top workplace thrillers, and Jeff Somers's ten novels that teach you something about marriage.
--Marshal Zeringue
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