The Dead Lie Down
A Novel
A Zailer & Waterhouse Mystery: Book #4
- By: Sophie Hannah
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
- Length: 15 hours 33 minutes
Description
A heart-stopping novel of psychological suspense from the internationally bestselling author of The Wrong Mother and The Other Woman’s House
Ruth Bussey once did something wrong – horribly wrong – and was nearly destroyed by her punishment. Now, she has tentatively rebuilt her life and unexpectedly found love with a man named Aidan Seed. But Aidan also has a secret, and one day he confides in Ruth: years ago, he killed a woman named Mary Trelease. Ruth's initial horror turns to confusion when she realizes that she knows Mary Trelease, and Mary is very much alive. So why does Aidan insist that she’s dead?
The fourth book in Sophie Hannah’s beloved Zailer and Waterhouse series, The Dead Lie Down is a sophisticated, addictive page-turner that will appeal to fans of Laura Lippman and Tana French.
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A Zailer & Waterhouse Mystery Series

The Wrong Mother
By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
Length: 13 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A chilling, compulsively readable novel of psychological suspense from the author of Little Face and The Carrier
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The Dead Lie Down
By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
Length: 15 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
A heart-stopping novel of psychological suspense from the internationally bestselling author of The Wrong Mother and The Other Woman’s House
Ruth Bussey once did something wrong – horribly wrong – and was nearly destroyed by her punishment. Now, she has tentatively rebuilt her life and unexpectedly found love with a man named Aidan Seed. But... Read more »

The Cradle in the Grave
By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
Length: 12 hours
Abridged: No
Unabridged, 14 hours
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Kind of Cruel
By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Elizabeth Sastre
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
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