Pembrokeshire setting for Sarah Ward’s new crime novel, The Sixth Lie

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On 2nd November, Canelo will publish The Sixth Lie, an atmospheric new crime novel by Wales-based Sarah Ward.  

Two deaths, One Killer
A gripping Welsh Crime Thriller

The Sixth Lie
By Sarah Ward

Six lies killed Huw Jones. On New Year’s Eve 2011, Huw Jones disappeared from
his bedroom while his father and five friends were downstairs. His body was later
discovered on the nearby cliffs at St Non’s.

That night, all six friends lied in their statements to the police.

Over a decade later, Huw’s mother, Heledd is found dead.

Mallory Dawson must uncover the lies lurking in the tight-knit community of St
Davids. But someone has kept their secrets for years, and they would kill to protect them…

An unputdownable Welsh crime novel perfect for fans of Clare Mackintosh and Robert Gold.
Other titles in the Mallory Dawson Crime Thriller series:

The Birthday Girl – April 2023
Praise for The Birthday Girl

‘A brilliant Christie-esque page-turner with an amazing sense of location’ Catherine Cooper, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Chalet

‘Atmospheric, tense, with lots of twists and turns, I couldn’t put this down. With a nod to Agatha Christie, the sharp narrative builds to a nail-biting climax’ Simon McCleave, author of The Dark Tide

‘There is more than a whiff of Agatha Christie here, which made The Birthday Girl so satisfyingly compelling that I read into the small hours to finish it’ Alis Hawkins, author of A Bitter Remedy

Sarah Ward is a critically acclaimed crime and gothic thriller writer. She spent her childhood in Wales before moving to England. She has recently moved back to Ceredigan. Sarah is a member (and treasurer) of Crime Cymru, the Welsh crime writing collective and is on the board of the Crime Writers Association.

The Sixth Lie – Sarah Ward
Canelo | On Sale: 2 November 2023 | Paperback £9.99 | Ebook £1.99
ISBN: 9781804363188, 336 pages
For further information, contact Kate Shepherd – kate@canelo.co.

ABOUT SARAH
Sarah spent her childhood in Wales before moving to England.  She has recently moved back and now lives in Ceredigon.  The setting for The Sixth Lie is St David’s, with both the cathedral and the nearby ruined cliff-side chapel at St Non’s providing the dramatic backdrop and the sense of Welsh history, some of which she learned while tracing her own family tree, that Sarah wanted to draw on. Sarah is a member (and treasurer) of Crime Cymru, the collective promoting Welsh crime writing, and author of The Birthday Girl (also set in Wales), described as a “gripping, claustrophobic murder mystery“, “Christie-esque” and “a tale of murder, madness, and revenge.”
ABOUT THE SIXTH LIE
On New Year’s Eve 2011, Huw Jones disappeared from his bedroom while his father and five friends were downstairs.  His body was later discovered on nearby cliffs at St. Non’s.  All six friends lied in their statements to the police that night and now, over a decade later, Huw’s mother, Heledd, has been found dead.  Ex–Met detective Mallory Dawson is tasked with uncovering the lies lurking in the tight-knit community of St Davids but someone has kept their secret for years and isn’t about to give it up easily…   The Sixth Lie – Sarah Ward, pr (4)

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