Ruth Bussey weet wat het is om in de fout te gaan en gekwetst te worden. Ze heeft ooit iets gedaan waar ze spijt van heeft en dat is haar bijna noodlottig geworden. Nu probeert Ruth haar leven weer op te bouwen en ze heeft de liefde gevonden.
Aidan Seed is ook getekend door zijn verleden, waarover hij niet wil praten. Totdat hij op een dag besluit Ruth in vertrouwen te nemen. Hij vertelt haar dat hij jaren geleden iemand heeft vermoord: een vrouw genaamd Mary Trelease. Ruth is in verwarring. Deze naam heeft ze eerder gehoord. Wanneer ze zich realiseert waarom die haar bekend voorkomt, slaan de angst en verwarring nog meer toe, want de Mary Trelease die Ruth kent is springlevend...

but not right away...this 4th in the series has the twistiest plot yet. Maybe a bit too much, but once again, the characters in the mystery are full of depth and intrigue. And as for Zailer and Waterhouse: don't miss the worst engagement party ever! ( )

What I love about Sophie Hannah's books is how expertly she confuses me. I never have a hold on where her stories are going, I'm never able to predict the ending, no matter how many psychological thrillers I've read before. She doesn't follow a formula, and each book is a unique ride of twists and turns that somehow all make sense by the time the last page is turned.

In The Dead Lie Down, Hannah starts from what seems to be an impossible premise. Ruth Bussey's boyfriend, Aidan Seed, has confessed to murdering a woman who is still alive. Ruth, hiding a terrible past of her own, is desperate to figure out the truth and somehow protect the life she has built on shaky foundations.

Art, class, love, sins, survival, resilience, and family all intertwine in an incredibly suspenseful story. Hannah beautifully uses alternating points of view, upping the tension even more. Just when something is about to be revealed, a new chapter starts, and the information you've been wanting to know so much is now another chapter away, making it impossible to put the book down.

If you love authors like Tana French, and are looking for another great psychological thriller to add to your to-be-read shelf, I highly recommend The Dead Lie Down. ( )

I can say, in all honesty, that this book could do without 150 pages easy. The premise is there, the twisting plot delivers in certain points; but the constant repetition and the endless rambling makes this book a disappointing read in the end.
Ruth´s boyfriend, Adrian, confides in her by telling her that he murdered a woman years ago. Ruth is left speechless; but when she realises that the woman Adrian claims to have killed is very much alive and well, everything starts to fall apart. Detectives Charlie and Simon start doing some digging and things just get more confusing and complicated. After much reading, we get to the end, which is terribly delivered! It kept reminding me of when you are watching a bad movie and the killer starts confessing to everything at the very end so that it´s all crystal clear. Very poor closure. I recommend skipping this one. ( )

Irgendwie bin ich mit dieser Geschichte nicht ganz warm geworden. Der kunstbezogene Teil war langweilig und nervig. Nicht unbedingt empfehlenswert. ( )