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OverviewNineteen-year-old Melissa and her three friends, Katrina, Belinda and Alison, take up an offer of work for the Christmas holidays on Melissa's uncle's tomato farm on Waiheke Island. The girls can't wait to swap their university days for the carefree life, summer provides. However, Melissa hasn't seen her uncle and her two cousins, Seth and Tyler, for eight years, and when she arrives at their home, her life becomes more complicated than she could ever have imagined. Katrina, Belinda and Alison find Seth and Tyler promising attractions, and feeling sorry for their friend, push Melissa into the hands a handsome stranger. When Melissa finds herself compromised, she does the only thing she can think of: she tells one little lie. Melissa's deception turns her holiday upside down. When one of her friends goes missing, and the police start their investigation, Melissa finds that her lie starts to unearth secrets buried for years. Secrets, which send Melissa, her family and her friends down a path of violent clashes of the past, the present and ultimately the future. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carne MaxwellPublisher: Carne Maxwell Imprint: Carne Maxwell ISBN: 9780473534509ISBN 10: 0473534509 Pages: 434 Publication Date: 25 September 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsI read and thoroughly enjoyed The Contest and Redemption - and am very much looking forward to the final book in that trilogy - so I was keen to read this standalone novel by Carne Maxwell. It didn't disappoint. It has a wonderful plot, excitement and twists galore, believable characters, and is set on the beautifully-described Waiheke Island. It's a sure winner for fans of the crime genre and I highly recommend it. Lel Scott, proofreader and editor, PublishMe.; I really enjoyed 'One Little Lie'. Like Carne's other books this is a fast paced, suspenseful novel that hooked me in right from the start but then developed into an intriguing multi-layered thriller. I thought it was brilliantly set on Auckland's Waiheke Island, and featured a whole cast of well-crafted and memorable characters. Carne does a superb job of weaving several intricate plot-lines into a really clever and unique narrative that all pulls together in an unpredictable ending. Great characters, beautiful setting, sharp dialogue, fast-paced action- a perfect book for summer! Jonathan Ward - readerReviewsI read and thoroughly enjoyed The Contest and Redemption - and am very much looking forward to the final book in that trilogy - so I was keen to read this standalone novel by Carne Maxwell. It didn't disappoint. It has a wonderful plot, excitement and twists galore, believable characters, and is set on the beautifully-described Waiheke Island. It's a sure winner for fans of the crime genre and I highly recommend it. Lel Scott, proofreader and editor, PublishMe.; I really enjoyed 'One Little Lie'. Like Carne's other books this is a fast paced, suspenseful novel that hooked me in right from the start but then developed into an intriguing multi-layered thriller. I thought it was brilliantly set on Auckland's Waiheke Island, and featured a whole cast of well-crafted and memorable characters. Carne does a superb job of weaving several intricate plot-lines into a really clever and unique narrative that all pulls together in an unpredictable ending. Great characters, beautiful setting, sharp dialogue, fast-paced action- a perfect book for summer! Jonathan Ward - reader I read and thoroughly enjoyed The Contest and Redemption - and am very much looking forward to the final book in that trilogy - so I was keen to read this standalone novel by Carne Maxwell. It didn't disappoint. It has a wonderful plot, excitement and twists galore, believable characters, and is set on the beautifully-described Waiheke Island. It's a sure winner for fans of the crime genre and I highly recommend it. Lel Scott, proofreader and editor, PublishMe.; I really enjoyed 'One Little Lie'. Like Carne's other books this is a fast paced, suspenseful novel that hooked me in right from the start but then developed into an intriguing multi-layered thriller. I thought it was brilliantly set on Auckland's Waiheke Island, and featured a whole cast of well-crafted and memorable characters. Carne does a superb job of weaving several intricate plot-lines into a really clever and unique narrative that all pulls together in an unpredictable ending. Great characters, beautiful setting, sharp dialogue, fast-paced action- a perfect book for summer! Jonathan Ward - reader; New Zealand author Carne Maxwell's third novel, One Little Lie, opens with nineteen-year-old Melissa being told by her mother that she will need to spend the Christmas holidays working on Melissa's uncle's tomato farm on Waiheke Island. Melissa is not impressed with having to spend time there while her mother is out of the country on a work trip. She hasn't seen her uncle and two cousins, Seth and Tyler, for eight years, so she doesn't feel much of a connection with this part of the family. Things look more promising when her three friends, Katrina, Belinda and Alison, join her with the work offer, however, and they are soon settled into life on beautiful Waiheke Island. The four of them are by turns caring and competitive, vying for Seth and Tyler's affections, who are now handsome young men. Things get complicated when Melissa's girlfriends encourage her to go out with Stephen, another Waiheke local. She ends up in a very compromising situation, leading to an even more complicated state of affairs. Melissa does the only thing she can think about when under pressure - she tells a lie. A lie that will end up having huge ramifications. It's refreshing to read a novel mainly set on Waiheke Island, and it captures the laid-back beauty of this place. But this isn't a light read, despite a fair amount of teenage angst, attitude and antics. Carne Maxwell exposes a dark underbelly in a book that includes drugs and drug addiction, sex and teenage pregnancy, assault, abduction and murder. This is a story where the past, present and future, will ultimately collide. Just a note on the cover, as well as being a writer, Carne Maxwell has produced this compelling cover, with her real-life daughter posing for the image. Author InformationCarne Maxwell lives in Auckland with her husband and two teenage children. Carne's profession as an artist led her to expand into the world of writing. One of her favourite times is sitting at a computer, visually seeing her stories unfold as her fingers tap away. Designing the covers and inside layouts puts the finishing touches to her work. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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