The Truth and Other Lies
A literary thriller reminiscent of The Dinner and The Silent Wife that follows a famous author whose wife—the brains behind his success—meets her death, leaving him to deal with the consequences On the surface, Henry Hayden seems like someone you could like, or even admire. A famous bestselling author who appears a modest everyman. A loving, devoted husband even though he could have any woman he desires. A generous friend and co-worker. But Henry Hayden is a construction, a mask. His past is a secret, his methods more so. No one besides he and his wife know that she is the actual writer of the novels that made him famous. For most of Henry’s life, it hasn’t been a problem. But when his hidden-in-plain-sight…
SASCHA ARANGO is one of Germany’s most prominent screenplay writers and for his work on the long-running detective series Tatort is a two-time winner of the Grimme Prize, a prestigious award for German television. His first novel, The Truth and Other Lies, will be published in more than thirteen countries in 2015. He lives in Germany.