THE NO. 1 BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK SUMMER 2022

THE DELICIOUSLY DARK SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF NINE PERFECT STRANGERS AND HBO'S BIG LITTLE LIES

**SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES STARRING SAM NEILL AND ANNETTE BENING**

Joy and Stan Delaney have four grown-up children, a successful family business and their golden years ahead of them.

Then Joy vanishes.

Questions are asked. The police get involved.

Scratch the surface and this seemingly happy family has much to hide . . .

"Perfect holiday reading" - GUARDIAN

"Smart, sharp and utterly riveting" - DAILY MAIL

"Stunning" - SUNDAY TIMES

"A tour de force" - GRAZIA

"A masterclass" - SUN

"Deliciously dark" - COSMOPOLITAN

"Utterly and completely wonderful . . . A hugely engaging, sometimes very funny, page-turner" - MARIAN KEYES

"Moriarty's expert storytelling will have you turning page after page" - i

"A corker of a mystery" - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

"I loved it. An absolute page-turner with all the wit and nuance that put Liane Moriarty head and shoulders above the crowd. Liane Moriarty shows once again why she leads the pack" - JANE HARPER

"One of the few writers I'll drop anything for" - JOJO MOYES

"A fantastic storyteller. Apples Never Fall is gripping, getting to the dark underbelly of a seemingly perfect family. A cracking read" - ITV's Lorraine Kelly

"An engrossing mashup of family drama and psychological suspense that offers a mystery. Complex and satisfying. Perfect holiday reading" - Guardian

"Moriarty's portrait of a tennis-mad family is convincing . . . And she keeps a stunning revelation up her sleeve until the final pages" - Sunday Times

"This is a tour-de-force of a novel; brilliantly plotted and superbly written . . . No detail of family life and marriage escapes Moriarty's all seeing eye, and every sentence is packed with wit and insight. The tension builds to a conclusion alive with ingenious twists. Smart, sharp and utterly riveting" - Daily Mail

"Moriarty's expert storytelling will have you turning page after page to discover truths lurking beneath the surface. The ending is witty and satisfying, but comes with a dark twist. Apples Never Fall is full of intrigue, suspense and surprises, sure to delight both readers and viewers of the TV adaptation already in the pipeline" - i

"Moriarty excels in the way all of her characters spring from the page so fully formed. A witty tale of domestic suspense and a satisfying, layered family drama" - New York Times

"A deliciously dark story set in suburbia" - Cosmopolitan

"Clever and relatable" - Woman

"Her writing is smart, her plots are clever, her dialogue believable and you can be sure that when you pick up one of her books you're in safe hands . . . If you want a book to see you through on your beach towel this summer, I highly recommend Liane's latest, Apples Never Fall. There's a lot of truth in it. Something we really do need right now" - Fi Glover, Waitrose Weekend

Liane Moriarty is the bestselling author of nine novels, including Apples Never Fall, The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers. Her novels have sold more than twenty million worldwide and been translated into over forty languages. Big Little Lies is now an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning HBO series, produced by and starring Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. Nine Perfect Strangers has been adapted for TV, starring Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy. Apples Never Fall is currently in production for TV starring Sam Neil and Annette Bening. Liane lives in Sydney with her husband, son and daughter.