{"product_id":"where-the-truth-lies-a-mystery-9781668234006","title":"Where the Truth Lies: A Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eAdapted into a major motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eMurder Your Employer\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eWhere the Truth Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, a tour de force of sinister mystery, sly comedy, grand cuisine, and all-consuming desire--\"a narcotically addictive thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKerry O'Connor, a vivacious, free-spirited young journalist known for her penetrating celebrity interviews is hell-bent on unearthing the long-buried secrets that irrevocably shaped the lives of the magnetic showbiz team of singer Vince Collins and comic Lanny Morris. Once inseparable (and seemingly insatiable), the two celebrities were driven apart by a young woman's bizarre and unexplained death, in which either might have been complicit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the tart-tongued, eye-catching O'Connor ventures deeper into this unsolved mystery, she finds herself compromisingly coiled around both men, knowing more about them than they realize and less than she might like, but increasingly fearful that she now knows far too much. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere the Truth Lies\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Rupert Holmes's status as one of the most ingenious writers of today, a Renaissance man who has succeeded in virtually every realm of the entertainment world: music, film, TV, Broadway, and fiction. As the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e observed, Holmes is \"one of those gifted people who seem able to do anything they want with the English language.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rupert Holmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.41h x 6.11w x 1.11d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668234006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRupert Holmes's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \u003ci\u003eMurder Your Employer\u003c\/i\u003e (the first volume in his new McMasters Guide to Homicide\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries), was also a Top Ten on lists by \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Houston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand Associated Press. Holmes has received two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America and multiple Tony(R) and Drama Desk Awards for his Broadway mystery musicals, including \u003ci\u003eCurtains\u003c\/i\u003e and his Tony(R) Award-winning Best Musical \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Edwin Drood\u003c\/i\u003e. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eWhere the Truth Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for a Nero Wolfe award for Best American Mystery Novel, was a \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Debut Novel, and became a motion picture starring Colin Firth and Kevin Bacon. His second novel, \u003ci\u003eSwing\u003c\/i\u003e, included his own original, clue-bearing musical score. His stories have been anthologized in \u003ci\u003eBest American Mystery Stories, On a Raven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es Wing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Merry Band of Murderers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Dead Man's Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristmas at the Mysterious Bookshop\u003c\/i\u003e. Holmes has adapted Agatha Christie, John Grisham, and R.L. Stine for the Broadway and international stage. His lyrics have been published in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEQ\u003c\/i\u003e anthologies, and he is also the writer\/vocalist of several Top Ten hits, including his \u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e #1 multi-platinum classic with a memorable twist-ending: \"Escape (The Piña Colada Song).\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rupert Holmes \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48944183345309,"sku":"9781668234006","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e9d7f7be-53d0-458c-99cb-ca2520851bdc.jpg?v=1790155344","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/where-the-truth-lies-a-mystery-9781668234006","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}