Selected for BBC 2 Between the Covers 2023WINNER Crime Novel of the Year Irish Book Awards 2023SHORTLISTED for The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year AwardSHORTLISTED for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award 2024Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do to put him out with the rubbish when he died.Now Sally is the centre of attention not only from the hungry media and police detectives but also a sinister voice from a past she cannot remember. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood Sally steps into the world for the first time making new friends and big decisions and learning that people dont always mean what they say.But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world And why does her neighbour seem to be obsessed with her Sallys trust issues are about to be severely challenged . . .In Sally Diamond Nugent has given us an astounding creation with a singular voice . . . an absorbing twisty compulsive psychological thriller with surprising humour and pathos Sunday IndependentStrikingly wellobserved and consistently surprising The TimesIncredible Sara CoxStrange indeed . . . and smart too Shocking disturbing and utterly original Strange Sally Diamond will grip you from first page to last Paula HawkinsIrresistibly compelling this dark story is shocking yet endearing. A brilliant read that will suck you in Crime MonthlyLiz Nugent has outdone herself. Twisted and twisty dark and gripping no one is going to forget Sally Diamond in a hurry Graham NortonIt creeped me out in a good way . . . Terrific Ian RankinDark compelling and deeply moving Ruth WareSo so good Sally gets under your skin and worms her way into your heart. I didnt want it to end Jane FallonIm lost in admiration for Liz and her writing . . . vivid pacy taut but so very moving Marian KeyesJawdroppingly clever . . . One of the best books Ive read in a long long time. I cant stop thinking about