Lesley Pearse 
Deception 
The Sunday Times Bestseller 2022

THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhat happens when the person closest to you has led a life of deception?’Full of suspense and intriguing characters’ MY WEEKLY’A gritty, gripping drama’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY_______No one wants to believe their mother is a liar . . .After her mother’s funeral, Alice Kent is approached by a man who insists he’s her real father. Initially upset and disbelieving, Alice soon discovers that tugging at this loose thread unravels the expertly woven tapestry of lies which was her mother Sally’s life.Faced with this staggering deception, Alice decides she must learn the whole, terrible truth about her mother.But is she prepared for the dark journey back to Sally’s traumatic childhood and the evil forces which came to shape the woman who claimed to love her?_______’Brilliantly builds intrigue’ WOMAN & HOME’A raw, truthful and moving account, building intrigue as Alice gradually uncovers her mother’s life of deception, lies – and love’ WOMAN’S WEEKLY’Written with Pearse’s typically engaging and effortless style of storytelling, Deception is an intriguing book of highs, lows, struggles and perseverance’ CULTUREFLYPraise for Lesley Pearse’Storytelling at its very best’ Daily Mail’Gripping and suspenseful’ Daily Express ‘A twisting and intense read’ Woman’s Own