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The king of lies : [a novel]

When his father is found murdered, the investigation into the crime uncovers dark family secrets that threaten to unravel the life of North Carolina lawyer Work Pickens and those of his troubled sister and other small-town characters.

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  • "King of lies"
  • "King of lies"@he
  • "King of lies"@pl

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  • "Le corps du père de Work est retrouvé avec deux balles dans la tête. Work se retrouve plongé dans les conflits de son passé. De nombreuses personnes pouvaient lui en vouloir, à commencer par Jean, sa soeur. Pour la protéger, Work tente de faire disparaître l'arme du crime et est accusé du meurtre. Gumshoe Award du premier roman 2007."
  • "When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed facade begin to crack. Work's troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold digging socialite wife, and an unrequited lifelong love join a cast of small town characters that create no shortage of drama in this extraordinary, fast-paced suspense novel."
  • "Le corps du père de Work est retrouvé avec deux balles dans la tête. Work se retrouve plongé dans les conflits de son passé. De nombreuses personnes pouvaient lui en vouloir, à commencer par Jean, sa soeur. Pour la protéger, Work tente de faire disparaître l'arme du crime et est accusé du meurtre... Gunshoe Award du premier roman."
  • "Jackson Workman Pickenśknown to most as ́Worḱ́mindlessly holds together his disintegrating life: a failing law practice left to him when his father, Ezra, mysteriously disappeared, a distant wife who shares their loveless marriage, and an estranged sister who bore the brunt of their childhood trauma. ℗ And then Ezrás body is discovered. ℗ Set to inherit his fatheŕs fortune, Work becomes a prime suspect.℗ But so does his sister, Jean.℗ As much as Worḱs life was overshadowed by his domineering father, Jeańs life was nearly destroyed by him. But does that make her capable of a vicious murder?℗ Fearing the worst, Work launches his own investigation, crossing paths with a power-hungry detective, a string of damning evidence, and the ugly rumors that swirl within his small, moneyed Southern town. ℗ Desperate for the redemption that has eluded him for so many years and stripped of everything he once valued, he fights to save his sister and clear his naméin this poignant and thrilling anatomy of a murder and its ripple effect within a family and a community."
  • ""Jackson Workman Pickens--known to most as Work--mindlessly holds together his life: a failing law practice left to him when his father, Ezra, mysteriously disappeared, a distant wife, and a fragile sister, Jean, damaged by the shared past they've endured. And then Ezra's body is discovered. Set to inherit his father's fortune, Work becomes a prime suspect. But so does Jean. Fearing the worst, Work launches his own investigation, crossing paths with a power-hungry detective, a string of damning evidence, and the ugly rumors that swirl within his small, moneyed Southern town. Desperate for the redemption that has eluded him for so many years and stripped of everything he once valued, Work fights to save his sister, clear his name, and regain the love of the woman to whom he gave his heart so many years before"--Publisher."
  • "When his father is found murdered, the investigation into the crime uncovers dark family secrets that threaten to unravel the life of North Carolina lawyer Work Pickens and those of his troubled sister and other small-town characters."@en
  • "When his father is found murdered, the investigation into the crime uncovers dark family secrets that threaten to unravel the life of North Carolina lawyer Work Pickens and those of his troubled sister and other small-town characters."
  • "Als de vader van een jonge advocaat na anderhalf jaar verdwenen te zijn geweest, dood wordt gevonden, wordt deze zoon al snel verdachte zonder dat er veel bewijs tegen hem is."
  • "Le corps du père de Work est retrouvé avec deux balles dans la tête. Work se retrouve plongé dans les conflits de son passé. De nombreuses personnes pouvaient lui en vouloir, à commencer par Jean, sa soeur. Pour la protéger, Work tente de faire disparaître l'arme du crime et est accusé du meurtre... Gunshoe Award du premier roman. [Memento]."
  • "A murder mystery set in a small southern town."
  • "When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed facade begin to crack."@en
  • "When his father is found murdered, the investigation into the crime uncovers dark family secrets that threaten to unravel the lives of North Carolina lawyer Work Pickens, his sister, and the other residents of his small town."@en

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  • "Roman policier"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "French language materials"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Powieść sensacyjna amerykańska"@pl
  • "American fiction"
  • "Detective novels"
  • "Legal stories"
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  • "Americké romány"
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  • "Roman judiciaire"
  • "Murder mystery"
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  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
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  • "Der König der Lügen : Roman"
  • "De wet en de leugen"
  • "Król kłamstw"@pl
  • "Deja vu = The king of lies"
  • "Le roi des mensonges : roman"
  • "El Rey de la mentira"
  • "The king of lies : [a novel]"@en
  • "Deja vu"
  • "The king of lies"
  • "The king of lies"@en
  • "Le roi des mensonges"
  • "Der König der Lügen Roman"
  • "Le roi des mensonges roman"
  • "The King Of Lies"
  • "The King Of Lies"@en
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "The King of Lies"
  • "Melekh ha-sheḳarim"
  • "Krol klamstw"
  • "מלך השקרים"
  • "Král lží"
  • "El rey de la mentira"
  • "El rey de la mentira"@es

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