New Arrival The Truth About Ruby Cooper

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Author: Liz Nugent

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 12 March 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd (Sandycove) in Ireland.

Hardback | 384 pages
164 x 243 x 36 | 598g

The deliciously dark new suspense novel from the international bestselling author of Strange Sally DiamondI couldn’t stop reading! Absolutely a triumph! Freida McFaddenWhat a read! A brilliantly dark and tangled web that every reader will be completely ensnared by Graham NortonAn utterly gripping story about how one incident reverberates across time, damaging and destroying lives. I read it as if in a fever Shari Lapena—If my sister hadnt been beautiful, none of it would have happened.

Ruby Cooper and her sister, Erin, live an idyllic life in their close-knit church community in Boston. But when Ruby is sixteen, she is involved in an incident that causes her familys world to implode.

Across decades, the fallout leaves a wake of destruction behind Ruby in Dublin and Erin in Boston.

Not that Ruby wants to think about the past.

But it cant stay a secret forever.

—Liz Nugent at the top of her game a proper work of art nuanced, messy and complicated, just like real-life. Irish IndependentAbsolutely gripping. Another utterly compelling, dark and unsettling piece of work thats going to give me a book hangover for weeks. John MarrsUtterly compelling and brilliantly imagined all the way to the last dark twist. Anthony HorowitzOnce again, the incomparable Liz Nugent invites us into the darkest parts of the human psyche. I’m certain her legions of fans will agree: Ruby is her most unforgettable creation yet Catherine Ryan HowardOnly Liz Nugent can create characters like these this is a maestro at work. Another sensational read – clear your diary and prepare to be hooked! Sam Blake’Dark, fearless and compelling – unforgettable work from an outstanding and brilliant crime writer.’ Jane CaseyAn absolute belter of a book. Liz Nugent at her dark and twisty best. Louise KennedyTwisted and brilliantly observed Irish Examiner Culture Magazine’Addictive and awe-inspiring, from the first page to the last. Diane Jeffrey’Unputdownable, acid-sharp, and emotionally brutal Liz Nugent at her most compulsive.’ Dearbhla McTiernanAn intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game Gilly Macmillan’Only Liz Nugent could have written this book … an unflinching, darkly funny, sometimes disconcerting and always gripping story’ Sinad CrowleyA novel that you will want to avoid life in order to read Belfast TelegraphLiz Nugent is fearless in the places she will go to uncover our basest, darkest impulses. Utterly compelling. Tammy Cohen’I bloody loved it. Sublime … dark and hooky.’ Louise SwansonAnother triumphant addition to her impressive catalogue Irish ExaminerLayered, gripping, darker than dark (a LN trademark), and psychologically complex. Beautifully real, flawed, human characters. SUPERB. Will Dean’Nugent is one of my favourite all-time writers, and her latest is not just a crime novel, it’s a study in humanity. Deserves to be massive Gillian McAllisterLands blow after emotional blow a novel that insists upon being read in breathless gulps HeatQuietly dazzling beautifully written and structured, and full of emotional intelligence deserves to be talked about The Mature TimesRuby Cooper is captivating and infuriating and tragic . . . brilliant storytelling Michael Robotham I absolutely devoured this one. Its an incredibly brave but really nuanced and layered book. Its an absolute triumph carried off by Liz Nugent only because she so skilled and humane a writer Imran MahmoodAn intense and gripping novel about a lie that destroys lives and unravels a family over decades. Liz Nugent gets deep into the heads of her characters and lays bare their most human impulses, no matter how dark. A must-read author at the top of her game Gilly MacmillanSo absorbing I forgot I was reading a novel and thought I was being told a twisted real-life story, full of shocking confessions and jaw-dropping revelations. Another masterclass in psychological suspense from one of my favourite writers Mark EdwardsI LOVED The Truth About Ruby Cooper . . . its so thought-provoking and surprising Claire Coughlan’Another perfectly fiendish and twisty thriller an utterly gripping story Irish Country LivingAbsolutely fantastic In My Good Books podcastBlends psychological tension with masterful storytelling Woman & HomeNugent has created a character so layered, dark and utterly compelling theyll leave you gobsmacked at every turn. Its a story to devour greedily pausing only to gasp at the shocking twists before eagerly turning the page for more My WeeklyAnother distinctive and unique novel from this outstanding writer! The AfterwordPropulsive, gripping and immersive TripFictionA twisted and twisty, dark and gripping tale Crime Fiction Lover