Tell the Truth, Shame the Devil

by Melina Marchetta

Chief Inspector Bish Ortley of the London Met, divorced and still grieving the death of his son, has been drowning his anger in Scotch. Something has to give, and he's no sooner suspended from the force than a busload of British students is subject to a deadly bomb attack across the Channel. Bish's daughter is one of those on board. Also on the bus is Violette LeBrac. Raised in Australia, Violette has a troubled background. Thirteen years ago her grandfather bombed a London supermarket, killing dozens of people. Her mother, Noor, is serving a life sentence in connection with the incident. But before Violette's part in the French tragedy can be established she disappears. Bish, who was involved in Noor LeBrac's arrest, is now compelled to question everything that happened back then. And the more he delves into the lives of the family he helped put away, the more he realises that truth wears many colours.

• ISBN10: 0316349283
• ISBN13: 9780316349284
• Publish Date: 11 October 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Mulholland Books
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[anne]

Excellent.loved the complexity and depth of the characters. Still wondering why she confessed though...

[Bianca]

— As always, I loved Marchetta's characterizations and the way she wrote about people and relationships. But this book's plot was just too complicated and not in a good way, and for a book tagged as a thriller, it wasn't even thrilling at all.