Introducing Ben’s newly released novel ‘Secrets, Lies & Revenge’
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Set in an affluent area of England, Emily Lamont moves to Beechwood Close with her grandmother. After years of struggling with money and a plan for revenge, Emily’s newly found fortune allows her to infiltrate the exclusive neighbourhood and transform her closest neighbours into trusting friends. One woman on the street is Emily’s target, but first she must gain the support of the group and exact her plan for revenge on one unexpected person. This twisted mystery dives into the lives of four women as you quickly find out every neighbour has their own secrets. When Emily’s plan reaches its conclusion, will she find revenge is the best answer? Or will these women she befriends surprise her with their own deadly secrets and lies?
HOW DOES YOUR NEW BOOK DIFFER FROM YOUR PREVIOUS WORK?
What sets this book apart from anything I’ve written in the past are the characters. I wanted to make them larger than life, a feeling of Dynasty with their wealthy living and camp dialogue but with a modern twist on their individual story arcs and problems that arise during the book. The women appear rich and disassociated with the real world from the start, but as the book goes on and you spend time in the heads of these different characters, the reader gets to know these women and the problems they are suffering behind closed doors. The topics covered in the book can be dark, so I wanted to balance that darkness out with some black comedy and eccentric side characters and situations they can find themselves in.
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Ben Andrews worked for years in the hairdressing industry in the south of England, and along with the training, came the vast people he met from different walks of life. This wide variety of clients gave him endless stories and quirks to inspire his writing and twist the real world into his own works of fiction, and his newest release does exactly that. Selling his business and moving to Scotland with his partner Alex during the height of lockdown gave its own set of challenges, but with the extra time, he found space to write and get the stories from his head to paper.
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Editor Note: Ben Andrews is also the author of the mystery thriller ‘The Grave Series’ (Volume 1 & 2), published in 2022. All his books are available for purchase at https://amzn.to/3Yqu6OI
