title: When Blood Lies: A Nicole Charles Mystery (Rapid Reads)
author: Linda L. Richards
description: "A fast-paced and entertaining tale with a twist near the end...<em>When Blood Lies</em> will not disappoint." (<i>Ottawa Review of Books</i> 2016-02-01)<br /><br />"A fast paced crime novel, complete with surprising twists...<em>When Blood Lies</em> hits the mark...Highly Recommended." (<i>CM Magazine</i> 2016-03-18)
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  PHILIPPA EAST grew up in Scotland and originally studied Psychology and
  Philosophy at the University of Oxford. After graduating, she moved to London
  to train as a Clinical Psychologist and worked in NHS mental health services
  for over ten years.
  
  Philippa now lives in the Lincolnshire countryside with her husband and cat.
  Alongside her writing, she continues to work as a psychologist and therapist.
  Philippa’s prize-winning short stories have been published in various literary
  journals. Her first novel Little White Lies was published in 2020 and was
  shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger. Safe and Sound is her
  second novel.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Also by Philippa East](index_split_006.html#filepos4708)
  
  Little White Lies
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2021
  
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