Liane Moriarty

ife sure can surprise you,’ her grandmother used to say, mostly about quite unsurprising developments such as a bad cold, the price of bananas and so on.

On the other hand

couldn’t help
but keep laughing

undid her seat belt

banged on the
window.

pulled up at a red light

She turned up the volume on Taylor Swift to inspire her. She loved Taylor Swift.

Hypothesis: My children don’t care.

Conclusion: My children don’t care.

and arrest her too.’

‘For what?’

‘For pissing me off,’ said Christina.

Ethan grinned. ‘Fair enough.’

She needed the detective to know that her husband was one hundred per cent innocent. He absolutely did not murder her