The Dare
Lesley Kara
Aug 2021 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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She thought she had put all the questions to rest. But someone from her past wants answers. From the bestselling author of The Rumor and Who Did You Tell? comes The Dare, an electrifying novel of suspense.
“I read The Dare in two big gulps—it’s pacey, has great characters, and there’s a flip worthy of Simone Biles.”—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow
At the time it was exciting. A game of dare, but one that had motive and justification. Children can be so judgmental, can’t they? I can still hear her cry as she toppled forward, the dull thud of her body as it landed on the pavement.
Lizzie and Alice are the best of friends, as close as can be. Until the day when they’re out playing by the train tracks and a childish spat triggers Lizzie’s epilepsy. When she comes to, she finds an unimaginable horror: Alice has been killed. Lizzie is devastated, and as she tries to cope with her grief, she is shocked to find herself alienated from Alice’s friends and relatives, who are convinced Lizzie and “the dare” somehow had a role in her friend’s death.
I knew that whatever she wanted me to do, I’d do it. Like that first, dreadful dare.
Years later, Lizzie has tried to move on. She’s engaged to a wonderful man and is starting a new life in London. But someone from her past isn’t willing to forgive and forget. And they’ll do anything to pry answers from her. Even if Lizzie doesn’t know them herself.
“I read The Dare in two big gulps—it’s pacey, has great characters, and there’s a flip worthy of Simone Biles.”—Fiona Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow
At the time it was exciting. A game of dare, but one that had motive and justification. Children can be so judgmental, can’t they? I can still hear her cry as she toppled forward, the dull thud of her body as it landed on the pavement.
Lizzie and Alice are the best of friends, as close as can be. Until the day when they’re out playing by the train tracks and a childish spat triggers Lizzie’s epilepsy. When she comes to, she finds an unimaginable horror: Alice has been killed. Lizzie is devastated, and as she tries to cope with her grief, she is shocked to find herself alienated from Alice’s friends and relatives, who are convinced Lizzie and “the dare” somehow had a role in her friend’s death.
I knew that whatever she wanted me to do, I’d do it. Like that first, dreadful dare.
Years later, Lizzie has tried to move on. She’s engaged to a wonderful man and is starting a new life in London. But someone from her past isn’t willing to forgive and forget. And they’ll do anything to pry answers from her. Even if Lizzie doesn’t know them herself.
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Joelle Egan
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October 22, 2021
Inseparable friends Lizzie and Alice are going on their customary adventures when a confusing sequence of events catapults them into tragedy. The Dare by Lesley Cara addresses memory and guilt as reconstructed and replayed over time. Lizzie had an epileptic seizure just when everything occurred, and her lapses in memory are further reinforced by her own traumatic repression. Twelve years later, Lizzie seems to finally have a promising future—but she remains tormented by her inability to recall that fateful day. She does, however, clearly remember how her entire town accused and exiled her afterward, especially Alice’s family. Just when Lizzie has reconciled with uncertainty and self-blame, someone from the past pops back into her life and brings it all back to the surface. The Dare is a quick read with some clever twists that redeem a confusing timeline and plot implausibility. Lesley Kara fans will surely embrace this novel, but it may not be her best work to earn some new ones.
About the author
Lesley Kara is the author of The Dare, Who Did You Tell?, and The Rumor, both Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers. An alumna of the Faber Academy “Writing a Novel” course, she lives on the North Essex coast.
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