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Lisa Ballantyne


Born
Armadale, West Lothian, The United Kingdom
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Genre
Thriller, Mystery, Fiction


Lisa Ballantyne was born in Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland and studied English literature at University of St Andrews. She lived and worked in China for many years and started writing seriously while she was there. She now lives in Glasgow.

The Guilty One published to critical and commercial acclaim in 2012. Redemption Road is Lisa's second novel.
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Average rating: 3.9 · 25,216 ratings · 1,970 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors
The Guilty One
3.90 avg rating — 12,243 ratings — published 2012 — 55 editions
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Everything She Forgot
3.66 avg rating — 4,514 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions
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The Innocent One
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,597 ratings — published 2022 — 13 editions
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Once Upon a Lie
4.14 avg rating — 2,719 ratings — 6 editions
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Little Liar
3.93 avg rating — 2,088 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions
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The Best Mystery & Thriller...
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3.57 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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Good Bad Love
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“Some people like drama so much that they have to start inventing things because real life isn't interesting enough for them.”
― Lisa Ballantyne, The Guilty One
tags: bullying, rumours
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“In life most things that frighten us are to do with our own heart and its flaws. You’ll always be afraid of some things—never free from fear itself. But that’s all right. Fear’s like pain, it’s there in your life to teach you about yourself.”
― Lisa Ballantyne, The Guilty One
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“He was never long between women. It was after the thrill had passed and the intimacy became real that he found it difficult. He didn’t like talking about his past and he didn’t trust promises.”
― Lisa Ballantyne, The Guilty One
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