Lesley Pearse 6 Book Set Forgive Me, Liar, Gypsy, Stolen, Without a Trace, The Promise

This six-book set brings together a selection of novels by Lesley Pearse: Gypsy, Stolen, The Promise, Forgive Me, Without a Trace and Liar. Spanning different settings and time periods, the collection follows characters facing upheaval, unanswered questions and life-changing discoveries.

Across the set, stories range from a teenage girl leaving Liverpool for America after tragedy, to a woman found on a Sussex beach with no memory of who she is. Elsewhere, a volunteer Red Cross ambulance driver is posted to France during wartime, a daughter uncovers her mother’s hidden past through paintings and diaries, and a disappearance on Coronation Day leads to a search for long-buried truths. The final title centres on a reporter drawn into a baffling series of murders.

Included titles

• Gypsy
• Stolen
• The Promise
• Forgive Me
• Without a Trace
• Liar

Key details

• Six-book set
• Author: Lesley Pearse
• Includes Gypsy, Stolen, The Promise, Forgive Me, Without a Trace and Liar

Synopses

Gypsy

Fifteen-year-old Beth is orphaned along with her brother Sam, and the pair leave Liverpool believing America offers a fresh start. In New York, Beth’s talent with the fiddle brings new friendships, and their journey takes them across America towards the Klondike river in search of gold.

Stolen

A young woman is found half-drowned on a Sussex beach, unable to remember her name or what happened to her. Wearing an old-fashioned dress, with her hair cut off and signs she has been bound, she must try to piece together how she came to be there.

The Promise

When war breaks out, Belle Reilly’s husband Jimmy enlists and leaves for the trenches in northern France. Determined not to stand by, Belle volunteers to help the wounded and is posted to France as a Red Cross ambulance driver, where an accident brings her face to face with Etienne, a man from her past.

Forgive Me

After her mother Flora dies, Eva inherits a London artist’s studio and discovers a secret history. In the attic she finds paintings and diaries that reveal Flora was a popular artist in the swinging sixties, and Eva’s search for answers leads her towards clues connected to a shocking crime.

Without a Trace

On Coronation Day in 1953, Molly Heywood discovers her friend Cassie dead and Cassie’s six-year-old daughter Petal missing. With only a letter from London as a clue, Molly travels there to uncover the past Cassie kept hidden.

Liar

Reporter Amelia White’s career begins unexpectedly when she finds a young woman’s body near her Shepherd’s Bush bedsit. As rumours spread, she pursues the true story, but when more bodies are discovered the police are left baffled.