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SM Thomas

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📚 Independent author from Somerset UK | Lover of twisty thrillers! ✍️

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Some days reviews are kind, and I cling to them like Jack should have clung to the door 😂

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Too niche?!

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Will I ever be able to take launch day photos without feeling awkward? Unlikely.

A Perfect Lie is available everywhere now in ebook and paperback formats (audiobook underway!) by @smthomas_author

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Launching a book never stops being nerve wracking. Just praying that the readers who like dark and twisty women, and ideally cheese, find me.

A Perfect Lie - and Abigail - are unleashed upon the world tomorrow!

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My sense of humour is very, very immature. by @smthomas_author

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Unboxing the paperback of A Perfect Lie - no feeling like holding your book for the first time!

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This last week has been brilliant, but also A LOT.

So this is the level of marketing hustle I am at.

In short please buy my book. And please send me metaphorical coffee so I survive the next three weeks until launch!

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📚A Perfect Lie
✍️ S.M. Thomas
🗓️ Pub Date: 8 Sep 2026

This is the second book I’ve read by this author, and it was absolutely fantastic; a complete page-turner with writing that kept me thoroughly engaged and a gripping plot.

Abigail is a former fixer trying to live an ordinary life with her husband and children, but underneath the domestic routine she’s built for herself, that life turns out to be pretty bland. Everything changes when someone from her past shows up unannounced, and within moments her husband Owen is confronted with a side of her he never knew existed.

What follows is Abigail trying to keep the lid on instincts she thought she’d buried, and it was fascinating watching her fight to hold onto her new identity as a suburban wife and mother when really, underneath it all, she’s a highly skilled assassin.

There was so much tension that just kept building, with already strained relationships pushed to their limits, balanced nicely with some brilliant comedy and sharp dialogue that had me laughing out loud in places.

The book also explored friendship and trust, through Abigail’s history with her old friend and colleague Harry, revealing how hurt she was when Abigail gave up that old life.

The character development is superb, with Abigail’s complex persona handled brilliantly; she’s a great character, though not always likeable and definitely morally grey.

There’s so much depth and background woven through the story, all of which comes together towards an explosive ending. I loved it!

5 ⭐️ Thanks to @smthomas_author for an ARC of this book. by @smthomas_author

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Third book event of the summer - and it’s a scorcher! Off to meet the lovely ladies of @wsmbookclub to hear what they thought of my upcoming release - A Perfect Lie ❤️

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I’ve had worse locations for the day job 😉

We’re at the beautiful @dtcadburyhouse today for a strategy meeting and it’s so glorious out here I might just set a book here so I have an excuse to come back again!

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Four year anniversary this year of the #indiehustle

It’s been a lot harder than I hoped at times, but also a lot more fun than I’d imagined.

Thank you to every single person who ever took a chance on one of my books, I hope this Septembers release doesn’t let you down ❤️

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Absolutely one of the most entertaining evenings I’ve had in a while at @itsthebookparty

Everyone was so kind and welcoming to this rather tipsy West Country bumpkin.

Thank you all! (And apologies to everyone whose identity I stole over the course of the night… especially my best friend Stephen King who obviously asked me to attend on his behalf…! 🤣) by @smthomas_author

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