The Good Lie

A Day on the Water. A Moment of Panic. Lives Changed Forever. "Bailey has both characters and readers twisting on the spit of morality: What is good? What is bad? Bailey''s vision is absolutely compelling. " Marilyn Bowering, author of GreenAs Paul Wakefield paddles his kayak across Mouat Channel off Vancouver Island, he hears the engine of a yacht cutting through the fog toward him. In an instant, the cruiser swamps Paul and the young girl beside him, then disappears into the fog, never to be seen again. In a desperate attempt to save them both, Paul makes a fateful decision. Dumped into the winter ocean, the terrified girl thrashes in the ice-cold water, submerging Paul in her frenzy to survive. The Good Lie goes deep into the hearts and souls of characters who struggle to adapt to an utterly senseless incident. Faced with grieving parents demanding retribution, Paul and his wife find their relationship pressured by a series of events that threaten to consume them. Bailey''s masterstroke is in creating a situation for his protagonist that is so believable the reader cannot help but feel complicit in the guilt and anguish of it all. " Quill & Quire