Lying in Wait

Wonder what it's like to have a mother with no conscience? In Nugent's (Unraveling Oliver) chilling tale of the sociopathic mind, that's what guilt-laden son Laurence Fitzsimons lives with every day; he just doesn't know it yet. Dublin matriarch Lydia leads a privileged life; the few things not given to her, she takes without remorse. She pulls the strings of her unwitting family members, convincing husband Andrew to risk everything to provide her with the one thing she doesn't possess. Unfortunately, her plan doesn't include the death of prostitute Annie Doyle. But Annie deserved it, and Lydia finds the perfect place to hide the body. Five years later, Laurence befriends Annie's father and is eventually drawn to her sister, Karen, and Lydia devises a plan to avoid being exposed by bringing Annie back to life. As Laurence uncovers his mother's lifelong secrets, Lydia is challenged to maintain control of the one person in her life she still desperately needs.