Sydney barrister Richard McHugh takes a hard line on high society in his first novel

By Marc McEvoy
Updated June 5 2015 - 5:08pm, first published 4:59pm
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Charlie Anderson's <i>General Theory of Lying by Richard McHugh</i>. Photo: Penguin Random House Australia
Charlie Anderson's <i>General Theory of Lying by Richard McHugh</i>. Photo: Penguin Random House Australia
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Charlie Anderson's <i>General Theory of Lying by Richard McHugh</i>. Photo: Penguin Random House Australia
Charlie Anderson's <i>General Theory of Lying by Richard McHugh</i>. Photo: Penguin Random House Australia
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Barrister Richard McHugh has published his first novel, <i>Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying</i> Photo: Louise Kennerley
Charlie Anderson's <i>General Theory of Lying by Richard McHugh</i>. Photo: Penguin Random House Australia
Charlie Anderson's <i>General Theory of Lying by Richard McHugh</i>. Photo: Penguin Random House Australia

Charlie Anderson's General Theory of Lying
Richard McHugh
Viking, $32.99

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