"Add a murder at a secluded luxury mountain retreat together with a whole host of suspects and you’ve got a simply fabulous locked room mystery from one of the best wordsmiths around."
This addictive, and beautifully nuanced locked-room mystery is one of the best I’ve read. Karin Slaughter is right at the top of her game, each new novel becomes my favourite of hers. Will Trent and Sara Linton are hiking into their honeymoon and towards an incredibly dangerous investigation. It is no secret that I absolutely adore this series, and it comes as highly recommended by our team. While I always suggest starting at the beginning of a series, I believe this novel is so well set in its place that it could easily be read as a standalone. It starts with a map (I always love a good map!), followed by one of the best prologues I’ve read. I had goosebumps racing up and down my arms by the time I was ready to start chapter one. My mind was on full alert and I found myself ready to question everyone and everything. The sequence of the timeline cleverly allows you to form a relationship with the victim and suspects. While there is a certainly a level of diversion to be had in attempting to solve the mystery, Karin Slaughter’s trademark provocative eloquence can also be found. Piercing and challenging, the darkness is all-consuming. There is a thoughtful balance between the two elements, my heart and mind were both fully engaged. The sense of place here is immense, the rural setting is beautifully described and I could picture the scene. In fact the plot, characters, and setting all come together to form not only an immensely satisfying read, but I can see this making a fantastic film too. This novel unsurprisingly and most deservedly joins our LoveReading Star Books. Powerful, thought-provoking, and hugely entertaining, This is Why We Lied is an absolute humdinger of a read.
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One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer?
Welcome to the McAlpine Lodge: a secluded mountain getaway, it’s the height of escapist luxury living.
Except that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.
Then one night, Mercy McAlpine – until now the good daughter – threatens to expose everybody's secrets. Just hours later, Mercy is dead.
In an area this remote, it’s easy to get away with murder. But Will Trent and Sara Linton – investigator and medical examiner for the GBI – are here on their honeymoon.
And now, with the killer poised to strike again, the holiday of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…
This is Why We Lied features in the following genres: Crime and Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, Crime and mystery: police procedural, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Psychological thriller, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Audiobooks of the Month
This is Why We Lied is available in Paperback, Hardback, Audiobook
This is Why We Lied was written by Karin Slaughter and published by HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
This is Why We Lied has 453 pages
Yes it is part of The Will Trent Series series
£19.80
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