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This is Why We Lied

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WE ARE ALL GUILTY HERE is the new addictive Karin Slaughter thriller for 2025, available now!

One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer?

Welcome to the luxury McAlpine Lodge…

Nestled in the misty mountains, it’s the perfect getaway. Until a woman’s body is found.

Everyone is a suspect.

The cruel father.

The toxic mother.

The bitter family.

The silent staff.

The suspicious guests.

Each of them is guilty of something. But only one is a killer. You’ll never guess who…

The incredible new thriller – an instant Sunday Times bestseller!

‘Everything a thriller should be: dark, multilayered, suspenseful’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Kept me guessing to the end’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘So twisted my head was spinning’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘One of those books you really don't want to put down!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The final reveal delivers an absolute jaw drop moment that punched me straight in the chest’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Definitely keeps you on your toes’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Jaw dropping thriller you don't want to end’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The plot twisted & turned and reached a very unexpected conclusion’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I loved every minute of this’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I stayed up half the night to finish this one’⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The entire book is just sheer perfection!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is Why We Lied was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 17/6/24

Critics Review

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'Adroit scene-setting, vivid characterisation and (crucially) impeccable plotting' Financial Times

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'A dark, mysterious and compelling read' Sun

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'A clever rural variant on the traditional locked-room mystery' Sunday Times

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'An engrossing masterclass in crime writing' Irish Independent

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‘Another gripping five-star read from the Queen of Crime’ Woman's Weekly

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‘Shocking lies are exposed in this pacy thriller’ Woman's Own

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'Spellbinding' MyWeekly

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Praise for Karin Slaughter

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‘Compulsive reading’ Clare Mackintosh

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‘Never less than nail-biting’ The Times

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‘Twisty, touching and intense. I find it totally absorbing’ Adele Parks

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‘A dark, sophisticated gem of a read’ Janice Hallett

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‘Heart-stopping one moment, heart-breaking the next’ Cara Hunter

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‘Her heroines are believable, flawed and courageous’ Oyinkan Braithwaite

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‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child

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‘Absorbing’ Sunday Times

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‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn

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‘An effortlessly accomplished thriller’ The Times

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‘One of the boldest thriller writers working today’ Tess Gerritsen

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‘Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled’ Michael Connelly

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‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs

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‘Fiction doesn't get any better than this’ Jeffery Deaver

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‘A great writer at the peak of her powers’ Peter James

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‘It’s big, dark, rich, satisfying, and bloody – like a perfectly cooked steak’ Stuart MacBride

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‘Slaughter has always been adroit at supplying a steady accretion of menacing detail in her Will Trent/Sara Linton series’ Financial Times (Best summer crime books of 2023)

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‘The queen of the explosive thriller’ Good Housekeeping

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