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This is Why We Lied
The Will Trent Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- Karin Slaughter
- Narrator
- Kathleen Early
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 20 June 2024
- Run Time
- 18 hours 7 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
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What to expect
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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Details
- Author
- Karin Slaughter
- Narrator
- Kathleen Early
- Duration
- 18 hours 7 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 June 2024
- ISBN
- 9780008625856
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Thriller: serial killers, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Psychological thriller, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
Synopsis
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
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