This is Why We Lied

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This is Why We Lied

By: Karin Slaughter

Narrated by: Kathleen Early

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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

Karin SlaughterKathleen EarlyHarperCollinsWill Trent

Crime Thrillers

Genre Fiction

Mystery

Police Procedurals

Psychological

Suspense

Thriller & Suspense

Women Sleuths

Scary

Exciting

Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Scary Exciting

Critic reviews

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

'A dark, mysterious and compelling read' Sun

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

'An engrossing masterclass in crime writing' Irish Independent

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

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

'Spellbinding' MyWeekly

Praise for Karin Slaughter

‘Compulsive reading’ Clare Mackintosh

‘Never less than nail-biting’ The Times

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

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

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

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

‘Passion, intensity, and humanity’ Lee Child

‘Absorbing’ Sunday Times

‘I’d follow her anywhere’ Gillian Flynn

‘An effortlessly accomplished thriller’ The Times

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

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

‘A writer of extraordinary talents’ Kathy Reichs

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

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

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

‘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)

‘The queen of the explosive thriller’ Good Housekeeping

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From the characters, the storyline, the narrator everything about this book is incredible x this author is sooo good at pulling you into their books tht it’s hard to stop listening 😂🥰😂 my favourite author at the minute x
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