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This Is Why We Lied

Will Trent, Book 12

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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!

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

©2024 Karin Slaughter (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Exciting Scary

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
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Amazing as always. Love Will & Sara!
Love how you always second guess yourself as to who the killer could be.

Gripping

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I loved this book, I think it's the best one she's written. It had it all.

loved the whole book

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Another belter from Karen Slaughter. Absolutely love this series and was gripped from start to finish. Brilliant!

Another fantastic book

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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
Jst downloaded another x cannot wait x

Everything about this book is fantastic

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Great murder mystery that wasn’t easy to guess and i do usually guess the plot twist early on so was so good to finally get a great one that wasn’t predictable

Loved it! Proper murder mystery

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