The Will Trent Series - This is Why We Lied (The Will Trent Series, Book 12)
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
'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