I am delighted to share my review today for The Lies We Tell by Jane Corry. I have read all of this authors books and very much enjoyed them all. The Lies We Tell is a fabulous tense read and has just become my favourite book by this author.

My thanks to Viking Books UK for my advance copy that I requested for review. It is the kindle Publication Day today, with the paperback being published on 24th.

WHAT IF YOUR SON HAD MURDERED SOMEONE?

Sarah always thought of herself and her husband, Tom, as good people. But that was before their son Freddy came home saying he’d done something terrible. Begging them not to tell the police.

Soon Sarah and Tom must find out just how far they are willing to push themselves, and their marriage, to protect their only child . . .

As the lies build up and Sarah is presented with the perfect opportunity to get Freddy off the hook, she is faced with a terrifying decision . . .

Save her son . . . or save herself?

My Review…

This is an author whose books I will automatically read. Her latest book is amazing! How far would a mother go to protect her son? How far would a father go to do the same thing? Sarah and Tom will soon discover this when their son Freddie walks in one night stating that he has killed someone.

This book is told from the alternating perspective of the parents. The first two chapters are from Sarah, and then the book begins with Part one. This section goes back to when Sarah and Tom met, their relationship and their lives as being a couple and then a family. It continues through for just over half of the book. The second part of the story is from Sarah’s perspective.

This was a fabulous book and one that definitely needed the 500 to get across the whole story. The first part was great as it built up a background of Tom and Sarah, their views, their opinions and also their ways and habits. Being a couple changed when Freddie was born. Tom and Sarah had things in their pasts that had been discussed, but it turns out that not everything was laid on the table.

Using the first half of the book to discuss the dynamics of the family was a brilliant way of getting to know the characters. The author used this to great effect. There were also some italicised paragraphs that brought in other names. This helped to add more intrigue into the story and I thought added more suspicion.

The second section was equally addictive, it showed how Sarah reacted after Freddie’s admission and why she did what she did. But, this section becomes twisted and so devious as more things are revealed. I am not going into much detail about his part of the book but the author had me dangling from every word. I thought the first part was brilliant, the second part blew my socks off!

This is a book that covers a few genres, so while it is contemporary fiction as it deals with the family. It is also a mystery as details are uncovered and also a crime because, after all, Freddie has admitted to killing someone. It has a tense thriller feel to it and is just brilliant reading.

This was such an addictive read, it was a book that I devoured over two sittings and did not want to put down. A fabulous book about family, about protecting the ones you love and admitting when you are wrong. This would appeal to many readers and it is one I would very definitely recommend.

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