This Is Why We Lied
Will Trent #12
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The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!
Everyone here is a liar, but only one of us is a killer…
A secluded cabin retreat
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.
A murderer in their midst
Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.
Who killed Mercy McAlpine?
It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…
REVIEWS
A Barnes & Noble “Best Books of 2024” Pick
An Amazon “Best of the Year” Pick
“[A] grisly locked-room mystery … [Slaughter’s] gifts for suspense and characterization—Mercy, in particular, makes an impression. This long-running series still has gas in the tank.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Slaughter’s skillfully nuanced portrayal of the investigation, exposing abuse, manipulation, and desperate greed, creates a disturbingly realistic page-turner.”
—Booklist, Starred Review
“[A] high octane story.”
—Kirkus
“The basic elements of escapist crime fiction: adroit scene-setting, vivid characterization and (crucially) impeccable plotting are studded throughout Karin Slaughter’s 25-year career, and her latest is the author en pleine forme.”
—Financial Times
“A dark, mysterious and compelling read”
—The Sun (Five Star review)
“[h]ere she’s also paying tribute to the ‘closed circle’ mysteries made famous by Agatha Christie, where the suspects are limited to a handful of people and they all have a reason to kill the deceased. It’s funny, shocking, moving and filled with the sort of believable, grounded but still surprising twists that make Slaughter a master of the genre. Cozy? Hardly. Great fun, with great depth.”
—Parade Magazine
"A clever rural variant on the traditional locked-room mystery"
—The Sunday Times
“Intense, gripping, gutsy, multilayered and highly emotional, This Is Why We Lied is Karin Slaughter at her best. Highly recommended to fans of the series and all readers who enjoy a fast-paced, dark suspense thriller.”
—Mystery & Suspense Magazine
“While fans wait for the show to start again, they can dive into this intense, disturbing, and fascinating story of depravity, betrayal, and hope. The surprise ending shocks and satisfies, and the next Will Trent novel cannot come fast enough.”
—First Clue
