What a wild ride! While filming the story of Matthew Hawley, convicted of murdering his wife, for his true crime TV series, Konrad Neale finds himself in a twisted reality of deceit, lies, and scandal. The Camera Lies kept me interested conceptually as the story flipped between filmed interviews of Konrad and Matthew, and the twisted celebrity life of Konrad as his life gets intertwined in the murder mystery. Jam packed with sex, stalking, and all things sinister, I found myself not wanting to put this one down.

The real "pro" for this book was the main character. Konrad was likeable, and I found myself rooting for him all the way through. However, at times I found the book overall lacking emotion during parts of the story that were really tragic. And, I found the story to be somewhat predictable and lackluster in terms of shock value. However, overall, it was a quick read and I enjoyed the author's writing style. It held my attention throughout, and had me wanting more.

Would definitely recommend A.B. Morgan's The Camera Lies to those looking for their next suspenseful thriller.

-The book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Netgalley, Bloodhound Books, and A.B. Morgan for the opportunity.-

Wait...what?!? You're in prison for murdering your wife yet you don't have any memory of it! That would pique my interest for sure. And so I found myself in the same boat as Konrad , a TV presenter of hard-hitting documentaries, seeking to find out a whole lot more about the circumstances surrounding Matthew's murder conviction. Unfortunately for Konrad, he'll wish he hadn't, as he begins receiving disturbing threats to stop digging. Didn't anyone warn him about curiosity killing the cat?

The story is centred around the interview Konrad has with Matthew, and Konrad's attempts to find any missing pieces to Matthew's story. As we read along though, Konrad's personal life, with his detached, unloving wife, also becomes a focal point. Essentially, the author is spoiling us with two stories for the price of one.

Starting off slowly, it took me a while to get into, however, as one reads along, the story inevitably sucks you in until you're on the edge of your bed, sacrificing sleep to see what the next reveal will be.

A very clever novel that will keep your brain cells revved up. Top it off with chilling scenes and delicious twists and we have a splendid story on our hands!

A 4.5 ⭐️ rating from this Bibliomaniac.

I would like to thank Netgalley, Bloodhound books and the author for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion of this book.

This book had me hooked right from the start and doesn’t let up until the very last page.
I loved the way the start of the book is written, whereby we learn a lot from the interviews that take place between Konrad Neale and Matthew Hawley. This is where all the questions start to be asked and we later find out exactly what happened.
The plot has plenty of twists and turns and keeps you gripped throughout. It is full of lies, secrets and revenge and will keep you guessing and doubting everyone’s version of the truth.
A brilliant read and not for the faint hearted.

I really enjoyed this book. I liked how the story started of like a documentary to slowly draw you in and then all of a sudden the twist and turns started and kept you guessing to the end. I will definitely be reading more from this author. Thank you bloodhound books and netgalley for giving me the chance to read this book

Konrad digs into a two-year old murder case where Matthew Hawley murders his wife Helena. Matthew swears he does not remember killing his wife. Through interviews and a deeper investigation into the lives of Matthew and Helena, and those close to the ex-couple, Konrad starts to get threats to stop digging deeper. Suddenly his life and the lives of those around him are in danger, and Konrad finds himself more connected to this murder case than he knows.

This book was a rollercoaster ride. That was a lot of plot to fit into one book. From the first 20% of the book, I thought I figured it out. While I did predict some, there were all the twists and surprises thrown at me.

I thought the author was really creative in introducing the Chinese “drug” into the plot. Being Asian, this was the first time I’ve read a book where an author used that into their plot, so I thought that was something different.

I liked the pace of the story and plot and characters were well-developed. However, I felt the last 10% of the book was rushed. It was a lot of information to consume during the trial and it was all underdeveloped. It left me with a lot of questions that I felt could’ve been addressed. Overall, it was a good thriller.

Thank you to the author and publisher for sharing this ARC with me, in exchange for an honest, unbiased review. I really enjoyed the book. Definitely recommend.

The Camera Lies is a great dark thriller. My brain was working overtime trying to process every thing that going on. It was awesome! So many twists and turns! I would recommend this book. I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Journalist Konrad came back to fame with this new show “The Truth Behind the Lies”, interviewing convicted murderer Matthew Hawley, who is in prison for killing his wife Helena. The TV show is on British television.
His private life looks good on the outside, but his wife Delia is a terrible woman who makes him beg and buy fancy stuff for her to get some action. He’s in love with Lorna, his mistress and is trying to get back with her after he realizes that being with his wife is depressing him.

Little does Konrad know that interviewing Matthew is bringing out a crazy stalker and trouble for him and his family.

This story started out slow, but then started to become a fast pacing thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. The ending was not quite a surprise, but it took awhile to get there.

Will check out other books by this author!

I received an advanced ebook copy through NetGalley from the publisher and author of this book for an honest review.

“Konrad Neale is a television presenter. His waning career has been given a new lease of life since he took on a series of hard-hitting documentaries that investigate miscarriages of justice.
Matthew Hawley has been convicted of the brutal murder of his wealthy attractive wife Helena. However, he has no memory of the events and insists he is not responsible for willingly killing her.
When Konrad interviews Matthew in prison, he explores the details of the murder and the possible motives behind it. But all is not as it seems.”

This is a great book and I was hooked from the first chapter. We are introduced to several characters and you start to wonder if they could be involved throughout the novel. Basically, you don’t trust anyone!
I don’t want to give too much away but if you love a good thriller with lots of twists and turns then this is the book for you. Its dark and gripping and I would recommend it.
Thanks to Bloodhound Books and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book.

This is my second read by this author and I really enjoyed it. Again the author wrote a unique storyline which had me applauding her again.

Konrad Neale is a television presenter. The book starts with Konrad interviewing Matthew Hawley a convicted murderer. Matthew has no memory of murdering his wife but everything pointed towards him being guilty. We also get a good insight into Konrads personal life.

I found this to be a well written fast paced thriller. I’m looking forward to reading more from this author.

This book was quick paced, kept me turning the pages & fully interested with great characters & shocking surprises.

I loved that the tv documentary Konrad was working on throughout the book kept the story going with essential information- not only for his show, but in the discovery of Tessa Carlton & how she fit into his personal life. Very well written, and a thrill to read!

Great entertainment and riveting read


Konrad is investigating a 2 year old murder for his TV programme. He ignores anonymous warnings to stop his investigation and so finds himself personally threatened as he becomes more and more determined to find out what really happened.

An attention grabbing opening chapter as Konrad interviews the murderer who insists he has no memory of the event and would never have done such a thing. However the forensics and film footage of the crime seem to leave no doubt of his guilt. Meanwhile Konrad's marriage is not going so well, and he is tempted to return to the woman he loves but gave up. He then starts receiving chilling messages from a stalker who wants him to give up his investigation into the murder. To what lengths will the stalker go to get their way? Plenty of interesting characters with twists and surprises to keep the reader guessing almost from the start.

There are some sex scenes but they fit in with the context (I'm not a fan of erotica). Just enough chill factor to keep the book very exciting, but not so much as to be totally scary. There was a murder scene towards the end which I found unnecessary to the story, unpleasant and upsetting.

A 5* rating from me. This was a riveting and fast moving read all the way through, cleverly written to keep the reader guessing. Great entertainment!

This is the third book I have read by this author and I have to say it is sooooo different to her previous two. She has taken The Camera Lies to a WHOLE different level of darkness and I for one ab-so-lu-te-ly LOVED it!

The start of the story ensured that I was well and truly intrigued and had to keep turning those pages. I mean how can you murder someone and not know it? Like Konrad, I was desperate to know more and Konrad becomes that wrapped up with Matthew's story that he delves into something that he will wish he had left alone. 

To start with the story very much focuses on Matthew and events surrounding the murder. As it goes along though it becomes more about Konrad.

Konrad is someone that has it all but that still doesn't bring happiness. There is no love lost between Konrad and his wife. She is happy to play the doting wife as Konrad provides her a lifestyle that she loves and as his manager she seems to boss him around in his work and home life. I did feel ever so slightly sorry for him.

The Camera Lies is a dark and twisted read that had me engrossed throughout. The story takes unexpected turns that at times left me feeling quite breathless. An extremely clever story and my favourite of the authors so far.

I was immediately drawn to this psychological thriller and not just because of the cover. The whole TV angle sounded fascinated and made me want to add it to my wishlist straight away… And I have been looking forward to The Camera Lies ever since. There is no doubt that this thriller delivers. The fact that the main character is a TV presenter making documentaries investigating miscarriages of justice is refreshing and definitely makes The Camera Lies stand out from your typical psychological thrillers. This story goes full speed and never slows down… There is a lot of action involved in the plot and it will have some surprises in store for you. BUT. And here comes the reason I had to take away a star from what is otherwise a booming thriller: I was able to see a huge plot twist/revelation coming REALLY early on… And this kind of put a damper on the whole reading experience. I kept hoping I was wrong, and it might just be I read too many psychological thrillers in the first place, but I like being surprised and I was disappointed when I realized that my suspicions were right. Still, there were other elements that did manage to surprise me and the whole case is without doubt both intriguing, twisted and disturbing. Trigger warnings for adult content and graphic scenes! All in all I can definitely recommend The Camera Lies to those who like their psychological thrillers fast, action-packed and twisted.

True the camera never does lie its people who do when u choose to take 500 selfies and publish one hanging onto your soul and self belief let it all show and see what happens

What a brilliant book!! I read this in one sitting and could not put it down. A brilliant plot line and fantastic main characters. I would recommend this book to anyone as it is excellent.