First I have to say that even though I usually can see the twist coming, this one really surprised me. I didn't think that was going to be the twist at all. So I definitely recommend reading this book if only because I think the twist was awesome. Unexpected and a bit shocking. I guess I was also expecting a different twist as I was reading the story, I thought I knew what would happen and I was mistaken which was good.
The unfortunate thing about the book for me is that I really didn't like any of the characters. I think maybe I liked Ben for a bit because I thought he was the villain and he wasn't in the story enough to really know him. Joe was a definitely NO for me, I can't even with men that behave like that (so UGH). Also Wills was kinda whiney and annoyed me quite a lot.
Like I said, I would recommend this book because it does have a good ending and if you can bypass how Joe behaved then you might be ok and love the story.

Will be published Tuesday!

Ok so here's the deal. I have been seeing this book everywhere on social media. The cover keeps popping up in my newsfeed and people are raving! So of course when I had the opportunity to review it, I jumped at the chance. Plus, it's published by St. Martin's Press and I could not love them any more than I already do! They truly publish some of my favorite books!

T.M Logan did a fantastic job keeping me on my toes through this entire book. It was definitely a wild ride from start to finish. The story is about a man who stumbles upon his wife's array of secrets. But when she finally comes clean, there are more lies that surface. What is the truth? And what is just lies?

This book really makes you think, "who can you really trust?" and "do you ever really know a person?"

It also had a unique social media/technology angle that I enjoyed. It made the story that much more interesting.

I will say that everything did come together in the end, but I'm not sure that I was the hugest fan of the conclusion. It was a tad bizarre, but all of the loose ends were definitely tied up.

Here's one of your next great thrillers from St. Martin's Press. Preorder it today.

-I was gifted this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, T.M. Logan, and St. Martin's Press.-

Thank you NetGalley and St Martin's Press.

Joe Lynch is a happily married man with a kiddo. He sees his wife entering and leaving a hotel parking garage. Then he gets into an argument with a man he saw his wife argue with, and the man gets left for dead unconscious and bleeding. He finds out his wife lied to him and his life starts to unravel. His whole life is based on lies.

This is a pretty good thriller. It was interesting to see it from a male POV with the twists involving the wife's secrets. The beginning chapters were intense, and I wasn't sure which direction the story was going to go. A good thriller overall with a lot of twists and turns!

Love is often blind-especially in the early stages of a relationship we tend to gloss over any quirks or flaws our beloved has and only focus on the good. It's when love is also deaf and dumb that things become tricky. The biggest problem for Joe in T. M. Logan's novel Lies is besides being deaf, dumb and blind (and well past the early stages)- Joe is totally mute when it comes to the very obvious problems in his marriage. The story begins with Joe inadvertently seeing his wife's car heading in a very unexpected direction- the parking garage of a local hotel. Curious as to what she is doing there, Joe follows Mel where he sees her in an intense conversation with Ben, the husband of Mel's best friend, Beth. After Mel leaves Joe confronts Ben about what he saw, but their conversation comes to abrupt end when Ben accidentally stumbles and cracks his head on the parking garage floor, rendering him unconscious. Joe has his four year old son William with him, and panicked over Ben's fall William starts having trouble breathing, and is soon in a full blown asthma attack. Wanting to help Ben, but unable to find William's inhaler and knowing a severe attack could kill him, Joe grabs his son and races home where he hopes there is an inhaler. After the attack passes and Mel comes home, Joe goes back to the parking garage but finds Ben is gone. When pressed about her relationship with Ben, Mel first tells Joe they had a work meeting, then confesses to kissing Ben at a wedding a few years before. Even after Beth reveals her husband never returned home after seeing Mel Joe doesn't see any connection between their meeting and Ben's disappearance. Faced with mounting evidence that Mel and Ben are having an affair, Joe continues to defend his wife and believes she still loves him. Few men (or women) in literary history have displayed such undying love and devotion to a cheating spouse than Joe in Lies. At first his steadfast refusal to believe Mel has been unfaithful is endearing, but it quickly progresses to naive, then delusional. Lies is as much about the dangers of the internet and social media (over 200 nude selfies Mel sent to Ben don't lie, do they??), as it is about a marriage in crisis. While most of Lies rolls along at a steady pace, the revelations about what happened to Ben and the exact nature of his relationship with Mel are sudden and stunning. What holds the plot back are the lack of "red herrings" to counter what seems to be obvious-Ben and Mel are are cheating on their spouses. As Joe (finally) comes to his senses, author Logan doesn't reveal enough about the clues that are changing his thinking. There are a few vague comments about "things not adding up," but little else. Lies is T.M. Logan's debut novel, and it's an admirable effort. Combining the constantly evolving developments in technology with the age old question of how much we really know about another person (even the one we're married to), Lies makes a good case case against becoming blinded by love. And that's the truth.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.
Lies so many lies in this twisty book full of twists and turns that keep you guessing till the end

So many lies!! Who do you trust?? Joe is headed home with his son William, and they decide to follow his wife once they happen to see her at a light 'just to say hello'. And Joe's life is turned upside down from there. I have played that game before - if only I had went straight home that day, if only I had not answered that phone call, etc. However, for me, these decisions did not have the dire consequences that they did for Joe. He sees his wife go to a hotel and get into an argument with a man, Ben, who happens to be the husband of one of her close friends, and it just spirals and twists and turns from there. There were almost too many lies / twists for me, but I did enjoy the book.
I was able to figure out almost all of it, minus the ending, but I was often distracted trying to guess what was going on little too much. Sometimes this happens for me when there are so many twists and lies, I begin trying to anticipate curve balls instead of just enjoying the flow of the story. Eventually, Ben goes missing, and then Joe becomes prime suspect #1 in Ben's murder, (even though said murder has not been confirmed, I know, I know.....), and he realizes he cannot trust anyone, not even his own wife as she has lied to him several times since he confronted her, and therefore he must figure out what is going on himself. Ben has been emailing him regularly with threats, so surely he is not dead, but why won't the police listen to him???
This was a fast paced story that starts with the opening chapter and never lets up. Overall this was a good thriller although a tad unrealistic, but I liked it. 3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for an electronic ARC of this book to review. All opinions above are my own.

Thank you to the publisher, the author, and Netgalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for my candid opinion.

This was a compelling book and I anxiously wanted to know what happened and who did it. It is the story of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and how quickly things can spiral out of control.

Who is trying to frame him and why?

You will have to read this book to uncover the surprising ending

I really enjoyed this book! In fact, I texted a friend at the beginning and said ‘only 3% in and already wow!!’ It’s fast paced, a true page turner as the action never ceases. The entire story is from Joe’s POV, and I actually felt fear for his outcome the further into it we got.

I did not expect the twisty conclusion at all. This story is really full of lies. But I still wanted to shake some of the other characters and say ‘Believe joe!! He’s telling the truth!!’ This is the kind of story you’ll want to clear your calendar for and take in in one day.

Thank you to netgalley for an advanced copy.

Joe Lynch has the perfect life – or so he thought. He suddenly discovers that he never really knew his wife. How much of their relationship has been based on lies?

While out with his son William one afternoon he happens to see his wife out on her car instead of at work. William was given a certificate at school and wants his mother to see it. So Joe decides to surprise Mel and follows her into a hotel car park. He then sees her having an argument with her best friend’s husband Ben. After Mel leaves, Joe confronts Ben and there is an altercation. Thus begins the destruction of Joe’s “perfect” life. Through texts and emails Ben tells Joe he is going to take everything from him – everything!

The suspense starts early in the book and builds with each chapter. Is there no end to the depth of betrayal here? A real page turner! While the characters were not very well developed, this is still a compulsive read. If you were not wary of how technology can be used against you before reading this book, you will be when you complete this well written psychological thriller.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Lies by T.M. Logan is a good page-turner. The introduction is really catchy and I wanted to know what happens next. A great read!

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

*I read and reviewed and ARC of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own*
DNF @ 42%

Started out interested in what was going on -- hoping it wouldn't be what it looked like.
Well, now I'm convinced it is what it looked like.

The difficult part of this review is not spoiling what was going on in case someone isn't figuring it out. I will say this though, the problem that unfolds doesn't prove "his whole life is a lie" it is such an over-exaggeration! I would have thought it would be something world shattering and possible involving conspiracy theories. I also was so frustrated with his decision regarding his wife. UGH.

The main character is a bit bland, but he is also a great dad who isn't concerned with rising to the top-- he's happy with his life as it is. It is always great to read books without the macho bloodthirsty male-- I hope this doesn't change as the book goes on, especially since it is commented on so much.

This is one I think some people will like, but the content might annoy or bother other people.

I have to say that I wish the title was different because LIES was a bit boring and I almost past it up. I'm so glad I gave it a chance because LIES was anything but boring! At first I thought I had figured the whole plot out at the beginning, ha ha but of course I was wrong, so very wrong. There were so many twist and turns in this book, oh and cliff hangers at almost every chapter that kept you wanting more. I love a book like this that keeps you on the edge and totally surprises you at the end. It's hard to get a 5 star from me in a thriller. But this book deserves it.

The book is written with the point of view of the main character Joe. And what realistic glimpse inside what the thoughts and reactions would be for a character, leading a nice normal life, who suddenly finds that everything he believed about his marriage was a pack of lies. To top it off, someone he thought was somewhat of friend, has set out to ruin him.

The plot unfolds slowly, and kept me on zipping through the pages as more information came to light, and it became apparent that I didn’t really know who to trust which made it all the more nerve racking.

This book was one of best psychological thrillers I have read recently, and it is definitely worth 5 stars.

I received an advance copy of this book from netgalley for review.

I really liked it, it was interesting and twisty, most of which I didn't expect. I thought it was a little drawn out though, and there were some odd parts that I didn't think made sense.

Joe is driving with his son Will, playing a game, calling out car makes, when Will spots a car like his mom drives. Joe realizes it is her car and decides to surprise her. As he approaches, Joe sees his wife arguing with another man, a friend of theirs, but they split up before catches up to them. When he sees her later at home, she denies it initially. Eventually she admits to an affair. When the man doesn't return, Joe is suspected of murder.

I really enjoyed this book! Lies by T.M. Logan was an amazing, gripping, page-turning thriller! The author knew just how to give the reader subtle clues that make sense upon reflection but still provide a shocking plot-twist at the end of a first-read. The book also describes a situation that I’ve heard countless stories of (and am terrified of) concerning wrongful arrests. Evidence can be misconstrued in so many different ways to prove innocence or guilt and it’s actually terrifying to see how someone’s reputation can be destroyed in a matter of hours/days. This will make you question everything and everyone you think you know, in real life and in the novel itself. Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for the free digital copy in exchange for a review.

I liked this book. Solid, solid like…after finding out his wife has been carrying on an affair behind his back, Joe is caught up in a cat-and-mouse game with the “other man”, who is hell-bent on destroying Joe’s life. While I thought the mystery dragged a bit and the book itself could have used some editing, the characters and story were interesting enough to keep me engaged and I thought the twist ending was sufficiently entertaining. If you enjoyed #WomanInTheWindow and #TheWifeBetweenUs, I think you’ll enjoy this one. Thanks as always to #netgalley and #stmartinspress for the advanced copy, this one comes out this Tuesday, 9/11!

Thank you Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for an early release of Lies by T. M. Logan. Whoa what a roller coaster ride of a book! Amazing! I could not put it down, I read it in one night. I totally did not see that ending. Fantastic.

When you are reading a book and you are sure you know the ending..and then you are wrong, not just a little wrong, but way wrong...but it is even better than what you imagined...yeah..that is what occurred when I read Lies.

I read this book in one setting and now I can’t stop thinking about it. Brilliantly written and full of a vivid setting and well developed characters. I felt as though I was there with Joe and experiencing the betrayals, the joys of his time with his son, confusions, sense of rush and doom, etc. The play on lies, technology, appearances and personal history is quite captivating and very relevant to this story. I enjoyed the story as a whole, but I loved the ending and how everything was wrapped up for us readers. While I was reading the story, I noticed how time was given to all the main and secondary characters, but once I finished and was blown away by the who in terms of the villain and the savior, I realized that there had been some clues in the story all along!

I really enjoyed this thriller and I look forward to reading more from this author. Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the chance to read this story and share my opinions!

Infuriatingly twisted!

I thought I knew where this book was going from a fairly early point. It was so infuriating knowing Joe had not committed a crime but seeing him framed. However, I did NOT see the ending coming. Totally threw me for a loop! This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time wanting "Ben" to get caught. I don't want to spoil so I won't say any more!

Fantastic read...very gripping! I don't want to give anything away so it's hard to really review this one. Highly recommend for anyone interested in a mystery.