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What if your whole life was based on lies?

Joe is a devoted loving father and husband. He is a happy man, happy with were he is in life, at work and with his marriage to Mel. What if all that was a lie, what if everything you thought about your adult life was a lie? Do you really know the people in our lives?

This domestic thriller had me really wanting to know what was going to happen next. The build up was great, until the middle of the book, it just dragged on for me. I really didn't enjoy the ending, after all that build up, I just wanted more from it.

Six days ago, Joe Lynch was a happily married man, a devoted father, and a respected teacher living in a well-to-do London suburb. But that was before he spotted his wife’s car entering a hotel parking garage. Before he saw her in a heated argument with her best friend’s husband. Before Joe confronted the other man in an altercation where he left him for dead, bleeding and unconscious.

Now, Joe’s life is unraveling. His wife has lied to him. Her deception has put their entire family in jeopardy. The man she met at the hotel has vanished. And as the police investigate his disappearance, suspicion falls on Joe.

Unable to trust the woman he loves, Joe finds himself at the mercy of her revelations and deceits, unsure of who or what to believe. All he knows is that her actions have brought someone dangerous into their lives—someone obsessed with her and determined to tear Joe’s world apart.

What if your whole life was based on LIES?

My Thoughts: I was immediately hooked on Lies, as the pages quickly turned and more and more duplicity was revealed.

Joe’s first person narrative carried us along, our feelings heightened with each lie revealed, and as we followed each step he took, we were unsure of who the enemies would turn out to be, and whose life would be endangered next.

Joe and Mel’s son William, a sweet four-year-old who was precocious and spoke up with his thoughts and needs, was such a treat, but his vulnerability intensified my hope that Joe would find the answers he sought.

From the beginning, I distrusted Mel. Initially, she seemed loving, but as she began to share the lies, a bit at a time, the tidbits handed out in pieces, it was easy to see that she had a lot more hidden. Her façade was intact, though, making it hard to penetrate it in the quest for full disclosure.

What is the end game for the liars? Is Beth’s husband Ben the evil perpetrator, or is there more to the story? Why are the police so quickly targeting Joe? Who has set up the perfect trap, and why?

Even though I didn’t believe the stories Mel was telling, I wasn’t prepared for what came out in the stunning conclusion. Intense and horrifying, I couldn’t breathe while the events played out.

***My e-ARC came from the publisher via NetGalley.

This book was full of twists and turns. It started off a little jarring (to me) with so many bad things happening to the main character so quickly, but I was glad I hung in there. I never saw the ending coming until it was revealed.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ABSOLUTE GEM! This book was great from start to finish. I love books that I can't figure out the "whodunnit". This was a believable story, too. I could not find a single scenario that I didn't think "I would have done the same thing" in that position. It was intriguing, fast fast paced and I read it in a matter of hours. 5 stars all the way! I have not read a book that kept me going like this for a very long time!

Joe is just your average guy, going about his daily life. Until one fateful day when he’s driving down the freeway with his 4 year old, William. William spots his mommy’s car and begs his daddy to follow it so they can surprise her. Joe does so, following her car to a hotel parking lot where he then witnesses her having a strange conversation with family friend, Ben. As his wife drives off after the encounter, Joe confronts Ben. The conversation gets heated, and Joe ends up shoving Ben so hard he falls to the ground, seemingly unconscious. Before Joe can make sure Ben’s alright, William begins having an asthma attack and Joe has to rush off to help him. By the time he comes back to check on him, Ben is gone.

And this is when it all begins to unravel for Joe.

This book is absolutely stunning... It immediately sucks you in and takes you on this crazy ride where every page takes you further down the rabbit hole, and you’re constantly wondering when you’re finally going to hit the bottom. Then when you finally do, you are speechless because you never, in all honesty, saw THAT coming. At least, that’s 100% how I felt.

If I had to describe this book in three words they would probably be: thrilling, surprising, unsettling. I was NEVER able to anticipate what was going to happen next. I consider myself to be a kind of cynical reader, either guessing the twists, or not being impressed by them. I usually come out of a thriller/mystery novel feeling disappointed, which is why I’ve shied away from this genre in recent years. This book, though...just writing this review has my heart pounding again because I’m thinking about the story. I don’t think any other book has actually made my heart physically pound like this one did. I could not flip through the pages quickly enough.

One aspect this book deals with extensively is the role of technology and social media in our lives, and how these things can be used against us. It’s so unsettling to watch one man’s life fall apart right before his eyes in and of itself, but the role of technology and social media just made it that much more terrifying.

This book will definitely take you on a journey. You will become Joe Lynch. You will watch your life, and everything you thought you knew, systematically unravel piece by piece. And you will feel as powerless as he did. Your heart will race, your palms will sweat. You will question everything.

I mentioned that this book was unsettling. For me, this was partly due to the things mentioned above, but also due to family dynamics. This books deals with infidelity and marital issues. Pair that with an innocent and loving 4 year old who doesn’t understand what’s going on, and cue my heart breaking. Including the 4 year old in this story really adds an entirely new and heart-wrenching dimension. Just be aware.

I just can’t stop thinking about this book. The level of betrayal. The depth of the lies. It was like watching this awful train wreck, but you just can’t look away. You keep hoping, somehow, you’re going to watch the passengers limp out alive. That somehow, some way, they’re going to survive this...

*Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with a free advance review copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. This review appears on GoodReads, my Facebook page, and will be posted to retail sites once published.*

Holy cow! Now I know why everyone is ranting and raving about this book! Its one that draws you in from page one and doesn't let go until they Final Twisty turn! Absolutely thought this book was brilliant! Will be watching for more from this author.
Will be reviewing and recommending, using in a daily challenge, and chatting about it in Chapter Chatter Pub!

Enjoyed this book - had me guessing until the end. Finished in 2 days. Thanks for the opportunity!!

Unfortunately, I did not find this book to be very believable. I felt disconnected throughout the entire time. Hoping that I would be able to lose myself in the characters and the plot, but was instead bored. I knew very early on that Mel was the one involved and that the only thing that could make sense would be if Beth was in on it, and of course that ended up being the case. Thank you for giving me the chance to read.

Alright, this book was good enough to keep me from checking my instagram while reading....and to be quite frank, I would have given it 4 stars had I not figured out the ending as soon as I did. This book definitely reminded me of Gone Girl - a wife that wanted her way, but had to frame a husband, a few hiccups in a poorly constructed plan, and a police force that obviously puts the blame on the husband. I'd call this a beachy read, something that is good enough to have for a book club or recommend to a friend you don't know very well, but I definitely wouldn't put this in my top 5 for the year.

What a ride this book took me on! It was a heart-pounding journey, a great mix of trying to unravel the puzzle (which I absolutely failed at) and just feeling bad about the events taking place. This poor guy. I mean what in the world was going on? I love books you can't figure out until the author lays it out for you. It was hard to put down, a story I thought about even when I wasn't reading it. I don't want to say much because it has the chance of giving something away.

I will say, I'm primarily a reader of love stories. I read books like this once in awhile to get a little something different. And this exceeded all expectations. I couldn't have told from just the blurb how crazy of a story I was about to fall into. I will definitely look for more from this author in the future.

What a suspenseful read! Lies by TM Logan will keep you guessing right up until the very end, This is one of the few books where I felt just as lost as our main character through almost the entire read! This is one twisting, turning, nonstop, exciting story. I don’t want to say too much or I’m afraid I’ll reveal one of the secrets and it’s so worth reading that I don’t want to spoil anything! This one is definitely worth your time!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review "Lies" by T.M. Logan.

One minute you're happy and content going about your normal day, and the next minute your whole world comes crashing down. That is what happened to Joe Lynch in Lies. Joe is just an average person who is devoted to his family. Life is great until one day it isn't. One impulsive decision will start a downward spiral. The first half of the book is very intense and couldn't put the book down. Just when i thought I knew who was involved the twist and turns started. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to more from this author.

This was a truly engaging story. I read it in only a few sittings and although I kept guessing I didn’t figure out the ending twist. There were a few small plot holes but overall really well done. But Joe, you really were too trusting and predictable! A good who done it and a big thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the ARC. Grab your copy and enjoy!

This was a great psychological thriller. It pulled me in from the beginning and held my attention throughout. I thought I had it figured out, but I definitely didn't see the twist coming in the end! This book goes to show how one seemingly-inconsequential decision can change the course of your whole life. In Joe's case, this decision was to follow his wife's car into a hotel parking garage after his son, William, spotted it in traffic. The events that happen afterward as a result of this split-second decision, will have Joe questioning everything he thought he knew about his wife and her friends. This was a good book and I would read it, and others from this author, again.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review "Lies" by T.M. Logan.

The story begins with Joe and his son, Wills, riding in the car, when a Wills spots his mom's car heading to a local hotel and Joe follows her. Joe sees his wife, Mel, arguing with her best friend, Beth's, husband Ben. Joe confronts Ben in the parking garage, which leads to an altercation that leaves Ben unresponsive. Wills sees blood coming fron Ben's head triggering an asthma attack. Joe struggles with who to help, but ultimately leaves to get his son help. When Joe returns to the garage, Ben and his car are nowhere to be found, but Beth reports him missing when he never returns home. Joe's suspicions about his wife and Ben having an affair are later confirmed by Beth, which makes Joe a suspect in Ben's disappearance. Through social media, texts, spyware, and computer viruses, Ben communicates with Joe, but Joe is unable to prove this to the police all the while planting evidence that frames Joe so he and Mel can be together,

Lies pulled me in from the beginning, it created such a feeling of suspense and anxiety for Joe that I had to put it down several times just to calm down. The characters were well developed and carefully integrated into the storyline and the plot was well thought out. Although the nature of the book made me suspicious of everyone, the twist at the end caught me off guard! This was an excellent book that I would recommend to others interested in psychological thrillers!
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I DNF'd this one at 40% - I just couldn't get into it. I have a hunch as to what was happening, but I really didn't care for any of the characters. This one seemed a little far-fetched/the main character was too gullible for me. If you like thrilers this might be a good one for you but it was not able to hold my interest. I debated skimming to find out what happened but I found that I was apathetic towards the outcome.

I feel like I’ve read at least a hundred domestic-suspense thrillers with female protagonists; Lies by T.M. Logan is the rare novel told from a man’s point of view. If it does well, does that mean that we’ll be getting a slew of books with titles like The Man on the Train and Gone Guy?

Logan’s first-person narrator is Joe Lynch, a London teacher who is happily married to Mel and the father of an adorable four-year-old named William. Naturally, he finds out that his perfect life isn’t quite so perfect after all; Mel is having an affair with Ben, her best friend’s husband. Unlike Joe, a relatively unambitious family man, Ben is a relentless go-getter who drives fancy cars (“a pearl-white Porsche Cayenne with the number plate W1NNR”) and is a self-made tech millionaire. Now it seems that Ben wants Mel, and will stop at nothing to make that happen. Getting Joe out of the way appears to be #1 on his to-do list.

After a confrontation between the two men, Ben disappears, and gradually, Joe realizes that Ben is in hiding and trying to frame him for his murder. Ben has plenty of money and tech smarts at his disposal, and while Mel claims that she’s broken it off and is no longer in touch with Ben, Joe isn’t sure whether or not that’s actually true. Now, if you stop and think about it for 30 seconds, the obvious problem with this strategy is that it would require Ben to stay away forever, otherwise it would immediately become clear that Joe could not have killed him. Is he planning to sweep Mel off to a private island?

Meanwhile, it seems to be working, because the police are convinced that Joe is hiding something. He can’t trust his wife, his best friend has deserted him, he’s been put on leave from his job, and even his own lawyer seems to suspect that he’s guilty. He will have to come up with a plan to prove his own innocence.

Naturally, there are twists a-plenty, some of them more plausible than others. I did appreciate the fact that Joe is a nice guy and a reliable narrator (the reader always knows exactly as much as he does). In this genre of novel, a good man is hard to find, making Lies a welcome change of pace in a crowded field.

Publication Date: Originally published Jan 17, 2017 by twenty7. This book is being republished by St. Martin’s Press on Sept. 11, 2018. Pre-Pub edition of this book courtesy of Net Galley.

Summary: Joe Lynch’s contented life veers completely off course the day his four-year-old son spots his mother’s car as they’re driving on the freeway. Young William, all excited, wants to follow his Mommy and show her his certificate from school. Joe cheerfully obliges and follows his wife’s car into the parking area of a hotel. Although a bit odd, Joe knows his wife, Mel, meets with clients in a variety of places.

Joe spots her sitting at a table in the hotel with someone he recognizes, Ben Delaney, the husband of one of Mel’s closest friends. They’re arguing. Ben is obviously very angry. Joe backs away from the scene into the parking garage and texts his wife to ask if she’s okay, but she doesn’t reply. He is unable to catch up with her when she exits the garage, visibly upset.

When Ben emerges from the elevator, Joe, not very adept at confrontation, asks him if he’s seen Mel. Ben denies it. Joe persists, and Ben gets angry, grabs Joe and slams him into the side of his SUV. Joe pushes back, and Ben falls onto the pavement, blood streaming out of one ear.

William, having observed this altercation, has a bad asthma attack. Joe doesn’t have his son’s inhaler with him, so he rushes him home. When he comes back a short time later to check on Ben, the man and his SUV are gone.

Shortly after this event, Joe discovers his wife has been lying to him about a lot of things. He also starts getting threatening digital messages from Ben. The insidious messages and images pop up on his cell phone, Facebook page and even his computer. Ben’s wife has reported him missing to the police, but Joe is sure he’s alive, sending him these messages. To the police, however, there is no “proof of life” for Ben and Joe becomes the prime murder suspect.

Comments: This is one heck of a page turner! I read Lies in nearly one sitting. (Life sometimes gets in the way of reading, unfortunately). Every move that Joe made to try to solve the riddle of Ben’s whereabouts was derailed with pinpoint accuracy. As his life, work and marriage spiraled out of control, my heart was thumping, and my hands were gripping my kindle. At the time I read this book, I was dealing with some challenging problems of my own. This book was a much-needed total distraction – and it takes a lot to get my mind to stop spinning OCD style.

Very highly recommended for fans of psychological thrillers.

Thank you to Net Galley and St. Martin's Press for the chance to read and review this book.
This mystery is a thrill a minute. Every time I thought I had it figured out, I was wrong. The story had lots of twists and turns-didn't anticipate the ending. I will be looking for more by this author!

Maybe I'm really reviewing just a character and not a book, but I hate Joe. He's the main character, a put-upon married man, happily floundering away in a marital and career rut. He is too trusting, too quick acting, not quick thinking enough. He's an idiot. He can't remember important details that will help him, and he blurts out things that will hurt him.

Joe's failure to take advantage of basic, modern technology to aid him really infuriated me.

I liked the author's writing enough to keep reading to the end. The plot interesting, suspenseful and mysterious. I wanted to know how it ended. For me, though, this is only 3 stars.