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!

Lies by TM Logan is a really good phycological thriller with a lot of twists and turns and a surprise ending .

The characters are strong and well developed . You feel like you know them . Even though you want to yell at them for being so stupid at times.

It all begins Will , Joe and Mels young son sees his Moms car pull into a parking lot. Will wants to surprise his mommy So Joe follows .But it is Joe who gets surprised! His life as he knew it will never be the same. Every aspect of his life begins to spiral much beyond his control.

Thank you to TM Logan & Net Galley for the advaced copy for review.

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.

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC for my Kindle.
"Lies" was certainly a book about who can you believe or who was telling the truth. The plot was o.k., but I didn't like the story line.

Fascinating & Spellbinding
This is a good, fast enjoyable read. Funny and Tender. The plot is very provocative and kept my attention throughout. It is a very emotional book. I love this book. I couldn’t put it down. I want to read more of this author.

“What if your whole life was based on LIES?”

I enjoyed Lies a debut novel written by T.M. Logan, the writing was very good and did not seem like the authors first attempt which makes me very excited to read what he comes up with next!

The storyline was gripping and really pulled me in; I kept wondering if the main character, Joe Lynch might be an unreliable narrator.

Joe Lynch is driving with his 4 year old son William when William spies his mother’s car exiting the freeway. Joe and William decide to turn around and give an impromptu hello to, Mel, Joe’s wife of nine years. Joe finds Mel’s VW Golf in a hotel parking garage and he and Will go in to find her. When Joe approaches he sees his wife in a heated conversation with her good friend’s husband, Ben. What on Earth could the two of them be arguing about? Annnnnd THIS is where Joe begins to realize there are lies all around him, he is LIVING a lie!

“Lying well is a lot harder than most people think. Things get complicated, people lose track. ‘A liar should have a good memory,’ so they say. Most people don’t, not for this kind of thing”

“The harder you push, the more you struggle, the deeper the barb is buried.”

I liked Lies but I didn’t love it. There were so many things that were just too coincidental. If you can suspend reality a bit and just enjoy the ride, this one is for you! 3.75 stars out of 5!

***Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

When a husband discovers that his wife is somewhere she shouldn't be and follows her, he finds her in a heated argument with a "friend", and suddenly life as he knows it is different. What follows is a suspenseful and entertaining plot, that makes the reader question everything and everybody. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book. This book keeps you on edge from beginning to end. I loved all the lies! I could not put this book down. It has plenty of twists and turns throughout. It did drag a bit towards the end. The ending definitely was not what I was expecting. Very good debut from this author, I look forward to reading more in the future. Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for my advanced ebook copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book has given me a fresh look at how enmeshed our lives are in modern technology and how easily someone with nefarious intentions can turn your life upside down. In the very first chapter we meet Joe (clearly representing the average husband/father) and his son on their way home from school. The little guy's eagle eyes spot mummy's car on the highway and they follow her to her destination. Once they get there, the world begins to spin off its axis. Joe loses his cell phone in a parking garage confrontation and his life spirals out of control from there. The end was not at all what I suspected and for that and the haunting journey we are taken on with Joe, I give this book high marks.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for a digital ARC of this new psychological mystery/thriller.

Five stars for Liesby T. M. Logan. This story was a great read that was interesting and kept me guessing until the view end. Thank you for the opportunity to review.

Lies by T.M. Logan is a domestic thriller that is fast-paced and immediately addictive. The premise, while not entirely unique, is definitely catchy. One can only imagine what it would be like to drive by and see your spouse in a place they are not meant to be, with a person they are not meant to be with. The concept of unwittingly discovering layer upon layer of lies and deceit in one closest to you is probably a fear we can all relate to. At points this story felt overly dramatic, veering toward the far-fetched. Personally, I didn’t care for the shocking turn the story took toward the end, but it was a surprise. I appreciated the way the author incorporated technology and social media, real and futuristic, into the story, and the poignant, cautionary messages about the misuse, or overuse, of today’s technology. All-in-all, this was a binge-worthy read.

This book will have you one the edge of your seat from the very beginning. You will walk around doing your chores with this book in your hand. I highly recommend this book if you're looking for a fast read that will keep you entangled until the end. Thanks for the opportunity to review this book.

Huh? What just happened there? So many twists, expertly accomplished, leaves one gaping. Who's to be believed when everybody has something to hide? I love this stuff! Well done; get busy and give us more