This book was so good that I would give it ten stars if I could! The pace is quick and attention-getting with short chapters that draw you into the story right away. Joe thinks that he is happily married until he comes across Ben Delaney in a parking garage. Then his whole life changes and his world begins to collapse around him. Suspected of murder, Joe careens around wildly from place to place and person to person trying to prove his own innocence. Joe, or course, is the main character around whom the entire novel revolves. He is a school teacher who also is the main caretaker for William, a precocious four year old. The entire story is so believable and absorbing that you want to just help Joe out of his predicament, but you don’t know how that is possible either. The ending is absolutely twisted and breath-taking, and I assure you that you will not see it coming! This book releases on September 11th and I predict huge sales because it is astoundingly well-written. It is a spider web of a book that will pull you in and will not let you go!

Lies tells a story about Joe discovering that his wife, Mel, is having an affair with her best friend's husband, Ben, when one day his son notices his wife's blue VW Golf on the way home. He finds out that she was meeting Ben in a hotel and confronts Ben about it as he walking to the car in the underground parking lot.. Things got a little heated and Ben accidentally trip on his bag, fell backwards and hit his head on the floor. Unfortunately, his son got out of the car and saw Ben on the ground causing an asthma attack to hit him. Joe making a choice to save his son first, drove straight home to give him an inhaler as there was none to be found at hand. Upon returning to the parking lot afterwards, Joe finds that Ben is no longer there and concludes that he might have gone home and was alright. But it was discovered that Ben was missing and a police report was made by Ben's wife, Beth, Mel & Joe. However, Joe starts to receive messages that had to be from Ben threatening to tear his family apart sending him incriminating pictures of his wife taking naked selfies for his pleasure. Joe then discovers a stream of lies from his wife and further tumbling into a murder case of Ben with him as the suspect. His life turns into a whirlwind as he tries to stay afloat the situation, gathering evidence to clear his name but only to cause him to be a greater suspect.

At first, I thought the plot to be beating about the bush but I realise later that it was completely necessary to establish how dreadful the situation was. It was a gradual build to the climax which was towards the end when the whole event began to unfold itself to all the lies and conspiracy. It was a frustrating journey at the start seeing how stupid Joe could be sometimes but it got more and more exciting as it was nearing the climax.

The characters were well portrayed, showing their personality in detail. There were no loopholes and situations in the story that were left unexplained. The best part of the book was the unexpected plot twist at the end revealing the true nature of events. I would definitely recommend this book to those who can stand the suspense and enjoy the thrill of a wrong suspect enduring the ever growing dark conspiracy against him.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from St. Martin's Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

4.5 Stars

This was my first T.M. Logan book and I really enjoyed it. I loved the writing and I was kept guessing up until the end when the surprising twist happened!!! I love when I can't completely figure out a twist in a book. I enjoyed the storyline and the characters in the book and most of all I really grew to like Joe.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves psychological thrillers!!

Very intriguing book with twists and of course, a surprise at the end. I was frustrated by the main character and something didn't quite make sense about him being such a good guy and yet getting into that whole situation. Overall, would definitely recommend!

Very good read! From the beginning it keeps you guessing. Whenever you think your getting a handle on where the book is heading--it takes a turn in another direction. Very enjoyable and you can feel for the accused plight. Until the last few pages you are kept guessing. Just an enjoyable read.

If you like Gone Girl, you'll love this thriller. Legit had my heart racing to where I couldn't sleep at night and had to finish the next chapter!

Psychological thriller about seemingly happy family of Joe, his wife Mel, and young son William. One day driving home, William sees a car that looks like his mom's and Joe follows it.....and it is her (not at work where she is supposed to be) but ending up in a garage having a fight with a close friend that Joe observes. She leaves and Joe decides to talk to Ben (the friend) which does not go well. Ben disappears and the story takes off from there, lie after lie, a new twist with each. Interesting story and good writing, but nothing new for me as far as thrillers go, heavy concentration on social media and how modern technology has such an impact on a person's daily life. Worth reading for the fast pace and ending. I did think it was a little TOO long though!

What a ride T. M. Logan takes you on in this novel. I was hooked from the beginning and wanted to read the whole thing but unfortunately, I had to stop a few times. This book will make you wish you did not have any other obligations and could just on the beach reading it. Joe Lynch is an ordinary guy who one day while driving sees his friends car with his wife inside with him. Not sure at first what to make of it, Joe decides that he needs to see what is going on and when he finds out, all he’ll breaks loose. Joe is wanted for murder and the story at this point takes you around a lot of bends with an articulate and imaginative writer. As I do not want to spoil the story for you, I will just say that I love mysteries and The Whodunnit type novels so this one was right up my alley. I want to read more by this author and I sure hope that this book gets in the hands of a lot of people. It is an amazing story.

Thanks to netgalley as well as the author/publisher for the chance to read this novel in exchange for my honest review.

5 out of 5 for this one!

Joe Lynch is blissfully happy with his life. He has a wonderful wife and son, a job he loves and the opportunity to spend more time with his family.

Then, Joe sees his wife entering a parking garage and chooses to follow her. After witnessing her arguing with another man, he makes a decision that will have serious repercussions.

I found Joe incredibly likeable, but very gullible. That did not detract from the book, as I found myself anxious to find out what would happen to him. I enjoy psychological suspense and thrillers and this one definitely had me hooked.

Many twists and turns in this edge of your seat thriller. Joe is a nice guy, father to a little boy, Willam, and married to Mel. There is an incident in a parking garage that sets in motion an escalating chain of events in this young family's life. The story is told from Joe's perspective and very nerve-racking as he is suddenly thrown into a messy situation, including cyberbullying and accusations of crimes committed. No one believes him, other than the reader, Very good thriller.

Fantastic book! Made you feel like you were living the situations right along with the characters because it was so realistic! It was suspenseful and surprising - the only reason it took me 2 days to read is because I have to work! Can’t wait for more titles from this author!

I didn’t see that coming, I thought I had it figured out. I was so sure I knew who was behind the lies to hurt Joseph Lynch. I was wrong. This was a great story. My favorite lines “It’s the doing. The being. The experience of it.” Don’t let your electronics experience your life for you!!!

How real is your reality?
How different would your life be if you had been five seconds faster or five seconds slower? Joe Lynch is driving home when his four year old son spots his mother’s car in the traffic. He follows his wife, Mel, into an underground car park of the Premier Inn hotel and witnesses an encounter between her and a family friend, Ben Delaney, married to one of Mel’s closest friends. An encounter where Ben is downright angry, his face dark with frustration. Not wishing to intrude, he retreats to wait for his wife in the parking garage. Joe misses Mel on her way out but bumps into Ben as he steps off the lift and confronts him about meeting Mel. Ben at first denies it and then whirls on Joe, grabbing him by his shirt and slamming him against his car while yelling “You have no idea, you big, daft bastard. You’re so dense that you haven’t seen it have you?” Joe shoves Ben, who stumbles, trips over his briefcase, falls and cracks his head on the concrete, lying there immobile with blood seeping out of his ear. Joe’s son witnesses this and it triggers an asthma attack but the inhaler is not in the car or in the bag. Joe has no choice but to leave Ben and rush home for the spare inhaler. When his son is stable, Joe returns to the car park but both Ben and his car are gone.
The next day Joe’s life changes and nothing will ever be as it was before. His reality becomes his biggest nightmare and he tries everything he can to put things right; things that will never be right again.
An explosive novel that grips you from the first page and blows your mind with an ending that you would never have imagined. It is expertly written by someone who is up to date with the latest technology and shows just how vulnerable we are to people taking over and manipulating our lives in cyberspace and the devastating consequences of these actions over which we have no control. After reading this book you will modify your privacy settings if you have a Facebook account!

That could never happen in real life.....or could it?

What makes Lies so relatable is that any one of us could find ourselves in the wrong place, wrong time. We could have a total innocuous Google search come back to haunt us. The author has a good grasp on how social media can be twisted to hurt someone, make them believe something that isn't true, or ruin their reputation.

What is the lie? Any one of the characters in this novel could be telling a lie.

Nobody is ever where they are supposed to be.

Has Joe hurt his friend, Ben, or Ben gaslighting Joe?

Is Joe's wife having an affair, or is Ben stalking her?

Is Joe an unreliable narrator, or just incredibly naive?

The tension is held throughout the narrative. I wanted to race ahead to the next chapter (just one more......okay, just ONE more....) because sometimes the tension was just that good. I partially guessed the ending, but the way it was revealed was a complete surprise. I can't wait to read more from this author!

This is a great mystery. The characters were written with layers upon layers that got peeled away to reveal who they really are. The plot is interesting and I got totally involved in thinking what really happened and trying to make sense of the information given. It was hard for me to stop reading. I'd tell myself I'll read one more chapter and I'd wind up reading four. The ending was a major surprise. I never saw it coming but then I started thinking back to certain clues and situations and I'd wonder why didn't I see that? T M Logan has written a book worthy of five stars.

I received an Advanced Reader's Copy through NetGalley. I am pleased to voluntarily write this review.
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Wow!! A really good psychological thriller. Was not expecting the twist at the end! Clever writing!

What if one day you realized everything that you know - everything you thought you knew was just actually a lifetime worth of lies? After all, no matter how big or small - a lie is a lie.

Joe Lynch thought he had it all -a rewarding job, a dedicated wife and a wonderful son. That’s is until Joe made a spur-of-the-moment decision that would forever change his life. Joe is faced with the fact that sadly life comes with no “reset” option. In life, you can’t take anything back and you can’t undo your actions. Often, you just have suck it up and accept the consequences.

Lies, is a tense, torrid tale of deception. Beautifully written to keep you guessing up till the end! I give this twisty tale 5 stars!❤️

Read this on the plane and wished for a few more hours in the air. Fast paced, page turning mystery. Cunning twists but I didn’t figure it out until close to the end. Definitely worth the read!!

I read this book in two sittings. I am usually able to figure out about 3/4 of the way through a book how it is going to end. I never saw the ending coming!

It had me from the first chapter. I really liked the main character. Very suspensful. A page turner I couldn't put down. First book I have read by this author and am definately interested in reading more.