When young Meg and her ailing Mother are tricked out of their family home by a sinister wannabe-politician, Meg vows to get revenge. Thus begins a plot over a decade in the making as Meg maps out the ultimate con. Meanwhile, a struggling local reporter named Kat has her own motives for following Meg's whereabouts over the years and uncovering her seemingly devious past.

While there were not many twists and turns to be had in <u>The Lies I Tell</u> this was a fun and entertaining thriller following two strong-willed and likable female leads. I enjoyed both Meg's and Kat's perspectives and felt that they equally bolstered the narrative. I wouldn't necessarily classify this as a thriller or mystery, but in my opinion, this was much more entertaining than Clark's previous novel.

I really liked this one! What another great book by Julie Clark. Really suspenseful mystery and I loved the dual POVs and flashboacks.

Investigative journalist Kat Roberts receives a tip that leads her into a traumatic situation and damages her life and career. She knows who the tip came from and sets her mind for revenge on that woman.m, Meg Williams. Meg is a con artist who swindles her way through life. Ten years after her trauma, Meg reappears and Kat is determined to reveal her crimes.

The Lies I Tell definitely held my interest throughout, keeping me locked in suspense. Two unreliable narrators who lie their way through the book make it hard to tell what is real and who to trust. I love that in a domestic thriller! And with that major twist at the end, I’m still wondering. Great read!

3.75 rounded up. Perfect summer thriller. Cat and mouse story between a con artist and a reporter Kat who after 10 years has found the woman who upended her life. Determined to be the one who takes her down Kat works on finally exposing her only to learn that everything is not as it seems. Twisty, turvy, this one was such a fun ride. I'm a sucker for a con artist story if done correctly and this one is well done. Loved it.

This compulsive game of cat and mouse had me hooked and questioning who is actually the bad guy?
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Meg goes by many different personas and Kat is bound and determined to figure her out. This was such a quick read. I could not wait to get to the end to figure out Meg’s endgame and it was definitely rewarding!

Huge thanks to #sourcebookscasa and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review

AMAZING! I couldn’t put this book down. I was always on the edge of my seat and was surprised all the way to the end.

Loved this fast moving twisty thriller! I saw it described as a modern day Robin Hood - which is perfect. There are two women - Meg and Kat - and in the beginning you are led to certain assumptions about each which by the end you realize were misjudged. Ending is great. I now need to read her first book which I have heard is just as good.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC. This book is available now - highly recommend!

Thank you to NETGALLEY for the advance reader copy of this book. Clark weaves another great story. Told in both Meg and Kate’s voices. Love the twists snd turns throughout. 5 stars!

I finished this one last month (once again, still working on those July reviews). The Lies I Tell started out really fast-paced and I couldn’t put it down. The pacing slowed a bit in the middle in my opinion but ended leaving me satisfied.

Meg is a con artist that everyone will love to root for. She ruins the lives of very bad men that have done terrible things to women in their lives. For her last con, she’s going for the man that upended her life in high school. Kat befriends her but is trying to pull a con of her own. I enjoyed the back and forth between these two women. Who is going to pull off their plan? Who is going to get caught? It wasn’t as suspenseful as I expected but more of a kick ass women story that left me smiling.

Thanks to Netgalley and Sourcebooks for this copy!

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The main character was so compelling and I had no idea where the story was going. The secondary character was a little bit of a drag (I personally can’t stand revenge-driven plot lines that have a weak through-thread. Like, this woman’s obsession with Meg was truly unbelievable to me.), but their connection grew on me. I probably also appreciated the ending more because of my disdain for Kat. Overall, solid thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley for the early copy!

I think I thought this book was going to be something completely different than what it was but it doesn't even matter because I loved it so much! While I wasn't a fan of Kat for most of the book, Meg was just so great she made up for anything I didn't like about Kat. The Lies I Tell was so good and everyone needs to read it!

I loved this book. Anytime a book centers around questionable protagonists and skewed sympathies, I'm all there. This novel did not disappoint. As a reader, it was hard to tell who you trusted and if it was okay to trust them. Gender-bent Robin Hood is where it's at. This would be fun to discuss with friends or a book club.

Highly recommend this gripping twisty thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. The novel is told in alternative POV’s of Kat & Meg. Reading about a con artist is always so captivating. I don’t want to spoil anything but thank you for the advance reader copy. Can’t wait for more novels from the author.

The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark is a twisty thriller about karma and con artists, antiheros and heroes. Check out this one for an unputdownable read!

I really enjoyed The Lies I tell by Julie Clark. It was a face paced book about two women who are out to avenge the wrongs they've been given. I enjoyed the alternate POV's from Meg and Kat and all in all, enjoyed BOTH characters--usually there's one I will dislike more than the other, but not in this case. A great summer thriller! Can't wait to read whatever Julie Clark comes up with next!!

I am happy to say I absolutely LOVED this one!

I loved the authors The Last Flight that came out last year, so I was excited to see she had a new one coming out this year! I flew through this one and read through it in just over a day. The ending was absolutely perfect I loved it so much. This book has alternating POVs between the two main characters as well as some alternating timelines. It did a great job of keeping my attention, and I really enjoyed the two female main characters and their relationship.

If this isn’t on your TBR please add it! If you don’t want to take my word for it Goodreads has this rated as a 4.25 so very good chances you would enjoy this one as well!

I really loved this book and could not put it down. I really enjoyed the dual perspective and found both women to be very likeable characters. I liked getting the backstory of Meg because even though she is a con artist, I found myself rooting for her because of the reason she is the way she is. Kat was annoying at first, but I ended up liking her by the end. Julie Clark is officially an auto-buy author for me and I can't wait to read more by her!

I LOVED The Last Flight and was so excited to read this one. It was less of a thriller than The Last Flight and more psychological suspense.

I also love stories about cons and con artists - I find them fascinating - so I loved reading about this woman who deceived others. What was her motivation and how did she operate. Then having a journalist chasing after her was really fun too.

Definitely recommend this!

Well this was a refreshing take on the villain. A cat and mouse story about a woman who is a con artist, and an investigative journalist who is ready to take her down. Both know who the other is, and both are set to finish their games. But who will come out the looser and who will be the winner.

I loved that the characters were morally grey. That there was no big twist in the end. And still loved the end, because everyone got what they deserved.

Can't say more - because spoilers. But brilliant characters, and definitely made me a fan of the author,

This is a cool twist on the con. Enter into your world a woman who can be anyone, to anyone. She will slide into your life and you won't realize that your world has changed until she is gone and you probably lost everything. Another woman wants to take her down from ruining her own life. Once they meet and become close, everything changes and neither is sure where to go from there. This is a must read!