Thank you, Netgalley, James Patterson, Davis Ellis, and Little Brown and company for the advance copy of "Lies He Told Me.""

Dave and Marcie live in a small town. He is the owner of a pub and she is a local lawyer. They have two kids and their lives seem perfect.Dave and Marcie are celebrating Dave birthday, reminiscing of their engagement by a local bridge when, unexpectedly, a car goes crashing off the bridge into the river. Dave doesn't hesitate to rescue the victim but his heroism open doors that reveal the Lies He has told . Will anyone escape the Lies or will they consume everything?

Lies He Told Me will become available Sept 30, 2024. Thank you again for the advance for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this novel. Had me interested from the very beginning. Highly recommend. Thanks NetGalley for the advanced copy. #LiesHeToldMe #NetGalley

David and Marcie are out for their anniversary when they see a car erratically drive off a bridge and into the river. David jumps into action to try and save the man inside, and in doing so becomes a local hero and a viral sensation. Except once his face is broadcast everywhere, dangerous people from his past resurface and Marcie has no idea what he’s been hiding all these years.

This was a great read! It was fast-paced with short chapters and a lot of momentum throughout. There was a little bit about the mob (not usually my thing), but it worked with this story. I would highly recommend this one!

4.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown for the free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

This delivers everything we expect from James Patterson. A mystery/thriller with twists and turns and great writing. It was a quick read, had me wanting to keep going throughout.

David and Marcie Bowers have it all. David owns a restaurant/pub, Marcie owns her own family law practice, they have two wonderful children, a beautiful house, everything they want. Until secrets emerge, lies are uncovered, and things go very wrong.

A fast-paced thriller with a lot of twists and turns, danger, deceit, and so much more! Loved it!

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I have read numerous books by James Patterson, and this book is a very good collaboration with David Ellis. Central to the story are Marcie and David Bowers, a married couple living outside of Chicago in Hemingway Grove. There are lots of twists and turns and a satisfying conclusion. This story starts slowly and becomes fast paced, a good weekend read. Recommended.

Wow! It was really hard to put this James Patterson book down! I've read almost all his books and this is one of my new faves. Marcie is an attorney and the mother of two and her husband is a liar with a secret life. Her husband, David, owns the local pub. One night he dives into the river to save a drowning man and becomes a hero with is face splashed all over the media nationwide. Soon after, the trouble starts. Get ready to go on a wild ride with this book. I highly recommend it. Thanks to @NetGalley for the ARC of this great book.

A fantastic, intense thriller by two excellent authors. This novel was full of suspense and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time!! This is a unique, intriguing and complex plot with an interesting cast of characters. Highly recommended to anyone who likes psychological thrillers, legal thrillers as well as detective/mystery novels!!

ARC 📖 Review: Lies He Told Me by James Patterson and David Ellis
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Pub Date: 9/30/24

I’m a huge @david_ellis_author fan so of course I had to request the arc for his new book with James Patterson! This was so fast paced and I LOVE a short chapter 😍 this just makes you never want to put it down. Highly recommend this SERIOUSLY twisty thriller! Thank you @netgalley and @littlebrown for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!

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She’s in love―with a liar.

An attorney and mother of two discovers her husband’s secret life—and it might cost them all their lives.

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I think David Ellis is my favorite JP co-author. He does a great job developing the characters, and always puts in some great twists that you don't see coming. Very clever for a fast-paced thriller!

Marcie almost loses her husband when he jumps in a river to save a man after his car drove off a bridge. A short time later, weird things start happening around their house. The coffee pot in the dryer, a missing court badge, their dog goes missing and then mysteriously reappears back in their yard. There is definitely something strange going on.

The story is told mainly from Marcie's POV in the 1st person, but also various other characters' POV, including the mysterious 'bad guy' and the local police sergeant, Kyle, who was also Marcie's high school boyfriend.

With so many twists all the way through, and quick, short chapters, this book was hard to put down!

This was my first novel by either James Patterson or David Ellis and WOW, I think I've been missing out!

I absolutely DEVOURED this fast paced, exciting and twisty thriller. This book scoots you right along, with short chapters, lots of energy and never a dull moment, I think I read this in two sittings.

I adored the main character, Marcie. I love a strong female main character who is willing to go to any lengths to protect the people she loves. I loved her faith, her passion and her ability to go balls to the wall in a terrifying situation. She is smart, savvy and a badass.

This book hits you with twist after twist. The moment you think you know what's going on, it slaps you across the face with something new and forces you to rethink what you thought you knew.

Lies He Told Me was wildly entertaining and gets a resounding 5 stars from me!

Marcie and David Bowers were living a quiet life with their 2 children in Illinois, with Marcie being an attorney and David owning a pub. That all changes one day when David jumps in a river to save a man who was drowning. His picture is all over the news and suddenly strange things start happening to them. They find things moved in their home, and lose their dog amongst other things. Turns out, Marcie never really knew her husband David. Was his real name even David? The rest of the book follows the characters on a hunt for stolen money.

I have always enjoyed James Patterson and recently became a fan of David Ellis so I was thrilled to read this book. In typical Patterson fashion, the chapters are very short and end with suspense making you want to read, ‘just one more chapter’. As seems to be a theme for Ellis, there are some wild twists throughout the story that I did not see coming. About 3/4 of the way through the book I was skeptical they were going to be able to bring all the ends together but I shouldn’t have worried because all of the questions I had were answered by the end.

I would recommend this for anyone looking for a suspenseful thriller and a quick read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Little Brown and Co for providing me this advanced readers copy.

I really enjoyed this one. Lots of twists and turns, some that felt predictable but don’t worry another comes along to throw you completely off. Fast paced and easy to read!

This book was slow and I struggled to finish it. The characters were underwhelming and honestly didn’t matter to me. I was not invested in any of them or their survival.

As a huge Patterson and Ellis fan I was extremely excited to get this book and it did not disappoint. Marcie is a local attorney, mother of two, and married to a man she thinks she knows but doesn’t. David is a pub owner who is devoted to his wife and family, so when he jumps in a river to save a man drowning and his picture is plastered on social media strange things start happening to his family. Fast paced, addictive, totally original story that is not to be missed.

David Ellis is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I have loved James Patterson since I was a kid so when I saw this come out I knew I had to read it.

David and Marcie Bowers are the ultimate power couple. She’s a lawyer and he owns a local pub. They are also parents and home life is a bit chaotic. They are trying to handle homework and practice, packing lunches and drop off while also balancing two careers. This family feels normal and relatable. Suddenly they are forced into the lime light when David rescues a drowning man out of the river. Their lives start to spiral out of control and David is not who you think he is.

This book was really good. It’s fast paced and full of twists but also has good character development.

I need these two authors to keep writing books together!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for a copy of this book!

The Lies He Told me by James Patterson and David Ellis is a really good book.
It has a common theme. Marcie and David are out celebrating their anniversary when Daivd saves a man’s life and becomes the town hero.
Soon strange things start to happen and Davids past comes out.
I really liked the writing. I have always enjoyed David Ellis’ books and this one with the help of James Paterson is particularly good.
The book is fast paced, and the ending is unexpected. Recommended

Lies He Told Me keeps the reader off-balance from the beginning. David and Marcie Bowers are celebrating their anniversary, when a heroic action by David saves a man's life and makes the news. Shortly afterward, strange things begin happening to the Bowers. Harmless...but unnerving.

Eventually, it is clear that the events are not random and that the Bowers are being targeted. Marcie can't imagine why, and David tries to write the events off.

How well does Marcie know David? The David before the two met may have secrets to hide.

The short chapters keep the reader turning pages and the twists were often unexpected.

Fast-paced and entertaining!

Lies He Told Me was an extraordinary, cleverly written thriller that tugged at my heart strings.

Going into reading this book, I was confident that I’d enjoy it. But, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it.

It really didn’t feel like it was written by 2 separate authors. While I was able to detect their individual influences, it felt entirely harmonious.

There wasn’t a single moment where the plot dragged for me. I wouldn’t say it was loaded with twists, but when they came up, they hit me like a Mack truck and shook up the entire story.

I feel like this book would make the perfect movie!

Read if you like:

✨Small town settings
✨Deceitful spouses
✨Clever storylines
✨Mama Bear FMC’s
✨Unexpected allies

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Little, Brown Company for the opportunity to read this e-ARC!

Very good book! It kept me guessing until the end. I stayed up all night reading. I would definitely recommend!