OMG, you guys! Will and Sarah finally tied the knot! 🎉💍 I absolutely adore this couple! So, they’re off on their honeymoon, right? But guess what? The resort manager, who’s also the owner’s daughter, gets brutally murdered! 😱 Drama, drama, drama! This family is pure insanity, and I was on the edge of my seat, wanting to shake Will awake a few times.

Okay, so this one’s a bit milder compared to Karin's usual stuff, but hold on because the last few chapters? Mind-blowing! I did NOT see that twist coming! Another brilliant installment from Karin. Seriously, I can never get enough of Will and Sarah! Huge thanks to Netgalley and William Morrow for letting me read and review this ARC!

Karin Slaughter does it again! The story picks up on Will and Sara's honeymoon trip and all heck breaks loose. Will and Sara have grown on me over the years and it was great to see them make it official. As with other books in this series, it takes a while to get to the meat of this story. It was well worth the read in the end. I did not see that ending coming! Slaughter is an auto buy author for my store and home collection. Highly recommend

This is Why We Lied is my first Karin Slaughter book, and it unfortunately was not a favorite suspense novel of mine.

I have heard great things about this author and was really looking forward to this based off the synopsis. It had everything to make a strong suspense novel, but I did not find it to be incredibly thrilling nor super dark. I really just wanted to get to the end the whole time & wasn’t invested in the characters. However, I did keep reading, so it was somewhat enjoyable; specifically the family drama & secrets.

I predicted the mystery early on in the book, so I just felt like it was dragging on too long. Nonetheless, I will be reading more of Karin’s books in the future! I would recommend this to people who enjoy murder mysteries.

Thank you to William Morrow for the advanced copy.

As usual I enjoyed another of Karin Slaughter's books and how quickly she wrote it for us to read. This one wasn't my favorite but I still enjoyed it as always. My issue was that it felt like I had already read it. I don't know why but also it was so familiar that I couldn't really begin to get into it until half way. Then It was better because I was trying so hard to figure out the bad guy and I certainly love doing that before the ending. So yes it was very good but not as much. She has us spoiled with such great books and it's well worth reading over again.

Thank you to @netgalley and @williammorrowbokks for letting me read a copy of this early in return for an honest review! All opinions are my own.

I’m very conflicted!! On one hand, this bored me to tears. On the other hand, this shocked me to my core. The dichotomy of it all.

The first 75% of this was sloooow. I felt like Slaughter was doing a lot of hand holding: like being overly descriptive of basic criminal justice things (body bags, autopsies, etc). This had the beige, overly clinical storytelling that often plagues detective POV mysteries.

This is the 12th book in the Will Trent series and I fear they started to blend together a couple books back. Slaughter’s writing is just so much deeper and better in her standalones (in my opinion). Let’s let Will rest!!! It’s getting boring.

Hence, why I was bored to tears. I kept putting the book down and not wanting to pick it back up. But THEN, the twists started hitting the fan and let me tell you, it was classic KS. I was shocked and shocked and shocked again! God damn!

So thus, my conflict. I don’t know. I love Karin Slaughter and will continue to read every and anything she comes out with of course.

This was my first Will Trent book, but not my first Karin Slaughter book. It's the 12th book in the series, but it was easy enough to understand what was going on. The book is quite lengthy, and some descriptions were unnecessary. It also felt slow at times. The mystery portion was good but I felt like I lost interest a little bit as the story went on. I don't believe this book was bad in any way, but it was simply too lengthy for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and to William Morrow for giving me a copy

Thank you William Morrow for the gifted digital ARC!

Is the Will Trent series the greatest of all time? I think it just might be for me! Karin Slaughter simply does not miss with these books. Every single one is jam packed with darkness, deception, and twists. And I ship Will & Sara so hard it's a little ridiculous.

The final twist in this one was so, so much darker than I was expecting, but I was not mad about it. It really worked and it made a TON of the other things in the book click into place as well.

I think I say it with every Will Trent book that I read: this could technically be read as a standalone, but PLEASE do yourself a favor and start the whole series from the beginning. There is sooo much information that adds so many elements to each character's backstory.

This is Why I Lied US pub date: August 20

I always love reading about Will Trent and co. I enjoyed the setting of a 'trapped on an island' feeling but at a remote campsite. The reveals and characters were a bit too much for me in terms of being able to like or want the best for them. Hello generational trauma! Overall, it kept me turning pages quickly and it left off on an ending I did not see coming. I can't wait for the next in the series!

Will Trent, special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Sara Linton, pediatrician turned Medical Examiner with GBI, have finally married and are honeymooning at a secluded resort in the mountains.The guests must hike in to the individual cabins and lodge.There is no WIFI for guests and phone reception is not the best…and then a storm further isolates them. When Mercy McAlpine, the manager and daughter of the owners, is viciously murdered, Will and Sara get caught up in the investigation. Good thing they are there as the dysfunctional, vile McAlpine family could care less about Mercy, the local sheriff seems uninterested in the investigation, and many of the guests appear to be harboring secrets.

Faith, Will’s partner, characterizes the situation as “an Agatha Christie locked-room mystery with a VC Andrews twist” and that is a perfect descriptor for this dark story. It is a long book and I thought it a bit of a slow read, but there were twists, turns, red herrings, near death experiences, and some humor. The McAlpine family is particularly abhorrent and for those who need them, there are lots of trigger warnings here which, as I understand it, is not uncommon in this author’s books. TWs include child abuse, domestic violence, brutal treatment of women, incest, substance abuse, rape.

This is the twelfth in the Will Trent series and while the main characters’ stories progress with successive books, each one can be read as a stand alone. I started the series at number eleven.

I love this series and it did not disappoint. I was sad about the girl that got murdered though. She had a really hard life and Will and Sara on their honeymoon wanted to solve the mystery of her death. There were many suspects and it was a really good mystery. I am thankful I got to read this and review it. Thanks.

This is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter was really good and different from her usual books. I've been a fan of hers for a long time and was very ex cited to get this book.. It was a locked room mystery. But the details were Noir just like her other writings.

I’m not ashamed to say that when I received this ARC, I squealed like a baby 😂 many of you already know that Karin Slaughter is by far and away one of my all-time favorite authors, and I truly feel like Will Trent is her at her best!! This book was essentially a locked-room mystery, with the morally grey characters, superb story development, and shocking twists that you can expect from Slaughter.


Will and Sara are on their well-deserved honeymoon in a picturesque, secluded mountain retreat outside of Atlanta, when the retreat’s owner Mercy is found brutally murdered by the nearby lake. As they sift through the limited suspects, they find that Mercy had her share of enemies: plenty of guests with a grudge, not to mention her abusive, cruel family. When Will’s past clashes with Mercy’s present, it becomes all the more challenging and dangerous to find the killer.


I loved this book. Anything that truly throws me off and ends in a shocking twist is an absolute treat for me!! This book will be released this August 20th, and I absolutely recommend you add it to your pre-order list!

Honestly, I really got into this book at the beginning, but by around the 60% mark, I was just kind of bored. I really do like this author’s books usually, but this one just fell a bit flat for me.

This is the 12th book in the Will Trent series. In this addition to the series Will and Sara are finally married and are looking forward to a nice honeymoon but that’s not what they find. There’s a murder, there’s mystery and there’s some good ole investigative work. What’s not to love?! I definitely loved this addition and urge you to pick it up and take a read when it is released. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for this ARC.

i was not aware when I started this novel that it was part of a series; however, I love Karin Slaughter, so I wanted to give it a chance. I absolutely devoured this book!

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A Will Trent Thriller - Book 12
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Thriller
464 pages
Pub Date: August 20, 2024

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Will Trent and Sara Linton head to McAlpine Lodge for a well deserved honeymoon.

Relaxation is the last thing on their minds when they find themselves in their roles of a GBI investigator and a medical examiner as the McAlpine secrets spill.

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This book is full of mystery. It is tough to figure out what this dysfunctional family is trying to pull.

There are many parts and pieces to pull together to come to the conclusion. Shockingly, I did figure it out, though my thoughts were all over the place as I kept changing my mind. Part of the ending really shocked me though.

There are a variety of characters as other couples were staying at this lodge as well. Everyone is suspected when someone is found murdered. I enjoyed the different personalities as more and more was revealed.

The story moved along quickly, grabbing you with zingers quite often. After finishing, I realize there is a bit of foreshadowing for the big shocker at the end, though it is subtle. This Is Why We Lied is good from beginning to end. Make sure you set aside a good chunk of time, as you won’t want to put it down.

💕Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing this ebook for me to read and review.

The newest book in the Will Trent series, This is Why We Lied is a stunning book. Thank you to @williammorrowbooks for sending it to me. With Will and Sara on their honeymoon, we are introduced to new characters and new villains. Immediately, these characters come alive. Mercy is multi-faceted, complicated and completely compelling. As always, Will and Sara are so interesting to read about and getting to read about their growth over these books is always my favorite. Getting to also see another side from Will’s childhood deepened his character even more. I was shocked by the ending and it was the perfect conclusion and one I never would have thought of. There’s a reason why @karinslaughterauthor is my favorite author and she has never once left me feeling anything other than in awe of her talent.

Inspector Will Trent and Medical Examiner Sara Linton are headed onto their honeymoon at an off-grid mountaintop lodge. A location so off grid, guests have to make the hike to even get to it. Will and Sara are putting work aside and will not be disclosing what they do for a living for obvious reasons. That is until the lodge manager is found not just dead but murdered. To make things worse, a terrible storm blows through and washes out the only road to the lodge. The murdered has to be someone on the mountain and EVERYONE seems to have secrets.

At times this storyline felt very busy and distracting. I did enjoy the suspense and thrills that unfolds throughout.
I did not realize that this was a series and there are 10 more stories and a TV adaptation until I got approved to read this ARC.
Will definitely be looking into the others.
Overall, this was enjoyable and an easy read.

Thank you, Karin Slaughter, William Morrow, and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter
Will Trent novel
Again, a wonderful ride!
I love these characters so much and recommend Slaughter's books whenever I get a chance.
Will and Sarah are finally married and off on their honeymoon. Of course, they fall into the middle of a murder investigation at the wilderness resort, but this one has some personal touches for Will to face with a character from his childhood. The twists and turns kept me guessing throughout the novel. Definitely, recommend!

This is Why We Lied is yet another fucked up book by Karin Slaughter. The 12th book in the Will Trent series is probably my favorite, but also so very upsetting. Poor Will and Sara’s honeymoon gets interrupted by the murder of a very troubled woman. This woman lived a tortured life all to be ended horrifically. This book is not for the faint of heart. There’s graphic descriptions of domestic abuse, rape, (borderline) incest, child abuse, and murder. I physically had to cover my mouth to stifle my sobs toward the end. Anyone familiar with Karin Slaughter’s work will not be surprised by this and will most certainly enjoy this book as I did.