Jo Piazza, creator of the Under the Influence podcast, brings you a gripping new thriller that peels back the perfectly curated layers of influencer culture—where filtered lives hide the darkest secrets.

Fifteen years ago, Lizzie and Bex were inseparable—best friends in college, bound by shared dreams and late-night confessions. But everything changed the day Bex sent a cruel message, ghosted Lizzie, and disappeared from her life without explanation.

Now, Bex is no longer just Bex—she’s Rebecca Sommers, a mega-influencer with millions of devoted followers who worship her every tradwife tip, her perfect family, her flawless, rustic ranch life. And out of nowhere, she’s reaching out. Rebecca is set to keynote an elite influencer conference and wants Lizzie there—offering her an exclusive on her next big business move.

Lizzie isn’t sure what to expect when they finally reconnect, but before she can get any answers—about the past, about what Rebecca really wants—tragedy strikes.

Rebecca’s husband is found murdered.
Her five children are missing.
And Rebecca herself has vanished.

Thrust into the heart of the story, Lizzie is in the perfect position to break the news—but can she also uncover the truth? What happened to Rebecca? And after all these years, does Lizzie really know her former best friend at all?

Dark, twisty, and unsettlingly relevant, Everyone Is Lying to You is a sharp, suspenseful thriller that proves behind every glossy post is a messy, dangerous reality.

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Absolutely amazing! This is my first book that I have read of Piazza's and will definitely not be the last. Her take on the tradwife influencer industry is brilliant and the end of the book actually had me in shock. A book that I will reread over and over and that I will recommend to everyone I meet.

This was so much fun! I learned a lot about the world of influencers through Jo's true but satirical take, and was on the edge of my seat to find out who did it.

I LOVED this book. I can't wait for it to be out in the world for other people to read. As a mom, it was so interesting to read about the world of social media where other mothers make everything look so easy, but it's ALL FAKE. It was empowering and entertaining, and then there was a high suspense action movie type of sequence toward the end. The author's insights were both wise and witty. The people seemed so real and relatable. I could not have enjoyed this book more.

I thought this was a fun book, even though it had a lot of elements of other thrillers. I could see the twist coming, but still thought it was fun. I thought Bex was an ingesting character and I liked her backstory a lot. Overall though it felt like there were one too many twists.

I just finished the ARC and I could not put it down, I read it in one day! The author did an incredible job with this story, the twists kept hitting and I didn’t see them coming but then looking back it all made sense. The writing was excellent, as was the knowledge base the author drew from - Jo Piazza is a talented journalist and culture commentator. Highly recommend!

In "Everyone Is Lying to You" by Jo Piazza, the dark side of influencer culture takes center stage. This explosive thriller follows two estranged friends, a grisly murder, and a sudden disappearance, revealing that everyone is hiding something. Piazza's master storytelling and razor-sharp insight into the world of social media make for a pulpy, juicy, and cleverly plotted read that will have you guessing all the way through.

This books is twisty and a little over the top in a way that I thought worked really well, I love a self aware thriller, and this one knew what it was trying to be and delivered. Anyone who is interested in influencers, or maybe just a little too online, will love the parade of characters we see at the "Mombomb" influencer conference that serves as the backdrop of this story. I had a good time speculating on what real life influencer or trend had inspired each of them. Thought this one was so fun, finished it in about 48 hours.

Thank you to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for providing this book, with my honest review below.

I don’t know if there’s an emerging Tradwife trend in thrillers or if I’ve just stumbled into a few coincidence amongst books lately, but based on how good these books are I certainly hope it’s not a coincidence! I am by no means into tradwifes in the aspirational way but I think that type of idea comes to life well in the hands of a good mystery and thriller author given there is so many intrigues to explore, and Everyone Is Lying to You is no exception. Looking behind the picture perfect wall that mega influencer Rebecca has put up for the world, Lizzie, her old college friend, quickly finds there is a lot that Rebecca has been up to since college, and none of it is particularly perfect.

The story takes place during MomBomb, a gathering of influencer moms in one location (if this doesn’t exist it should) and while I loved learning about all the different types of influencers at play (surely not real, I mean a Henfluencer?), we quickly see the conference end as Rebecca’s husband Grayson is brutally murdered at home and Rebecca and her kids go missing. Important to the story is that after college Rebecca had asked Lizzie to visit and then ghosted her and sent a scathing email which estranged them for years, and adds to the mystery as to whether Rebecca murdered her husband and what her motivation was for reaching out to Lizzie, and bringing her back into the fold, just before the murder. Told mainly from Lizzie’s point of view as she learns more about Rebecca and her influencer world as well as new mysteries from the people around her, we also get an occasional pivot to Rebecca and her parts are the most shocking.

A very well done story about a timely topic from a social media perspective, I enjoyed how well done the writing and the structure here were as everything was hard to guess at but easy to follow along with. To say the ending is delightful would be an understatement, I loved the new perspectives that closed this out!