You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
Five years ago Erin moved to New York after a family tragedy. She is now happily married to Danny who is a police officer. One morning a knock comes to the door and it’s one of Danny’s police colleagues. Within minutes Danny has walked over to the window of their fourth floor apartment and jumped to his death. 18 months later Erin has been arrested for her husbands murder.
Oh my goodness I have just finished this book and I’m reeling from it all. This wasn’t a good read it was frigging awesome and when I finished it my head was literally in a spin. Amazing writing again from this immensely talented author Jo Spain. There were times when I was reading it I wanted to stop for a bit because I didn’t want the book to end as I was loving it so much. A tense and twisty story that had me totally gripped from the start.
Oh my goodness I have just finished this book and I’m reeling from it all. This wasn’t a good read it was frigging awesome and when I finished it my head was literally in a spin. Amazing writing again from this immensely talented author Jo Spain. There were times when I was reading it I wanted to stop for a bit because I didn’t want the book to end as I was loving it so much. A tense and twisty story that had me totally gripped from the start.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jo Spain can do anything wrong in my eyes and this book is a rollercoaster of emotions, a gripping story that kept me on the edge till the last page.
I loved it a bit less because I found it a bit confusing at times but I kept turning pages. The last part is amazing and fast paced, full of twists and turns.
Ms Spain is a talented storyteller and she delivers a very good story. Great characters and atmosphere, unexpected turns and a growing suspense.
I can't wait to read the next story.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
I loved it a bit less because I found it a bit confusing at times but I kept turning pages. The last part is amazing and fast paced, full of twists and turns.
Ms Spain is a talented storyteller and she delivers a very good story. Great characters and atmosphere, unexpected turns and a growing suspense.
I can't wait to read the next story.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is so, so clever. It’s Intense, full of “what the?” moments and has fantastic twists and turns. Erin leaves Dublin for the US following a family tragedy, she meets and falls in love with, quite handily as it happens, Danny a cop. One morning, after making love to her, Danny, in front of her, jumps from their apartment window to his death and so starts one of the cleverest plots I think I’ve ever read
Moving between then and now, and another plot too, the book weaves its way to a truly unexpected climax.
Moving between then and now, and another plot too, the book weaves its way to a truly unexpected climax.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Today is my stop on the blog tour for this great thriller.
The beginning of this book was amazing. The story is told in three timelines. One in the present and two in the past.
The female characters were likeable but some of the male characters I really didn’t like.
This was a complete page turner with many twists and turns.
A great book.
The beginning of this book was amazing. The story is told in three timelines. One in the present and two in the past.
The female characters were likeable but some of the male characters I really didn’t like.
This was a complete page turner with many twists and turns.
A great book.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
This book was a gripping, twisty domestic thriller/courtroom drama with a bit of whodunnit chucked in for good measure!
Main character Erin is happily married to Danny as the story opens, but by the end of the first chapter her life is irrevocably changed when, as revealed in the tagline, her husband jumps to his death in front of witnesses. But by the end of the second chapter, she is in even deeper trouble as she is being charge with her husbands murder!
So after those two mind-melting opening chapters, the story unfolds as the pieces are put together to find out what has gone on to lead to the two scenarios in the initial chapters. It follows two perspectives over two timelines. It is fairly easy to follow if you used to this kind of narrative, but you will need to concentrate a bit! I did find myself having to reread a few parts to just clarify what was going on, but that could have just been me!
With twists, turns and shocks aplenty, this was a cracking page turner of a read that I highly recommend.
Main character Erin is happily married to Danny as the story opens, but by the end of the first chapter her life is irrevocably changed when, as revealed in the tagline, her husband jumps to his death in front of witnesses. But by the end of the second chapter, she is in even deeper trouble as she is being charge with her husbands murder!
So after those two mind-melting opening chapters, the story unfolds as the pieces are put together to find out what has gone on to lead to the two scenarios in the initial chapters. It follows two perspectives over two timelines. It is fairly easy to follow if you used to this kind of narrative, but you will need to concentrate a bit! I did find myself having to reread a few parts to just clarify what was going on, but that could have just been me!
With twists, turns and shocks aplenty, this was a cracking page turner of a read that I highly recommend.
As a huge Jo Spain fan, I was so excited to receive this early through NetGalley. And as always I was not disappointed by the fast pace, twisty storytelling, and just sheer absorption into the story.
I don't normally love books which jump back and forward in time, but it really worked with the suspense building in this. This is a well written book with a clever plot, full of suspense. Reading this I did not want to put it down.
Thank you to Netgalley, Quercus and Jo Spain for the ARC.
I don't normally love books which jump back and forward in time, but it really worked with the suspense building in this. This is a well written book with a clever plot, full of suspense. Reading this I did not want to put it down.
Thank you to Netgalley, Quercus and Jo Spain for the ARC.
Review published in: https://diagnosisbookaholic.blogspot.com/2021/05/the-perfect-lie.html
Don’t you just love when you come into a book with no expectations at all and it blows your mind away? That’s exactly what happened to me with The perfect lie. I’ve had some Jo Spain’s books sitting on my kindle for years but never got to them. This was my first and now I can say I’m a fan and need to read her previous work pronto!
The perfect lie takes off with a very shocking scene when Erin’s husband Danny jumps to his death from their 4th floor apartment in front of her when his police colleagues come knocking on their door one morning. But, if they all saw him jump why is she accused of her husband’s murder 18 months later?
Told in three different time lines, I guarantee that you will not be bored for a minute. It was absolutely unputdownable and it has “one sitting reading” written all over it, cause you’ll need to make sense of how both lines tie together. I won’t say much because of spoilers, just pay attention to the details. I did and I guessed some of the twists and oh, Ms. Spain…that was clever!
I loved the characters. Erin was quite likeable in her crusade against the police to find the truth. Karla, her lawyer, was such a pleasure to read and her courtroom scenes were some of my favorites.
The resolution may not have been as tight as I would have liked but, in books as in life, there are loose ends sometimes.
Terrific domestic noir with a fantastic premise developing into a story full of suspense and with some clever twists that will make you not want to stop reading until you’ve reached the end.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Don’t you just love when you come into a book with no expectations at all and it blows your mind away? That’s exactly what happened to me with The perfect lie. I’ve had some Jo Spain’s books sitting on my kindle for years but never got to them. This was my first and now I can say I’m a fan and need to read her previous work pronto!
The perfect lie takes off with a very shocking scene when Erin’s husband Danny jumps to his death from their 4th floor apartment in front of her when his police colleagues come knocking on their door one morning. But, if they all saw him jump why is she accused of her husband’s murder 18 months later?
Told in three different time lines, I guarantee that you will not be bored for a minute. It was absolutely unputdownable and it has “one sitting reading” written all over it, cause you’ll need to make sense of how both lines tie together. I won’t say much because of spoilers, just pay attention to the details. I did and I guessed some of the twists and oh, Ms. Spain…that was clever!
I loved the characters. Erin was quite likeable in her crusade against the police to find the truth. Karla, her lawyer, was such a pleasure to read and her courtroom scenes were some of my favorites.
The resolution may not have been as tight as I would have liked but, in books as in life, there are loose ends sometimes.
Terrific domestic noir with a fantastic premise developing into a story full of suspense and with some clever twists that will make you not want to stop reading until you’ve reached the end.
Thanks to NetGalley and Quercus Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.