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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I loved Jo Spain’s Six Wicked Reasons, I loved Dirty Little Secrets even more, I went into The Perfect Lie with the highest expectations but they were all met and – dare I say it – exceeded. I don’t know whether to sing Jo Spain’s praises for being so clever or hit myself over the head for being so dim!
The first thing that came to mind after a few chapters of The Perfect Lie was WTF. Of course it was right there in the blurb, I could have known that police detective Danny would jump to his death, that his wife Erin would be charged with murder. I would have known all that had I read that blurb, but I was craving a proper thriller so I grabbed one off Mount TBR that was bound to satisfy my thriller needs, it was Jo Spain, that was all I needed to know. But there I was, two chapters in and faced with the conundrum: how is Erin charged with murder when it was clearly a suicide, which was witnessed by a few police officers to boot? I couldn’t wait to find out how Jo was going to make that one work!
The narrative takes the reader back and forth in time. We find out what happens after Danny’s death, up to and including Erin’s trial, while also learning about their earlier relationship. Thrown into the mix, rather incomprehensibly at first, is a storyline set at Harvard a few years earlier. The alternating storylines allow Jo and her characters to keep their secrets close to their chests, keeping the reader in the dark, guessing at every little thing.
As the story progressed I figured a few things out, but there was a whole bunch of things I didn’t see until I practically crashed into them. The less you know, the better, just read it!
I just have to pull out all the clichés for this one. I was intrigued from the get-go, it had me glued to its pages, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and kept on my toes as well. All of that at once. What a feat!
The Perfect Lie is a cracking thriller! Intriguing, tense and super addictive, it’s a corker any thriller lover needs to add to their collection right this instant! Need I say it? Highly recommended!
The first thing that came to mind after a few chapters of The Perfect Lie was WTF. Of course it was right there in the blurb, I could have known that police detective Danny would jump to his death, that his wife Erin would be charged with murder. I would have known all that had I read that blurb, but I was craving a proper thriller so I grabbed one off Mount TBR that was bound to satisfy my thriller needs, it was Jo Spain, that was all I needed to know. But there I was, two chapters in and faced with the conundrum: how is Erin charged with murder when it was clearly a suicide, which was witnessed by a few police officers to boot? I couldn’t wait to find out how Jo was going to make that one work!
The narrative takes the reader back and forth in time. We find out what happens after Danny’s death, up to and including Erin’s trial, while also learning about their earlier relationship. Thrown into the mix, rather incomprehensibly at first, is a storyline set at Harvard a few years earlier. The alternating storylines allow Jo and her characters to keep their secrets close to their chests, keeping the reader in the dark, guessing at every little thing.
As the story progressed I figured a few things out, but there was a whole bunch of things I didn’t see until I practically crashed into them. The less you know, the better, just read it!
I just have to pull out all the clichés for this one. I was intrigued from the get-go, it had me glued to its pages, I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and kept on my toes as well. All of that at once. What a feat!
The Perfect Lie is a cracking thriller! Intriguing, tense and super addictive, it’s a corker any thriller lover needs to add to their collection right this instant! Need I say it? Highly recommended!
When you can’t trust the service sworn to serve to protect, You can’t trust anyone!
Erin moved across the world when her life fell apart. The loss of her sister ripped a hole in heart and Erin started to fill it when she met Danny. After a whirlwind romance Danny and Erin get married. Their life is perfect, well that’s what’s Erin thought.
That is until one morning Erin answers the door to Ben, Danny’s detective colleague while Behind them Danny jumps to his death out the forth floor window. Over the next 18 months we start to uncover that Erin’s been charged with her husbands Murder and the man she married isn’t really who he says he is! The truth comes out with a bang and Erin realises the perfect life was built on lies.
This book was such a wild ride. You have multiple timelines overlapping to tell the story of then, when Danny died and now! I didn’t see it coming until it hit me! Bit of a slow burn that all falls into place at the end.
Erin moved across the world when her life fell apart. The loss of her sister ripped a hole in heart and Erin started to fill it when she met Danny. After a whirlwind romance Danny and Erin get married. Their life is perfect, well that’s what’s Erin thought.
That is until one morning Erin answers the door to Ben, Danny’s detective colleague while Behind them Danny jumps to his death out the forth floor window. Over the next 18 months we start to uncover that Erin’s been charged with her husbands Murder and the man she married isn’t really who he says he is! The truth comes out with a bang and Erin realises the perfect life was built on lies.
This book was such a wild ride. You have multiple timelines overlapping to tell the story of then, when Danny died and now! I didn’t see it coming until it hit me! Bit of a slow burn that all falls into place at the end.
Another excellent book by Jo Spain and fantastic way to begin June!
Erin and her husband Danny are having a lovely morning when the police knock on her door and Danny jumps off the balcony and kills himself. The next moment, she is on trial for the murder of her husband.
The writing style feels different from her other books I’ve read and I did find the book a bit confusing to start off with. But the more I read, the more I became addicted and everything came together so beautifully at the end! It is sneakily, cleverly written!
I don’t want to give too much away and spoil it too much but it’s so clever and I think everyone should go and read it! I can’t decide if this one or Dirty Little Secrets is my favourite!
Erin and her husband Danny are having a lovely morning when the police knock on her door and Danny jumps off the balcony and kills himself. The next moment, she is on trial for the murder of her husband.
The writing style feels different from her other books I’ve read and I did find the book a bit confusing to start off with. But the more I read, the more I became addicted and everything came together so beautifully at the end! It is sneakily, cleverly written!
I don’t want to give too much away and spoil it too much but it’s so clever and I think everyone should go and read it! I can’t decide if this one or Dirty Little Secrets is my favourite!
So good!
Longer review to come... But I loved it. Entertaining. And surprising, I was surprised!
Longer review to come... But I loved it. Entertaining. And surprising, I was surprised!
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
A brilliant murder mystery that keeps you guessing not only about the murderer but also about the murdered
Was interesting listen. Had a small twist near the end.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow this book was unputdownable! Honestly it's starts with such a bang I was hooked. I felt all the pain and fear along with Erin our main character from the start all the way through.
Erin's life is shattered at the beginning when after a lovely perfectly normal seeming morning her beloved husband jumps to his death from their balcony. She spends the story trying to find out what on earth had caused this and why she had no idea, and while doing so ends up on trial for her husbands murder.
The story is told using different time lines and POVs and slowly unravels the mysteries that lead to her being arrested. It Is so cleverly told and leaves you never quite knowing what was happening until the end.
I will leave it there as my full review will be on my blog for the blog tour starting 13th May. Keep an eye out for that!!
Erin's life is shattered at the beginning when after a lovely perfectly normal seeming morning her beloved husband jumps to his death from their balcony. She spends the story trying to find out what on earth had caused this and why she had no idea, and while doing so ends up on trial for her husbands murder.
The story is told using different time lines and POVs and slowly unravels the mysteries that lead to her being arrested. It Is so cleverly told and leaves you never quite knowing what was happening until the end.
I will leave it there as my full review will be on my blog for the blog tour starting 13th May. Keep an eye out for that!!
This book had some jaw dropping moments, but I did find this a hard book to get into. The story has three timelines, and I found it hard to keep track of them, who was who, and what information was important. As the end drew closer, I wanted to know what happened to tie everything together, but I felt it fell flat.
Thanks to Quercus Books & NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Quercus Books & NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for an honest review.