You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
purrfectpages 's review for:
Where the Truth Lies
by Anna Bailey
When troubled teen Abi goes missing everyone becomes a suspect in the disturbing thriller, Where the Truth Lies.
Whistling Ridge, Colorado is a small, God fearing town full of dark secrets. Abi’s disappearance has many of the town’s residents trying to uncover the truth. Her best friend, Emma, harbors guilt after leaving Abi at a party in the woods, but she also doesn’t believe Abi would run away. After all, she knows Abi best…or does she?
But there are other stories to tell, too. Abi’s older brother is a closeted homosexual, secretly in love with Rat, the new boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Could either one of them know the truth? And what about Jude, Abi and Noah’s younger brother, shielded somewhat from the town’s horrors, but old enough to know some things just aren’t right.
Where the Truth Lies weaves back and forth between “then” and “now” in its attempt to paint the whole picture of what really happened. But writing alternating timelines can be tricky. In this case, this proved to be true as the crowded cast of characters took a minute to get straight. This, in addition to a controversial cocktail of homophobia, incest and abuse had Where the Truth Lies just lying there in its overarching storytelling.
Whistling Ridge, Colorado is a small, God fearing town full of dark secrets. Abi’s disappearance has many of the town’s residents trying to uncover the truth. Her best friend, Emma, harbors guilt after leaving Abi at a party in the woods, but she also doesn’t believe Abi would run away. After all, she knows Abi best…or does she?
But there are other stories to tell, too. Abi’s older brother is a closeted homosexual, secretly in love with Rat, the new boy from the wrong side of the tracks. Could either one of them know the truth? And what about Jude, Abi and Noah’s younger brother, shielded somewhat from the town’s horrors, but old enough to know some things just aren’t right.
Where the Truth Lies weaves back and forth between “then” and “now” in its attempt to paint the whole picture of what really happened. But writing alternating timelines can be tricky. In this case, this proved to be true as the crowded cast of characters took a minute to get straight. This, in addition to a controversial cocktail of homophobia, incest and abuse had Where the Truth Lies just lying there in its overarching storytelling.