A review by yetanothersusan
Everything Is Lies by Helen Callaghan

4.0

This was pretty near a perfect thriller. Maybe I am jaded a bit but many of the twists and surprises were a bit expected. Thankfully not all of them and it made for a very enjoyable read! Once again, Ms. Callaghan has given us a book full of imperfect characters that all make for a story that feels like it really could have taken place. In this one, Sophia gets a call to find out her mother is dead and her father is near death. Going home, she finds some notebooks her mother has written detailing her youth. Many of us don't know much about our parents when they were younger, but what Sophia starts to unravel is more than basic youthful indiscretions. While I found the pulls on Sophia by her job a bit of an annoying distraction, it didn't take away from the main story as Sophia uncovers her mother's past, as well as her own.

A copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Penguin UK - Michael Joseph in exchange for an honest review.