Dead Girls Can't Lie is an intriguing and taut read about friendships and the secrets we keep. It's not necessarily a "who-dun-it" because things become pretty obvious early on in the novel. However, it's how everything plays out and opens the eyes of the heroine that makes it interesting. I can't wait to read more books by the author based on this one. Crime books are certainly a favorite of mine and this one held my interest from beginning to end.

North Stone has strong convictions that her friend, Kelly, didn't kill herself. The problem is that no one will listen to North. The case seems pretty cut and dry, and North has a checkered past that doesn't make her the most reliable witness. When North receives cryptic text messages supporting her beliefs, she is determined to uncover the truth at all costs.

The complex plot has many layers. Each character is developed a little more as each layer is peeled back. North soon decides to undertake the investigation on her own, leading her to discover things about her friend and herself that might've been best left uncovered. Periodic flashbacks occur in he story that are in place to explain certain scenes. The flashbacks mainly serve as a means to show how Kelly's attitude and determination from the past drive North out of her comfort zone to help her on her investigation into Kelly's death. The flashbacks often clarify situations that North is facing. The author does a great job developing North's character as she masterfully weaves the past together with the present.

North's investigation uncovers a tangled web of money, power, and suspicious activity that she feels Kelly was involved in. North is a very anxious person, and she is constantly on edge throughout the whole book. Her nerves are frayed. At several points in the book North questions her own sanity. There are various reasons for this, but it really amps up as her own life becomes threatened. There is plenty of suspense in this book, and a few plot twists that ratchet the tension up along the way, but North is relentless in her pursuit of truth and justice.

I would recommend this book to fans of thrillers and suspense. I received this as a free ARC from Aria on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I would like to thank Aria and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read ‘Dead Girls Can’t Lie’ by Carys Jones in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
When North’s best friend Kelly is found hanging from a tree the police decide that she killed herself and close the case, but North is convinced her friend would never have left her by taking her own life. When the police won’t reopen the case North takes it on herself to look for evidence to prove that Kelly was killed.
I found ‘Dead Girls Can’t Lie’ a rather lightweight and insubstantial novel, it had little in the way of plot and no characters I could empathise with. I’m sure some readers will enjoy it but unfortunately not me.