Great book! I couldn't get enough once I started to read. Every time I thought I knew what was happening I was wrong. The ending was totally unexpected but awesome!!

When I read the synopsis of this book I thought it had all the makings for a great psychological thriller. “Tell Me No Lies” by Alex Sinclair tells the story of Grace from two different perspectives- on her fifth wedding anniversary to John when he is killed by a hit and run driver and six weeks after his death when strange things start happening to her.

I really thought this book had great potential. The story about a grieving widow who thinks she sees her deceased husband, she receives mysterious phone calls, and someone seems to be watching her. Then she finds some information about her husband’s past she wasn’t aware of. Will she be able to figure out what’s going on or is she just crazy like her best friend suspects. Sounds like the perfect thriller, but the problem with this book was that it just didn’t move fast enough or at all at times. When we finally got to the end it just felt rushed and honestly there really wasn’t enough closure or follow up for me.

I was hoping for a psychological thriller that I just couldn’t put down because I needed to know what would happen next, but I didn’t put it down just so I could move onto my next book.

Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Enjoyed the book. There are some crazy people out there and this book definitely contains one of them. I was hooked from from the moment I started reading until the very end. I honestly wasn't expecting some of those twists.

John and Grace are celebrating their five year wedding anniversary, when John is killed right in front of Grace. Grace has a hard time coping. She feels guilty and blames herself. Grace has the support of her best friend Jennifer, until Grace starts getting strange emails and keeps thinking she is seeing her dead husband. Jennifer is convinced Grace is hallucinating and needs major psychiatric help. Then there is the insurance policy John had, which Grace had no clue about. Grace is shocked when she finally finds out the truth. I enjoyed how she handled it and got the mess cleaned up.

I enjoyed the story, writing style and characters. The book alternates between the present and the time leading up to the accident. Grace learned so much information on her anniversary leading up to the dinner and never confronted John with any of it. He lied to her about the whole day. There should have been so many red flashing lights and alarms going off but nothing. I really didn't understand that part. I felt more details could have been given about Grace's relationship with Layton, since he was one of the reasons for what happened. I had so many suspicions about Jennifer. I was convinced she was behind everything. She kept pushing Grace so see the psychiatrist and was convinced Grace was making everything up. The book over all was a good thriller and kept me in the dark. The ending was a little iffy for me. The reasons behind everything seemed a little crazy. I'm thinking that lawyer may have been in on it. I did love how Grace handled everything at the end.

Definitely recommend the book and look forward to reading more by the author.

Thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture and the author, Alex Sinclair, for a free electronic ARC of this novel.

Grace Dalton watched her husband die after being struck in a hit and run accident. After a brief period of submerging herself in the grief, she begins to move on, speaking with his lawyer to learn of a secret bank account and life insurance. Then she sees her husband, sending her best friend into conniptions for some reason, and she ends up in several bizarre emergency sessions with her psychiatrist. Much of this story, once you get past the repetition (and the repetition continues throughout the book), lacks credibility, such as Grace’s phone sessions with her psychiatrist, and then her best friend dragging her to so many emergency sessions instead of listening to Grace. Her best friend comes across as more like a mean sister, making the ending even less likely. This story had such potential, and then Grace ended up being more crotchety than the damsel in distress. The reader does not need reminding in every chapter that Grace wallowed in her grief for six weeks. The story is in there if you want to earn it! I was graciously given an early copy by Bookouture through NetGalley.

My review is scheduled for October 15 on my blog, and I will share on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads, and B&N on launch date.

Very captivating and easy to read. The characters were likable and the story line kept me interested until the surprising end.

This is my first read by Alex Sinclair and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought that some of the story was pretty repetitive, but it also kept my attention because I wanted to know the outcome of the story so bad. I would ask you to give this one a chance for yourself. I was not disappointed.

This story is about a couple, John and Grace Dalton. John is in medical school and Grace is a nurse. They work in the same hospital but in different departments. With John still being in school, he is always studying and spends lots of time in his office. John and Grace are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary and go out to eat one night. This is where everything changes for Grace. John is struck by an oncoming truck and killed.

What takes place next in the story is a lot of revelation for Grace. She just thought she knew the man she was married to. When Grace starts to unravel lie after lie from John and his past, things for Grace begin to change. At first she thinks that she is just so stressed by all that has happened in the past weeks that she is imagining things and hallucinating, but is that the real truth?

I honestly did not see the ending coming to this story. I had a whole other thought in my mind as to how it was all going to end. The story may take a little lull, but keep with it because you will be glad to know how this ends, believe me!

I am anxious to read other books by Alex Sinclair now that I have read this one. Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the copy of this book! All opinions are my own though!

Soooo Grace and Alex are on their 5th wedding anniversary night out when John is killed in a hit and run......the book then goes from the present back to the day of the hit and run and it becomes clear all was not as seemed with Grace and John....Grace then ‘sees’ John but is told its hallucinations...you get the idea??...
Of course there is more to the story than first meets the eye and it does take a fair bit of repetition to get there, when a part of the mystery is revealed it is then easy to work out what is coming and so the shocks aren’t shocks as you already know!!
I wasn’t particularly enamoured with Grace or John or any of the other ‘cast’
A non taxing psychological thriller that had enough about it to keep me reading and was a quick, easy read
7/10 3 stars

I wanted to love this book but unfortunately I did not. My biggest problem was the excessive repetition and by the 60% mark nothing was happening. It moved at a snail’s pace and failed to deliver everything I look for in a good thriller.

I love books where someone has "a whole other life" going on. Then they die. And everything is exposed. Yes, this book had it all. All in all this book had me turning pages as fast as I could to find out the truth, but also to just finish it honestly.
The author did a good job at creating the characters.

Thank you to @NetGalley, the author and the Publisher for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I am between a 3 - 3.5 stars. Reason for this was some parts just felt drawn out and repetitive as far as Grace being driven over the edge feeling crazy. I also expected a MUCH bigger, pull out all the stops kind of ending but it just seemed to fall flat for me.

Posting on Goodreads and will post on amazon on release date.

Grace Dalton witnesses her husband run down by a hit and run driver on their 5th wedding anniversary. Grace falls apart. She starts thinking she is seeing her dead husband. After his death Grace starts to find out she didn’t really know her husband. He had a lot of secrets.

This is a good psychological suspense novel. It is written with flashbacks to the night of the accident. I kept trying to figure out what was going on. I did have my suspicion, I was wrong. This book will definitely keep you guessing. Thank you to net galley for an advanced copy.

I have read and thoroughly enjoyed previous books by Alex Sinclair so I was delighted to receive an ARC of this. Although I don’t like giving negative feedback, unfortunately this book was not for me, I just couldn’t get into it and ended up abandoning it which has never happened with one of Sinclair’s books before, although I won’t let this detract from my seeking out his books in the future.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I just devour books from this author and I was soon gripped in this exciting page turner and it held my interest throughout.

Everything about this author is excellent, the way he writes good easy reads that get you involved in the first few pages which is a must for me. If I don't get into a book straight away then I don't read it.

I will definitely read more from Alex, well done and I look forward to reading your next book.

Read this in a day by the pool whilst on holiday. Whilst it was a “nice” holiday read I don’t think I would have enjoyed it as much if I had read this throughout my evenings after work. The plot had promise, but failed to deliver with a completely absurd ending. That been said, I do think it would make a good Friday night film if the script and direction was cleverly done to make it less predictable than the book in terms of the “oh, that’s the twist” moment. Decent enough but a little implausible.

Grace and John Dalton are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary. As they are leaving the restaurant, John steps away to take a phone call. As he is crossing the street he is hit by a truck and killed. Grace witnesses his death, but still can’t believe that he is gone. How could this have happened? After John’s death, Grace is in a fog and has difficulty getting through the days. She would have been completely lost without the help of her closest friend, Jennifer. Grace realizes that she needs therapy when she begins to see strangers on the street that look like John. Is she losing her mind? Little by little she learns other disturbing things about John. Was he having an affair? Why had he taken out an exorbitant life insurance policy, on both of them, months before his death? She needs to find out everything she can about John. Doing so, will she save her sanity or lose her life? A thrill ride from the beginning to the end. I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to give an honest review. (by paytonpuppy)

Tell Me No Lies is about a married couple John and Grace. As their 5 wedding anniversary dinner comes to an end John is hit fatality by a hit and run driver. Afterwards as Grace digs deeper in who John really was, how many secrets was he hiding? A fast edge of your seat thriller.

WOW! What an amazing page turner. I love this Author's writing style. Grace and John are out for dinner celebrating their 5th anniversary when he is struck and killed by a hit and run driver. Grace is not coping well. I would say the Author did his job very well. I certainly did not figure it out until he hold me at the end of the book. I highly recommend this book and this Author. Thanks to NetGalley, Bookoutre and the Author for allowing me to read and review this book.

I was excited to read this book and it was very slow moving. I kept waiting for it to get exciting and it never did. The main character of the story spent most of the time crying! Even the ending didn’t add to excitement.

Tell Me No Lies by Alex Sinclair is a gripping thriller sure to boggle your mind.
On their fifth year anniversary Grace and John are out celebrating when John gets killed by a car. In weeks to follow, Grace battle with depression, lost and sadness of losing her husband.
After meeting with the lawyer she finds out that John has taken a million dollars insurance policy she knew nothing about.
Then she see her dead husband.
Or at least she thinks she does. Someone is sending her messages but when she later tries to show them to her friend they disappear.
Her mind is playing tricks so much so that she fears her best friend is going to have her committed into asylum.
As things start to unravel Grace learns things about her husband she never knew or believed possible.
Riveting and shocking tale that is hard to put down.
Well written with fascinating dialogue. Truly compelling read and an absolute treat for suspense lovers.

This read starts out as a book that I was able to guess at the ending right away. Yes, part of the story was obvious - but there were a few surprises, as well. A fast read, yet a bit predictable...

Grace's husband, John, was killed in a hit and run accident. Grace could not face his funeral and the arrangements so John's friends did so. 6 weeks after the death, Grace went to the cemetery to see the casket lowered. She had her best friend, Jennifer, take her there. John had been a resident at the hospital where Grace had worked as a nurse. She was avoiding the HR department there, yet she was low on funds. Grace gets a call from John's attorney, and goes to see him. John had taken out a million dollar life insurance policy just a few months before he died. (a policy for both of them) - for a million dollars each. Also, Grace finds out that John had a bank account that she was unaware of. She does not sign the policy, but takes it with her to think about (?) It is then that she has her first "John" sighting. Jennifer convinces her to go to her psychiatrist. The psychiatrist is afraid Grace may have major depression - since she (according to Jennifer) is hallucinating and is delusional. (Why does Jennifer get to diagnose anyone?) She has seemed suspicious since the start.

The story continues as Grace continues to have "John" sightings, the insurance policy goes missing, people are in her home? or cameras? Paranoia!!!
Jennifer being exceptionally judgmental.. Sometime at this point I began to wonder why did Grace not reach out to ANYONE else? It is plain to the reader that Jennifer is leading Grace into a psychotic hell. Why, though?


We find out that John has a twin brother, Elliot. Also,John was a heavy gambler owing lots of money (about $250,000 to shady characters. Grace did not know that John (who was an orphan) had a twin or about his debts! Elliot and Grace share a video call that shatters her.....

This is a good, fast read, but a little too predictable too early.

Many Thanks, as always, to Bookouture and NetGalley for a chance to review!

Not what I was expecting from a psychological thriller. I had difficulty with the writing as half was language one associates with a British author, however, this story is set in Portland Oregon. Secondly, the first three quarters of the book are basically two women opining existentially. It got old quickly. The real action happens in the last ten percent of the book with unrealistic dialogue.