Marissa’s twin sister Clare was murdered at the age of 16 and her murderer was never found, to cope Marissa turned to drugs and alcohol. 14 years later and now clean and sober Marissa needs to solve her sisters murder.
This is written from many characters point of views which i don’t normally enjoy, that being said it's an engrossing easy read with lots of twists and turns with a little romance thrown in.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review.

Marisa and Clare were twins until they found Clare's body in the river. The case remained unsolved. Marisa had a car accident and lost some memory of what happened. Marisa keeps on the detective to keep working on the murder case. Someone is watching Marisa and getting into her apartment. A thrilling conclusion.

Loved Marissa, strong but wounded with memories and addiction. Fighting for her sobriety, resolution to her twin sisters death and her family - which is Brit and herself. I did not like Brit from the get go. Her whoa is me and Marissa could do not right, while understood to a certain extent, made me want to smack her. The first time a bad person shows up in print, I knew he would be up to no good. Others were a surprise I didn't see coming. I so wanted to give Marissa a hug and say hang in there girl, I believe in you. Yet if I wasn't the reader, if I was a friend, would I, or would I travel down the common path, waiting for her to screw up. There are twists, and some shocks, one had my jaw dropping. The epilogue was sweet, but could have used a little more closure before that. Mary Burton is an auto buy, I am always intrigued, sometimes entranced and I come out a better person for reading her. Thank you for the arc! I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions. #maryburton #montlake #netgalley

I really liked this one, read it in a day and it kept me hooked all the way through. I liked the main character, Marisa, as she tried to solve her sister’s murder and try to regain her memory from an accident. There was also plenty of characters to hate that you couldn’t help but wonder how they were connected to everything. It was a quick, easy thriller and if you’re looking for something to blow through, this is a good choice.

This multi-layered tale of deceit will have you intrigued quickly and turning page after page to devour every tidbit. Highly addictive and satisfying!

Marisa Stockton is haunted by the death of her twin sister 14 years ago and after years of self-sabotage is ready to devote her life to finding the answers she has needed all of these years. She's a complex character with faults galore, but she's sincere and truly needs closure. I really enjoyed watching her grow and figure out her footing.

I highly recommend this book to anyone that enjoys a mystery filled with compelling characters who lead you down a path you're not sure is right or not, but it's easy to believe until the next character takes you down another rabbit hole.

I received this ARC from the Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What an opening chapter this story has!

I’ve not read such a good one in a while.

This story is told from lots of different view points but my favourites are Him & Marisa.

Him is obviously the perpetrator, every chapter of his gave me the creeps because he was so sinister and you actually believed that he was stalking you in real life!.

Marisa is still coming to terms with her twin Clare’s death 13 years ago, she’s 365 days sober and its 2 months after a car accident she can’t remember much about, but she can remember that someone was trying to kill her and cause the accident or is that a just a nightmare? .

Marisa decides to start investigating Clare’s death again now she’s sober and the lead detective is weeks away from retirement and she’s doesn’t want the case to go cold.

I was completely hooked on this story from the first page, I thought every man that Marisa met was Clare’s killer! I also had an idea about something and I was intrigued to find out if I was right or wrong.

If you enjoy a fast & pacy thriller dripping in mystery you need to read this book.

It took me forever to get through and I almost DNF it a few times. It dragged at parts and I’m honestly surprised I finished it. The main character was irritating and by the end I didn’t care if she solved the mystery or not.

Claire and Marissa are identical twins. Unfortunately, fourteen years ago Claire was murdered. They never found who did it. Marissa did not know how to cope so she turned to alcohol and drugs to numb the pain.

Fast forward a few years and Marissa, with the help of her sister Brit and her bf, is trying to turn over a new leaf. She is clean and sober. There’s only one more thing on her mind, to solve her sister’s murder, especially before the detective on the case retires. Of course she ultimately put herself in danger by playing detective.

The Lies I Told is available August 2,2022

Thank you to Netgalley and Montlake Publishing for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Fourteen years after her twin sister's tragic death, Marisa Stockton is still focused on finding Clare's killer. After succumbing to the numbing effects of alcohol, Marisa is finally sober and again focused on Clare's murder. Her older sister hovers, ready to pick up the pieces when Marisa falls again, but she's adamant that Marisa should put what happened in the past and move on with her life.

Marisa's friends aren’t happy with her dredging up the past, but the more Marisa looks for answers, the more questions she has as secrets from fourteen years ago come to light. Now the deadline for solving the murder looms as the detective who originally handled the case is set to retire soon. As Marisa uncovers new leads, it looks like it may be a case of mistaken identity and the killer actually thought Clare was Marisa.

Marisa's story is told through multiple POVs, with past and present timelines and a compelling cast of characters. The story drew me in and I stayed up way too late reading into the night because I absolutely had to find out how it ended. With twists and turns and shocking surprises, this riveting, hypnotic thriller will leave you gasping for breath, so don’t miss it!

I really struggled to get into this one. It starts off with a bang, but then fizzled out for awhile. It gained my attention halfway through again but lost it towards the end. The characters were flat and typical for this genre- another unreliable female narrator with an alcohol problem. Sigh. But, the writing was good as always from Burton and the conclusion well done. Overall, not my favorite of hers but I look forward to the next book from her.

Thank you to #NetGalley and#Montlake for my advance copy of #TheLiesITold by MaryBurton
Marisa Stockton was 12 when her mother committed suicide and 16 when her identical twin sister Clare was murdered.
Struggling for years with addiction problems that helped her cope with her losses, Marissa has finally got her life back on track, sober and with her business growing, but she can’t rest until her sisters murderer is caught.
As she fights to find the truth, is she making herself the killers next target ?

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this compelling book

marissa and clare are identical twin sisters and are very difficult to tell apart
britt is their eldest sister

the girls family life falls apart when their mothers dies from an overdose...

britt becomes the surrogate mother
marissa goes down the path of drugs and alcohol

and poor clare gets murdered one night at a party

14 years later marissa is still trying to get her life together and being sober helps, but after her accident and losing some of her memory doesnt help and why does she feel that night she was being chased but everyone else was saying she had fallen off the wagon and was drunk...which she denied...

it all doesnt add up... and with the advent of the detective in charge of clare case retiring, marissa is on his case again trying to keep clare case active knowing that as soon as he retires her sisters case will become a cold case

but trouble looms round the corner for marissa

loads of red herrings galore and the shocks keep coming with this one....couldnt put it down at all

Surprisingly I had not come across this author before despite the fact that she has written over forty books in one of my favourite genres.

The title of this book is appropriate since just about everyone in it is lying either straight out or by omission. Marisa's twin sister Clare was murdered at the age of sixteen and fourteen years later Marisa is still trying to find out who did it. Added to this she is recovering from a serious car crash, some loss of memory and alcoholism.

The book is written in six points of view which does slow down its progress and tension. One of the POVs is labelled 'Him' which gives the reader lots of fun trying to identify who he is. There are heaps of male characters floating around which means lots of red herrings.

I did not dislike the book but I found it long drawn out and occasionally irritating. A couple of the characters are really reprehensible and the ending was nowhere near as conclusive as I wanted it to be. However from reviews I see many people liked it a lot more than I did.

This is an engrossing and moving psychological thriller and family drama about a woman who lost her twin sister many years earlier. Another wonderfully twisty page turner from the brilliant Mary Burton.

This book is an intricately woven suspense/murder mystery that is centered around a family with a lot of problems. Marisa’s twin sister Clare was murdered when she was sixteen. As a result, Marisa has a problem with alcohol abuse and the inability to close that chapter of her life since Clare’s killer was never caught. Brit, her older sister, is a control freak who is a successful lawyer who generally gets her way about everything. The cast of characters is as numerous as the possible suspects and at times, it was difficult to discern the red herrings from the real clues. The story was so well-woven and intricately designed to keep me interested and guessing. There are friends who were around when Clare was killed, new friends, a police detective about to retire and unhappy that he hasn’t been able to close the case. I loved how the author developed the plot like a spiral…start from the outside with a lot of different things that could be true and work towards the middle to what is actually true. This was an edge-of-my-seat and talk-to-the-characters kind of book for me. I didn’t want to see Marisa hurt, even though she showed her weaknesses at times and allowed herself to be manipulated. In fact, this is a book about manipulation, trust issues, addiction and anger issues that was hard to put down. The plot was believable and the details so realistic that at times I felt as though I were reading a news report. The characters were not so much likable as easy to get to know and feel sympathy for them. The book is told with several POVs including Richards, the detective, Brit, Jo-Jo (a good friend) and Marisa, with Marisa’s story being the majority of the narration. The pieces of the mystery fit together like a good puzzle once the climax was reached and what had really happened to Clare was laid out clearly. Then, the part after the climax was amazingly well done, with a little nudge to make me think about what would happen to these characters whom I had befriended after I finished the book. What a great book for fans of mystery and suspense who like to play Sherlock Holmes as they read!
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Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author, for an ARC of this book, in exchange for an honest review.
I found "The Lies I Told" by Mary Burton to be an addictive, interesting, suspenseful & well written story that pulled me in & didn't let me go until its final page.
This was the 1st book that I have read by Ms. Burton but it won't be my last.

Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!

The Lies I Told by Mary Burton is a domestic thriller with plenty of twists and reveals. The story revolves around Marisa, whose identical twin sister Clare was found dead when they were 16. Marisa is 30 now, and was recently involved in a car crash, leading her to forget everything that happened in the 10 days leading up to the car crash. Was her car crash really an accident or was it attempted murder? Can it be related to her twin sister's death 14 years ago? Can Marisa remember before the killer tries to kill her again?

Here is a chilling excerpt from Chapter 1, which is from an unnamed point of view:

"Your gaze held me, reached out, and the longer I studied the ironic humor swimming in those sapphire eyes, the more I remembered our intimate history and shared losses.
A rational mind wouldn't be lured by the dead or revisit a dangerous past. Turn, leave, and slam the door shut on yesterday.
But this pull between us transcends life and death. And this time I was not going to repeat old mistakes. THe past doesn't have to equal the future. Eyes forward."

Overall, The Lies I Told is a domestic thriller that will appeal to fans of Netflix's You series. One highlight of this book is how well-written the narration and prose are. I also enjoyed how the ending made sense and was very satisfying. I did take off 1 star because I felt there were too many characters and it was hard to keep track of what was happening. I took off another star, because I felt that there were too many thriller cliches - dead twin sisters, two timelines, missing memories, suicidal mothers, cheating, etc. It's like the author tried to fit every single reveal that she could into one book, and it became too cliched. If you're intrigued by the excerpt above, or if you're a fan of thrillers, you can check out this book when it comes out in August.

My first Mary Burton read! Honestly, this is a tough one for me to rate. Overall, I really enjoyed the plot, the writing, and the different POVs/timelines. It’s tough to shift around timelines and POVS without getting confusing for the reader but Burton really handled it masterfully. My absolute fave POV was the stalker/killer. It gave me such ‘You’ vibes (another book I really love)! I love a thriller with an untrustworthy group of friends where everyone seems to have a motive and it made for a fun read. The only issue is I read a lot of thrillers and felt that the culprit was just way too obvious, despite the many red herrings. Had the ending been more dramatic and explosive, I think I would’ve enjoyed it more but I found that everything wrapped up way too quickly and it was underwhelming. Still enjoyable nonetheless and I look forward to checking out her other books.

3.5 ⭐️

WOW! I don't know what else to say. But this story was completely gripping and unexpected in the best possible way.

As The Lies I Told is an intriguing tale that tells Marisa and her twin sister Clare's story from multiple points of view and in a way that is compelling and utterly engaging to read.

As Clare was murdered fourteen years ago and since then Marisa's life has fallen apart and she's spent every day trying to forget that the face in the mirror also belongs to a dead person and that those closest to her believe Clare was mistaken for her that night.

But was she really?

And as Marisa once again resolves to solve Clares case, she also has to deal with her sobriety, the aftermath of a car crash she can't remeber and a sister who thinks she should just move on.

Yet Marisa won't give up and soon learns truths that shock her to the core and make her realise everyone lies, even those closest to you.

And with great pacing, riveting characters and plenty of twists. This genuinely was a story I couldn't put down and its one I would definitely recommend to others.

Marisa doesn't know what happened to her twin Clare when they were 16 and she doesn't know what happened to her in her car accident now, 14 years later. She's sober for the first time in a long time but no one believes that. This is a dual time line mystery/thriller told from multiple POVs (perhaps too many) and it unwinds slowly at first and then very quickly. A dysfunctional family loom large. Not a spoiler but keep your eye on oldest sister Brit. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. A fast read for a hot summer day.

I have read almost all of Mary Burton's books because I love the way she writes romantic suspense. This was a lot different than her other books, and I loved it! I wouldn't categorize it as a romance, but trying to solve the mystery of the book kept my interest very well! I really enjoyed this one and will continue to read Mary Burton's books...especially if they're like this one. The only annoying thing was every male character's distraction with the main character's breasts, but nothing is perfect. Highly recommend this one!