I am a huge fan of Karin Slaughter's writing and have yet to be disapointed by any of her books, so I was so excited when I was approved to read this.This book quickly draws you into the story and keeps you guessing right til the end - no easy feat with someone who usually guesses the ending of every thriller. The characters are believable and flawed, they make you care and feel invested in the story. I love the stark difference between the dark, heartwrenching story and the tenderness depicted between Will and Sara.
Overall, another fantastic book - I'd highly recommend this to everyone!
Thank you for the chance to read this ARC.

Karin Slaughter is one of the most anticipated authors of the year, so when I was given an advance reader copy, I knew I’d be in for the ride of my life!

Will and Sarah are on their honeymoon in the mountains, relaxing and enjoying a romantic evening together, finally away from the stress of Atlanta. But when Mercy McAlpine is found brutally murdered, the mood of the story changes entirely. It’s a complex tale, where the pair must piece together every fragment, which of course they are brilliant at doing. Every detail is skilfully examined – another element that reminds me I’m in capable hands – and the level of detail in the postmortem makes me want to come back for more.

The McAlpine family are not what they seem, everyone appears to have a motive and a race against the clock adds an extra layer of suspense. But a storm keeps them trapped in a locked room mystery where we meet Faith and Amanda and a few unsavoury characters with plenty of ulterior motives. This Is Why We Lied is aptly named for a book full of dark and disturbing secrets. With a killer on the loose, Will and Sarah’s honeymoon turns into an investigation to uncover motives and unreliable alibis, and this is where Slaughter is particularly adept at depicting the vilest of human conduct.

What started out as a beautiful alpine retreat quickly turns into a nightmare. Cut off by bad weather, there is no escape, and the story quickly becomes Christie-esque with an investigator and medical examiner for the GBI at its centre. With a cast of contrasting characters, each with their own story to tell, the mood becomes more menacing as the book progresses. So many twists and turns will catch you off guard, but the writing flows and the pages turn. Who can resist another fabulous Will and Sarah mystery?

Thank you to the author, Netgalley and Harper Collins for the privilege of reading this book.

Another great will Trent novel following on from his wedding the honeymoon in an idyllic getaway spot. But all is not as it seems and it’s up to will and his new wife to get to who what and why. Karin keeps you gripped as alway just when you think you have solved it no it turns again. I love this series and can’t wait for the next installment

This is the latest in Karin Slaughter's GBI agent Will Trent and his medical examiner wife, Sarah Linton series, now married and on their honeymoon in the remote Georgia wilderness, hiking and walking in the most beautiful and exclusive place with no Wifi, where Will had dreamed of going during his traumatic childhood. This wonderful location and the joy and love is about to be juxtaposed with true evil and a repellent family whose history is slowly and dramatically unpeeled with a fire and the screams and dying Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the resort is found in the lake, her only concern her beloved son, Jon. To Sarah's horror, Will impales his hand on a knife embedded deep in Mercy's back.

The story goes back in time, to the arrival of the guests, the introduction of the family, Will's encounter with the Jackal from his childhood, Dave, with his nickname for Will, 'Trashcan', the investors intending to buy out the place, and the overt conflict and rage at dinner. Will and Sarah had not given their real occupations at the resort, but why had others lied? The family and her ex-husband show barely any concern for Mercy's demise, a woman who had never stood a chance from the moment she was born in this hornet's nest of horror, violence, brutality, betrayal and worse. As the local sheriff shows no real interest in investigating, and arriving on the scene are the much needed presence of GBI colleagues and boss.

This is a tense and dark fast paced thriller that is packed with twists and turns, that kept me turning the pages quickly, written and plotted in true Slaughter trademark style which is likely to appeal to her legion of fans and others who love the genre too. There are numerous suspects for readers to consider in this locked room mystery with its echoes of the classic golden age of crime. I cannot wait to read the next in this fabulous series. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

Thank you Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review. (4.5 STARS)

What a ride. This book was totally full of twists from beginning to end. I really enjoyed how fleshed out the characters were as well as their backstories, I enjoyed how well they all linked and flowed together and how we got both the run down to the murder, then after the murder, as well as later on what lead on in the scenes before the murder. SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.

All of the GBI were great characters, I wish I knew more about Amanda but that's my own fault because I didn't realise this was BOOK 12 IN A SERIES! So I'm definitely keen to go back and read the others - HOWEVER, it totally could be read as a standalone, it was brilliantly done and didn't leave you asking too many questions (Which have no doubt all been answered prior to this instalment).

I loved the connection between Will and Sara, and I loved the addition of Faith - I think there's more to explore there, but also want to go back and read the other books incase there already has been more!

A great book, an easy recommendation. Thank you Netgalley and thank you Karin Slaughter!

A great story with so many twists and turns, you assume everyone is guilty whilst it is unpicked to work out who really is the killer....

A dark ride with plenty of twists and turns to follow. I loved how the setting felt idyllic at first but then quickly turned sinister and claustrophobic, the characters trapped with nowhere to go.

A dark and thrilling ride with a locked room feel. There were plenty of twists and turns to follow but all the characters felt well-wrought and acted in line with their traits. I loved how the setting felt idyllic at first but then quickly turned sinister and claustrophobic, the characters trapped with nowhere to go.

This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter
I give this book 4.5 stars.

One toxic family. Eight suspicious guests. Everyone is guilty. But who is a killer?
Poised to strike again, the holiday of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…

This is book 12 in the brilliant Will Trent series, every book is a totally different story which makes this another fantastic read.
A remote setting,a honeymoon and a murder. Everyone is a suspect staff,family and guests,can Will and Sara uncover the truth. The author’s attention to detail and multi layered narrative is engaging and I was questioning everything and everyone as secrets were revealed and the story became more dark and complex. I love Will,Amanda,Faith and Sara as characters in this ongoing series and Karin Slaughter is a talented author.
With thanks to Netgalley,Karin Slaughter and HarperCollins UK, for my chance to read and review this book.

The series continues with investigator Will and Medical examiner Sarah finally get married and on their honeymoon in a remote resort when Mercy the woman who runs the place for her family since her father had a stroke is found murdered and all the family have secrets and everyone is lying.
There is a storm coming and the resort has no internet reception so they have to solve the case and quickly until the rest of the team can make it up the mountain.
The resort layout was a bit confusing and difficult to remember but a good story.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC and I give my honest review.

Will thought he was going to enjoy a peaceful honeymoon with Sara, but come on we all knew that wasn’t going to happen didn’t we! This book covers a LOT of dark subjects which sometimes makes for uncomfortable reading. The story itself was complex with lots of twists to keep you guessing, and as always it was brilliantly written.

I haven’t read anything by this author before and had no clue that this book was part of a series which definitely says this works as a stand alone. I will of course now have to go back and read the rest of the series. I loved the relationship between Sara and Will but apart from them there were some truly terrible and unlikable characters. A tale full of twists and turns that at times you don’t know who is telling the truth. A dark novel that keeps you guessing as more secrets emerge. I did find some of the descriptions of the locations a little tedious but overall a great read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins for this ARC

Having not read majority of the books in the Will Trent Series I do feel I'm missing some backstory. But at the same time you can read these as standalone which is good.
Overall I did enjoy this book. While I wasn't captivated I was still intrigued to see where it would go.
The main twist caught me off guard. While I had guessed something I certainly did not see that coming. I was left feeling uncomfortable.

Honestly, Karin Slaughter is my most anticipated read of the year, every year, without fail. Again, she does not miss the mark here. Fast paced, heartbreaking story that is fantastically carried by Will and Sara, and returning with Amanda and Faith, all is well in the world.

Slaughter manages to write horrific stories that never come across as gratuitous, has excellent humour when it suits, and has such solid pacing you always fly through the books. Good twists and turns, and I thought it was sweet how she squeezed in a reference to the Will Trent television series, well played.

As always, highly recommended.

5 star reads are few and far between, but you're nearly always guaranteed one when you pick up a Karin Slaughter book. I have followed the Will Trent Series for years, and it has never disappointed.
In book 12 of the series, Will and Sara are married and off on there honeymoon. Will has planned a lovely surprise destination, which is very remote. The book starts off with the murder of Mercy, the manager of the camping facility. It then goes back to before the murder, and we discover that this is not going to be a clear cut case, for many people have a motive to harm her.
Like previous books in the series, it is fast paced, with lots of twists and turns. It also deals with some heavy issues, which I think we've all come to expect from Karin Slaughter books. She is an absolute master at weaving together crime thrillers. If you've not read any of the series before, you could jump right in with this one and I'm sure you would thoroughly enjoy it. However, if crime thrillers are your thing, I highly recommend checking out this series from the start. For anyone familiar with the series, this is a must read.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for providing me with an ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

Thank you to Netgallery and the publisher for this ARC. The publication date is the 20th June! This is the latest instalment by Karin Slaughter and what a cracking page turner it was! This book had everything a thriller should be dark, suspenseful and extremely twisty!

A great read that kept me guessing until the very end and wow I was gobsmacked by the ending like what it was unbelievable! I’m thinking of it long after I’ve read it! 😊

Another epic installment in the series, This is Why We Lied is the 12th book featuring Will Trent.

While it’s not essential to read them all in order (I actually haven’t) it probably makes sense to know a bit of Will’s backstory from previous books.

TW for this book - violent murder, incest, domestic abuse among others

This is fantastic meaty story centred around Mercy McAlpine who greets Will and Sara on their honeymoon. Mercy is found murdered, stabbed to death in a truly brutal attack. Will (obviously) finds her and within a few hours of arriving is embroiled in a murder enquiry with more twists and turns than a Swiss mountain pass. Why did Mercy’s family dislike her so much, what are the mountain lodge guests hiding, what happened to Gabbie?

This book kept me truly enthralled through the whole thing, it is long and I do think lots of it could be glossed over but several things that I did really enjoy:

- the level of detail particularly in parts like the contact lens solution, the post mortem and others. Karin Slaughter really does go the extra mile in terms of the reader’s experience.
- Faith - love her character in this book especially
- Dave - I may not have liked him but his character is fantastic, layered and hateable from the off but so well thought out.
- The sheer amount of times I thought I had it figured out before the end only to be proved wrong.

Thanks to Harper Collins and NetGalley for the ARC.

This latest Karin Slaughter books has many of the hallmarks of her earlier books but it's not her finest work. It's very dark, and also oddly long - so even though the story starts with a murder and then circles back round to end with the resolution, it feels like a slow read.
It is atmospheric but there's not a huge amount of character development. Solid read but I think could have been pacier and more pithy.

This is a murder mystery set in a remote hotel, where a crime-fighting couple have accidentally turned up on honeymoon.

The book plots the course of the investigation as all the guests and owning-family are put under the microscope.

A good book with lots of twists and turns.

Why oh why have I not read all of this series? Picking up this book gave me a swift reminder than I need to read more of them. I just love the way that Karin Slaughter writes, so dark and unsettling and full of interesting and complex characters. This was a locked room murder mystery of sorts and I loved it.

As always with this author, it is a long book, but never boring or drawn out. Will Trent and Sara Linton are on their honeymoon in a remote cabin retreat. No wifi and limited phone service. A break is just what both of them need. But their honeymoon is cut short when one of the family that run the place is murdered. The pair cannot stand by and do nothing, even when Faith and Amanda arrive. The big problem they come across is that any of the family or other guests could be the killer. There are plenty of reasons for any of them to want Mercy McAlpine dead.

What a dysfunctional family!! Not a nice one amongst them. So many lies, so much happening behind each others backs. It was truly awful to see how they behaved and acted towards each other. The ending was shocking and emotional. Superb writing.

Thanks so much to Harper Collins UK for the advanced copy to read. Publishes on June 20th.