One more Lie is a fast paced, intricately plotted page turner right from the start. College friends, now married Emilia and Tom, Becky and Richie meet at Jodie's funeral, another friend who dies after committing suicide. They know it is because of what happened twenty years ago. At a beach party, a girl named Pippa was murdered and her body was found on the sand. At that time all of them decided to keep a secret. Until now.. They turn on each other, even their spouses as the police start asking questions.

The way this thriller was written was genius. We get several PoVs along with the main PoV of Becky that give us access into the psyche of each character, almost all of them are abnoxious and unlikeable. There is plenty of cheating, jealousy, backstabbing and revenge which kept me invested. I had a part of the mystery figured out but just couldn't guess the final twist and the ending was totally unexpected.

If you are looking for a suspenseful, tense and entertaining psychological thriller, then this is the book for you. It is now available on Kindle Unlimited.

Thank you @bookouture for having me on the #booksontour @netgalley and author @sherylbrowne for the digital ARC to read and share my honest review.

Unfortunately I found this book a little difficult to get into. I did not find the main characters likeable and found some to be a little too gullible. The story flowed nicely though and kept me entertained. A big thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the arc!

One More Lie by Sheryl Browne

Will u tell one more lie?

Everything went back to 20 years ago when Pippa's body was found at the beach. During the investigation, the group of friends were lying, including Becky. 20 years later, another body was found which was related back to the case. The story has a great storyplot with wonderful twists and turns. The various POVs and the timelines caught my attention. The flow of the story was smartly arranged which I would say it's one of the most impressive thriller I've read recently. The connection between the teenage life and the present adult life.

Many thanks to Netgalley, Bookouture and the author for my copy.

Pub date: Nov 18, 2024

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I know you’re not supposed to judge a book by its cover…… but how amazing does this cover look?
Becky’s friend Pippa died at a beach party when they were all teenagers. All of the friends stayed in touch but no one wants to talk about that fateful night. Fast forward twenty years and Becky is now pregnant. When another friend dies, Becky is in a race to figure out what happened before someone else gets hurt. This is an excellent book with twists and turns that you don't expect.
Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of the book. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
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What a roller coaster of possible scenarios and outcomes! It took me a bit to get into the book. It’s a bit creepy/disturbing, suspenseful and dark but I’m glad that I persevered to the end. Not my favourite by Sheryl Browne but One More Lie had me guessing and reevaluating my suspicions all the way through.
Thank You to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Sheryl Browne for the opportunity to read this ARC.

Just released!
Sheryl Browne never disappoints! What a complex and intriguing thriller! This one had multiple POVS and went back and forth in time. I didn’t know who to trust or believe! Many secrets and lies. A great read!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this

Another great read from the talented Sheryl Browne. Very deserved 4 stars!

Becky and her husband, Richie and Emilia and her husband, Tom, have been close friends since university and also included in their group was Jodie and her (now ex) girlfriend Zoe. However, these memories that should have been carefree, were stained by the death of a girl, Pippa, who at that time, was at a beach party the group threw that night. The group grew up and as adults made lives for themselves but still stayed close friends. Despite the group never talking about Pippa and the events of that beach party, the memories still weigh very heavily on Beckys mind. When the group hears that Jodie has committed suicide it shocks them to the core. After the funeral Becky can’t stop thinking about Pippa and how her murderer was never found, and her death ruled an accident after drinking too much alcohol. The group also told lies to the police investigating the death over who was where at certain times during that fateful night. Becky tries to talk to the others about Pippa, but everyone rebuffs her, even Ritchie, and just want to carry on forgetting about what happened that night. However, soon enough, they realise that the past is coming back to haunt them, they find out that Zoe was killed by a hit and run driver, Jodie has died and then there is a fire at Ritchie’s place of work and also at Becky and Ritchies home, all four friends are concerned for their safety, especially with Becky being heavily pregnant now. Will they find out what really happened to Pippa that night on the beach? And if so, is anyone brave enough to get justice for her before anyone else loses their life?

Sheryl Brown never lets me down with her stories and this one was no exception! What a tangled mess of people in this friendship group and I loved hearing the story from the group’s multiple characters points of view. Pippa’s made my heart hurt for her. I thought it was very clever writing with not revealing who she met on the beach that fateful night and it definitely kept me guessing all the way through. I have to admit I really didn’t like any of the main male characters and although I did like Becky, she did exasperate me at times as I felt she was ignoring so many massive red flags and there was a number of times when I just wanted to scream at her! I did figure out a certain character about a third of the way in, but this didn’t spoil my enjoyment of the story at all, and I feel my guess was probably more down to the fact I am a seasoned psychological thriller fan rather than it being glaringly obvious. I did feel I was getting whiplash trying to figure out who the murderer was as I kept changing my mind and then when it was revealed I was very shocked and didn’t see it coming (maybe I am not such a seasoned psychological thriller fan as I thought I was 😉) so well done Sheryl Bowne!

Ultimately, another great story from Sheryl Browne and I am already immersed in another book of hers. I love all her books and can’t wait to see what she writes next!

Thank you to NetGalley, Sheryl Browne and Bookouture for my advanced reading copy. Out now.

One More Lie by Sheryl Browne is another entertaining read from a great author.
Brown has a unique writing style that makes you connect with the characters and want to learn more about them.
 The story kept me on my toes with the twists and turns throughout.
And it had a level of suspence that makes you want to keep reading.
This book was extremely well-written and plotted and the characters well-developed.

Reading in Between the Wines book review #117/130 for 2024:
Rating: 4 🍷🍷🍷🍷
Book: One More Lie
Author: Sheryl Browne
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Sipping thoughts: Twisty! Suspenseful! Browne brings another book filled with lies, jealousy, love, and friendship. One More Lie is the book where you shake your head and don't understand why these group of friends call themselves "friends" rather than frenenemies. Read on to find out what happened to Pippa. I bet you will guess wrong like I did!

Cheers and thank you to @Netgalley and @Bookouture for an advanced copy of @OneMoreLie.

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A compulsive, twisty read in which the past seems to be repeating itself as one of Becky's friends is found dead in suspicious circumstances. It is difficult to know who can be trusted and, as the peril grows, suspicion shifts focus. Is Becky's marriage as happy as she thought? Is she being gaslit by one of her friends, or the father of her unborn child? Is she really in danger? Is the caring counsellor as professional as he should be? Just when you think you have worked out the answers, the next chapter has you guessing again. A very cleverly constructed tale and a delicious book to devour.

Hold onto your hats folks because this is one wild ride from the past to the present! Secrets, revenge, and lies are the name of the game! Sheryl Browne delivered once again with One More Lie! Just when I thought I had everything all figured out, Browne showed me that I was wrong, wrong, wrong! I love it when that happens. What a clever, well thought out, well written, and captivating mystery!

Friends gather on the beach for an end of the year celebration, unfortunately, a shy newcomer to their group (Pippa) is found dead the next morning. Twenty years have passed since Pippa's death, and another member of the group has been found dead...

One More Lie is chock full of tension, dread, questions, secrets, suspicion, and blame. I enjoyed watching the group slowly begin to look at each other in new lights. Wondering what happened to Pippa on the beach all those years ago, and who is behind what is happening now. The book is told through the POV of several characters with Becky being the main POV given in this riveting mystery.

I enjoyed the mounting suspense as the book grew to its shocking close. This book had a fair number of twists and turns along the way which is always a plus for me. This was my 6th book by Sheryl Browne, and I look forward to reading more of her books in the future.

would like to thank netgalley and the publishers for letting me read this awesome book

20 years ago a beach party happened but that night one of the girls who attended the party ended up dead.... the remaining party goers lied to the police and lived to tell the tale

now though guilt still sits heavily with them

as these former beach friends attend another funeral things get rather heated at the wake....

could their friend have really committed suicide because of what happened 20 years ago... was she really carrying the guilt around ....

wow have to say there wasnt one redeeming character that i could actually like in this book...but it well written and keeps you guessing

well worth a read....

Very interesting and twisty psychological thriller from Sheryl Browne! A group of university students remains tight after two decades with guilt as the common thread. Who killed their classmate? It could be anyone of them. As the story unfolds, you will think it is this person then maybe that person until the very end!

Many thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC!

What a great book as all her books are. It’s all about a beach party many years ago where one of them died you have no idea who could have done it the story skips to present day then to 20 years earlier there are so many red herrings so when you actually find out its such a shock I couldn’t stop reading it definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat I loved it,

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookoutre

I absolutely am a huge fan of this author so I knew this would be fantastic, and it definitely was! I was so hooked on this book I read it all in a night. The little twists that unfolded throughout were superb! I literally thought I had this worked out but I was completely wrong. This is one of the best books I have read this year and I know it will hit that number 1 spot on the bestseller list and it is absolutely fantastic.

Told on now and then timelines we learn of a death on the beach in a friendship group twenty years ago. Fast forward and the remaining friends are still haunted by the past, especially pregnant Becky.

It seems someone is out for revenge for that night and the book takes us on a whodunnit journey. I read so many thrillers so I worked out the main twist very early on, that being said it didn’t impact my enjoyment of the book. The characters were flawed and all
In all this has everything you’re looking for in a mystery thriller.

My first by this author but I will be sure to check out more of her work in the future.

Many thanks to NetGalley, publisher and author for my eARC.

Man oh man what a twisty, jet-fueled thriller. The past and its lies will come back to haunt you. Just ask these friends who have gathered for the funeral of a friend.

Twenty years after a young woman's death, her so-called friends (I use this term loosely), still stick to their story of what happened that fateful night, even though it still haunts some of them. You, as the reader, have no idea exactly what happened as this story unfolds even as you get little clues along the way. There were characters from every end of the spectrum from one who talks about that night constantly and lives with deep guilt that she could have prevented the tragedy to one who laughs it off and is scuzzy to her very core. These are not people that you want to call friends.

This chilling story is full of intrigue and jaw-dropping revelations that will leave you shocked to your core and left me completely unsettled. Sometimes the truth is darker than you imagine.

Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

3.75/4

This story transports readers to a spooky night twenty years ago when Pippa, a bullied girl, was discovered dead after a beach party. Former friends are again drawn into a web of tension and deception when they reunite for another funeral, this time for Jodie, who allegedly committed suicide.

Since Becky is the major character we follow and appears to be the friend who feels the most guilty about her death, we, the reader, are unable to determine whether or not she was a trustworthy narrator. However, could anyone present on that particular day be trusted?

Becky's story is the only one written in the first person - the rest are written in the third person, and we see how relationships within this close-knit circle of friends fall apart in each of them.

It's a meaty read with lots of backstabbing, cheating, and cold-blooded retaliation. While I must admit that I was able to predict who was going after Pippa very early on, which lessened the surprise at the end, the suspense was strong and the twists kept me interested.I also loved how we got multiple POVs - it made the plot very engaging.

One More Lie is an intense, gripping read for readers who enjoy dark, suspenseful thrillers about hidden secrets and troubled relationships. I can’t wait to read more books of this author.

Special thanks to Netgalley & Sheryl Browne for providing me an ARC for this book. ❤️

A group of friends goes out for a summer beach camp to celebrate for the summer. That night, there was a scream and the next morning, a body of a girl named Pippa was found by the sands. The friends stick to their story citing that they didn't really know what happened and the police rule the death as accidental. Now twenty years later, another one of the members of the group dies. Again the friends tell the same lie but someone knows that they have been lying or a long time.

This was an interesting fast-paced thriller. The story is told in the POVs of Becky and Emelia and later on Jack. Becky suspects her husband Richie might be responsible for Pippa's death twenty years ago and Emelia too suspect her own husband for Pippa's death as well. Becky and Emelia knew that one of members of their group is responsible for Pippa's death. The book is a page turner and there are some twists and turns along the storyline. The writing was great, putting the reader on the edge of the story. The ending was quiet unexpected.

Overall, this was an interesting unputdownable psychological thriller that will keep you up all night--worth 4.5 stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.

Name :- One More Lie
Author :- Sheryl Browne
Genre :- Psychological Thriller
Plot :- Sheryl Browne’s One More Lie is a gripping psychological thriller that weaves together a haunting past and a chilling present, creating a tense narrative of buried secrets, guilt, and betrayal. Set against the backdrop of a tragic summer night and its lingering consequences, the story delves into the fragile relationships between a group of friends whose lies bind them together—and threaten to tear them apart.
Likes:
1 Engaging Dual Timeline: Browne skillfully alternates between the past and the present, unraveling the mystery layer by layer. This structure heightens the suspense as readers piece together what truly happened that fateful night.
2 Complex Characters: The protagonist’s inner turmoil over the lies she has carried for decades is relatable and compelling. Each character is flawed, which adds depth and complexity to the story.
Dislikes :-
None.
Overall Impression :- One More Lie is a suspenseful and emotionally charged thriller that keeps readers guessing until the final page. Sheryl Browne masterfully explores the weight of secrets, the complexity of friendships, and the devastating consequences of one night’s decisions. Perfect for fans of domestic thrillers and psychological mysteries, this book will leave you questioning how well you truly know those closest to you—and whether you can ever outrun the truth.
My rating :- 5/5.