It has been twenty-five years since the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found brutally murdered in the caves outside of Grotto, Iowa. It was Eve's sister, Nola, and Eve's best friend, Maggie, that found the body. And it has had an impact on both of them ever since. Now Maggie a detective with the Grotto Police Department and very pregnant with her first child. She lives in fear of the truth her past being revealed. Nola is a veterinarian who lives with bitterness and hatred that her sister's killer was never caught. When new evidence is discovered in the cave, the case is reopened and Maggie is forced to investigate her best friend's murder. Will she be able to solve the twenty-five-year-old crime without revealing her darkest secrets?
I really enjoy Heather Gudenkauf's books because they take me home. Back to small-town Iowa. This Is How I Lied seemed to be a little darker than some of her other novels, but I could be wrong. I really liked Maggie, she was just trying to do her best and she was really a victim, herself. The only person who recognized that fact was Eve. Not even Maggie saw it that way, then or now. I thought that Maggie's husband was more involved than he really was and I was glad about that, I think Maggie needed something good in her life. Nola seemed to be batshit crazy. I was surprised that her story did not end differently. - CLICK HERE FOR SPOILERS.
Bottom Line - This Is How I Lied is another exciting thriller by Heather Gudenkauf, the kind that is easy to slip into and helps you to forget the rest of the world. We all need a book like that, right?
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- This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf
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- Pages: 336
- Publisher: Park Row
- Publication Date: 5/12/2020
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- Thank you to NetGalley for the book in exchange for an honest review.
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