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About the Book

This Is Why We Lied

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, the New York Times bestselling author of PRETTY GIRLS and AFTER THAT NIGHT.

One toxic family.
Eight suspicious guests.
Everyone is guilty.
But who is a killer?

For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.

A murderer in their midst

Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying. Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.

Who killed Mercy McAlpine?

It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock.

Audiobook available, read by Kathleen Early

This Is Why We Lied
by Karin Slaughter

  • Publication Date: August 20, 2024
  • Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
  • Hardcover: 464 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow
  • ISBN-10: 0063336723
  • ISBN-13: 9780063336728