Lies She Told: A Novel

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SEPTEMBER 2017 SELECTION FOR BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB ONE OF KIRKUS' BEST BOOKS OF 2017 From the author of the USA Today bestselling novel, The Widower's Wife, comes an electrifying story of love and deceit. The truth can be darker than fiction. Liza Cole, a once-successful novelist whose career has seen better days, has one month to write the thriller that could land her back on the bestseller list. Meanwhile, she's struggling to start a family, but her husband is distracted by the disappearance of his best friend, Nick. As stresses weigh her down in her professional and personal lives, Liza escapes into writing the chilling exploits of her latest heroine, Beth. Beth, a new mother, suspects her husband is cheating on her while she's home caring for their newborn. Angry and betrayed, she aims to catch him in the act and make him pay for shattering the illusion of their perfect life. But before she realizes what she's doing, she's tossing the body of her husband's mistress into the East River. Then, the lines between Liza's fiction and her reality eerily blur. Nick's body is dragged from the East River, and Liza's husband is arrested for his murder. Before her deadline is up, Liza will have to face up to the truths about the people around her, including her own. If she doesn't, the end of her heroine's story could be the end of her own.

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Praise for Lies She Told:
ONE OF KIRKUS BEST BOOKS OF 2017

A suffocating double nightmare...To be a writer is to be a life thief.
Kirkus starred review

Recommended for anyone who enjoys Paula Hawkins or Gillian Flynn, primarily because its better.
Library Journal

Engrossing...Holahan keeps the suspense high...until the surprising denouement.
Publishers Weekly

"Holahans gripping, commercial storytelling slips this self-reflective examination into what is first and foremost a compelling thriller, allowing Lies She Told to be both indicative of a genre and outstanding in its field."
Shelf Awareness

An eerie and chilling read...Unexpected and explosive.
NY Journal of Books

A swift and intriguing psychological thriller heavy with surprises.
Foreword Reviews starred review

If you can only pick one psychological thriller to read this fall, it needs to be Holahans Lies She Told...
RT Book Reviews

Pure, binge-worthy entertainmentthe kind of effortlessly engaging read that can only come from the authors intelligent plotting and careful construction...An instant-hit for...readers looking for an addictive, layered suspense novel.
Crime by the Book

"Lies She Told had me questioning my own sanity...The best kind of suspense...An excellent and compelling psychological read!"
Susan Crawford, bestselling author of The Pocket Wife and The Other Widow

"Intricate, intense, and completely sinisterthe talented Cate Holahan keeps you guessing until the final disturbing page."
Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha, Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of Say No More

Brilliantly conceived, chillingly conveyed, Lies She Told is a mind-bender of a novel within a novel, with a story that is both gut-wrenching and compulsively readable. Cate Holahan is one of the best psychological suspense writers out there, and shes only getting better. Read her.
Brad Parks, Shamus, Nero, and Lefty Award-winning author of Say Nothing

"This was a thriller I couldnt put down...Bravo!"
Rena Olsen, author of The Girl Before

"A page-turner of the top order, cleverly conceived, brilliantly executed and impossible to put down. Cate Holahan has proven herself a master of psychological suspense...This mind-bending tale of jealousy, love, and revenge should be at the top of everyones summer reading list."
Allison Leotta, author of The Last Good Girl

Intelligently written...A gripping and highly suspenseful story that features amazing female characters caught in difficult situations they never asked for.
Bookreporter

"Riveting."
Mystery Scene Magazine

A wonderful psychological suspense story.
Manhattan Book Review

Lies She Told masterfully weaves together the parallel tales of two troubled young wives...This is a fast-paced read that will keep readers riveted as the surprise endings of both story lines blossom into a crescendo of compassion and conflict resolution.
BookPage

"Wow. Just wow. As soon as you think youve figured it out, Cate Holahan hits you with a twist you did. Not. See. Coming...A taut story."
Alexia Gordon, award-winning author of Murder in G Major and Death in D Minor

[A] masterpiece....Lies She Told is guaranteed to make Cate Holahan a household name.
Joe Clifford, author of the Jay Porter thriller series

"A chilling story...Cate Holahan keeps you guessingand turning the pagesright to the end."
Patrick Lee, NYT bestselling author of the Sam Dryden and Travis Chase trilogies

Author Bio

Cate Holahan, author of the USA Today bestselling psychological suspense novel The Widower's Wife, is an award-winning journalist and a former television producer. She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.