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Book Summary and Reviews of Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison

Lie to Me by J.T. Ellison

Lie to Me

A Fast-Paced Psychological Thriller

by J.T. Ellison

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  • Sep 2017, 416 pages
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Book Summary

Domestic noir at its best. Readers will devour this stunning page-turner about the disintegration of a marriage as grief, jealousy, betrayal and murder destroy the facade of the perfect literary couple.

They built a life on lies 

Sutton and Ethan Montclair's idyllic life is not as it appears. They seem made for each other, but the truth is ugly. Consumed by professional and personal betrayals and financial woes, the two both love and hate each other. As tensions mount, Sutton disappears, leaving behind a note saying not to look for her.  

Ethan finds himself the target of vicious gossip as friends, family and the media speculate on what really happened to Sutton Montclair. As the police investigate, the lies the couple have been spinning for years quickly unravel. Is Ethan a killer? Is he being set up? Did Sutton hate him enough to kill the child she never wanted and then herself? The path to the answers is full of twists that will leave the reader breathless.

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"Starred Review. This standalone may be Ellison's best work to date." - Publishers Weekly

"Instead of a suspenseful peek into a crumbling marriage with a missing wife at the center, Ellison's latest devolves into a mishmash of well-worn tropes carried out by even more threadbare characters." - Kirkus

"This overfilled, emotional, and immensely readable domestic thriller catalogs a marriage gone wrong." - Booklist

"Fans of Paula Hawkins, A.S.A. Harrison, Mary Kubica, and Karin Slaughter will want to add this to their summer reading list." - Library Journal

"Lie To Me twists you up, throws you into nail-biting action and unexpected revelations. Belt yourself in for this roller coaster ride." - Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Enigma

"Sharply written and masterfully plotted, full of hard truths about the creative life and modern marriage, Ellison has written her finest novel - a breakout page-turner certain to win her a wide audience." - Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Blame

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Julie P

Amateurish
Show the reader, don't tell the reader.
Repeat, repeat, repeat. I got it the first time, I didn't need the same situation repeated in different sentences (sometimes within the same chapter!).
The ending was wrapped up as if she was told it had to be within the next ten pages.
Plot twists were uninspired and the whole thing read like a B-rated drama.
I will not read another book by this author.

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New York Times and USA Today bestselling author J.T. Ellison writes standalone domestic noir and psychological thriller series, the latter starring Nashville Homicide Lt. Taylor Jackson and medical examiner Dr. Samantha Owens, and pens the international thriller series "A Brit in the FBI" with #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter. Cohost of the Emmy Award-winning show, A Word on Words, Ellison lives in Nashville with her husband.

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