This Is How I Lied
A Novel
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Publisher Description
Gudenkauf proves herself the master of the smart, suspenseful small-town thriller that gets right under your skin.” —Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny
Everyone has a secret they’ll do anything to hide…
Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa—discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold.
For decades Maggie was haunted by Eve’s death and that horrible night. Now a detective in Grotto, and seven months pregnant, she is thrust back into the past when a new piece of evidence surfaces and the case is reopened. As Maggie investigates and reexamines the clues, secrets about what really happened begin to emerge. But someone in town knows more than they’re letting on, and they’ll stop at nothing to keep the truth buried deep.
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Check out these other riveting novels of suspense by bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf:
The Weight of Silence
These Things Hidden
Little Mercies
MIssing Pieces
Not a Sound
Before She Was Found
The Overnight Guest
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Early in this suspenseful psychological thriller from bestseller Gudenkauf (Before She Was Found), Det. Maggie Kennedy-O'Keefe of the Grotto, Iowa, PD is assigned to a cold case, the murder of her 16-year-old best friend, Eve Knox, after two kids find a new piece of evidence, Eve's boot, in the cave where Maggie found Eve's body 25 years earlier. Maggie's job is to inform the Knox family, review the case files, gather all the evidence, and send it to the state lab for testing. She speaks to Eve's mentally unstable sister, the sister's abusive boyfriend, a pedophile neighbor, and her own father, the former Grotto PD police chief, who suffers from dementia. To complicate matters, Maggie is eight months pregnant and fatigued. When she receives threatening phone calls, and the barn on her property is torched, it becomes clear this small town is filled with secrets people want to keep buried. Maggie has to make one impossible choice after another as the action builds to a satisfying conclusion. Through alternating viewpoints Gudenkauf keeps the tension high throughout. Fans of dogged, resourceful female detectives will cheer Maggie every step of the way.
Customer Reviews
Very exciting
Moves right along. Surprise at the end!
Loved!!!!!
Wow, just wow!!!!! This book really took my breathe away. I have read a few books by Heather Gudenkauf and she sure does not disappoint. As soon as I saw this one I knew I had to read it. I just can’t get enough of her books.
This book was about past secrets that will not sleep. Many years ago there was a murder that went unsolved and rocked a small town. Now there was new evidence and who best to investigate than the best friend of the victim. What really happened to Eve?
I first want to say that I really loved this book. This book had it all wrapped in a nice tight bow. There was a murder, domestic abuse, a scandal and so much more. You didn’t know who to trust and what was going to happen next. I was turning the pages as fast I could and was on the edge of my seat waiting to find out what happened next. There were characters in this book that I couldn’t believe would do such terrible things but did. What a twist at the end!!!!! It through me for a loop. Who you thought did it was not it at all. What an amazing end to an amazing book. This one will stay with me for a long time. What I learned from this book is secrets will always come out in the end.
Between the plot, characters and all the twists in this book it made it an easy and fast read. I would definitely recommend it and happily give it 5 Hearts❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Excellent story with a twist.
Excellent book. A twisted who done it, with a variety of characters and a small amount of insanity that bring light to this story. Well written with drama, tragedy, fear and love woven together to make this an outstanding read. Don’t miss this one.