This Is Why We Lied: A Will Trent Thriller

· HarperCollins
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“Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill.” — Parade

The instant NYT bestseller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, 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…

Ratings and reviews

4.6
41 reviews
Patricia White
August 20, 2024
First at thing I have to say is Will and Sara are finally married. Hallelujah!! It’s about time. On their honeymoon things don’t go at all the way a normal honeymoon would. Murder and mayhem take over and talk about hillbilly backwoods crazy family. Yep this is it. Every time you think you know what’s going on there is a twist. Lots of them!! The ending was a total shocker that had me obsessing way into the night. This series has been at the top of my favorite list for many years and this one
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Mark Jackson
January 14, 2025
This story was one of the best books I have read ever. This poor woman had the crappiest family and you felt so bad for her the more you learned. The twists and reveals were so shocking and heartbreaking I literally cried feeling so bad for the things she went through. You really need to read this book. Ms. Slaughter's narrative is one of the reasons she is my favorite author of all time. Lisa Gardner is a very close second.
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Tammy Kodet
October 8, 2024
I could not put it down. The suspense kept me reaching for the answers.
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About the author

Karin Slaughter is one of the world’s most popular storytellers. She is the author of more than twenty instant New York Times bestselling novels, including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town and standalone novels The Good Daughter and Pretty Girls. An internationally bestselling author, Slaughter is published in 120 countries with more than 40 million copies sold across the globe. Pieces of Her is now a #1 Netflix original series, Will Trent is now on ABC and streaming on Hulu, The Good Daughter will soon be a limited series starring Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy, and further projects are in development. Karin Slaughter is the founder of the Save the Libraries project—a nonprofit organization established to support libraries and library programming. A native of Georgia, she lives in Atlanta.

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