#Review - The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark #Thrillers #Suspense

Series: Standalone
Format: Hardcover, 320 pages
Release Date: June 21, 2022
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Source: Publisher
Genre: Thrillers / Suspense 

From the instant New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight comes a riveting new novel of two women, multiple identities, and one last con

Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. Different names for the same person, depending on the town, depending on the job. She's a con artist who erases herself to become whoever you need her to be. A college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. But nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you want to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything.

Kat Roberts has been waiting ten years for the woman who upended her life to return. And now that she has, Kat is determined to be the one to expose her. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is.

Julie Clark's The Lies I Tell is a twisted domestic thriller that dives deep into the psyches and motivations of two women and their unwavering quest to seek justice for the past and rewrite the future. Beginning ten years before, and alternating between Kat Roberts, and Meg Williams, this is a story that will keep you guessing. When Meg was in her final year of High School, her mother was conned and ended up losing their home. Meg spent the final year of High School living in her car, and then losing her mother. She's never forgotten the man who destroyed her life. 

Meg Williams is a con artist. She is very, very smart, and exceptionally good at what she does, and she has been waiting years for the opportunity to get revenge on her current mark. Meg has gone by a variety of names. Meg Williams. Maggie Littleton. Melody Wilde. She becomes whoever you need her to be—a college student. A life coach. A real estate agent. Nothing about her is real. She slides alongside you and tells you exactly what you need to hear, and by the time she's done, you've likely lost everything. But she's not evil. She's on a mission to destroy the man who took everything from her, and if she can take down other villainous men along the way, so be it.

Kat Roberts was an up-and-coming journalist until 10 years earlier when Meg Williams called in a tip on a story on which she was working. That tip led to Kat's life being forever changed, and losing a promising job. For the past 10 years Kat has been trying to find Meg and uncover all her cons so she can write an expose and once again be a respected journalist. What is justice and who can be trusted? 10 years later, Kat runs into Meg who apparently has chosen to go after someone who is running for the Senate. Someone who destroyed her life. But as the two women grow closer, Kat's long-held assumptions begin to crumble, leaving Kat to wonder who Meg's true target is. Kat finds that Meg is more than she appears.

Julia Clark writes a story of two strong women in their own voice and written it in a way that you have to keep following along to see what happens next.  

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