She's so damn clever! I love all of her books, this may be my favorite.

All of my experiences with Mary Kubica's novels have been positive reading experiences. She writes suspenseful novels with surprising plot twists that keep me reading from beginning to end.

This book was a little different in that I felt like there wasn't a huge conspiracy, a big shocking secret that was waiting to come out. To me, this book was more of an insight into grief and the way and it can affect a person's thinking. Clara loses her husband Nick in a car accident where he was speeding around a corner and lost control. Their young child was in the car, and she flips Clara's world upside down when she claims that a bad man was following Nick during the car ride. This sends Clara on a quest to determine what really happened to Nick and who was involved.

At the same time, Nick's story leading up to his death is being told. It is slowly revealed that he was a man with a lot of secrets, and there were many things going on that Clara had no idea about. The reader is taken through a journey of learning about things as Clara does, and other times getting the pieces before she does. It was an interesting way to write the novel, and I really enjoyed it.

The ending does have a bit of a twist. It definitely doesn't go the way you think it will. If you're already a fan of Kubica's, I definitely recommend reading this book.

Free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This seemed slow and repetitive to me.

Thank you to the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review! Once again, Mary Kubica knocks it out of the ballpark! She has such an engaging style of writing that pulls you in and keeps you mesmerized. The story is told in alternating points of view of the husband and wife. She is an exhausted new nursing mother with a newborn and young daughter, and he is a successful dentist who seemingly adores them. A pivotal incident occurs early on, and lies are uncovered, taking the reader on a roller-coaster ride to the climatic ending Kubica is known for. Like all her books, this is one you will not put down until you are done, and then you will anxiously count down the days until her next book is released. A superb read!

I have heard a few great remarks about Mary Kubica's work recently and was very pleased to be able to review this new book. I found myself very drawn in by the characters and story and was keen to keep reading to find out what had actually happened - and was completely wrong in my own suspicions! I felt the book moved along really well and kept me interested in what was going on. Based on this, I might suss out the author's other books, as she certainly seems to write an engrossing thriller!

It's not that I didn't find it engaging, or want to continue. I did. I just wasn't satisfied. It held my interest, but at the same time, I found it implausible, and Clara's scattershot suspicions far-fetched. Having finished it, I find it one of the least effective of this genre of suspense books, where we volley back and forth between multiple narrators, as the story propels forward. Ultimately, I felt like it was too slender thread of unknown to build an entire novel on, and the end was a let-down because there was always a sense that, the author is making a big deal about the solved mystery that we will uncover, but nothing is being made evident that there is more than meets the eye. And that proved to be the case, so it was, like, Huh?? Also, numerous characters were introduced who then disappeared - multiple red herrings. I found it a very unsatisfying book - fairly well written, though lots of descriptive exposition that I tended eventually to skim over, but with little real substance.

This psychological suspense book by one of my favorite authors did not disappoint. I did think the pacing was a little slower than her other novels, but the characters were solid and emotional. The grief Clara feels after losing her husband Nick is palpable, which leads her to question everything about the accident involving his death. She starts to suspect is wasn't an accident after all. I was a bit let down by the ending and thought there were some unanswered questions (what happened with Izzy?), but overall, it was a good book.

Oh. My. Lanta. This book got me. It gave me all the feels. The synopsis doesn’t mention this but she had just had a baby 4 days before! So here she is– hormonal, sleep-deprived, and overwhelmed — but then she has to deal with losing her husband in this way. I can’t even. She made so many mistakes in handling this, but who wouldn’t? On top of all that, her mother has Alzheimer’s, her dad tries to help but he has his own worries, and the dental practice her husband owned is struggling to stay afloat. The troubles mount up one after the other as you read and this poor woman can’t catch a break. My heart broke for her. I caught myself praying for this woman numerous times before I realized this is FICTION.

I liked the alternating voices telling the story; I think it added to the suspense. I was engaged from the beginning. I also felt like I was getting to know the characters on a personal level. I sympathized with both of them this way.

To sum it all up, there are a few things left unresolved at the end, but it could be intentional. If anybody knows Ms. Kubica, give me her number. Drinks are on me! In all seriousness, though, I raced through this book so fast because I couldn’t wait to get to the ending. It is highly likely that I could have missed key details. (Maybe I should read it again.) If you are a fan of Paula Hawkins, Gilly Macmillan, Kimberly McCreight, (and yes, I’ll say it) Gillian Flynn, then you’d like this one. I think this one will surpass her first novel.

Every Last Lie is not a typical Kubica novel. There is not a huge mystery with twists and turns. However, it is a good novel. When Clara's husband dies suddenly, she is left alone with two small children. As grief hits her squarely, she begins to imagine her dentist husband was murdered. The characters were pretty well developed, but none were all that likable. Every Last Lie would be a great beach read. Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to be an advanced reader in exchange for my fair and honest review.

I really enjoyed this book, it had an excellent build up and the tension built as it went on.  It draws you in and doesn't let you go until the end.  Lots of twists and turns, things are really not quite as they seem, just when I thought I had everything sorted in my mind in relation to where the story was going, bang, and off it went in anther direction- exactly my kind of book - thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended - 5 stars - review to be published on my blog on publication day

This book had my mind pulled in 6 different directions OR MORE! One minute I seriously thought I had it all figured out and then BAM Mary took the book back in another direction.
Character wise they have amazing depth. I will say that throughout the book I was not a fan of Nick. For as much as he said that he loved Clara, I wanted to smack some sense into him. The lies and the back handed acts that he got himself into were mind blowing. And the fact that he hid every detail from his wife blew me away. You have a wife and a daughter and baby on the way, get it together!
There are so many different story lines going on here from the tragic accident to theft and a blast from the past with a little medical malpractice thrown in to bring it all together.
I really couldn't wait to see what would happen next and I was sad when it came to an end.

A special thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Canada for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Clara Solberg and her husband Nick seem to have it all—a great marriage, two healthy children, and a successful dental practice. That is until Nick and the couple's four-year-old daughter, Maisie, are in a car accident that claims Nick's life. Clara is only a few days postpartum and her emotions are running the gamut from shock, grief, confusion, disbelief, and now paranoia that is fuelled by Maisie's night terrors of "the bad man".

Although the crash is ruled an accident, that Nick was speeding and lost control, Clara can't stop obsessing that Nick was run off the road. It is here where Kubica turns truths into lies, and secrets start to take flight. She is a master at this genre.

Told in alternating perspectives of Clara in the present day, and Nick leading up to the accident, Every Last Lie accelerates in pace and suspense, but ultimately stalls out at the end. Unfortunately with this ending, Kubica negates all of the suspense and build up she so masterfully weaves throughout. That being said, I would still recommend the book and any of her other works.

Clara' s heart races and her mind fills with fear when she hears her daughter scream in her sleep, "The bad man! The bad man is going to get us, Daddy!" Does her daughter know something? The car accident which left her husband dead, but her daughter unharmed was ruled an accident. A single-car accident, likely a result of driving recklessly, according to the police, but is that accurate? Did someone want her husband dead? Secrets and lies push to the surface as Clara races to find out the truth.

Perfect for psychological thriller fans! Hard to put down, with twists and turns at every corner.

Mary Kubica has a way of keeping you on edge through the entire book while you get so immersed in the character's lives. I loved every minute!

I love Mary Kubica's books, but this wasn't one of my favorites. Although it was a page turner, it wasn't as satisfying to me as her novels usually are.

I'm a huge fan of Kubica, and the latest book is no exception- the characters are so human, and the puzzle slowly unfolds itself. It was terrificsuspenseful and compelling.

Being the huge Mary Kubica fan that I am - if she writes it, you can be sure I'm going to read it, recommend it to you, and then hound you until we have an impromptu pseudo-book-club meeting about it, wherever we might be - I had high hopes for Every Last Lie. For fellow MK fans, it will come as no surprise that she has nailed it ... again!

First, though, let me get this out of the way: even though I teach the second grade and littles are generally some of my favourite people, Clara's daughter Maisie made me want to take up day drinking. Every time she did/said something that made me want to scream, I had to constantly remind myself that she was only four years old, had experienced a traumatic event, etc. I swear I am much more sympathetic and patient in real life. Her 'tiny dictator' schtick nearly drove me round the bend, though.

I also wanted Clara to handle the subject of Nick's death better where Maisie was concerned, as I couldn't shake the feeling that she was doing a horrible (and somewhat unbelievable) job of addressing it. Because naturally, it's a completely straightforward conversation and not difficult at all for anyone, let alone a four-year-old, to process ... uh huh. Yeah, there's a fairly good chance that I was just being a horrible person, here.

Despite my general aversion to weaving conversations and interactions with very young characters into pretty much any narrative that isn't a picture book or junior chapter book (i.e., fellow book nerds raved about Emma Donoghue's Room; I couldn't get past the first 60 pages because it was being told from a 5-year-old's perspective), I was less than a tenth of the way through Every Last Lie and I knew that I would be willing to perform a ritual sacrifice of my usually-sacred sleep, in order to complete my reading of this book!

Driven (that's a little on the nose, I know...let's go with 'desperate') to discover the underlying truth which she believes exists about her husband's car crash, Clara goes to extreme lengths to do so (I kept asking, aloud, "Ok, seriously, lady! Come on! Who. DOES. That?!"). Her increasingly erratic behaviour, fueled by overwhelming grief, confusion, exhaustion, and, simply, the 'not knowing', is expertly paired with Nick's perspective in the months leading up to the crash.

Kubica - as only she can - presents the chaotic aftermath of a tragic loss and how those left behind might try to fill in the blanks in order to make sense of the senseless. It's the side we don't often see, don't often take the time to consider, when we read the shocking headlines in our daily newspapers. But how far would be 'too far', in a situation like this? Every last nerve is raw and exposed as Clara takes us down the rabbit hole with her. She is not only convinced but develops an all-consuming obsession with the notion that there's more to it than the police report claims. As the story progresses it becomes abundantly clear that Clara not only believes that there is more to the accident but that she needs there to be more to it.

Is it a case of "Occam's Razor" or is there really something sinister to be uncovered, here? Every last misdirect is deftly established as being so plausible - from both Clara and Nick's perspectives - that it will keep you hooked and guessing, until the ultimate reveal.

Do yourselves a favour, book nerds: pre-order this puppy! You can thank me later.

Told in the alternating voices of Clara and Nick, Kubica weaves a suspenseful tale of love, deceit, and betrayal. I have read all of her books and always eagerly await the next one. I requested to review it based on Kubica as the author. I love psychological thrillers and enjoyed reading this one. There are enough unexpected events to keep me interested and guessing as to what Maisie witnessed and what really happened to Nick.

Mary Kubica hit it out of the park, once again, with a story about one families loss, and the many parts of the web that lead to the conclusion in this mystery. The story is told by Clara, mother to two and wife to Nick, who tells the other half of the story. The tale that is told is of Nick, whose car crashes against a tree one day on his way back from taking their daughter to ballet. They each tell their side, Clara from after he died and Nick from before his death. You won't be able to guess the end of the story. The ending might have been the only part of this well developed story that I did not fully like. I like things well tied up at the end of the story and I didn't feel like it was super clear at the end of this one. Regardless, the book is quick read, with characters who are easy to fall in love with, so I cannot help but recommend it!