This book was a little slow for me to get into initially. The main character, Jen a single mom, finds her neighbor's keys, wants to give them back but he isn't home, so she uses the keys to get into his house and leave them there with a note seemingly doing a good deed. I don't know if I would ever do this or if anyone else would. It seems like breaking and entering to me even with the keys--going into a stranger's house, keys or not. So Jen is arrested later in the day for vandalism and burglary of the same house. I wasn't super impressed with Jen, she seemed kind of boring however the rest of the story is pretty decent. Jen's life post-arrest changes completely and she suspects she has been set up and is being blackmailed as well. The plot has some good twists and is intriguing but I guess the premise of the story was a little unbelievable because I don't think anyone would actually go into someone else's house like that unless they were going to steal something! Maybe that's just me. There were a lot of characters to keep track of and I really did want to find out what happened at the end which made me persevere and I was glad I did. I have heard that this author has other books that are better and I will definitely check them out.

OMG what an amazing psychological thriller, a powerful read which grips you from the start, so many moments where I held my breath and thought my heart was going to burst out of my chest. Tom Bale has written an outstandingly intense thriller Each Little Lie.

Jen Cornish is a single parent, she helped a neighbour, something any of us would do. A normal everyday occurrence a set of dropped keys, Jens choice of what to do with the keys sets off a chain reaction these events are destroying Jens life and with it the possibility she may lose everything including her son.

I was literally aghast at her course of action, I know what I would have done..........Do You?

Tom constructed a plotline built around conspiracy, deception and lies narrating the tale of mystery and suspense whilst I turned the pages. I genuinely loved this book, I couldn't get enough of it, I willed Jen to find out the truth, to take back her life.

Definitely a 5 star read, highly recommended.

Thank you to Bookouture, NetGalley and Tom Bale for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

Oh my days! Tom Bale just keeps bringing out the most amazing high tension, adrenaline fuelled thrillers that insist on knocking the socks off the one before. Each Little Lie has done EXACTLY that and what a breathtakingly, exhilarating experience it was too!

This authors strength is that he plays on our fears, not only for ourselves but also our families. He takes everyday situations and creates the most terrifying “what if?” storylines around them. They are emotionally charged, fast paced plots that barely give you chance to catch your breath before the next dramatic blowout occurs. When I started Each Little Lie, I was reminded of the film Crank with Jason Statham where he has to keep his adrenaline levels high to stay alive…..that was me reading this book!!!

I loved the fact that Tom used a female protagonist this time and a single parent to boot-there is nothing a mother won’t do to keep her child safe but when there’s no support from another parent the decisions made are even more important. I was screaming at Jen when she was making some questionable choices at the beginning of the book but we’ve all made those split second decisions that come back to haunt us! But even I was shocked at the direction in which her actions took her especially when things didn’t start to add up and the outcome for Jen wasn’t looking good! There were dodgy characters galore here and it was impossible to work out who were the good guys and who were the bad guys so I just sat back and let the action whisk me away on an electrifying journey to discover who is trying to get Jen sent to prison and why.

I’m a huge fan of this author and Each Little Lie doesn’t disappoint. If you’ve never read anything by Tom Bale before Each Little Lie is a great place to start. It’s bloody brilliant and therefore highly recommended by me!

OMG it’s Tom Bale with his latest unputdownable psychological thriller Each Little Lie. This is a story you don't want to miss. The author pulls you in from the start and weaves an incredible story that will keep you guessing until the very end. Yes very time I read one of Tom’s book I always say this is his best one yet. But this one really is and it is totally different to other books that I have read by the author. It is one of those books that really gets inside your head and plays mind games with you.


In this story we meet single parent Jen Cornish who makes the decision to help a neighbour, well in her eyes she is helping a neighbour until it all backfires in her face and goes totally wrong. Without giving too much away, you will either go along with what Jen does or like myself think, what are earth are doing! The author weaves one extremely well crafted story building up suspense and mystery every page you turn. Not only does Jen think she is going mad but I was starting to think I was too, double checking that I had read it right. This is what I mean about the story plays mind games with you.


I love the fact that there is less characters is this story so we get more of a feeling for them. And being a single parent myself I can relate to Jen. She is honest and trying to hold everything together for the sake of her 7 year old son. You cannot help but feel for her.


Each Little Lie is an atmospheric read about lies and manipulation. It is full of tension that starts of slowly building up to a fast paced read with plenty of OMG moments that will leave you gasping. Once again I am totally blown away by Mr Bale, there is nothing not to like about this book and has ticked all the boxes for me.


I cannot recommend it enough giving it a massive 5 stars.


Thank you to Kim Nash for inviting me to take part in this blog tour.

Once again Tom Bale has gifted his readers with his unique and addictive talent of messing with your brain. This was a fantastic book. I'm a long time fan of Tom Bale and as with all his other books this was a compete and utter life pause of a book. Once you start to read you're not coming up for air until you have turned the very last page.
Jen is a single mother, ordinary and real. She could be me or you and that's what makes this book so good. Jen is so completely believable and likeable as a charachter. She lives a mundane life with her little boy, going to work every day and loving being with her boy Charlie. Until one morning she encounters a dilemma on her way to work. Nothing crazy - just a neighbour dropping their keys. Trying to be helpful she makes a decision that turns her life completely upside down....she could lose everything, her life, her job and worst of all....her boy Charlie.
The plot was so very well thought out, the charachters developed well as the book went on. I hated Gerard, Jens father in law from the very first moment he appeared in the book and I considered her ex husband to be a spineless waste of space for the majority.
If you're thinking about reading this.....do it. You won't be disappointed

I have read a few of the authors books and enjoyed them, this one was no different. The story shows how someone's life can spiral out of control from something small.

Jen finds her life becoming like something out of a nightmare, and she has to dig deep to find the strength to keep going from day to day. However, all is not as it seems as she tries to find out what exactly is going on. What she discovers will not only shock her to the core, but will put her directly in the path of danger.

There are twists and turns throughout the story, and the author takes the reader on a journey which is non stop from the very beginning. Another great read from the author.

Many thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy.

An enjoyable thriller; I look forward to reading more by this author.

I sort of liked this book, but it took waaay longer to finish this story because it seemed to go on forever. This book dragged from the 45% mark and on, and I couldn't rationalize Jen's actions for trespassing on her neighbor's property. She was a thirty-four year-old single parent to a seven year-old boy and her justification for dilly-dallying around in her neighbor's home while he was away seemed absurd-ish. Add to the fact that the entire story was built around that one event and I didn't completely buy what this story was selling.

I liked the idea of this story, but the pacing was not desirable and my interest waned greatly by the middle of this book. The reasons behind "each little lie" was underwhelming, but the epilogue was a nice wrap-up.

I enjoyed this book. I was keen to get to know the characters and thought the plot was intriguing. It kept you guessing. Thanks to Netgalley for my copy.

One momentary lapse of intelligent decision leads to uncovering of deception and lies...
This 69 chapter book starts with Jennifer Cornish, a single mother, doing an utterly stupid thing. She picks up her neighbour, Alex Wilson's keys, as he rushes out in a hurry, and instead of giving it to the police, decides to write a note for him and stick it, onto the door. Unfortunately, with no pen in hand and in a hurry to do a good deed, she uses the keys and trespasses into his home to find paper and pen...
This starts the ball rolling with false charges of home vandalism and arrest, her stay in prison, then release on bail. Instead of cowering, she decides to fight back and investigate into these charges. There are many characters she comes across, each one worse than the other, pervert neighbour Russell Pearce ( too slimy ), her boss Nick ( too moody ), neighbour Alex Wilson ( too cunning ), her soon to be ex- husband Freddie ( too weak, no back bone, no guts ), her father-in-law ( too dominating, too aggressive, doesn't value anyone), and other vague, thinly etched characters like Sam, Dean.
She discovers conspiracy and deceit. Someone seems to be out to get her, to totally destroy her. She seems naive in some instances like justifying entering into neighbour's home, and clever in some, discovering the actual conspiracy. She is supposed to be a tour guide, scaling mountains, before marriage but yet, has so many doubts about herself. She even wonders if she has had episodes of blackouts and destroyed her neighbour's figurines in such an episode. But she is strong, in not wanting to take things lying down, she believes in getting to the bottom of the charges. I especially liked the fact that she does not give in to blackmail inspite of the threat of arrest. Only her love for her son, Charlie is constant and palpable in the entire book, rest of the characters come and go.
Tom Bale has put a lot of effort in this book to make it intriguing and filled with suspense. There is deceit, industrial espionage, kidnapping, manipulation, false charges, with hit men and con men abounding. Each character behaves suspiciously and has ulterior motives.
The book starts well, builds up slowly, picks up in the middle then becomes a bit outlandish at the end but I stuck on with it till the last page... I dont think the entire book has any good male character except Jen's father and her son, Charlie. The book is long but the chapters turn fast.

What stands out as soon as you start reading the first page is the writing style and how easily Each Little Lie is able to grab your full attention. And not only that, but Tom Bale is a master of plot twists and is able to leave you absolutely clueless about the what and why of the things that are happening to the main character Jen. And that is a feeling I absolutely love when it comes to my psychological thrillers! I do have to say that after All Fall Down I was expecting this story to be a whole lot more intense, dark and twisted... Don't get me wrong, Each Little Lie is without doubt a great thriller, but the pace is a bit slower and overall the story just didn't make the same impact on me. Especially the first half of the story, while intriguing and very well executed, felt a bit slow and left me waiting for a little more action. The second half mostly made up for that feeling and the final stretch of Each Little Lie was without doubt intense. There is also no doubt that the whole intrigue around what is happening behind the scenes is real and the plot twists and revelations are very well executed. I had a few theories about who was behind it all, but I didn't guess the full truth about what was going on until the very end. As for the characters: they might not be exactly likeable, but their development is very realistic and it was especially interesting to see how Jen reacted AND acted to the things happening to her. All in all still a very good psychological thriller even though it wasn't as intense or twisted as I was expecting.

What would you do if you were charged with a crime you didn't commit? Jen decides to find out who is framing her for the crime.
A page turner with lots of surprises. I enjoyed the book although a bit confusing at first, it certainly keeps you reading to find out what's next.

Well, this book had me spinning around and about! Talk about convoluted. I had loads of theories but never quite hit the mark completely. Once I had got over my issues regarding Jen's earlier behaviour being not quite there for me, I started to really get into the story. Gotta love a main character who no one believes!
Jen is a single mother going through a bit of a messy break up. She works at a local leisure centre and one day, on her way to work, she notices that a neighbour has dropped his keys. She then makes what I believe is a stupid decision. Not having the wherewithal to write a note and on the verge of being late to work if she goes back home, she lets herself into his house to leave a note there. Whilst there, she has a nose around before writing the note and taping it to the door. Then later on, the police come to her door and arrest her for breaking in and causing criminal damage. Fearing that word would get back to her husband, and thus impinge her custody battle, Jen goes all in to prove her innocence and try and find out who is framing her, and why? Desperate to do this before her ex and his powerful father get wind of her arrest, she faces a race against time to work it all out herself. But who to trust? Who is with her and, more importantly, who is against?
Sadly I never quite connected totally with Jen and I think that did mar my overall enjoyment of the book a tad. That said, the rest of the plotting was deliciously tight and convoluted right up until the end. I really needed to get to the bottom of things, mostly for me rather than Jen but when we got there, it was all explained satisfactorily albeit not quite convincingly for me. I can understand most of Jen's fears and worries especially regarding her fear of losing her child to her ex, and who am I to judge her motivations and decisions, never having been in her situation so I did give her the benefit of the doubt on more than one occasion. I also did a fair bit of shouting at her along the way as she put herself into some crazy situations.
There was rather a large supporting cast in this book and with every one that was introduced, I was caught wondering whether they were involved or just innocent bystanders. I do have to admit to getting a bit confused with some of them at times, probably a me thing as I do struggle with this stuff sometimes but occasionally I did feel a little overwhelmed.
Pacing was on the whole good but there were times when I lost my way a bit with all the convolution that was going on. I do admit to having to occasionally go back and re-read the bits that I didn't quite get first time so for me it didn't flow quite as well as it should have done.
All that said though, the race to the end was rather gripping and when all was explained, it was rather shocking the extent that certain people had gone to to frame Jen. That also made the book a little scary for me being as how easy it appeared to be even with some of the things that didn't quite work first time and is what probably tipped this from a three star book to a four star one for me. Peeling all the layers of secrets, lies and deceit away was actually quite interesting.
All in all, despite my reservations, taken as a whole, the book was a reasonably good solid read. Definitely nothing there to stop me reading the author again in the future.

My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

You have heard the phrase " no good deed goes unpunished"? Well, Jen finds that out the hard way. What begins as a simple good deed turns her & her son Charlie's lives upside down. This book kept me captivated from beginning to end. It is full of twists and turns and it will have you rooting for Jen and actively disliking some other pivotal characters. This book is a must read for everyone who loves books that reel you in and make you not want to put them down until you have turned the final page.

I have to start by saying I loved this book even though it's my first read of this author. It had me hooked from the very beginning and had many twists and turns in it that sometimes I wondered how it was all going to pan out. I loved the main character who you could really relate to and found myself egging her on to find out the next part of the puzzle. If you love a book with mystery, intrigue and a fast moving plot then this book is for you. I would totally recommend it.

A gripping story placing good against evil all the way through. Jen as the main character is the most endearing person but at times also seems to do stupid things which led to her being arrested but does not stop there. All the way through the reader is asking who is telling the truth and what parts of the story are giving the information to solve what is going on. Tom Bale is an excellent author and knows how to keep the reader on their toes all the way through. Highly recommend any book by this author as he writes excellent gripping stories that twist and turn all over the place. The characters are easily identifiable with people that you hear about regularly - self centred. individuals who care for nothing but themselves and the desire to win at any cost.

No good deed goes unpunished!

This one captured my interest from the outset, promising to be a great read, with themes of lies, conspiracy, manipulation and the misuse of power.

Usually, I wouldn't think twice about performing a good deed, the only negative experience perhaps being a lack of gratitude from the recipient, but never to have it blow up in your face with such ghastly repercussions! I'll have to rethink my good samaritan behaviour in future.

Although... I don't know of anyone who would have had the bright idea to trespass in order to execute their good deed. I found this and a few other unlikely incidents in the story hard to believe.

Unfortunately, as the story moved along, I found myself skimming through some parts, particularly when Jen was following up on some leads and meeting up with characters that I felt could have been done away with, without affecting the plot. It therefore failed to keep my attention, losing its tension towards the middle of the story.

The pace did pick up again, with the ending having me on the edge of my seat as to the outcome. The conclusion bringing to our attention that those with power play by a very different set of rules and consequences.

Although it was well put together with a good story line, I didn't love it or hate it, resulting in my rating of 3*

Much appreciation to Netgalley, Bookouture and Tom Bale for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

I've been trying to read through my ARCs and came upon this thriller. I found the cover to be intriguing. Had I ever read Tom Bale ...well....NO.

The story starts out with the protagonist, Jen Cornish, spotting a man she recognizes. As he gets into the passanger side of a vehicle that speeds away, he drop his keys. She picks them up, and to no avail, tries to get their attention. Jen is late for work at Skyway (sports center), and while she should just take the keys to the police station, she instead drops them off inside his house, leaving him a note.

We soon find out that Jen is recently separated from her husband, Freddie. She lives is a flat, sleeps on her sofa ( 7 year old son Charlie has the bed) and avoids close relationships with other males.

To make a long review, much..much..much shorter, Charlie seems to be the brightest character of the whole bunch. There are characters I immediately don't like. Then, there are characters I think are neebish and end up rooting for in the end.

There are a many things about this book that make me want to recommend it. Yes, Jen is too trusting at times, and just plain foolish for not thinking things through. But, what I liked about her character was that she had no forced relationships. She was able to say no - or at least avoid advances - while coping with turmoil.

Of note: If you feel you are being watched, remember to go with your gut instinct. None of the - my imagination must be working overtime - crap.

All in all, I enjoyed the format. I felt the back ground slid well into the story. I liked the intricate system of espionage and details of the fat cats lifestyle. Yes, it is 69 chapters but they read quick as there are many twists and turns that keep readers on their toes.

Is there anything I didn't like? Yes, readers already had the sneak-peek with the cover. In reading the description, I felt they gave away more than necessary.

Bottom Iine: The writing is SUPERB. Just read it...READ IT.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher. Another great book from Tom Bale, I have been recommending his books to colleagues, he is well worth looking out for. Another great read

Jen Cornish sees her neighbour has dropped their keys but by the time she has picked them up he has disappeared in a car. After knocking on a few of her other neighbours doors and getting no response she decides to leave a note on his door telling him where he can get the keys. But Jen has no pen and foolishly decides to enter the house to find one. A mistake she will quickly regret.

Jen is separated from her husband, Freddie and they have a son called Charlie. While Jen struggles to make ends meet, Freddie's father is a wealthy man.

No way would I use a strangers keys and enter their property without permission, but then again I suppose we are not all the same. This is not the usual direction Tom Bale's books take. The pace is not fast but it is steady. The ending was a little disappointing and there are a lot of characters to try and remember.

I would like to thank NetGalley, Bookouture and the author Tom Bale for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.