Joe is married to his wife Mel and together they have a young son named William. They all seem happy with their life until one day Joe and his son see Mel out and decide to follow her so that they can surprise her. That decision ultimately leads to a whole chain of events unfolding that will forever change the lives of everyone involved. I was instantly hooked from the very first sentence and this entire book had me questioning every character and trying to figure out what was really going on. This was a twisty story that will leave readers guessing what is truly happening up till the very end. Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this in exchange for an honest review.

Joe has a wife and a 4 year old son and he loves both dearly. He's a high school teacher and is happy with his job and the fact that he's the primary caretaker of his son, due to his wife's more demanding job. His life explodes when he sees his wife with a long time friend and realizes that they might be having an affair. Almost immediately things start falling apart for Joe, as he get threatening messages from Ben, the man his wife might be having an affair with, while this same man has disappeared and Joe is being suspected by the police, of having killed Ben.

Joe's wife, Mel, admits the affair and even though she says she is very sorry for all that has happened, Joe doesn not trust her anymore. He wonders if she plays a part in all that is going on. He can trust no one, as his friends abandon him due to his connection to what has happened and he is suspended from his job. The police have a growing pile of evidence against him and Joe realizes that he's going to have to find a way to bring Ben out in the open, proving that Joe hasn't killed Ben.

I really enjoyed this book. One of my suspicions was correct but another part of the mystery surprised me. The tension was high with all of this happening in less than a week and a half. Joe's life crumbled around him and proving his innocence seemed impossible unless he could prove Ben was alive. Very good read and I thank St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC.

Great page turner. The ending of each chapter left me hungry for more. It's the story of a husband and father whose world is turned upside down by an unexpected meeting. The use of technology and social media is creatively orchestrated by the story's villain. And the twist at the end? Never saw it coming!

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Joe is an easygoing grade school teacher, very much in love with his wife, Mel, and their 4-year-old son. One day after Joe picks up his son from day care/pre-school, his son points out “Mummy’s car” just on the other side of the road. When Joe realizes that his son is correct, and that his wife is unexpectedly just around the corner, they decide to do a spur of the moment surprise for her. Unfortunately, the surprise is on Joe---and when he discovers his wife hasn’t exactly been honest with him about her whereabouts and activities, the lies start to spiral to the point where Joe’s left not knowing who he can really trust. This book is fast-paced, and although at times I wanted to yell at Joe to think smarter, considering everything going on in the book I have to admit he’s probably doing the best he can. This is the first book I’ve read by TM Logan, but it won’t be the last.

I really liked this book. It started a little slow for me, but I was a bit distracted because I've been working a lot. So, that could be the reason. I soon became enthralled and looked forward to reading more every night after work. I honestly thought I had it figured out...but, no! I wasn't expecting the ending and I like that very much in a book. The characters were well-developed and I connected with each character. Thank you so much for letting me read this book. I will watch for more from this author!

Wow, I was hooked and couldn't put this book down. It was intense and full of twists. Joe, the main character, was trusting and naive; but in the end, truth won out.

Lies is a true masterpiece! I loved every twist and turn through out the book and let me tell you the ending you will not believe !! I never guessed what happened, the entire time I was being misdirected and I loved every second of it !!!

I love a mystery where I think I’ve figured it out only to find out I’ll wrong. This is a great captivating read but don’t make assumptions about what’s happening in the plot. You will probably be wrong too. Highly recommended for a weekend on the beach.

I really enjoyed this book, and I was immediately pulled into it from the first chapter. This book was full of suspense, and an ending I didn’t see coming. It was refreshing and a nice change of pace to read a suspense book where the main character was male, since the majority of books in this genre that I have read this year were written through female perspectives. This is a fast-paced novel that doesn’t slow down it’s pace from beginning to end.

I received an ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What began as an innocent sighting of his wife's car by their son, turned into more and more questions.

In the space of a week Joe's life unravels. Everything he thought  had been a lie. Joe is happy with his wife and child and he loves teaching. And he thought his wife was happy as well. 

But lies are like loose threads on a sweater. Pull one and the rest quickly come out. And Joe's entire marriage has been a lie. 

I felt so sorry for Joe and Will. And I was left with a lot of questions. How well can we know and trust someone? Even your spouse?

This was a good, twisty and unexpected ending. I enjoyed every bit of it!

Netgalley/ St. Martin's Press  September 11, 2018

I recieved this book from Netgalley and I am now writing a fair and honest review.

I loved this book. The action and suspense started on page one and never stopped. It was hard to put down because of all the amazing twists and turns. There were a few parts that a little elaboration would help, also a few parts that were run of the mill suspense/thriller scenarios but overall, a wonderful read!

I must say I read through this 432-page baby in NO TIME!! I started it last night and finished it today. It was all I could think about, I had to know what would happen next 😍

I hadn’t read the synopsis (or at least I didn’t know anything about the story going into it), so I went in head first, completely oblivious to what was coming my way. I must say I was most definitely not disappointed 🙌🏼

In Lies, we follow Joe, an English teacher who is married to Melissa. They have a little boy, William, who is 4 years old. One day, as Joe drives home, William spots his mom’s car and they both decide to surprise her. So, they follow her as she drives to a hotel parking lot. Then, they spot her as she meets with a man, a very suspicious interaction that makes Joe start to question everything and causes everything around him to fall apart.

This story doesn’t go where you expect it to, not in the slightest. And that’s what I loved about it. I had never read a book with a plot line such as the one in Lies, it felt rather refreshing. It’s a domestic thriller, but through the eyes of a man, unlike what usually happens, and it goes places I never even dreamed it would.

As the title suggests, this whole book is based on lies and secrets, which makes for a read that keeps you on the edge of your seat as you try to figure out what happened and the author keeps throwing revelations at you. You’re constantly finding out new things – it’s absolutely addicting, I could not put this book down! 😋

Since this is built upon lies, I had a ton of theories throughout the book. I took notes and highlighted stuff every time someone said something that didn’t make sense or that seemed suspicious. I wasn’t even remotely right for the most part, and I love that. I love when books aren’t predictable and keep surprising me 👌🏼 I was playing detective the whole time, which is something I love 🕵🏻‍♀️

Although this is well over 400 pages long, it doesn’t feel slow at all – there’s just a LOT of things happening 😅 There isn’t a very extensive list of characters, which is great because you’re not confused all the time. What there is is a whole lot of unexpected twists and turns – as well as inevitable situations – that keep coming at you the whole time, making this a very rich book. The main plot twist really messed with my head. I did not see that coming whatsoever, I could not believe what I was reading! 😲 It reminded me of The Wife Between Us because, although the plot twist is not even similar, I also didn’t see this one coming and I had to go back and re-read it, to make sure I was seeing right 😅

I kept saying on Goodreads that I was stressed whilst reading this. You have no idea!! I literally had to pause my reading several times because I was getting so anxious and aggravated 😨 This book has a lot of injustice in it, and that’s something that really irks me, especially when there’s literally nothing you can do about it. God, this was so damn stressful 😩 – but so worth it!!

Overall, this is a fast-paced book with an intricate and well-constructed plot that makes for a great and engaging read – especially after a bombastic plot twist!

★★★★☆ 4.5/5 stars

There are times in life when it just seems like the bad guys always get away with everything! That is clearly how I began to feel early on while reading “Lies.” Joe had what he thought was a great, if somewhat boring life with his wife and young son, that is, until he accidentally saw her arguing with the husband of her best friend in a hotel lobby. It wasn’t long before Joe’s life was anything but bland as he was finds himself being perfectly framed for murder. Logan had me wondering if Joe’s ex-lover was truly that devious or if his wife was an exquisite liar. However, I never saw that ending coming.

"I often wonder what would have happened if I hadn’t seen her car that day…" (Prologue in Lies)

This was a super fast paced, heart pumping, adrenaline rush of a book. I loved it! Twists, traps, bumps, 100 mile an hour turns...I started to feel like I was going crazy right along with Joe as I was reading this because I couldn't believe any character in this book!

I give it 5 stars!
Thank you #Netgalley, the publisher and the author for my free ARC in exchange for my honest review. I have posted my review on goodreads and will share it on Amazon when the book is released on Sept 11.

I absolutely loved this book, stayed up all night. It had non-stop something going on. Right from the beginning and it didn't let up.

The main character Joe is so lovable. His love for his wife and son, just his whole demeanor. His wife on the other hand is a mess. This book isn't what you're thinking, at least it wasn't no where what I was thinking. You think you know what is going on and nope wrong. Some twists added and the end nope I was wrong again. This book is almost 500 pages but it is non-stop and keeps your attention not to mention interested. One of those books where you have to find out what happens. When you think you know who is "guilty" wrong....

This book flows very easily and I love the writing. I would love to read more by T.M. Logan.

Thank you Net Gallery and St. Martins Press for this awesome read.

Cherie'

Thank you to St. Martins Press and Netgalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I was hooked from the beginning, a little less in the middle but totally shocked at the end. It was a well written story with a lot of today's technology used which made for an interesting read.
It all begins when Mel's husband Joe is driving home with their four year old son Will, who spots mommy's car in traffic. It seems a little odd that she is going to a hotel, but Joe figures it is for a meeting with a client. So at the urging of his son, he decides to surprise Mel by popping in and saying hi. He is a little confused when he sees her arguing with their friend Ben. From this point it is a fast downhill slide for Joe, discovering lie after lie, with nothing adding up or making sense. As he rushes from one clue to another, his whole life begins to fall apart. He starts to wonder if anything he ever knew was true, or has everything been a lie....then, in a flash, it all comes together. Very good story, you will enjoy the ride!

Thanks to NetGalley and publishers for the opportunity to read this publication in return for an unbiased review.
I had this book for several weeks as there were others ahead of it in my reading queue. Once I got started, I very quickly realised exactly what I'd been missing.
Absolutely loved this book and would honestly have given it six stars if it were an option.
Strong characters, loads of twists, including one really big one that I certainly didn't see coming
Will be looking out for other books by T M Logan

Lies by T. M. Logan, this is the 1st book from this author that I have read and I will be reading more!
Lies is about a woman Mel, who has an affair, her husband Ben finds out, the boyfriend disappears and it's made to look as if Ben is responsible for it and he is busy trying to prove the boyfriend is alive and just trying to set him up for his murder.....see where it takes you in the end. I did not see it coming!! :0 Thank you Netgalley and the Publishers for allowing me to read this ARC book and give my own personal opinion!

Lies by T. M. Logan. St. Martin's Press. Mystery & Thrillers. Publication Date 11 Sep 2018.

4 Stars. Grabs you right from the start. An entertaining, twisty debut page-turner on adrenaline. What happens when a nice guy’s world turns upside down and sideways, one question at a time? Misunderstanding, dishonesty, lies. A gripping story told at breakneck speed with a thrust to an ending that was a bit predictable for me. A fun read, all in all.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing this ebook for review.

There's a lot to like about this book. The premise: One innocent, impulsive act can release a flood tide of unstoppable disaster in an ordinary person's life. The pace: Just as we've absorbed one catastrophic body blow along with the main character, here comes another, even more crippling. The puzzle: Just who is the bad guy? The spotlight shifts suddenly.

One thing the reader might not find to like is a character among the cast. Everyone seems shallow, selfish and disloyal, except for Joe Lynch, the narrator, who is too good, too passive, too nurturing, too clueless, to be true.

But it's well done -- I didn't twig to what was going on until the very final chapters.
Received an ARC of this book from the publishers and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.