A thrilling, fast-paced experience from start to finish, I found Lies by T.M.Logan absolutely satisfied my yearnings for a great suspense novel. Our well-meaning protagonist, Joe Lynch, finds himself returning in his mind to that one moment when everything changed, when he could have just kept on his usual path home—home to his simple, but gratifying life. Yet in that moment he impulsively turns as he happens to see his wife’s car pull into a parking garage. He takes what appears to be an innocent enough detour at the bequest of his young son who wants to surprise his mum with that day’s proud moment of an earned award from school. And in that split second decision Joe’s life begins to slowly spiral out of control— he descends down the rabbit hole created by lies, deceptions, and a betrayal that he never could have foreseen.

We’ve all had moments, haven’t we? Times in which forks in the road change our lives forever, where there’s no going back. And Joe’s moment may bring many to mind for the reader. But Joe’s moment is as extreme in the end as it starts out ordinary in the beginning. It pulls his life and his now vulnerable future into a world of chaos and intrigue that threatens to destroy everything dear to him. It is frighteningly paced saga in which all eyes begin to look accusingly at Joe— he is deserted by his friends, his colleagues, his lawyer, the police, and is suspicious of his wife, leaving him isolated and alone. His ability to unravel this mystery is his only hope to save his fate. It is the moment we all fear.

LIes is a well-written plot with plenty of twists and unpredictable turns, with characters developed to fully engross the reader in the story, flipping page after page to the very end. Enjoy!

Thank you to the author and publisher for allowing me to read this wonderful debut novel through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My review will be posted on Goodreads, Amazon, and my book review website (nancyburkey.com)

Loved this twisty-turny thriller that went in unexpected directions and kept me guessing until the end.
The story opens with Joe, a devoted husband and father, driving with his toddler son in the back seat. The son notices his mother's car going in an unexpected direction, and on a whim, Joe decides to follow her to see where she's going. This opens up a highly readable Pandora's Box. Many times I felt like slapping Joe for his poor decisions but I was rooting for him all the way. Highly readable novel.

Thank you, Netgalley, for the e-review edition.

A novel that tells the story of marriage infidelity from the husband's side. It begins rapidly with Joe Lynch, the husband of his beloved Melissa (Mel) driving home from work via a route he has taken countless times after picking up his son. By chance he spots Mel meeting another man and entering a hotel with him. Melissa has been his love interest starting when they were in their mid teens in high school. He eventually married her and considers himself the luckiest of men. And after eleven happy years and the arrival of a beautiful child he still looks upon himself as very fortunate. Joe makes the decision to confront the man Melissa met and does so. They quickly disintegrate into a physical match with Joe knocking the other man down. The man is actually an acquaintance of theirs with his own wife friendly with Mel.

Worried that he has hurt Ben, the other man, Joe turns back and decides to help him when his son experiences an asthma attack and must be attended to quickly. When he later returns to the hotel Ben is gone. In confronting Melissa about the meeting she finally admits that she has been having an affair for the past few months with Ben but swears up and down that it is now over and never to be repeated.

The problem is that Ben makes no appearance and the police enter the scene to make sure that Ben has not suffered foul play. A very well handled plot ensues with Joe trying to determine if he can bring himself to again be with Mel at the same time that the police appear to be more and more centered on Ben being killed. The fact that Joe caught him with Melissa is credible evidence that he did something to Ben.
The unfolding story is told in a very sure manner and the reader is caught up with what is seeming to transpire with Joe. Is he going to somehow come out of the predicament together with his beloved wife, or is he going to finally be arrested for murder? The mitigating factor in preventing an early arrest is that there is no body to be found. An all night hold - certainly and also one that is guaranteed to assure that the next novel by Mr Logan will find it's way into the reader's hands as soon as published.

I received a copy of LIES on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

Five stars and here's why:

Serious book hanger. The author does a great job of sucking you right into the story and soon you’re glued to the pages. Hindsight’s twenty-twenty. Joe Lynch is just an ordinary guy until he’s suddenly not. When he accidently sees his wife with their friend in a parking garage, his curiosity gets the better of him. Soon his life unravels by a frayed thread. This book is a roller coaster ride, so hold onto your seat. TM Logan does a fantastic job with twists and turns and I honestly did not see the ending coming. I am eager to read more of this author’s work.

Prepare to start this story and not put it down until the very end. Highly recommend.

Meh. I definitely did not see the end coming. And I hated it. I'm sorry but I just didn't care for this storyline.

I want to thank St Martin’s Publishing (one of my favorite publishers) and Netgalley for letting me read this for my honest review.

Lies is a story about Joe who is driving home with his young son. On their way home, the son spots his wife’s car. Joe is surprised by this and their son Will of course wants to go see his mom. They follow his wife to soon find her in a hotel having what seems to be an arguement with a gentleman friend (Ben) of theirs. Joe tries to get his wife’s attention after they leave, but has no such luck. He runs into Ben and has a confrontation with him that changes his life forever. It just gets so crazy from there!

I shouldn’t have started this book when I did because WOW. It had me along for the ride right away. I got sucked into it so quickly, I forgot to breathe. I didn’t put it down until I finished it. These are my kind of novels! I was afraid I was reading it too quickly because I wasn’t sure I wanted the story to end. I devoured this. The character developement was wonderful. I felt for Joe, I truly did! I was as nervous as he was, if not more! Sometimes it would get annoying to see Joe being so trusting. I wanted to hit him in the head some times and say, “ugh, can’t you see what’s happening here?!” I guessed a few of the incidents that came up which were typical for a story like this. It is a super quick read. The chapters are short and leave you with cliff hangers so you keep going for more. It’s also written extremely conversational at times so I could almost read it like a play in my opinion. I really enjoyed the social media aspect to it because it’s something I totally could relate to. It’s creepy, but totally believable. The ending though, oh mannnn. What an ending! I predict this is going to be a top seller. I would love to read another novel by Logan!

5/5 Stars

Lies by T. M. Logan is a thrilling mystery novel about a murder that may or may not have taken place. Its about a loving husband and father who may or may not be a killer and an unfaithful wife who may or may not be the biggest lier of all the them. The intriguing novel keeps the reader guessing right until the shocklng conclusion..

Lies started out slowly for me, but I loved it by the end. I read a lot of psychological thrillers, some great, some painful, and this stood out to me among the others because the story was told from the husband's point of view throughout, and he was the victim. Would definitely recommend it to others!

This book was a struggle for me to read. I just honestly found it boring.
One man is accused of murdering another, but he claims his innocence. Man one (Joe) is annoying, honestly, and his pursuit to prove his innocence seems far fetched.

The ending was pretty well done, but again seems far fetched. How does a teen spend 60 pounds on tech stuff (UK based novel) without a parent noticing? (Trying not to give spoilers).

This book lacked the typical misdirection suspense novels often have. I wasn’t nervous, or excited. I wasn’t shaking in my cowgirl boots. I was simply reading the words, ready for the entire thing to be over.

It’s not very often I struggle like this, and I always feel guilty leaving a poor review, but this book just doesn’t fit the bill.

Lies grabbed me on the first page and never let go! Just when you think you know where things are headed, there is another lie and you are right back to square one wondering who, if anyone, can be trusted. This book will keep you guessing until the very end. It will also make you evaluate what your social media use.

What a fantastic thriller! Lies is chock-full with twists and turns that will have your head spinning! I went in expecting the unexpected, but seriously never saw any of twists coming- loved that! I enjoyed the way T.M. Logan unfolded the mystery throughout the novel— had me on the hook the entire book. I thought a couple of times that I had everything figured out, but I wasn’t even close! Lies is a 5 star gem that will blow your mind until the very end!

3.5 action packed stars
I could NOT stop reading this book once I started...seriously....I was addicted. The writing is phenomenal. It literally pulls the reader into the story and hijacks their attention.

As the title suggests, this thriller is about LIES. Joe Lynch and his wife Mel have the perfect marriage until Joe accidentally witnesses Mel in a heated argument with family friend Ben at a hotel when she is supposed to be playing tennis with a friend. As Ben flees the situation, Joe confronts him and a fight ensues between them. Ben is knocked unconscious at the same time as Joe's 4 year old son has an asthma attack. In a split second decision, Joe opts to leave Ben lying there to rush his son home for his inhaler. When Joe returns later, Ben is gone and so starts a series of cat and mouse like events that uncovers more and more lies.

It was quite refreshing to read a domestic thriller from the perspective of a male. Typically it is through a female POV so such a nice change having Joe tell the story. The character development was impeccable. Even Joe's 4 year old son had a strong voice and the dynamic of being a parent was well portrayed. The tension got the better of me in this one. I found myself burning the candle at both ends to find out what was going to happen next.

This book is all about the build up and burn. I wouldn't necessarily describe it as a slow burn because the plot gallops along at a fast pace. There is one significant twist but overall it's not THAT kind of thriller. It's strength lies in its writing and characterization. A fast and compelling read that most people will have a hard time putting down.

LIES by T. M. Logan, makes you think extremely hard about what lies you're possibly living in your own marriage.
When one husband thinks his wife is having an affair with another man...well, how could he have gotten it so terribly wrong and be accused of his murder?
Shocking, heartbreaking and definitely thought provoking!
Solid Five Stars

In a split second every part of your life that you have known for 10 years is changed because of a single choice that you made and you are plunged full force into a nightmare that you cannot wake up from. This is how Joe; a happily married man feels in T.M. Logan’s latest novel “Lies”. Joe’s decision to surprise his wife leaves him feeling as if nothing in his world could ever be right again, and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Each day his life unravels a little more in this fantastic psychological thriller that is so filled with intrigue that the reader is guessing until the very end. I was given an advanced copy of this book, and all of the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Lies was provided to me as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Honestly, this book was excellent. It was fast paced. The characters were well written. I don’t want to give any spoilers so it is hard to go into detail. Just know this book kept me guessing throughout the story. Highly recommended.

This was a solid book with some interesting twists and turns. I can say that I was not expecting the ending. The main character, however, was so frustrating! He was obviously making all the wrong moves in his search for the truth. You could see all the traps he was falling into. I wanted to like him since he seemed to be a wholesome guy - great dad, loving husband - but he was not very smart!

This book was a little slow for me mostly due to the writing style however I have friends who I know would like it that I will recommend it to!

This was quite the page turner and has so many lies going on by so many characters that I found the one character who wasn't lying, was a bit pale in comparison.

I don't want to give away the major twists here but I can say that I found two of the main characters lying to be so extreme in their personalities and plight, that they verged into caricatures. Perhaps for me it was that even before their plot and involvement were revealed, they hadn't been rendered in such a remote and removed way that neither ever felt real. This is the saving grace of the compulsive page turner but in the final analysis, it left me a bit unsatisfied.

I also found that instead of feeling terribly sorry for our narrator, Joe, I was a bit annoyed by his not catching on to things sooner and being so easily led. In fairness, I allowed for some of it because it did make sense that one wants to believe the person closest to them but the extent to which this was taken with Joe was too far for me. There's a line between wide-eyed sap and willful fool turned tool. Joe's on the wrong side of that line for much of this story. I felt for him but I also disliked him for falling for so much and it felt to me that per the writing, I should root for and like him. On balance, he was the most likable of all but that's, to me, down to a lack of options by default not because it was earned.

I very much liked the takes on society's current relationship with social media and the technology used (and misused) to various ends (intended and unintended) that was covered here. I actually think that's where the story's overall strength really exists. I found that the things I most highlighted were in relation to Joe's revelations over time and in the end about this aspect of modern life. The point made about the value of face to face interactions and the importance of meaningful connections in the real world was well done and not rendered in a Luddite's fever. I loved what this book had to say about the convergence of what's real and what's manufactured for consumption and how it can not only be hurtful but worse, dangerous. While the shifting relationships and lies are the initial draw for the story, the cautionary tale lies in this secondary theme. This is the bit of the story that will remain with me.

While this was a bit of domestic thriller (per the book blurb/summary), it did feel a bit like something else in addition that I can't quite put my finger on (psychological social media thriller?). Recommended for users of social media everywhere. To the aware and judicious users who won't be shocked and shaken and to the users who just may stop and read those ToS for real next time before blithely clicking "Accept".


Thanks to St. Martins Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

OH MY GOODNESS! This was a delicious rainy day read and I was completely captivated from beginning to end. Each chapter made my head spin as T.M. Logan just kept taking me deeper and deeper into a mystery that kept playing with my head. The less you know, the more enjoyable your read will be.So strap on the seatbelt and prepare yourself for a very bumpy ride.

I loved this book! I have not read, nor heard of the author T.M Logan before and I am grateful to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!
I was hooked from page one and had no clue of the direction this book would eventually take. I did not warm up to Mel at all though so I was happy that Joe didn’t have his head in the sand and was keeping his options open!
I would definitely recommend this book and am looking forward to his next!