I received this advance copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  This was the first book I read by Val Collins and I have to say that although I have not read the previous book yet, this one held up on its own very well.  I didn’t have to have read the last book in order to have grasped what was happening in this one.  Lately, I find that I’m really enjoying books that are set in Ireland (I recently finished a few by fellow author, Catherine Ryan Howard) and I was pleased to find out this one was no different in overall excitement and suspense.

One thing I look for when reading a book is how well it did keeping me guessing.  Well, this book took the cake because the twists and turns completely knocked me off my feet! I did not see them coming at all.  The book flowed well and was structured in an enjoyable way.  I also love books in which it is difficult to determine which character to trust.  This was one of those books.  Another factor I appreciated is the lack of gory detail in any crime-related scenes.  I don’t particularly MIND them, but sometimes they can be a bit much for me and this did not have that, thankfully.   

I will absolutely be picking up the last book by this author, because this one had me hooked.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of Only Lies Remain.

I had to give up on this book at about 35%... I hate to do that but I felt myself rolling my eyes at what I was reading and not enjoying it at all. There were so many characters and random things going on that it just seemed all over the place. Maybe if I’d read more everything would come together but my turning point was after reading an entire chapter that was pretty much a back and forth between Aoife and her friend Orla with different scenarios of what happened to her father in law. They were so detailed and over the top that I thought who in their right mind would have this conversation in real life??? I couldn’t even follow along...

I really enjoyed this book.  I felt a little lost at the start, but the story really took off a few chapter in & it never really stopped.  There were lots of twists & turns and I did not guess the ending.

I really enjoyed this book so much.  It has a really great plot, superb main characters and I read it in one sitting.  I would highly recommend this book.

WOW! Where to start? Someone had killed Danny, Maura's husband and Aiofe's father-in-law. Yet, they find out about the murder after 15 years. Jason, Danny and Maura's son, is in a very rocky marriage with Aiofe.

A puzzle including many relatives and even former bosses (and their families) is absolutely difficult to pursue ! However, Aiofe is digging her heels in to find out what is the truth. And... who is lying about the past? Worse yet, who can Aiofe trust?

A spectacular mystery - complicated and well written. The reader constantly changes his/her mind as to what happened to Danny and why.

A compelling story that is worth a good read!

Many Thanks to VCB Publishing and NetGalley for a winner!