I loved this book. So glad I had the opportunity to read this one. It had lots of dark psychological twists and turns.

This is my first Gilly Macmillan book and I loved it.
The main character Lucy- wow! She’s unreliable, she has a split personality and conversations with an imaginary friend but she’s addicting!
She’s a best selling author who had an asshole husband that’s managing her finances. Her brother went missing years ago and was never found and eventually her husband goes missing and turns up dead so Lucy becomes the suspect!
In addition to that the book brings us inside the mind of a writer and the publishing industry. As a book lover I gobble that up every time.
This is a book full of lies, secrets and mystery that I couldn’t put down.
Thanks to Netgalley for my advanced ebook copy!

Lucy Harper is a successful novelist and she has just completed her latest novel. However, it is not the novel her editor and publisher want. It is not an Eliza Gray novel. Lucy needed to remove Eliza from her novel because Eliza, Lucy’s imaginary childhood friend, is becoming a louder presence in Lucy’s life.
Once Lucy completes her novel, her husband, Dan, has a surprise for Lucy, but Lucy doesn’t want the surprise. It also signals trouble for both Lucy and Dan. Not only that, but the surprise brings back the horror of her youth. When Lucy was young, she took her little brother into the forest with her in the middle of the night, but when she came out of the forest, Teddy was missing. Now, all the memories come back, and Lucy is once again the subject of a police investigation. Eliza is continuing to tell Lucy what to do, and Lucy wonders if she is sane or mad.
I always enjoy a Gilly Macmillan novel and this kept my interest as to see what the resolution of the story would be. I wasn’t 100% on the ending, but otherwise, it kept me engaged. I read it in one sitting.
Thanks to The Book Club Girls, Harper Collins, and NetGalley for this copy of the novel. My opinions are my own.
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To Tell You the Truth, by Gilly Macmillan, is the story of an author, her missing baby brother, the loss of her jealous husband, and her highly successful writing career. However, Lucy does not work alone. Her alter-ego, her childhood imaginary friend, is not only the main character in her popular book series, but lives on in Lucy's head. This persona, Eliza, does not always remember things as they are. Eliza is pushy and often has just a bit too much influence in Lucy's real life. It sometimes becomes difficult to know who exactly is physically speaking for Lucy.

Lucy was nine years old when her brother, Teddy, vanished in the woods near their home, while in Lucy's care. Lucy’s recall of the happenings was unclear. She becomes a suspect and takes the blame for this family travesty. Thirty years later, her brother’s whereabouts are still unknown. The book alternates between Lucy then, as a child, and Lucy now, as an adult. The clouded memories of her painful past begin to unravel as she faces the reality that her husband, Dan, has now gone missing. Again, Lucy becomes suspect as she continues to struggle with her subconscious friend Eliza, to gain clarity and separation of events both then and now.

Secrets lead to a twisty thriller full of tension, suspense, and surprises. The author introduces many characters (suspects) into the storyline. Who will be the responsible party, Lucy, Eliza, or someone else?

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC in exchange for my honest opinions.
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Lucy Barton is a successful crime series novelist married to Dan, a not successful writer . Dan is jealous of Lucy’s success and not pleasant about it. Dan goes missing. To complicate matters, when Lucy was nine, her three year old brother Teddy went missing and was never found. What is the truth behind these two disappearances? What was Lucy’s role in them?
I had mixed feelings about this thriller. It took me several attempts to read through it, as my interest was never totally captured. On the other hand I wanted to find out if Lucy was the perpetrator or victim.
The ending allowed the reader to come to some of his own conclusions, which I appreciated. I give this book a 3.5/5 stars.
Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins publishers for this e-ARC.

I found this to be an extremely fast paced read with many twists and turns. Lucy is a very successful crime thriller author, whose main character Eliza, is actually an imaginary friend, who has been with Lucy since childhood. When Lucy was 9, she was responsible for the disappearance of her baby brother Teddy, whose whereabouts are still unknown. Teddy’s disappearance haunts her to this day, and she now finds herself living in a new home bought as a surprise by her husband that it is uncomfortably close to the scene of Teddy’s disappearance. She does not trust her husband’s motives and the intrigue begins. The chapters in this book are very short, and I kept telling myself, just one more chapter. Great read!

I completely have mixed feelings about this one. Some of Gilly Macmillan’s books I have loved and others were just so-so. Because of the ending, this falls somewhere in between. I’m torn because this was a definite page turner right up to the ending for me. I found the plot to be fresh, interesting and intriguing. However I felt that the end was a cop out and a letdown. The reason that I relish psychological thrillers is because there is some unknown in the plot that I must keep reading to see it resolved. When the book has no or very little resolution, I find it to be a huge disappointment. I feel like the author could’ve done better.

Many thanks to Netgalley, William Morrow and Gilly Macmillan for my complimentary e-copy ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

To Tell You the Truth reads at a breakneck pace, following a unique unreliable narrator in Lucy - a successful crime author whose younger brother disappeared when she was a child. As an adult, Lucy still has her imaginary friend, Eliza, only now Eliza is also the reason for her success as the title character in her books. When Lucy writes Eliza out of her latest book things start unraveling quickly in her personal life. Is it Lucy? Is it Eliza? Why did her husband Dan move them out to where her brother disappeared? What is he hiding from her, and why is he so upset when she writes a story without Eliza? The questions surrounding Eliza's relationship with her husband and all the secrets their new neighbors seem to have pile up quickly. Even without suspicion being cast her way, Lucy feels a bit like a doormat, unwilling to stick up for herself and what she wants, especially when it comes to her husband. But overall this was a compelling read.

This enjoyable thriller is all about secrets and lies. Lucy lies about what happened the night her brother disappeared. Lucy keeps secrets about the main character of the books she has authored. The people around her, her husband, her neighbors, her online fans, are all keeping secrets. Not knowing who to trust, Lucy needs to unravel her husband’s disappearance while navigating her own fragile world of secrets.

Unreliable narrators, eerie suspense, clever writing - this book captured me right away! I'm not usually a fan of thrillers; I tend to stay fearful long after.I finish them. But after the last chapter of this book, I'll be able to sleep peacefully tonight because it's tense without being horrifying, supernatural without being unrealistic. The story has excellent pacing, and the narrator never quite seems in control, which just adds to the tension. If you want a light suspense story that carries you into the woods with it, definitely don't miss this one!

Lucy is a successful writer of a detective series. Her husband, a less successful writer, is her biggest support but harbors jealousy towards her and her success. When he goes missing, the police begin to suspect her of foul play.

Lucy is a very unreliable narrator. In fact, I am not sure she isn’t crazy considering she talks to her childhood imaginary friend - as an adult. This book did have me guessing until the end. This isn’t my favorite by the author but I did enjoy it.

Preorder your copy now, publish date is set for 9/22/2020. Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced copy in exchange for my review.

This was such a great suspense work - is our main character being gaslighted, or are we, the readers being gaslighted? Delve in deep and find out. I read this one in 36 hours - literally could not put it down. This was my first Gilly Macmillan piece, and I'm looking forward to more in the future from her!

Gilly Macmillan has secured herself as a must-read with her previous books and this book does not disappoint. Definitely read this book with the lights on! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys thrillers or quick-reads because this book is fast-paced!

Did she or didn’t she? A great psychological thriller that kept me up trying to figure out the answers. The story about a very popular series author, also revealed the immense pressure some successful writers must face to write the next book for us fickle readers. Although this was a new author to me, it won’t be the last book of hers that I read.

To Tell You the Truth by Gilly Macmillan, is a psychological thriller. This was a fast read with lots of surprises and twists. I really enjoyed this book and it kept me guessing till the end. To me the ending was a disappointment but others may be fine with it , regardless I would still recommend reading this book. Thank you Netgalley, Harper Collins and Book Club Girl for the ARC.

To Tell You the Truth was a suspenseful, psychological thriller that had me second-guessing everything until the very end. The back and forth between the present, when Lucy's husband has gone missing, and the past, when Lucy was a nine-year-old and her younger brother went missing, left many cliff-hangers that had me quickening my reading pace to see what lay ahead. Lucy was endearingly flawed and realistic, with her too-real imaginary friend and misplaced trust in those around her. As someone who struggles with mental health, I could relate to her questioning her own sanity and thoughts. I found myself rooting for her even though I had my doubts about her honesty and innocence in the events that seem to keep occurring around her. Lucy is a best-selling author of a crime fiction series and this book gives us a glimpse into what the lifestyle of a best=selling author is really like, and it is not as glamorous or relaxing as I once thought. After reading To Tell You the Truth and seeing how Lucy pours herself into her novels until there is barely anything left for herself, I am forever grateful to the authors I love. This was my first Gilly MacMillan read and she has certainly been added to my list of writers to watch.

This was definitely a fast read, but I was a bit disappointed in the ending. The characters were unsympathetic and somewhat flat.

A thriller where you’re not sure what is true, or who is telling the truth. This book kept my interest and kept me guessing. I definitely recommend it!

Lucy began telling stories over three decades ago when she was the only witness to the disappearance of her little brother Teddy. Lucy’s fantasy after fantasy, and has a fantasy friend, about Teddy’s disappearance frustrates and anger her parents and police.

Grown-up Lucy is married to Dan, an aspiring writer, and is a best selling author of detective Eliza books. Dan has surprised Lucy with buying house near where Teddy disappeared. Then Dan turns up dead. As the world watches Lucy wonders could she have hurt Teddy; who killed Dan; and can Lucy even face or know the truth?

One of my favorite novels by Gilly Macmillan; I read this one in one day.

Before Lucy became a best selling crime fiction writer, her childhood involved the disappearance of her four year old brother under suspicious circumstances. Lucy's main character in her books, Eliza, is a lot more than just a fictional character - Lucy has spoken with her since she was a child. There are lots of secrets, lies and half-truths in this story, with great characters and settings. The ending was a satisfying, not obvious end to a great mystery/thriller novel. Highly recommended if you enjoy psychological thrillers.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC! #netgalley