The story has many threads that Louise Douglas skillfully weaves together as the suspense moves quickly from one character to the next. While Annie seems to have started the events that push her in so many different directions, the surrounding characters have fed the suspense with their own actions. The backstory builds Annie's family and community into effective stumbling blocks that she evades to follow her heart, but is her true love who she thinks he is or is she the next one to fall? A little romance, more suspense and some pretty good twists.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. A great drama/suspense women's fiction novel. Great weekend read

I have recently found Louise Douglas and I have devoured three of her books. I love her writing, characters, settings, and so much more.
Annie is married to the chief of police and lives the picture perfect life....as an outsider looking in. All is far from perfect. Annie manages their home and their young daughter while looking after William's ailing mother. Taking place in more recent times, but feeling much like the 1950's for me, this little mining community seems to be left in the past, sheltered from all the comfort of present time. A young woman is found murdered in the moors and the town police are scrambling to find the killer. Meanwhile the local miners are set to strike and chaos is found everywhere. No place is safe to be. But just as Annie's day to day couldn't get any more mundane, here comes Tom fresh from the prison where he served time for murdering a local grandmother. In her heart, she always knew he didn't kill that woman. How could someone she loved be a cold-blooded murderer? As Annie and Tom rekindle a love from their past, the town continues to fall apart. Annie knows her husband suspects something. She knows she is being followed. Hoe can she make this right?
Your Beautiful Lies by Louise Douglas just hits all the feels. So many passages I had to read over and over again; she just nails it! I truly felt for Annie's inner turmoil. I will be recommending Your Beautiful Lies by Louise Douglas to all my book loving friends and will be looking for other works by Louise Douglas. She is quickly becoming one of my favorites! Special thanks to NetGalley, Louise Douglas, and Boldwood Books for the advanced digital copy in exchange for my honest opinion. 5 stars for me!
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After the love of her life gets sent to prison, still claiming his innocence, Annie doesn't hear from him for ten years. She settled for a comfortable and safe marriage with older man, William, and lives a rich, yet dull life with her young daughter. William Howarth is chief of police in their small South Yorkshire village and now in 1987, the tensions in this mining town are high as the workers are striking, protesting the possible closing of the mines. When Annie's former love Tom returns and reconnects with her, still proclaiming his innocence, she believes him...until a woman is found murdered on the moors. A woman that looks remarkably like Annie.
While I felt bad for Annie and Tom, separated for all those years, I didn't really like to read about her sneaking around on William. Seemingly a really good man, though unemotional, her only objection to him seemed to be that he was so much older, which she obviously knew before they married. This was just an ok read for me, not even about the mystery of the dead girls, but focused more on Annie's affair. The plot pretty much followed exactly what I expected with no surprises.
I received an advance reader copy of this book. The views and opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily.

Great book. Highly recommend and will most defiantly read more by this author and suggest to others!

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* yikes, i mean not like i didnt see it coming but not bad, good read would buy

Annie is married to the chief of police, but she pines for her first love, Tom. When Tom gets out of prison for murder (is he guilty?), Annie cannot resist going to him. They start a passionate affair that unravels her family life. On top of this, her father is striking with the union against the coal mines, and fighting Margaret Thatcher; her brother is injured in a motorcycle accident that may have a nefarious cause; her mother is angry at her for the affair and a little jealous of the fact that Annie has married above herself; and her mother-in-law is sinking into dementia. While there is a certain amount of mystery and a great deal of tension in this book, it moves too slowly and the characters are either not well-developed or not very likable. It did not hold my attention.

Such an intriguing read. The writing is so beautiful and descriptive. I love how the characters play out.

Annie grew up a poor coal miner's daughter. She becomes involved with Tom Greenaway & falls in love. When he is convicted of murdering an elderly widow & sentenced to prison, it is the end of their love affair. Annie winds up marrying William Howarth, the local chief of police. They have a daughter, Elizabeth, & life continues in a dull, predictable way for Annie. That is, until Tom is released from prison & they meet up. Annie doesn't love her husband, but she enjoys all the perks of being his wife. When a young woman is found murdered in the moors at the same time as Annie & Tom resume their relationship, life for Annie begins to take on sinister tone.

This was my first time reading a book by Louise Douglas & it was quite good. I enjoyed the characters & the story line, all the way up to the unexpected ending. I look forward to reading more of Ms. Douglas' books.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author Louise Douglas & the publisher Boldwood Books for granting my request to read this book. This is my honest opinion.

I’m not really sure what to say about this book because I found it to be anticlimactic until the end, and even then I was still left underwhelmed. I was surprised when the truth was revealed because I honestly didn’t see it coming. Looking back, there were little hints that alluded to it, but it still caught me by surprise. Also, the book ended too abruptly. There wasn’t anything that really brought the story together or left me feeling like it was complete. I’m sorry to say, but this is not my favorite book from Louise Douglas.

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Your Beautiful Lies
by Louise Douglas

I have not read this author before and I do not believe I will again. The story and characters just really missed the mark for me.

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Secrets can destroy even the best of families. Annie who is married to the chief of police has some that could cost her what she valued most. Her ex who she loved is trying to get back into her life after being away for almost a decade. This book was well written.

3.5 Stars

I would call this book a literary mystery because the writing is so descriptive and beautiful. I especially loved the descriptions of the Annie's home on the edge of the Yorkshire moors. I have read two other books by Louise Douglas and I loved them both...this being my third one is no exception...I am in love with her prose.

The mystery includes an interesting backdrop of the miners strike and includes issues such as class, dementia, murder and police corruption covered...this book had had it all. The tension mounted steadily and it was a great page turner with a surprising twist at the end. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Annie is married to the chief of police in their small Yorkshire village, a job that normally only involves breaking up a bar fight or settling a domestic dispute. But now a girl has been found dead on the moors. Annie is sure her husband is keeping secrets from her, but then Annie is guilty of the same thing. Ten years earlier, the love of Annie’s life disappeared. Now, he’s returned, seemingly from the dead. Can Annie’s marriage survive this monumental event? Does she want it to? And where has her lost love been all this time. Douglas has another winner with this suspenseful story

This book is easy to read and quite intriguing, the clever plotting and observant descriptions mean that you get involved in the lives of everyone in the book. I would recommend this to my book loving friends.
Great quick read! That I enjoyed a lot.

I received an advance copy of, Your Beautiful Lies by, Louise Douglas. This is a haunting story, secrets, we all have them, some are worse then others. This is a very good book.