I adored The Last Flight so I was sure I would love this one too and I did! The novel revolves around two women, Kat and Meg who become "friends" even though one is a con-artist and the other is trying to make her way as a serious journalist. But they actually have quite a bit in common so their friendship seems somewhat solid. Vacillating back and forth in time, we see how they met, and how the future will impact their lives as well as the lives of the men who've wronged them. Friendship, revenge, deception, and misguided trust are all themes that Clark delves into with a fabulous, twisted plot that you won't see coming! Can't wait for her next one!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

The Lies I Tell by Julie Clark is a great psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. The story centers around Meg & Kat, two women whose lives crossed paths 10 years ago and meet once again. Meg appears to be a con-woman and drifter, and Kat is a journalist whose life was derailed as a result of a "tip" offered by Meg. When the two meet again, will Meg con Kat or will the two form an unlikely alliance?

Once again Julie Clark has another winner! From the first page I was hooked. Even though i figured out the ending, it was a quick, fun read.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

I loved this one. Very fast paced, had me turning pages as I tore through it – I had to see how it would end. The characters were well rounded and the narrative felt believable. Gave me chills. Solid five

A delicious tale of intrigue! I highly enjoy the characters in the story of this book. The plot was incredibly engrossing. Great book!

Thanks to NetGalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

4+ stars

Meg Williams is a con artist who is back to LA after a decade to take revenge on the man who made her and her mother homeless. Kat Roberts is a reporter who has been waiting 10 years to track Meg. Meg and Kat become friends based on lies.

Fast paced game of cat and mouse. Very enjoyable thriller.

You may not know this about me, but I often, in fact always, have about a dozen books going at once. I like to rotate from one to the next, not really buckling in until I'm about 3/4 of the way through, then finishing them off. Not so with The Lies I Tell, which had me from page one. So, here I am 16 hours (including a sleep and a football game) from the beginning, quietly closing the book at the last page with a big smile on my face.

Thank you Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark, Sourcebooks Landmark for this arc. This is the first book I have read by this author and I thought the writing was very good. The story was fascinating, but really bashed men, and it got irritating. Meg's story was better and she was a better character than Kat was. Meg was multi-dimensional and Kat was just blah and I never understood her motivation. I had a hard time understanding all of the real estate machinations. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4 because I loved Meg.

2.5 for the first half, 3 for the second

Meg Williams is a con artist who chooses her victims very carefully. She takes impeccable notes and dives deep into researching where to strike next. She makes sure the people she chooses whole heartedly deserve what they have coming to them. She then moves onto another town, takes on another name, and lives another life.

Kat is tracking down the woman who forever changes her life, and not for the better. 10 years ago while researching a story Kat found herself in a terrible position, and all because of a tip given to her by a woman. Once she find that woman she plans to expose her and let her world come crashing down.

Two women whose lives are interconnected in ways they don't want to admit to each other. They form a friendship based on lies and both of them know that at any point they each have the power to bring everything out in the open. Kat only hopes she'll be able to expose Meg before she moves onto her next target.

I loved the idea of this book, but it was a little choppy for me in the beginning. The back and forth between both characters and then the back and forth between past and future was confusing at times. I did really enjoy the second half and how it was all pulled together. I enjoyed The Last Flight and I would definitely read more from this author!

In this exceptional character-driven book, you’re pretty sure how things are going to turn out, but watching the story unfold is truly and adventure you don’t want to end.

THE LIES I TELL
BY: JULIE CLARK

I read and loved Julie Clark's previous book called, "Her Last Flight." So I was so excited to see that she had written a new psychological thriller called, "The Lies I Tell," and this one was even better. That might not seem possible but it is absolutely true in my humble opinion. The pacing is fast and it drew me in right in the beginning and I was so engrossed in reading this it was done in one sitting. It has been expertly plotted and the characterization of two women named Kat and Meg was stunning. It begins with Meg's return to California with Kat out to expose Meg as the con artist she thinks Meg is. But as the narrative builds things are not at all as they seem. It was easy for me to sympathize and empathize with both women the deeper I got into their stories.

Kat had blamed Meg for a trauma that she suffered year's ago when she was trying to prove herself as a journalist but as time goes on she realizes that it wasn't the case. Meg is back in California and she is now posing as a realtor trying to get even with Ron who is running a race to become Senator. He robbed Meg and her now deceased mother of their family home.

I really enjoyed both women's background stories which is rare with two prominent female protagonist's. Usually when their are duel women alternating chapters I usually like only one or prefer to be interested in one of them more than the other. Not the case here. This is where Julie Clark succeeds to be able to make both Meg and Kat equally fascinating character's so that I loved both of them which made for a riveting read. I was totally immersed in this novel and can't praise it highly enough. Julie Clark just gets better with each new novel. This is one you will not want to miss.
Five Resounding Stars all of the way!

Publication Date: June 21, 2022

Thank you to Net Galley, Julie Clark and SOURCEBOOKS Landmark for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions are my own.

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I fell in love with Julie Clark’s writing after reading The Last Flight. The Lies I Tell blew me away. The unreliable yet likable narrators, the whiplash-inducing twists, the perfectly paced plot, and an ending befitting every character in the book, make me want to shove it in the hands of all of my friends. Would be a great book club choice, too!

This was such a fast read because of all the twists and turns! I love a good suspense book, and it was nice to have a good one that doesn't involve murder. The way the author tied everything together at the end was something I was almost hoping would happen, but didn't know it until the absolute end. I loved this book!

What was a fast-paced, suspenseful story. Meg is a long-time grifter who, after many years conning people around the country, returns to Los Angeles to get revenge for her deceased mother. When Meg was young, her mother's boyfriend cheated her out of their house, which left her mother dead and Meg living in their van, and this is the man Meg is after. Kat is a reporter who has her own reasons for researching Meg, and when the two of them meet - not accidentally - they use each other to get what they want. Each of the women narrate part of the book, and I spent a lot of time trying to figure out who the bad guy really was - I really felt sympathetic toward both women. Thank-you to NetGalley, Sourcebooks Landmark, and Ms. Clark for the ARC of this wonderful title.

The Lies I Tell is a quick, enjoyable whodunit with two determined women at the forefront.
Women will enjoy reading this revenge thrillers about male predators, in this Me Too era.

Thank you Christina and Sourcebooks Landmark for the physical review copy.

Julie Clark, author of the sensational book “The Last Flight” has done it again with this suspense thriller featuring two women. Meg is a con artist who changes her identity and name with each town she goes to before hitting her target and moving on leaving her victim with a lot less of their finances. Kat is a reporter who has been searching for Meg for years wanting to do a story exposing the truth about the woman who wreaked havoc on her life. Meg finally resurfaces and Kat is able to work her way into her circle to find out how she works, but what she learns is not what she was expecting.
This book alternates chapters between Meg’s story and Kat’s, bringing the two closer as their backstories unfold.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of Julie Clark's newest thriller, The Lies I Tell. It takes an amazing storyteller to create complicated characters like Kat and Meg, two women who have been burned in the past and decide to take justice - or revenge - into their own hands.

Kat is a reporter who ended up in a dangerous, life-changing situation after following a lead years before. She has never forgiven the informant who gave her the tip that brought her career to a crashing halt. Now she is a journalist writing top ten lists and searching for a way to expose Meg Williams for the con artist and fraudster that she knows her to be. Kat befriends Meg against the advice of her boyfriend Scott, a recovering gambling addict and detective who thinks that Kat is in way over her head.

Meg is a real estate agent/con artist who has traveled far and wide with the money that she has "earned" from scamming unsuspecting men. You would think that Meg would be unlikeable to say the least, but Clark makes it impossible to root against Meg, especially as we learn the motivations behind her inspired - and illegal- activity.

Get ready to stay up all night with some of the strongest female characters you'll ever meet. Five stars for this empowering, engaging new novel by master storyteller Julie Clark.

Oh, this is sooo good. The story revolves around two women, becoming “friends” each with an ulterior motive. One a con artist, the other, the reporter planning to expose the big con. The characters are so subtly drawn and nuanced that the reader is empathetic to both.

I found myself totally engrossed in their stories. Meg and Kat are both fascinating characters. A subplot revolves around Kat’s fiancée, a compulsive gambler. I loved the character of the mark, with the reasoning selecting him becomes clear. Gradually, the reader’s sympathy is skewed in unexpected ways.

For those of us who loved her first novel, this one is even better! Don’t miss it and put it on your book club summer reading list. I think this is Avery satisfying book which is about not only the obvious, but also about women’s issues and empowerment.

Thank you Netgalley, loved this book.

Thank you Netgalley and Sourcebooks Landmark for the early copy of The Lies I Tell.

I absolutely loved The Last Flight by this author, so when I saw this ARC is available for request I was so excited.

I did not love The Lies I Tell as much as the previous book. I think there were too many stories within the main story, being told. There was too much confusing details when it came to how Meg was conning the men with the buying and selling of properties. The author lost me a few times. I’m sure not everyone who reads this book will have knowledge how the real estate business works.

I wasn’t a fan of Kat’s character. She seemed so lost and never quite figured out what she wanted to do with the information she had. She was going in circles the entire time and never took any kind of action until the very end.

Scott’s character was useless. I was hoping the author would have expanded more on his profession and how he can help Kat with her research on Meg, but all he did was lie and betray Kat. I don’t even understand why he was following Meg, because that particular story line didn’t go anywhere.

There was not one single decent male in this book. The one and only from early in the book, Meg cut all ties with.

This book didn’t hit the mark for me.

QUICK TAKE: I might have enjoyed this book more than Clark's previous book, THE LAST FLIGHT (which is an excellent thriller, btw). I really enjoyed the cat-and-mouse dynamic between the two female characters at the center, and thought this was a fun, twisty, soapy suspense story about women taking down very bad, no good men. If i had any issues, I wish there were some higher stakes as at no point was I concerned Meg wasn't going to pull off her plan, but it's a small quibble. Highly recommend!