This murder mystery dives into the world of female influencer culture. Told in alternating chapters by Bex and Lizzie—former college friends estranged for 15 years—it begins when Bex invites Lizzie to cover a big announcement at a major influencer convention. But things quickly unravel when Bex disappears and her husband is found murdered.

The writing is fast-paced and sharp, with a few subtle twists I didn’t see coming. The dual perspectives keep the story moving, and Jo Piazza makes each character feel real and fully developed.

It’s a smart look at influencer life that feels timely without being heavy-handed. The ending is both surprising and satisfying.

A great, fast-paced summer read.

Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a murder mystery set in the arena of female influencers. Told between the alternating viewpoints of Bex & Lizzie, former college friends who haven't spoken in years. Bex, now Rebecca, is a trad-wife influencer and Lizzie is a writer for a dying magazine. Bex contacts Lizzie to ask her to come to a large conference and get a big scoop about Bex's new deals that are being announced. The first day of the conference, Bex disappears and her husband Gray is found brutally murdered, but like the real lives of a lot of influencers, the truth isn't readily apparent. I enjoyed the writing of the book and there were a couple of minor twists I didn't see coming. Over all a good mystery.

This a triller/ suspense novel that looks at what goes on behind of scenes of influencers. The dual POVs is done well and helps to move along the story and does not feel redundant like some books can. This is a great read for getting out of a reading slump because of its fast pacing. The twists keep you guessing until the end and has a very satisfying ending with no loose strings.

Man, this one was a bummer! I LOVED Jo Piazza's The Sicilian Inheritance so I was jazzed to get my hands on this, especially because I have such a weakness for books about influencers and influencer culture. Unfortunately this one didn't really offer a compelling take on it all...like if you want to read about how the #tradwife life is miserable under the façade I'd recommend any honest article on like, Ballerina Farms or whatever. This one got too caught up in the genre of it all to really take on what's interesting about this whole thing to me, and it lacked the compelling characters at the center of it that made The Sicilian Inheritance so gripping. Nuts. Next!

My thanks to PENGUIN GROUP Dutton and NetGalley for the ARC.

I was very excited when this book arrived at my door last Friday. Jo Piazza is one of my favourite authors and I was really looking forward to this one. This time she is writing a domestic thriller which really captivated me. We go behind the scenes into the world of very successful mommy tradwife influencers and learn some of their secrets and the manipulations they employ to sell us on their seemingly perfect lives. I enjoyed the college friends angle with Lizzie and Bex and the strong connection they had until it was severed after a falling out. They reconnect years later at an influencer convention just before Bex’s husband is murdered and she becomes a suspect. Lizzie is unsure what to believe going forward but she knows Bex needs her help. The writing is fast paced and the characters are compelling. I definitely enjoyed this book and the insights the author shares on motherhood, friendship, and the influencer scene. This is an interesting and entertaining domestic thriller you need to add to your TBR!

I thought this #tradwife fast paced mystery was a great summer read! The characters were cringey, but that was the point. Those "henfluencers" really showed those a-holes what boss babes they really were, that's for sure! I am a Jo Piazza fan + loved following her on Instagram this month while she was on book tour dressing in #tradwife dresses.

Trad wives seem to be having their moment in fiction and this was a scandalous and soapy read. There was some great insight into motherhood and online personalities. I enjoyed the setting and the characters. Everyone seems to be hiding something throughout so it was fun trying to figure out who had the most to lose. It’s definitely one with some great quotes!

Step aside, Stepford. There’s a new dark domestic queen in town and she’s armed with filters, hashtags, and a body count.

Everyone Is Lying to You is a razor-edged dive into influencer culture that had me flipping pages like I was scrolling Bex’s curated feed at 3AM. And trust me, this story is just as addictive, except instead of #OOTD and sourdough starters, you get betrayal, dead husbands, swingers, and secrets that could crack the grid.

Lizzie is that mom you root for: tired, smart, hungry for something real. Bex, aka Rebecca Sommers, is her long lost college BFF turned cult-like tradwife influencer with five kids, a multimillion-dollar brand, and a murder scene in her backyard. When Bex vanishes and her husband is found very dead, Lizzie dives into a world where everything is sponsored and nothing is safe.

Jo Piazza peels back the glossy filter to show you the rot underneath, and I was so here for it. The pacing is sharp, the twists are juicy, and the final chapters? I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. If you’ve ever scrolled past a picture-perfect family and thought, “There’s no way that’s real,” this one’s for you.

Come for the matching outfits and artisanal eggs, stay for the deception, backstabbing, and one truly brilliant unraveling of truth. Piazza proves yet again that when it comes to secrets? Women know exactly where to bury the bodies.

This book had me hooked from the very first chapter! Full of secrets, twists, and surprises, it is a juicy, suspense-filled story that dives deep into the curated chaos of influencer culture. It’s fast-paced, incredibly bingeable, and impossible to put down.

I loved how Jo Piazza pulled back the curtain on the influencer lifestyle - showing just how much of it is performance and business, and how little of it is real. The behind-the-scenes look at that world felt so believable, with all its polished facades, scandals, and power plays. You really start to wonder how much of what we consume online is honest - or how much is manipulation for likes and brand deals.

The dynamic between Lizzie and Bex was one of my favorite parts. Their friendship, the sense of betrayal and longing, and the way their lives have diverged made for a fascinating emotional layer beneath the murder mystery. Lizzie is such a relatable character - juggling work, kids, and the messiness of adulthood while being drawn into something so much darker than she expected.

And the mystery itself was wild! Just when I thought I had it figured out, another secret would be revealed, each more shocking than the last. The epilogue especially left my jaw on the floor, it was the perfect final twist to end on.

This is the kind of book you finish in one or two sittings, preferably on a beach or curled up under a blanket. Highly recommend for anyone who loves domestic thrillers, stories about complicated female friendships, or just a really well-told mystery with a modern twist.

My copy of this book was provided by NetGalley and Dutton for review purposes. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I think the suspense fans at our library are going to devour Everyone Is Lying to You - I know I certainly did! As a former journalist, this book hits home, outlining the very real struggles that some of my friends who remained in that career are currently facing. Packed with behind the scenes details, this novel also deeply delves into the "perfect" world of Influencers - especially the "trad" lifestyle Influencers and the religious leaders who are often behind it. I was surprised... and also not surprised.

This suspense keeps you guessing at every corner. While all smiles and hugs on the surface, there's a definite undercurrent of malice and envy between the Influencers - and a lot to gain financially by one of their higher members being taken off the board. With so many people with motive, who can Lizzie trust in the land of Influencers? You might want to take notes on some of the side characters - they may come in handy as the story unfolds I stayed up all night to finish this book, and I absolutely did not see the final reveal coming - loved it!!

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Everyone Is Lying to You - Jo Piazza

Everyone Is Lying to You by is one of the best books I’ve read this month—fast-paced, wildly entertaining, and razor-sharp in its commentary on influencer culture and the “trad wife” trend.⁣
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Yes, there have been a lot of books lately about social media moms and curated perfection, but this one stands out from the pack. Lizzie, a struggling journalist and mom, reconnects with her estranged college best friend Bex—now a mega-popular influencer with a perfectly polished ranch life, five photogenic kids, and a devoted (and suspiciously handsome) husband.⁣
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But when Bex goes missing and her husband turns up dead, Lizzie gets pulled into a world of secrets, scandals, and absolutely no-filter chaos. Think murder, backstabbing, messy entanglements, and the pressure to keep up appearances—on and off camera.⁣
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Smart, twisty, and way too bingeable. Highly recommend if you love a mystery with a modern, relevant edge.

“Show a dirty dish, but not an entire messy countertop. Look melancholy at times, but do not cry. Never let them see you cry.”

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Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college. These days, however, Lizzie is a struggling magazine writer, and Bex is an Instagram-famous tradwife with six kids. After 15 estranged years, Lizzie receives a call from Bex out of the blue, offering an invitation to a high-profile influencing conference. Over the course of the event, Bex goes missing, and her husband is found brutally murdered on their ranch, leaving Lizzie to solve the mystery of her friend’s disappearance for herself.

This book was easy to read, and fast paced. This was my second “trad wife” book in the last few weeks, so the parallels to the other book were eerily similar. Overall this was a fun read, but I didn’t rate it as high because it felt like the other book. For others, this may be rated higher!!

Yessss this book was so much fun! I love a good social media thriller and this one hit the nail on the head. If you’re looking for a fun popcorn thriller full of drama and a good old whodunnit murder mystery, look no further! A perfect beach read that I will be recommending all summer!

I did fluctuate between 3 and 4 stars on this one. But the ending sent it into the 4 star range. It is a bit slow at first. But honestly, it could be because I am not very interested in the subject matter of lifestyle bloggers. So, take this review with a grain of salt.

Lizzie and Bex were best friends in college. After graduation, Bex vanished, leaving Lizzie confused and devastated.

One night out of the blue, Bex calls Lizzie with a career-making proposition—an exclusive interview with her about her multimillion-dollar business venture and an invitation to MomBomb, the high-profile influencing conference.

These characters are so full of lies and they really keep you on your toes. So, when a book has a lot of characters that just do not resonate with you, it tends to be a bit off. But, as this story moved along, I became more invested in Bex. I really wanted to know what was happening in her marriage. And y’all…this ending!

Need a good backstabbing mystery…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

This book was a tightly plotted and intricate compelling thriller about the secret world of influencing and mommy bloggers. I loved both of the main characters, and found both of the characters real and compelling. As a fan of Piazza's non fiction work, it is incorporated very well here to peel back to the curtain on what it really takes to make a living as an influencer. I especially liked the twist ending and am excited to recommend this to other people.

I really liked this book, you could kind of guess where everything was going but like the addition of Veronica's role at the end. There is def. enough story here as well for a book 2 and I would read it for sure, to see what happens next in this world! Would recommend to friends.

I chose this book because it reminded me of another influencer mystery book that I really liked, You Will Never Be Me. This one will resonate with people who follow r/fundiesnark, where people pick apart Christian influencers' lives one reel at a time. It's not bad.

Fun and twisty tale of murder with more thoughtful themes of what truly is a "tradwife" and the illusion that social media allows influencers to create. Fast paced and engaging. Great summer read!

What a fun read!!! Jo Piazza always brings such a fresh voice to her work, and I always trust she's done the research to really tell the story she's telling in the most true-to-life way while still keeping the story squarely fiction. This one's a winner!

This was interesting. This follows 2 friends. One who is a mom influencer and one who is a journalist. When the journalist gets invited to a Mom influencer event something tragic happens and we go through the two perspectives to see if the mom influencer is involved.

I liked how being an influencer was discussed and that behind the posts/reels/TikTok’s there isn’t a perfect life. You just never know what people are going through behind the cameras.

The topic of domestic violence is discussed throughout this story.