My Review - Lie to Me - (25/4/17)

Lie to me - By Jess Ryder

4☆ Intriguing story of Secrets and Lies.

Lie to me is a story of lies, secrets and betrayal. It was exciting and gripping.
The first few pages had me intrigued and once I started I was hooked!

The story starts with Meredith.
She's in the attic sorting though old things when she finds a Video tape labled her name on it.

She is so curious, and gutted she has just threw out her old video player, She takes the video to show her Father who is in the garden. Looking for answers!
Her father is tending to the bonfire when she approached him with the tape.


He's reaction to the video alarms Meredith as he tries to snatch the video away from her to burn it.
She clings on tight refusing to let go.
This only adds fuel to the fire as she is now even more determined to view the video.
What is so bad he doesn't want her to see?
He gives her a warning & She runs off very upset!

Meredith and her father have a close relationship so when he acts this way, Meredith is not only angry with him she's also hurt and upset she acted this way towards her father.

The video is of Meredith and her mother Becca.
 At 4 years old, Becca appears to be making her say some odd things on camera in order to keep Becca safe.

Things don't seem to add up and her father refuses to answer any of her questions.
As far as Meredith knew, her mother had left along time ago.

She decides to embark on a journey to discover the truth about her mother and the video tape.

Her journey leads her to Darkwater Pool.
However what she's about to discover is the murder of a young lady called Cara. Which happened 30 years ago.
What she doesn't understand is what the link between her mother and Cara is.

Meredith needs answers and goes in search to discover the connection between Becca and Cara. No matter what the danger is

The story was gripping and cleverly written, i liked the fact it was written between past and present as the reader built up a picture of events leading to Cara's death. The past is told by Cara and the present by Meredith.

It has a strong message that lies do catch up with you in the end!

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were likeable and there was a few twists that kept the reader intrigued and guessing.
I didn't find it to be too predictable which made a nice change.

I would recommend this to anyone who likes mystery, thrillers embroiled with secrets and lies with some great twists to keep the reader guessing.