TELL ME LIES by Teresa Driscoll

 

My Thoughts

This is a first for me. The first Teresa Driscoll book that is. I will definitely be looking for more of this author's work. This book was very good.

Two couples. Four good friends. What can go wrong? When one of them does the unthinkable. One spouse cheats on the other. Can things ever be the same again. What happens to friendships in this case. When one spouse cheats...

This is the story of two couples. Each has their problems. Each has a small child. Hannah and Sam have a daughter, Lily. They seem to be so happy and content with their life. Then everything falls apart. Sam has cheated on Hannah. Can she ever forgive him? Should she? 

Amy and Adam are married and have a small son. Amy and Hannah met at a swimming pool where their children are getting swimming lessons. Neither want their child to be afraid of water. Amy and Hannah become very good friends. The best of friends. Soon the two couples are doing things together. They are friends.... 

Something is not as it seems. Someone is not as they appear. Hannah and Sam go to Owl Cottage where they hope to be able to fix their broken marriage. They have their daughter Lily with them and seem to be doing ok. Then things start happening. Things that Sam seems to be shrugging off. Making light of. Hannah has already had a terrible experience in her life. When she lost her dad on a picnic when she was just a child. She's never really come to terms with that loss. 

This book is a good thriller that will keep you on the edge in places. Wondering what will happen next. Wondering who is doing things and who can you trust. Or more accurately who can Hannah trust. Seems like her husband has a few secrets. Her best friend Amy is not totally trust worthy and even Adam is hiding something. Who do you trust? Who can you trust. A neighbor who may have been murdered. Owlets that are turning up dead on the inside of the cottage. Knocks at the door and no one is ever there. What is going on? A mystery and a thriller. A book that has a lot going on but it's fairly easy to follow. 

Told from a few different people's perspectives and the before and after this book will keep you turning the pages. Keep you guessing. I did guess one part but to me it was a bit obvious. But the rest I didn't see coming...

Thank you #NetGalley, #TeresaDriscoll, #AmazonPublishingUK, #Thomas&Mercer for this ARC. This is my own true thoughts about this book.

Five stars and worth each of them. I do highly recommend this book.

Synopsis

From bestselling author Teresa Driscoll comes a chilling thriller of past secrets and present terror. Deep in a rural hideaway, it’s only the owls watching them…right?

After a betrayal that sent their marriage into freefall, Hannah and Sam are desperate for a fresh start with their eight-year-old daughter Lily—and where better than picture-perfect Owl Cottage in beautiful Cornwall. But something about the holiday home stirs dark memories for Hannah…

When she finds dead creatures on the doorstep and hears mysterious knocks at the door, Hannah can’t help wondering whether someone is messing with her—or whether the past she’s been running from has finally claimed her sanity.

As the disturbing events at Owl Cottage seep out into the local community and the police become involved, Hannah turns to Sam for help, but when he dismisses her worries, she wonders if she was wrong to ever trust him. Are the memories making her paranoid, or is this something more sinister than she dares imagine?