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Where the Truth Lies
Where the Truth Lies: A Novel | Anna Bailey
13 posts | 11 read | 9 to read
When a teenaged girl disappears from an insular small town, all of the communitys most devastating secrets come to light in this stunningly atmospheric and slow-burning suspense novelperfect for fans of Megan Miranda and Celeste Ng. The town of Whistling Ridge guards its secrets. When seventeen-year-old Abigail goes missing, her best friend Emma, compelled by the guilt of leaving her alone at a party in the woods, sets out to discover the truth about what happened. The police initially believe Abi ran away, but Emma doesn't believe that her friend would leave without her, and when officers find disturbing evidence in the nearby woods, the festering secrets and longstanding resentment of both Abigails family and the people of Whistling Ridge, Colorado begin to surface with devastating consequences. Among those secrets: Abi's older brother Noahs passionate, dangerous love for the handsome Rat, a recently arrived Romanian immigrant who has recently made his home in the trailer park in town; her younger brother Jude's feeling that he knows information he should tell the police, if only he could put it into words; Abi's father's mercurial, unpredictable rages and her mother's silence. Then there is the rest of Whistling Ridge, where a charismatic preacher advocates for God's love in language that mirrors violence, under the sway of the powerful businessman who rules the town, insular and wary of outsiders. But Abi had secrets, too, and the closer Emma grows to unraveling the past, the farther she feels from her friend. And in a tinder box of small-town rage, and all it will take is just one sparkthe truth of what really happened that nightto change their community forever.
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MCowles
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This was good. Lots of intertwined stories that kept me guessing

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SassyPants617
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Got a gift card to Barnes and Noble for my birthday! There was a buy one get one 50% off sale on select books (online), so I grabbed these two. 🤓 Nothing like buying new books when you have a stack from the library to read and even bigger stacks you‘ve bought and haven‘t even opened yet. 💁🏻‍♀️🤣

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FelinesAndFelonies
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Mehso-so

I feel like this has a lot of potential but the perspective changes in addition to the dual timelines made this one hard to follow. It also felt like there were a lot of themes in the novel. Some were well explored & others were kind of presented & then trailed off. ⭐⭐⭐

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quirkyreader
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I finished this yesterday. Here is the link to my gr review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3836280085
@SimonSchuster

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quirkyreader
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This is my latest ARC. Thank you Atria Books and @SimonSchuster

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JHSiess
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GirlWellRead
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Lindsays_books
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Atria #partner I am starting Where The Truth Lies this weekend and really looking forward to it! What are you reading this weekend?

#bookliver #wherethetruthlies #smalltownthriller #thriller #atriathrillers #weekendreading

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quirkyreader
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#bookmail. This was a goodreads giveaway. Thank you Atria Books @SimonSchuster @simonbooks

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TracyReadsBooks
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Thrillers are the best and the worst to review, especially when you have them early, because you do t want to include any spoilers. So, what CAN I say? This one had me hooked from the very first page and whenever I had a spare moment, I picked it up. The writing is really assured and you wouldn‘t guess it‘s a debut. This book was blurbed by all sorts of big names and having read it, I see why. This one was very satisfying. Look for it 8/3/21.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Tonight‘s book.

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ReadingOver50
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Mehso-so

This could have been a good book, but the abrupt time jumps and multiple points of view were too much for me. The big reveal just felt inevitable, given the rest of the book. This book was not terrible, but not great either.