#BlogTour-‘Someone Is Lying’ by Jenny Blackhurst

About the book…

The chilling new psychological thriller from Jenny Blackhurst, the #1 eBook-bestselling author of ‘How I Lost You‘. Full of unexpected twists, this is perfect for fans of ‘Friend Request‘, ‘Close To Home‘ and ‘The Guilty Wife‘.

It’s been a year since Erica Spencer died in a tragic accident at a party, and the community where she lived has moved on with their lives.
Everybody has secrets.
But someone thinks it wasn’t an accident.

Someone thinks it was murder.

Some are worth killing for.

And when an anonymous podcast names six local suspects, shockwaves ripple through the neighbourhood.

Before the podcast is over, the police will be opening more than one murder enquiry. Because someone is lying…

But who?

Many thanks to the team at Headline for my copy of ‘Someone Is Lying’ and Anne Cater of Random Things for an irresistable blog tour invite!

After reading,and loving,’ The Night She Died‘ picking this one up was a no brainer!
Here, Jenny builds a compelling tale of suspense and privilege amongst people who do not realise just how lucky they are.

The residents of the exclusive Severn Oaks estate are amongst the elite, they are wealthy, have huge houses, send their children to a thriving public school and are captains in their fields of business.

On the year anniversary of the accidental death of one of their members, at the school picnic that she had started, a Facebook post on the school webpage informs the public that a podcast is about to be broadcast. A podcast which will identify 6 possible suspects for Erica’s murder.

At first it is seen as a joke,and a sick one at that. But after the first broadcast, no one is laughing, the police are re-opening the case and what looked like an accident, may have had a real, cruel intent behind it.

Jenny creates a nail biting tension as along with the characters, we, the readers are on the edge of our seats ‘listening’ to the podcasts, trying to work out not only the clues but also, whodunnit and why.

I would compare this novel to Peyton Place for it”s description of a tightly knit community unravelling, a sense of intimacy created by the closeness of these families becomes claustrophobic and intense.

And as with Peyton Place, everyone has secrets and whilst the gates they have had put up to protect them from the outside world gave a sense of opulence, who is really safe behind them, and aren’t these people actually trapped?

Privilege is torn down as secrets are laid bare by someone who has somehow found out where all the bodies are buried…is it an interloper or one of their own who is to blame?

And if Erica was such a paragon of virtue, and local hero after saving the life of a boy from drowning, why did she have to die?

Another white knuckle, all night read where you promise yourself ‘just one more chapter….’ but it turns into three or more, Jenny Blackhurst has given us lovers of crime and psychological thrillers another absolute treat of a book!

Thank you to the team at Headline for my gifted paperback copy of the book! ‘Someone Is Lying’ is out in ebook and audiobook NOW, and paperback from November 2019

About the author…

Jenny Blackhurst grew up in Shropshire where she still lives with her husband and children.

Growing up she spent hours reading and talking
about crime novels – writing her own seemed like natural progression.

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