A Game of Lies
Ratings13
Average rating3.8
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Ratings13
Average rating3.8
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER AND NO.1 KINDLE BESTSELLER They say the camera never lies. But on this show, you can't trust anything you see. Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for. Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped. The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched on screen, and find out who these people really are - knowing she can't trust any of them. And when a murderer strikes, Ffion knows every one of her suspects has an alibi . . . and a secret worth killing for. 'Twisty and clever. Another deeply enjoyable mystery from a talented storyteller' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Great fun - clever plot, engaging characters and smart, sharp writing' SHARI LAPENA 'A brilliantly plotted whodunnit' SARAH PEARSE 'Fearless, fiery and funny DC Ffion Morgan is fast becoming my new favourite cop' T.M. LOGAN 'Dark, devilish, witty and wonderful. Filled with humour and heart' CHRIS WHITAKER 'Packed with suspects, twists and turns, A Game of Lies is Clare Mackintosh at her best' ALEX MICHAELIDES 'Wickedly fun and smartly plotted - a joy from beginning to end' LUCY CLARKE 'A clever plot, a glorious setting, engaging characters and buckets of tension' BA PARIS 'A taut whodunnit that will keep you guessing' JANE FALLON 'Superbly plotted and written, but the characters set this above most crime series' JO CALLAGHAN 'Ffion is the sparky bilingual cop you didn't know you needed . . . Another hit!' LIZ NUGENT If you love A Game of Lies, don't miss Ffion Morgan in The Last Party - available now! A Game of Lies was a Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller on 30.07.2023 and Kindle No.1 bestseller on 16.09.23
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2 primary booksDC Morgan is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Clare Mackintosh. The next book is scheduled for release on 2/27/2025.
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This latest installment was absolutely brilliant. I have really warmed to the characters of detectives Leo and Ffion. The first book was laying the foundations of the area in Cwn Coed in North Wales and the characters.
While the luxury houses on the lake and the posh people drama and murder plot of the first one was a little slower to get into, this book jumps straight into a juicy plot line.
I loved the big brother/ psychologically warped game show plot line. I loved the introduction of a new sidekick colleague George for Ffion to tackle. I loved the development of the will they/won't they tension between Ffion and Leo. I loved the introduction of the rescue dog Dave into the story and I am beyond excited to continue on with this series and the colourful cast of characters Clare Mackintosh has created.
The basic plot is that there is a new game show hitting UK television screens called Exposure and all contestants are average people including Ceri (the local postie) and it will be filmed in Cwn Coed. But when the twist of the show is revealed. That all contestants are not trying to survive in the wilderness for prize money but are really fighting to stop their secrets being exposed on national television, this leads to one contestant escaping camp and going on the run. Ffion (Welsh representative ) and Leo (English representative ) are called in to help find him as a missing persons case but it might just lead to a murder investigation too....
Thanks to the author Clare Mackintosh, the publisher Sphere and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Sometimes just one character can keep you hooked and Ffion was definitely it for me! While I love Clare's writing, loved the story and there are so many great characters in this series, I adore Ffion. She's a special kind of messed up, she makes terrible decisions, can't commit, can't follow the rules.... but she surely makes me laugh and I just love her no-nonsense bad a$$ attitude. I adored her and Leo's back-and-forth relationship in the first book in this series and book two made it all right for me. I do admit to having one moment of yelling out loud at my Kindle, “Just let Dave look!” and without spoilers, I love where this relationship ended.
Book 1 sucked me into this series and book 2 brought us an entirely different bit of drama happening up in Cwm Coed, a small Welsh mountain town we all came to know in book 1. This time a TV show “Exposure” is being filmed in the surrounding mountains and someone turns up dead... Everyone has a motive and an alibi... so who's the killer? I highly recommend you pick this one and find out! Please just tell me we'll get more of Ffion & Leo after this!?
It was a bit of a slog for me. The first part of the book was a bit boring but it really picks up in the last half.
The characters were a bit monotonal and I didn't much care for them.
I usually love the author but this one just didnt grip me. The ending is the best part for me. I really enjoyed the first book too.
3 stars
