Truth Truth Lie

I just finished Truth Truth Lie by Claire McGowen on audio - Narrator Clare Corbett and here are my thoughts.

When a group of friends get together for a birthday, they do it in style. Booking an expensive private island off the coast of Scotland, champagne, a famous chef to cook the birthday girl a meal... Luxury in spades.

When the night turns to games, they decide to play two truths and a lie... When one of the pieces of paper comes out with one heck of a statement, the whole group starts turning on each other. Who wrote it? Why are they threatening the group? How do they know they have all been responsible for someone's death?

When the radio disappears and people start turning up dead, they have to decide whether they can trust the people they are with or whether someone else is on the island with them.

The narrator was absolutely fantastic on the audio. It takes the right voice to bring the menacing undertones and just the right hint of despair to a thriller.

If you like books where no one is likable... This is the book for you. I usually have real problems with that, I need someone to root for and connect with but I was so invested in watching all these people fall apart that I didn't need to like anyone. I was happy to watch the insanity unfold.

The concept of friends turning on each other isn't a new one but oh man, the level of backstabbing in this book made me rub my hands together. It was so carefully crafted and each thread was weaved into the next with expert skill.

The ending was the only bit of a downer, I would have liked more carnage but I was very entertained so I can overlook that. I am a big thriller reader so I have pretty much seen it all but this book had just the right level of creepy and the pace was perfect.

4 stars

Thank you to @netgalley and @brillancepublishing for my gifted copy