Behind the Lie by Amanda James

Behind the Lie

by Amanda James

‘Without a doubt one of the best books I have read this year.’ – Amazon Reader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Who can you trust, when you can’t trust yourself?

Holly West has turned her life around. She’s found a successful and loving husband in Simon and is expecting twins. She is definitely a woman who has taken back control of her future.

Until she gives birth, only for one twin to survive. Holly can’t let it go.

Holly’s world is in a tailspin and suddenly she can’t trust herself or anyone else. No one believes her, not her husband or her best friend. Because she thinks she knows the truth…her son is still alive and she won’t stop until she finds him.

A heart-stopping thriller that will have you gripped and reading long into the night! Fans of False Witness, What You Did and I See You will love this novel!

What readers are saying about BEHIND THE LIE:

‘One of the best books of it's genre so far this year.’ – Julia (Netgalley)

‘Will keep you turning the pages and racing towards the dramatic finale.’ – OneWorld

‘Great edge of your seat read’ – Taurus Girl

‘A story that will reel you in and keep you hooked until the end. I loved it!’ – KellyF

‘Gripped from beginning to end’ – Amazon Reader

‘Fast-paced and deeply emotional’ – Celia (Amazon)

‘Fast paced and tense!’ – Shaz (Goodreads)

‘A deep and cleverly written thriller. – Amazon Customer

‘a very exciting psychological thriller.’ – Andrew (Netgalley)

Reviewed by zooloo1983 on

5 of 5 stars

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Ok, this was one crazy mad intense story! Some of it took place in Crazy Town but this time most of the madness is in London so Cornwall can’t be to blame! I spent a lot of my time reading this torn between did Holly’s son die or was he taken? Is she going crazy or is she completely sane? I warn you now my review will not do this book the justice it deserves!

Even though you are given an inkling to what is going to happen at the beginning you still can’t help but wonder if you can believe what happens. Then when you find out the truth, according to the book, it’s enough to make saints swears. (I loved that!)

The true story is shocking, absolutely cruel and terrifying that something like this all could happen. I can’t talk about the plot, I don’t want to ruin it but OMG it was awesome in my opinion.

Mandy has written a story which gets your pulse racing, makes you question everything, even the written word. People are most despicable and just quite simply wrong. Not quite sure how some people slept at night…well we do, just awful oh the anger I have!!!

So, Holly, she was a runway model when Simon spotted her and had to have her. He saved her from her drug addiction and now they are married and about to have twins. He’s the perfect husband, he buys her a gorgeous house in Cornwall by the beach so she is back to her roots, yet this could be the beginning of the end. Especially when she keeps dreaming a little boy in dungarees and a little girl in a summer dress playing on the beach, but how can this be when her son is dead.

This will be seen at the end of the year in my book list, I swear Mandy has cast a voodoo spell on me! I flew through this book in just over a day, outside my adulting, I stayed up past midnight (I didn’t eat after midnight so no Gremlins here!) and I hid in the bath to get Behind the Lie read, it was relentless and it wasn’t letting go of me. All the while I was nervous as I was getting near the end. Then I got to the end…

Even though the book has finished, I know the ending, I am still on edge because I still feel like some is going to happen and that it may not be the ending we have. Yes, I know this highly illogical as the book is over, yet I am still sitting here waiting for the sting. Mandy laughed at me and told me there is no sting, but yet…

Here I am still waiting…..

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