This Is How I Lied by Heather Gudenkauf

This Is How I Lied

by Heather Gudenkauf

Everyone has a secret they’ll do anything to hide…

Twenty-five years ago, the body of sixteen-year-old Eve Knox was found in the caves near her home in small-town Grotto, Iowa—discovered by her best friend, Maggie, and her sister, Nola. There were a handful of suspects, including her boyfriend, Nick, but without sufficient evidence the case ultimately went cold.

For decades Maggie was haunted by Eve’s death and that horrible night. Now a detective in Grotto, and seven months pregnant, she is thrust back into the past when a new piece of evidence surfaces and the case is reopened. As Maggie investigates and reexamines the clues, secrets about what really happened begin to emerge. But someone in town knows more than they’re letting on, and they’ll stop at nothing to keep the truth buried deep.

Reviewed by Terri M. LeBlanc on

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Another solid entry for Gudenkauf!

From the opening pages, I was sucked in the story and wanted to know exactly what happened that fateful December day in the cave.

Gudenkauf does an excellent job recreating the timeline leading up to Eve's murder with the tension between Maggie and Nola, and Nola that the rest of the community.

I look forward to recommending this book to current fans of Gudenkauf and to readers looking for suspense thrillers.

I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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  • 28 March, 2020: Started reading
  • 31 March, 2020: Finished reading
  • 31 March, 2020: Reviewed