Review: The Lying Game by Ruth Ware

A secret that was buried seventeen years ago and covered with lies, is about to rise to the surface. All Kate has to do is send a message containing the words, “I need you,” and the others know just what that means. Will it finally be time for these four liars to tell the truth, or will they continue to do what they do best? Quite slow to start, but a great finish. The Lying game is a suspenseful and edgy story. The mind games will keep you guessing, and as the mystery unfolds, you’ll be hit with an unexpected twist or two. This was a solid read and probably my favourite of Ware’s novels to date. If you enjoy character-driven psychological thrillers, give this one a shot!

-Colleen

Purchase Link

https://www.amazon.com/Lying-Game-Ruth-Ware-ebook/dp/B01MXZZ786/

Blurb

From the New York Times and #1 Globe and Mail bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and In a Dark, Dark Wood—a novel about the slipperiness of truth and the price of friendships. “I need you.” Three small words that change everything. Isa Wilde knows something terrible has happened when she receives this text from an old friend. Why else would Kate summon her and their two friends Thea and Fatima to the seaside town where they briefly attended school together seventeen years ago? The four friends first met at Salten House boarding school, where they quickly bonded over The Lying Game, a risky contest that involved tricking fellow boarders and faculty with their lies. But the game had consequences, and the girls were eventually expelled after Kate’s dad, their beloved art teacher, mysteriously disappeared. Forever bound by their lies but needing to forget their past, they went their separate ways—Kate remaining in Salten while the other three left to start new lives in and around London. Now reunited, Isa, Kate, Thea, and Fatima discover that their past lies had far-reaching effects and criminal implications that threaten them all. In order to protect their reputations, and their friendship, they must uncover the truth about what really happened all those years ago.