Silent Lies by Kathryn Croft
Silent Lies by Kathryn Croft
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Five years ago Mia Hamilton’s husband took his own life in the apartment of a student of his that also went missing that very night. There was blood at the scene but the girl or her body had never been recovered so rumors swirled that Mia’s husband had done something to the girl and then felt guilty thus taking his own life in his grief. This left Mia alone to raise their young daughter with plenty of questions of just what could have really happened that night.
Now Mia has begun to heal and put the past behind her but suddenly a woman walks into her life that claims to have known her husband and details of that night. Alison also says she is now afraid of her own husband who had been a colleague of Mia’s husband so Mia can’t help but want to help out Alison along with hoping to get to the truth of just what had happened. But it’s quickly clear that Mia should be wary of Alison and her motives and she wonders if she’ll be able to trust anything Alison says.
Silent Lies by Kathryn Croft is a psychological thriller with plenty of twists and turns along the way as the secrets unfold. The story is told from the two main view points of Mia in the current time and then Josie from five years before to learn of just what happened to her to lead to her disappearance and Mia’s husband’s suicide. The alternating voices along with timelines were very easy to follow along with both leading the reader to the conclusion.
I had actually read a couple of other books from Kathryn Croft before so I already knew that I would completely enjoy her writing style and would be in for a good story. As usual I just didn’t know who in here to trust and just what I would find at the end but completely enjoyed the ride along the way. I did guess a slight bit of the outcome this time but there were still some other surprises in store. In the end this would be one that I’d definitely recommend checking out.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
Carries Book Reviews 
Nice review Carrie! I’ve liked her previous novels as well and this sounds pretty twisty so I’m adding it to my list.😊
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Thanks! I knew when I saw it added i’d be in for a good story. Should be still available for a while if you wanted to request. 🙂
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Nope. Not me. I’m going to be good. I should be able to find it at the library though.😊
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She has a couple I haven’t read yet, should check to see if I could add those to my neverending list on my library site.
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I’m currently reading this one! I’m about 40 percent in and its got me guessing like crazy! This book is intense and quite the page turner! This is my first experience with this author but I love it so far! Great Review Carrie!
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Thanks Dani! If you like this one I’d definitely say check out her earlier books, she’s great at keeping you guessing all throughout the book. 🙂
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I agree. I’m completely clueless right now and hooked! Can’t wait to finish and check out more of her work!
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Carrie!!!! I just finished the book and wasn’t expecting that at all! But the ending?! I don’t know what to feel about it girl! It kind of leaves us hanging? Did you feel that way?
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Yep, I agree, the ending was rather vague and it could leave room to do another book but so far she seems to just write stand alones so who knows.
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Okay at least it wasn’t me! I was like wow it’s going to leave me like that but she can definitely continue it if she wants.
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Well, if she did I’d read it. 🙂
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Me too!!!😊
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Great review Carrie. I like it when a book gets me guessing. This sounds really twisty. I can’t wait to read it.
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Thank you Diana! I think you’ll enjoy this one if you read it. 🙂
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Reading this now Carrie.😆
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I hope you like it! I’ve seen some really hating this one but I found it quite compelling, just had to know what happened.
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