I don't really know where to start to describe what I thought to "Beautiful Lies" but there's a temptation to start gushing with words like sublime, masterpiece and adored.
Lisa Unger has excelled herself with her debut novel and before you reach the last page, you'll irrevocably know why it was a New York Times bestseller; that the accolades from Lee Childs and Lisa Gardner (among others) are deserved.
Although billed as a thriller, "Beautiful Lies" is more. Different. What set "Beautiful Lies" apart from others in the genre, for me, was subtlety. Somehow the phrasing, nuances and the way she tells the story, grips you. You are no longer just “reading a book” but invested in a story. When I did put down the book (to say, go to work!), I found my mind wandering back to where I was in the story. Thinking about the characters. Musing about where it was all going.
For fans of thrillers and mysteries, simply, this is a must. A book you cannot (and don’t want to) put down. In a word? Sublime.
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