Review: Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars



As most readers know,when you start reading the second book by a author who's debut book totally blew you away,there is always that fear at the back of your mind that their second book won't be as good.Well I thought Last Time I Lied was just as jaw droppingly brilliant,gripping and intense as Final Girls.

Have you ever played two truths and a lie?


Emma has. Her first summer away from home, she learned how to play the game. And she learned how to lie.

Then three of her new friends went into the woods and never returned . . .

Now, years later, Emma has been asked to go back to the newly re-opened Camp Nightingale. She thinks she’s laying old ghosts to rest but really she’s returning to the scene of a crime.

Because Emma’s innocence might be the biggest lie of all

This gripping mystery flips back and forth between Emma`s first stay at Camp Nightingale,fifteen years ago when she was thirteen and her return in the present day.Emma was a wonderful,fleshed out character who carried around a lot of guilt over events that happened in the past.She was feisty but also had a vulnerable side to her character.It was hard not to rout for her even though at times due to the authors wonderful storytelling you were made to question Emma`s innocence and the reliability of her narrative.I loved the descriptions of the Adirondack forest that surrounded Camp Nightingale,how dark and sinister trees can seem at night and the breath taking descriptions of the stunningly gorgeous,tranquil but also very deadly Lake Midnight.

I absolutely loved this unputdownable,gripping,at times very intense mystery,packed full of well thoughtout characters,red herrings,misdirections,and a couple of jaw dropping,omg twists.Even my all time favourite fictional detective Nancy Drew gets a mention.I enjoyed Last Time I Lied just as much as I enjoyed Final Girls,this is worth far more than five stars and is definitely going to be one of my favourite books of this year.

                                                                 AUTHOR BIO

Riley Sager is the pseudonym of a former journalist, editor and graphic designer who previously published mysteries under his real name.

Now a full-time author, Riley's first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, became a national and international bestseller and was called "the first great thriller of 2017" by Stephen King. Translation rights have been sold in more than two dozen countries and a film version is being developed by Universal Pictures.

Riley's next book, THE LAST TIME I LIED, will be published in July. It was inspired by the classic novel and film "Picnic at Hanging Rock" and one horrible week Riley spent at summer camp when he was ten.

A native of Pennsylvania, Riley now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. When he's not working on his next novel, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." But probably, if he's being honest, "Mary Poppins."

Website: www.rileysagerbooks.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rileysagerbooks
Twitter: @Riley_Sager.

HARDBACK PUBLICATION DATE : 3rd July 2018

PUBLISHER : Penguin Random House Uk,Ebury publishing

GENRE : Psychological Thriller

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