The Lying Game

Author: Ruth Ware
Genre: Thriller 
Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press, 2018
Pages: 416
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: On a cool June morning, a woman is walking her dog in the idyllic coastal village of Salten, along a tidal estuary known as the Reach. Before she can stop him, the dog charges into the water to retrieve that first appears to be a wayward stick, but to her horror, turns out to be something much more sinister.

The next morning, three women in and around London - Fatima, Thea, and Isa - receive the text that they had always hoped would never come, from the fourth in their formerly inseparable clique, Kate, that says only, "I need you."

The four girls were best friends at Salten, a second-rate boarding school set near the cliffs of the English Channel. Each different in her own way, the four become inseparable and were notorious for playing the Lying Game, telling lies at every turn to both fellow boarders and faculty. But their little game had consequences, and as the four converge in present-day Salten, they realize their shared past was not as safely buried as they had once hoped.

Review: Maybe it was a mistake to listen to two books back-to-back written by the same author and read by the same narrator. However, I loved The It Girl so much that I couldn't wait to dive into another Ruth Ware novel. Unfortunately, The Lying Game was good not great.

Ruth Ware Novels
In a Dark, Dark Wood
One by One
One Perfect Couple
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
The It Girl
The Turn of the Key
The Woman in Cabin 10
Zero Days