This one had me on the edge of my seat a lot of the time. It's riddled with lies and deceptions and soaked in threat and guilt. It opens with a woman pushing a man in front of a train on the Melbourne Metro, then most of the rest of the novel is about how the anger and hate behind that push was generated. It's not a linear path and it's filled with surprises.

On the whole, I found the plot elaborate but just about believable, if you take into account that events are driven by an obsessive, detailed-oriented, sociopathic narcissist.

The psychologist herself was a little harder to take. Every time she took what was obviously the wrong decision, I wanted to shout at her: "You're a practising clinical psychologist. Have you no insight into yourself?". Her teenage son showed a lot more good sense than his mother did most of the time.

By the end of the novel, I understood that, although the plot was driven by the evil manipulations of a narcissist, the success of the plot depended on the inability of the psychologist to control her risk-taking urges.

This was a solid, memorable story, with one of my favourite villains and least favourite heroines of recent time.

I recommend the audiobook version. Aimee Horne's narration is perfect. If you're an Audible member, this book is included in your membership. ( )

"Tell Me Lies" was a quick, exciting read that I enjoyed from the start. The story was dark, disturbing and suspenseful. I felt for Margot as the game of cat and mouse began and she found her life spinning out of control. However, this was the second time she had become too involved with a client and being a professional, I thought she would have learnt from her mistakes and not fall for the handsome, very messed up, Cormac.

Throughout the novel, there is a good build-up of tension with exciting twists along the way. I loved the ending, although I had an inkling how it would end. Overall, "Tell Me Lies" was an entertaining, psychological thriller. ( )

3.5 stars rounded up to 4

What a plot twist, Joshua! I like that this author tells his stories through a range of voices and that some of them are unreliable narrators. This is a bit of a slow burn but then things become quite tense when the complexity of the problem ramps up a few notches. Crossing boundaries is not one of my favourite tropes as it comes with a degree of annoyance and a side of SERIOUSLY! Overall an entertaining thriller and the last 1/3 was fantastic. ( )

A promising start but increasingly silly. I didn’t find the characters credible and the plot therefore wasn’t suspenseful. ( )

Did not see the ending coming ( )