You could say it started with vanity. We believed we were special. But the truth is we were simply vulnerable.
Months after landing their dream job, five brilliant young minds are sent on a remote retreat.
But when one of them disappears, they're forced to question why they were brought there in the first place.
And for the first time in their lives, they realise too much knowledge can be deadly . . .
One of them is lying.
One of them is guilty.
No one is safe.
What did I think?
I have read one of Colette McBeth's books before so I picked up this book based purely on the author's talent. This dark and dangerous tale certainly kept me riveted as when you get told that 'one of them is lying', you don't know who to believe. There was steam coming off my internal lie-o-meter as it struggled to keep up with all the twists and turns in this fast-paced book.
It feels very much like MI5 when five graduates are hand-picked to work for a private company that identifies security risks in systems. There's even secrecy among the graduates as each of them are given a client that they must not discuss, not even with each other. When main character Libby's clients' secrets are exposed in a newspaper, Libby knows her hands are clean so she's like a dog with a bone as she attempts to identify the mole.
To build bridges, and to attempt to expose the mole, they are taken on a team building retreat as this thriller turns into a horror. I can't think of anything worse! Just the thought of team building exercises gives me the creeps; you can accuse me of not being a team player but I work perfectly well in a team without having to take part in paintball or orienteering, thank you very much. If I wasn't already put off by team building retreats, I most certainly am now after events in Call Me A Liar get more twisted.
Told from various viewpoints and with little hints that something bad has happened, I found that I effortlessly whizzed through this book. Where lies are involved, you can never be sure who is telling the truth so, although I had ideas about what was going on, I could never have guessed the outcome.
Call Me A Liar is an utterly compelling psychological thriller that gave my brain a good workout as it twisted and turned through this riveting story.
My rating:
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About the author:
Colette McBeth is the critically acclaimed author of psychological thrillers Precious Thing, The Life I Left Behind and An Act of Silence. Colette was a BBC TV News television correspondent for ten years, during which time she covered many major crime stories and worked out of Westminster as a political reporter. She lives on the South Coast with her husband and three children.
Twitter @colettemcbeth
Facebook /colettemcbethauthor
Website colettemcbeth.co.uk
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