The Lying Game: A Reese's Book Club Pick
by Ruth Ware
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Praise for Ruth Ware's instant New York Times, USA TODAY, and Los Angeles Times bestseller:
"So many questions....Until the very last page! Needless to say, I could not put this book down!" --Reese Witherspoon
"Once again the author of The Woman in Cabin 10 delivers mega-chills." --People
"Missing Big Little Lies? Dig into this psychological thriller about whether you can really trust your nearest and dearest." --Cosmopolitan
From the instant New York Times bestselling author of blockbuster thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 comes a chilling new novel of friendship, secrets, and the dangerous games teenaged girls play.
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 what 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 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 their own way, the four became 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...
Atmospheric, twisty, and with just the right amount of chill to keep you wrong-footed, The Lying Game is told in Ruth Ware's signature suspenseful style, lending itself to becoming another unputdownable thriller from the Agatha Christie of our time.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9781501156205
- Binding
- Paperback
- Authors
- Ruth Ware
- Publisher
- Gallery/Scout Press
- Published Date
- March 6, 2018
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 416
- Physical Info
- 1.2 in H x 8.4 in L x 5.4 in W (0.8 lb)

Was a good ending, but the book took too long to get to the interesting/more exciting part of the storyline.
I love Ruth Ware.
Awesome book, storyline, and characters. I couldn't put the book down, it captures your full attention and won't let go until you finish. I highly recommend it, you won't be disappointed.
Teenage friendship and lies gone awry. Interesting characters whose teenage games come to haunt them as adults. The story unfolds layer by layer. I could not stop reading it. Like all of Ruth Ware’s books, it is a winner!
This book really makes you think about any little lie you may have told, even if it was back when you were young, but the consequences that even something so insignificant as a little white lie can follow you forever. Four friends, Isa, Kate, Fatima and Thea became close during their time at a boarding school. They played the Lying Game, it had a few simple rules: Tell a lie, Stick to your story, Don't get caught, Never lie to each other. As they all moved on with their lives, Kate texts the girls - I need you. The girls are now reunited and haunted by their lie that has come to surface. Loved it!! Looking forward to my next Ruth Ware novel.
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