Never Lie

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars | 218,223 ratings

Price: 23.88

Last update: 01-11-2025


About this item

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate… with no chance of escape until the blizzard comes to an end.

In search of a book to keep her entertained until the snow abates, Tricia happens upon a secret room. One that contains audio transcripts from every single patient Dr. Hale has ever interviewed. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to Dr. Hale’s mysterious disappearance.

Tricia plays the tapes one by one, late into the night. With each one, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and Dr. Adrienne Hale’s web of lies slowly unravels. And then Tricia reaches the final cassette. The one that reveals the entire horrifying truth.


Top reviews from the United States

  • Callie
    5.0 out of 5 stars bro
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2024
    I first got this book on july 18,2023. I started reading it got fully emerged then it got too scary so i stopped. i just picked it back up and read 200 pages in an hour and a half to two hours. it was amazing. but it’s a physiological thriller so i do not recommend if you get scared easy. i will definitely pick up more of her books later in life. or next time im bored and want an easy read. they are not mentally easy but they are fast to get into.
  • amandareadsforfun
    4.0 out of 5 stars It’s a twisty one
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
    This book kept me hooked from start to finish! The twists and turns were phenomenal, making it an addictive, quick read that I couldn’t put down. Just when I thought I had it all figured out, McFadden threw in another curveball, leaving me completely stunned. (my guess was incorrect… per usual)

    The story follows newlyweds Tricia and Ethan, who find themselves stranded in a remote, snowed-in home once owned by a famous psychiatrist, Dr. Adrienne Hale. As Tricia stumbles across Hale’s old patient transcripts, she uncovers dark secrets that blur the lines between truth and lies. It’s a dual POV thriller that left me wanting to trust absolutely no one and honestly, these characters reinforced that lesson in every possible way.

    While I loved the suspense and the unraveling of the mystery, the characters themselves felt a little flat for me. I didn’t find myself rooting for any of them, but maybe that was intentional given the dark and unsettling tone of the book.

    Overall, Never Lie is perfect for fans of twisty psychological thrillers. If you enjoy being kept on the edge of your seat and love the feeling of having your mind blown, add this one to your tbr. Just don’t forget to question everything - because per usual, nothing is as it seems.
  • JesseStarr
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gruesome, spine tingling with many surprises.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2024
    The novel was well-written and characteristic of the author's style. While I enjoyed the development of the characters, the ending did not fully resonate with me. However, the gripping and suspenseful nature of the psychological thriller made it an engaging read overall.
  • Danny
    3.0 out of 5 stars It can get draggy. Got better towards the end.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2024
    I bought this book because I recently got into thriller reads after Verity. My first Freida McFadden book was the Housemaid and I enjoyed it a lot. One of the reason why I wanted to read another of her books. It was either this or “The Boyfriend” first. There was a lot of good reviews of “Never Lie” so I decided to go with it first. The book got addicting and good towards the end. I would say about a quarter towards the end. It got really draggy from the beginning towards the middle. It almost felt like each chapter was repeating itself. The character was basically experiencing the same thing every day. After the middle that’s when it got interesting and addicting. I did finished the book in 3-5 days. Overall it’s still worth the read because the plot twist made me gasp! It was a good ending. If you don’t mind the slow read then you should definitely read it.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
    Ok, don’t want to spoil anything so all I can say is, I knew I had it figured out early on. I was thinking the author wanted us to know who EJ was but wanted us to figure out the mystery behind him. Well I was so wrong. I didn’t have it figured out and never expected the end. I couldn’t put this book down but gotta eat and sleep sometime. Can’t wait to read another book by this author. Fantastic story with exciting ending.
  • Jay
    4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2024
    This was my first FM book. It was a recommendation to begin my entry into the thriller genre. It was a very easy read. I do like the fact that I was very wrong about my prediction and it had a nice twist and everything tied together very nicely. Am I overly impressed, not really but I am willing to give a few more books a try. Do I recommend, sure it’s a quick and very easy read.
  • James A. Glynn
    5.0 out of 5 stars A house "haunted" by a missing psychiatrist
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2024
    If you’ve read even one of Freida McFadden’s psychological thrillers, you’re probably a fan like me. Dr. McFadden is a practicing physician who specializes in brain injury. Consequently, she knows a lot about the functioning, as well as the malfunctioning, of the human mind. And that serves her well when she sits down to write a psychological thriller.

    In “Never Lie” (2022, 292 pages in softcover), the author’s knowledge brings a number of characters with damaged minds to life, including Dr. Adrienne Hale (a renowned psychiatrist), EJ a dangerous narcissist, and PL a pleasant young woman who credits Dr. Hale with effecting a “cure.” But, for some unknown reason, Dr. Hale has gone missing shortly after the publication of her long-awaited magnum opus, “The Anatomy of Fear.”

    In a seemingly unrelated plot, newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are on their way to look at a house that’s away from the city, fairly isolated, and a great place to raise the children that they hope to have someday. The house is huge, magnificent, and underpriced. Ethan is immediately in love with the house, but Tricia is getting bad vibes.

    They arrive at the location in the middle of a blizzard, and they are snowed in. There are no land lines in the house, and their phones are not picking up a signal. But Ethan finds fresh food in the house and some very good wine in the cellar. However, the house has been unoccupied for years, and there are thick layers of dust covering everything. The presence of edible food is a mystery that’s never completely explained
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    Nevertheless, Ethan and Tricia (she, reluctantly) decide to hunker down for the weekend, hoping that their realtor will realize that they need help. But Tricia’s case of the heebie-jeebies simply will not be abated. She’s spooked by the giant painting of Dr. Hale above the fireplace and a series of strange noises that only she seems to be able to hear.

    Of course, Tricia doesn’t believe in ghosts, yet she can’t help wondering if Dr. Hale is haunting the house, sending subtle signals not to buy it.

    The house is filled with books, some academic but most popular novels. So, once the decision to stay is finalized, Tricia starts searching for something to read that will help to occupy the time that she and Ethan are stranded. When she attempts to remove a copy of Stephen King’s “The Shining,” she hears a click that seems to unlock a hidden door. The door opens to a secret room that holds a trove of tapes — the ones that Dr. Hale made during the sessions with her clients.

    Although she knows that Ethan doesn’t want her to snoop around, she grabs a batch of cassettes and takes them to Dr. Hale’s office, where there is a tape recorder. After listening to one tape, Tricia is hooked. The tapes provide many of the clues that the reader needs to solve the mystery, or so it seems. But Freida McFadden’s novels are seldom predictable.

    ...Jim Glynn

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