This Is Why We Lied: A Will Trent Thriller

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars | 10,815 ratings

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Last update: 02-02-2025


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“Expect from a Karin Slaughter crime thriller . . . just the right amount of twists, turns, shocks, surprises and domestic thrill and shrill.”—Parade

The next thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton from Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night!

One toxic family.

Eight suspicious guests.

Everyone is guilty.

But who is a killer?

For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night.

A murderer in their midst

Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves.

Who killed Mercy McAlpine?

It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock…


Top reviews from the United States

  • Chrystal Price
    5.0 out of 5 stars Slaughter is the best!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2025
    I always know when I begin to read a Karin Slaughter book I will not be able to put it down. Her mysteries are always so captivating. I love the Will Trent series and this one did not disappoint. The family was disturbing in this book, but again, if you know Karin Slaughter that is to be expected.
    Loved the book though. Always
    Recommend!
  • Texas Lady
    4.0 out of 5 stars twisted mystery
    Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2024
    Wow. It started slow & a bit confusing-bit of a slow burn until about halfway through. Then the twists kept coming. And they were “twisted” in many directions & senses. Could even be traumatic for some who have experienced abuses of a gross & skin crawling variety.
    Just when you think you have it figured out, bam! Nope. Try again. This part made for a page turner and ultimately a satisfying end.
  • Gerri Lynne
    5.0 out of 5 stars re: excellent Will Trent tale
    Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2025
    I love this series. It just keeps getting better with each book. This book kept me guessing until the end!
    Started watching the series on tv but the characters are not anywhere near matching the characters in the book. Huge bummer! Don’t know who the writers are writing for as it is not Will Trent, Angie or Amanda. Might as well just have made a new series and given them all new names.
  • Julie T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great as usual...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2024
    Karin Slaughter never disappoints. I plowed through this faster then I wanted to, I wanted to savor it more, go slowly, if I could, since I waited sooo long for this to finally come out. I was jonesing for some more Slaughter already, seems like it's been a couple of yrs now since her last book. Maybe it has? I've read them all, of course, most a couple times. Discovered her early into the Grant County series. Love them all. I wish we got a bit more Sara/Will stuff, but she does that on purpose, I know. Withholds. Occasionally I feel that she adds a bit too many plot twists, 2 try to keep us guessing, not b predictable, etc. Can get a bit too convoluted for my liking. I knew who the killer was at the beginning. No spoilers here though. Keep writing Karin, faster please, haha.
    PS. Not crazy about what u allowed them to do w/the Will Trent series. Lead actor is great, story seems well done, I don't have a problem w/changing races of characters, BUT the changed them too much! Amanda + Faith r nothing like their characters and that's just wrong. No Sara 2 ruin, thank God. Least i don't think so. I only watched 1 or 2 episodes. Was too changed for me. I know this isn't Outlander, book or series, so I get it. ????
  • handsonhealing
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great twists & turns
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2025
    Will Trent is the tall, handsome investigator you will always cheer for - and he now is happily married to Sara. What a team
  • Franqui
    4.0 out of 5 stars A tale in the woods.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2024
    Sometimes you answer for your sins Sometimes you manage to get off easy. Sometimes justice is served and Sometimes it isn't. Enjoyed this murder mystery.Karin Slaughter never disappoints.
  • Janice L. Peterson
    5.0 out of 5 stars And yet another one…..
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2024
    Karen Slaughter has an amazing ability to introduce many characters, each of doing their own thing and then melding them all together. Her imagination and by far, in a league of its own. Love ALL her books.
  • sharon g
    3.0 out of 5 stars Caution: Toxic material
    Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024
    If you’re a Karin Slaughter fan, this is required reading for the Will Trent series, but it was a slow, painful path through it. So many broken people and so many doing the shattering. Slaughter’s writing is superb, as always, but the world she invents is a very dark place. The pace picks up in the last half, but it was still slow reading for me because I didn’t want to spend much time with people.

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