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Lie To Me: a gripping thriller with a shocking twist!
J.T. Ellison
‘Wonderful… A one-more-chapter, don't-eat-dinner, stay-up-late sensation.’Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author‘You are going to despise me.I am the rot that lives in the floorboards of your house. I am the spider that scuttles away when you shine a light in the corner, ever watching, ever waiting. I am the shard of glass that slits the skin of your bare foot. I am all the bad things that happen to you.I steal things.I kill things.I hope you enjoy the show.’They built a life on lies…Sutton and Ethan Montclair seem like the perfect couple. But dark secrets hide behind closed doors. Then, one night, Sutton vanishes…All that she leaves behind is a note telling Ethan not to look for her. As the police investigate Sutton’s disappearance, the lies the couple have been spinning for years begin to unravel.Could Ethan have killed his wife? Did Sutton kill the child they never wanted? And will they uncover the truth before it’s too late?A thrilling psychological suspense full of twists and turns. New York Times bestselling author J. T. Ellison takes her writing to a new level with this exceptional breakout novel.
Praise for Lie to Me
‘Wonderful... A one-more-chapter, don't-eat-dinner, stay-up-late sensation.’
Lee Child, Sunday Times bestselling author
‘A wickedly good thriller about a picture-perfect marriage that is anything but, LIE TO ME has it all: murder, lies and betrayal. J.T. Ellison will have readers hanging onto the edge of their seats with her latest cunning tale.’
Mary Kubica, New York Times Bestselling Author of THE GOOD GIRL
‘LIE TO ME twists you up, throws you into nail-biting action and unexpected revelations. Belt yourself in for this roller coaster ride.’
Catherine Coulter, #1 New York Times bestselling author of ENIGMA
‘Sharply written and masterfully plotted, full of hard truths about the creative life and modern marriage, Ellison has written her finest novel - a breakout page-turner certain to win her a wide audience.’
Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of BLAME
Lie to Me
J.T. Ellison
For Amy, who believed
And as always, for Randy
Contents
Cover (#u6e22a37d-b688-590c-a63f-5abee40c9631)
Praise (#uf9cafef4-84de-5382-a0a4-8e24d155a3ca)
Title Page (#u0718a076-66e9-5026-8a3f-657a01d040a0)
Dedication (#ubb2d51bd-8500-5d1c-9367-317a20f4c092)
IN WHICH INTRODUCTIONS ARE MADE (#u4bf0c60d-a7ed-5871-b90b-0dedd9a1c283)
WE FIND A BODY (#u758f65ac-03ce-5ae8-b065-558b17ca2240)
ETHAN (#u9feb6b51-51a1-597c-8005-9bebaca5d45c)
SOMETHING’S MISSING (#u96add59f-d986-54c3-bd69-5ce86304642e)
DID SHE, OR DIDN’T SHE? (#u67225070-aa5f-55d0-b55e-6ce8121f516c)
THERE ARE CRACKS IN EVERY MARRIAGE (#u210ecbad-2aed-585b-bd04-cce63abe42d4)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (#ud9f18bef-69e4-5e21-ac00-93ab4b6f1cff)
DISCOVERIES ARE MADE (#u864918cf-b581-5eeb-90c4-480a251f91d3)
A TWIST OF THE KNIFE (#uae2545aa-5b22-5ff2-a2ae-23601342048a)
AND THEN THEY WERE THREE (#u08722218-2550-5676-b675-965006466480)
THE FRIENDS COME A-CALLING (#u00fad2e2-fe0d-5fc7-9e2f-34809716f0a2)
BURN ALL THE LAWYERS (#u5251166f-17b0-56d4-9605-d1dd5d379979)
THE TANGLED WEBS WE WEAVE (#udac63e2a-3376-5dc8-a65c-3799937fdcfb)
SIDS, OR NOT TO SIDS (#u9eb0cfbe-3f1d-569b-b9c1-15059867157e)
THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSING WIFE (#u75bf9c2c-077a-5a7c-a5c1-e2bc7bc4bc33)
THE POLICE ARRIVE (#u12a83614-1b1d-5a65-a05c-3f36242b5b5f)
GLORY DAYS (#u2803a5e1-6283-540c-9f23-76592ffd238d)
TELL ME YOUR SECRETS (#u731211ce-5651-5c40-a8e9-2d74440c403d)
WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON HERE? (#u1b3a7857-aa53-5da8-a5d2-084d0bb3bb57)
THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS (#uf885afc1-30e4-55b3-bc13-24970c4e01a4)
READ ALL ABOUT IT (#u055c4878-236b-5e19-8177-510bc98bef2d)
THE FIRST BREAK (#u00600945-97f7-5ae0-b2b8-634b6395ac8d)
IN WHICH WE RECEIVE A CLUE (#ub21839da-b4ed-500f-9a3b-88c45727cfd7)
VOICES, I HEAR VOICES (#litres_trial_promo)
ANOTHER DAWN IS DAWNING (#litres_trial_promo)
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT HAS ENDED (#litres_trial_promo)
FRANCOPHILES IN FRANKLIN (#litres_trial_promo)
STOP THE MADNESS (#litres_trial_promo)
SHE WHO KNEW HER BEST (#litres_trial_promo)
AN UNEXPECTED SURPRISE (#litres_trial_promo)
A VIDEO IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS (#litres_trial_promo)
GOOD TIMING, OFFICER (#litres_trial_promo)
A TRAIL EMERGES (#litres_trial_promo)
I HEAR YOU’RE MISSING A WIFE (#litres_trial_promo)
A CORROSIVE BEAST (#litres_trial_promo)
LET’S GO FOR A DRIVE (#litres_trial_promo)
TAKE A WALK ON THE WILDE SIDE (#litres_trial_promo)
THE TIES THAT BIND (#litres_trial_promo)
BLACKMAIL, OR HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW? (#litres_trial_promo)
WHEN ALL YOU KNOW IS FALSE (#litres_trial_promo)
A CHANGE OF HEART (#litres_trial_promo)
I’M COMING HOME, I’M COMING HOME (#litres_trial_promo)
THE MAN IS LYING THROUGH HIS TEETH (#litres_trial_promo)
A CRY, BUT NOT FOR HELP (#litres_trial_promo)
THE GREEN GRASS ACROSS THE WAY (#litres_trial_promo)
A CHALLENGE IS GIVEN (#litres_trial_promo)
THE NEWS, THE DAMNING NEWS (#litres_trial_promo)
NOT EVERYTHING IS AS IT SEEMS (#litres_trial_promo)
LIVE FROM A CRIME SCENE (#litres_trial_promo)
AND NEVER THE TWIN SHALL MEET (#litres_trial_promo)
NOW THE WORLD KNOWS (#litres_trial_promo)
NOW, ISN’T THAT ODD? (#litres_trial_promo)
SUTTON (#litres_trial_promo)
MEMENTO MORI (#litres_trial_promo)
ELLE EST ARRIVÉE (#litres_trial_promo)
WIFE, INTERRUPTED (#litres_trial_promo)
A BIT OF BACKSTORY (#litres_trial_promo)
THE GHOST OF PAPA (#litres_trial_promo)
WE MEET A FRIEND (#litres_trial_promo)
AND SO IT BEGINS (#litres_trial_promo)
HELLO, MY NAME IS... (#litres_trial_promo)
A BABY IS BORN (#litres_trial_promo)
CAFÉ AU LAIT IN BED (#litres_trial_promo)
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER (#litres_trial_promo)
PAST LIVES REVEALED (#litres_trial_promo)
MURDER, SHE WROTE (#litres_trial_promo)
THOSE SACRED HEARTS (#litres_trial_promo)
AN APPOINTMENT MISSED, A DISASTER AVOIDED (#litres_trial_promo)
SECRETS AND MONSTERS (#litres_trial_promo)
AMERICAN WOMAN (#litres_trial_promo)
THE HEADLINES ARE GRABBING (#litres_trial_promo)
RISE AND SHINE (#litres_trial_promo)
WHEN THINGS GO SIDEWAYS (#litres_trial_promo)
AN ARREST IS MADE (#litres_trial_promo)
SOMETIMES, YOU GET EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT (#litres_trial_promo)
EVERYONE (#litres_trial_promo)
LIAR, LIAR, PANTS ON FIRE (#litres_trial_promo)
AIN’T NO REST FOR THE WICKED (#litres_trial_promo)
ADMIT IT (#litres_trial_promo)
ONCE A JUVIE, ALWAYS A JUVIE (#litres_trial_promo)