We Lie Here
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Rachel Howzell Hall
A woman's trip home reveals frightening truths in a twisty novel of murder and family secrets by the New York Times bestselling author of And Now She's Gone and These Toxic Things. TV writer Yara Gibson's hometown of Palmdale, California, isn't her first choice for a vacation. But she's back to host her parents' twentieth-anniversary party and find the perfect family mementos for the celebration. Everything is going to plan until Yara receives a disturbing text: I have information that will change your life. The message is from Felicia Campbell, who claims to be a childhood friend of Yara's mother. But they've been estranged for years--drama best ignored and forgotten. But Yara can't forget Felicia, who keeps texting, insisting that Yara talk to her "before it's too late." But the next day is already too late for Felicia, whose body is found floating in Lake Palmdale. Before she died, Felicia left Yara a key to a remote lakeside cabin. In the basement are files related to a mysterious tragedy, unsolved since 1998. What secrets was Felicia hiding? How much of what Yara knows about her family has been true? The deeper Yara digs for answers, the more she fears that Felicia was right. Uncovering the truth about what happened at the cabin all those years ago will change Yara's life--or end it.
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Author
Rachel Howzell Hall
Pages
416
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Published Date
2022
ISBN
1542033691 9781542033695
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Whew child!! Talk about gaslighting! This book was hard to put down! Tara Gibson goes back to her hometown for her parent’s 20 year anniversary and seemingly starts unraveling after a distant cousin approaches her, and she begins receiving threatening messages. She is led to a cabin that holds a 20 year old secret and an investigation that she needs to solve.<br/><br/>Barbara Gibson, Tara’s mother is the definition of TOXIC! She smokes around Yara even though she suffers from severe asthma. She belittles her entire family. She criticizes every decision they make if it doesn’t benefit her. A bitch?? Absolutely! The devil in heels, and whatever Queen Bee wants, Queen Bee gets!<br/><br/>It is a slow start, but the tension and confrontation keeps the story flowing smoothly. Just when I thought I knew what was happening, another twist makes me think otherwise. This book made me second guess myself with how much gaslighting was happening. An amazing book, and I can’t wait to read more by Rachel Howzell Hall."