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If You Tell a Lie: A Thriller

An instant USA Today bestseller.

Bestselling author Lucinda Berry serves up a haunting thriller about four friends sworn to secrecy over the events of one fateful summer--and the dark truths that threaten to erupt years later.

They never considered how his wife might react, or that by the end of the summer a man would be dead. But Blakely always got her way, and the others followed her lead--even when they knew it was dead wrong.

The girls had been friends from day one at Camp Pendleton, a haven for gifted children. But their senior summer was different. When Mr. Crosby, the handsome tennis coach, wound up murdered after a reckless lie, Blakely, Grace, Meg, and Thera swore themselves to secrecy. And never spoke to each other again.

Until now. Twenty years later a sinister note claiming to know what they did brings them back together. And once again Blakely is pulling the strings.

Unfolding in a dual timeline, If You Tell a Lie is a disturbing journey into the dangerous, sometimes deadly consequences of peer pressure--with a bone-chilling twist you'll never see coming.

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Published Jul 23, 2024

267 pages

Average rating: 6.38

69 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Mmarostegui
May 20, 2025
6/10 stars
amazon review: They never considered how his wife might react, or that by the end of the summer a man would be dead. But Blakely always got her way, and the others followed her lead—even when they knew it was dead wrong. The girls had been friends from day one at Camp Pendleton, a haven for gifted children. But their senior summer was different. When Mr. Crosby, the handsome tennis coach, wound up murdered after a reckless lie, Blakely, Grace, Meg, and Thera swore themselves to secrecy. And never spoke to each other again. Until now. Twenty years later a sinister note claiming to know what they did brings them back together. And once again Blakely is pulling the strings. Unfolding in a dual timeline, If You Tell a Lie is a disturbing journey into the dangerous, sometimes deadly consequences of peer pressure—with a bone-chilling twist you’ll never see coming.
KaraBrown
Sep 13, 2024
4/10 stars
I saw the twist coming from a mile away….
CharleyB
Mar 26, 2025
10/10 stars
Absolutely loved this!
Charlene
Jan 13, 2025
8/10 stars
Meg!

Really girl! I’ve never wanted to be in a friend group so bad that willing to be stupid. If anyone needed to be smarter it was Meg. Grace ended up being my favorite.
JL Reads
Oct 12, 2024
7/10 stars
Well if evil sociopaths are your thing, then this one is for you because the FMC in unhinged. Full of teenage drama and cringy angst, the story weaves back and forth from past to present. Many people joke about being a ride or die friend and this book pushes that limit. Book #95 in 2024

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