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Never Lie

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

A twisting, pulse-pounding thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker!

Sometimes the truth kills...

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they've found it when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace years ago. But when a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal.

Stuck inside and growing restless, Tricia stumbles on a collection of audio transcripts from Dr. Hale's sessions with patients. As Tricia listens to the cassette tapes, she learns about the terrifying chain of events leading up to the doctor's mysterious disappearance.

With each tape, another shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, and a web of lies slowly unravels. But by the time Tricia reaches the final cassette, the one that reveals the entire horrifying story, it will be too late...

From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: what is the truth?

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304 pages

Average rating: 7.6

2,686 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

aviationmet
Mar 31, 2025
6/10 stars
I'll mark that this review has spoilers - just in case I provide too many clues. This was a page turner only because I wanted to know what happens - there was a decent amount of suspense written into it. I spent most of the book absolutely hating the main character, Tricia. What a whiny entitled bitch. My first prediction of the conclusion, based on initials, was incorrect. I did not see the conclusion coming, but believe my thoughts of Tricia from the beginning were justified. I am squirming at the ugliness of the two main characters - truly awful people.
LauraleešŸ§šā€ā™€ļø
Mar 25, 2025
8/10 stars
I had fun with this one. I guessed the characters which were later involved with the important plot, but still an entertaining read.
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Anyway, in this story we follow Tricia Lawson and Ethan Wiley as they go house viewing to start new lives for themselves.
Unfortunately, during their viewing they were welcomed by a very strong blizzard that led them to be trapped in the house for approximately four days.
The house belongs to a well-known physcharist, Adrienne Hale.
In this story we unfold the life of Adrienne, her boyfriend, a psychopath patient, a paranoid patient, Tricia, as well as, Ethan.
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It unfolded nicely. Not the most thrilling, but I enjoyed it.
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AFTER SECOND READ!
I actually enjoyed it more the second time around. Even though I made sense of the plot the first time, this reread really solidified everything. The clues were under our noses the entire time.
Flora šŸ’•
Mar 24, 2025
9/10 stars
Never Lie is an absolute page-turner! The suspense builds with every chapter, keeping you hooked until the very end. Just when you think you have everything figured out, the plot takes an unexpected turn that completely changes everything. The twists were masterfully executed, making this one of the most gripping thrillers Iā€™ve read. If you love psychological thrillers with shocking revelations, I highly recommend this book!
Peppy BookFriends
Mar 22, 2025
7/10 stars
My sister suggested the book for our book club. My first time reading anything by Freida McFadden, it was a decent mystery.
Annie_Ashley
Mar 22, 2025
7/10 stars
Ultimately my only major complaint about this novel is that it would have had a much more believable twist if it had been written in third person. I will be doing a reread to see if I pick up on anything that makes me change this perspective, but at the moment I think that the set-up makes it quite unbelievable. Other than that, it was well written and the red herring was done so well that I actually became frustrated thinking she buried the lead 45 pages in. I couldnā€™t put it down because I just had to know how it ended, how everything connected. I just had to. It was very good and Iā€™m honestly shocked now that I havenā€™t read more of her books.

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