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Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron
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Never Tell a Lie (original 2009; edition 2010)

by Hallie Ephron

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Ivy and David Rose, happily married high school sweethearts and expecting their first child, are plunged into a growing web of suspicion when a young, pregnant high school classmate disappears and David's past is exposed in this tale of obsession.
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Title:Never Tell a Lie
Authors:Hallie Ephron
Info:Harper (2010), Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
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Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron (2009)

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Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron

A fast paced psycological thriller. Tension mounts as the story progrsses with secrets slowly revealed, leading up to a shocking ending. Compelling, thrilling, intense. I was hooked from the first page.
I recommend Never Tell a Lie to those who enjoy a great suspenseful read. ( )
  SheriAWilkinson | Dec 18, 2023 |
"I always adored this house," Melinda said. "All those fire places. Great for playing hide-and- seek, so many nooks and crannies".

Never Tell a Lie by Hallie Ephron

Yet another book with "Lie" in the title.

Premise is good though..young married couple having a yard sale. Old female friend of the groom turns up. He gives her a tour of their house..and she never comes out again.

This was a quick and engaging book. Read it in a night. While I enjoyed it, it did not "wow" me.

So this is a mystery and it was marketed as having a sort of Hitchcock vibe. That sounded pretty cool.

To be honest, however, I really did not see alot of Hitchcock in here. I also felt many times the book was trying to be scary when it wasn't. However, it did succeed in drawing me in. I wanted to see how it would all work out.

The premise is what caused me to pick this one. What a great original concept! A Yard sale gone terribly wrong. I have had yard sales and do not think I will ever look at them in quite the same way after reading this book.

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So I enjoyed it but was a bit baffled by the ending. Some of it made no sense to me and there were questions I still had that were not answered. Recommended for a quick fun read. ( )
  Thebeautifulsea | Aug 6, 2022 |
I wouldn't really call this a novel of suspense, as it is fairly predictable, but it is a short, fun read. ( )
  lucylove73 | Aug 31, 2021 |
Not well written. Unlikable characters. Easy to guess ending. Husband committed horrible crime and wife willing to live with it. ( )
  Gretchen5 | Feb 27, 2021 |
Picked this up because Beth (my boss!) wrote about it for our library's spring Staff Favorites brochure. Good writing and a twisty plot that starts out all innocent suburbanish with an old high school classmate showing up at Ivy and David's garage sale. The next day, the visitor is dead--and the last place she was seen was going into Ivy and David's house, with David. I could tell where things were going, but I enjoyed the ride, reading it almost straight through one night. ( )
  ljohns | Jun 15, 2020 |
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