Colette McBeth
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It feels very much like MI5 when five graduates are hand-picked to work for a private company that identifies security risks in systems. There's even secrecy among the graduates as each of them are given a client that they must not discuss, not even with each other. When main character Libby's clients' secrets are exposed in a newspaper, Libby knows her hands are clean so she's like a dog with a bone as she attempts to identify the mole.
To build bridges, and to attempt to expose the mole, they are taken on a team building retreat as this thriller turns into a horror. I can't think of anything worse! Just the thought of team building exercises gives me the creeps; you can accuse me of not being a team player but I work perfectly well in a team without having to take part in paintball or orienteering, thank you very much. If I wasn't already put off by team building retreats, I most certainly am now after events in Call Me A Liar get more twisted.
Told from various viewpoints and with little hints that something bad has happened, I found that I effortlessly whizzed through this book. Where lies are involved, you can never be sure who is telling the truth so, although I had ideas about what was going on, I could never have guessed the outcome.
Call Me A Liar is an utterly compelling psychological thriller that gave my brain a good workout as it twisted and turned through this riveting story.
I chose to read an ARC and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.… (more)