About the Book
Charlotte wants to start fresh. She wants to forget her past, forget prison and, most of all, forget Sean. But old habits die hard. Despite the ankle monitor she must wear as part of her parole agreement and frequent visits to her therapist, she soon finds herself sliding back toward the type of behavior that sent her to prison in the first place. The further down that path she goes, however, the closer she gets to the crime that put her in prison all those years ago. And that’s the one memory she can’t face. Until, one day, Sean tracks her down.
Amy Lloyd, the internationally bestselling and award-winning author of The Innocent Wife, returns with a chilling portrait of a woman trying to be good, even when she isn’t sure she wants to be.
My Review
Chilling is a good word to describe One More Lie. Written from both perspectives of Charlotte and Sean, two individuals accused of murder as children, this story really gave me the creeps. We don’t get the whole story of their childhood and what really happened until closer to the end, so the suspense angle is in play almost the entire read. I always felt like I didn’t quite get the full grasp on Charlotte, something about her character niggled at me, and when I read the last line of the book, I actually got goosebumps when it came to her. Overall I thought the novel was very well-written and kept me intrigued, though also a little slow at times, and I found myself urging it along, eager to piece everything together. Still a really solid read, though just shy of a favorite.
4 stars
