Sunday, 24 September 2023

Book Review - A Game of Lies by Clare Mackintosh - #HolidayReading Mallorca

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Title: A Game of Lies
Author: Clare Mackintosh
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Netgalley
Publisher: Sphere
Publication Date: 20th July 2023
Rating: 5 Stars

They say the camera never lies.
But on this show, you can't trust anything you see.

Stranded in the Welsh mountains, seven reality show contestants have no idea what they've signed up for.

Each of these strangers has a secret. If another player can guess the truth, they won't just be eliminated - they'll be exposed live on air. The stakes are higher than they'd ever imagined, and they're trapped.

The disappearance of a contestant wasn't supposed to be part of the drama. Detective Ffion Morgan has to put aside what she's watched on screen, and find out who these people really are - knowing she can't trust any of them.

And when a murderer strikes, Ffion knows every one of her suspects has an alibi . . . and a secret worth killing for.

Ffion us back in this second book of a fabulous series,  and has an incredibly memorable canine companion with her this time around. 

Set about 18 months or so after the first book, and a new big crime hits this quiet Welsh Town.  

With a backdrop of a new reality TV programme,  a YouTuber who is desperate for the limelight, a cross border investigation initially into a missing contestant, this story has a bit of everything. 

And with 7 contestants who didn't know in advance that the show they signed up for would be revealing their biggest secrets, it is high stakes car crash TV, that is very compelling to read about. 

This is fast paced and I loved seeing the how the investigations gather pace. 

I also enjoyed occasional chapters from other character viewpoints which really helps to show just how fake these sorts of programmes are. 

Utterly addictive I last every word of this book.

Thank you to Sphere and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

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