A Lovely Lie

1999: The night of their senior picnic, Scarlett Russo and her best friend Pepper were involved in a car accident that left two of their classmates dead. Afterward, they lied to the police, protecting each other from the consequences. Then Pepper left town and Scarlett never heard from her again . . .

Now: Twenty-two years later, Scarlett has buried that deadly incident deep in her mind and built a comfortable life for herself, working in a hotel on the west coast of Florida and raising her teenage son with her husband Vince. Her peace is disrupted, however, when Pepper's daughter shows up with news of Pepper's death. Zoey is twenty-one and studying to be an investigative journalist. She has a cryptic letter from Pepper addressed to Scarlett that alludes to the events of that fateful night and Pepper's initial intentions to get an abortion. Now Zoey wants answers about her mother's past. Who is Zoey's father? And what really happened after the senior picnic? As Zoey continues to dig into the past, all of Scarlett's buried secrets threaten to rise to the surface.

Jaime Lynn Hendricks, "the queen of the page-turner" (Ashley Winstead), will have you questioning who you can trust in this intricately twisted thriller.

©2024 Jaime Lynn Hendricks (P)2024 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Meh..

Just an OK read. The story had its good moments, but It became slow and boring in places and near the end. It was a bit not believable. The performance was good.

Fun dramatic thrilling heartfelt

I really enjoyed this book. it left no plot holes, and the character development is believable. Everyone got their just desserts in the end, well, kind of. Narrator did a great job as well.

GREAT

Slow start
However hold on, and keep listening. You'll be glad you did. Highly recommend

The main characters and all the lies. I loved the ending !!

Great book! I stayed up all night to finish it! Love how it takes place in St Pete, Florida and how the story flashes back and forth with different points of views!

Good domestic thriller

Good Character development and twists and turns. Looked forward to listening each time I was in The car on a cross country road trip. Recommend!