House of Lies

Detective Karen Hart, Book 4

By: D. S. Butler

Narrated by: Henrietta Meire

A dark secret. A haunted past. And a house full of lies.

When two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat at Chidlow House in Lincolnshire, the students and teachers are put on high alert.

Called in to investigate, Detective Karen Hart questions everyone who came into contact with the two girls, Cressida and Natasha, in the days leading up to their disappearance.

Stories of Chidlow House being haunted abound, but Hart - still coming to terms with the suspicious circumstances surrounding the tragic loss of her own family - knows that while the house might be otherworldly, the crime is grimly real.

But nothing is quite as it seems at Chidlow House. When it becomes clear that someone at the estate must know more than they’re letting on, Hart faces a race against time to find the culprit and save the girls.

While there is no shortage of suspects, Hart comes up against one dead end after another. And when she too begins hearing eerie whispers in the walls, she is forced to wonder: was she too quick to dismiss Chidlow’s supernatural reputation?

©2020 by D. S. Butler. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

House of Lies

I do enjoy the slow unfolding of a murder mystery. Again with twists and turns and unreliable characters, not to mention creepy men. So glad I found this series. There are only 3 books left!
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Good series

Em enjoyed this installment to the series more than some of the previous books. I feel myself becoming more invested in the characters with each book. Love the narration! I could listen to Henrietta all day.
Would recommend.

Brilliant and Sophisticated

The story was fluid and brilliantly executed. The performance was awesome with considerable care taken to individual characterization.

Great Book!

I love this series! D.S.Butler has a talent for shining the light toward various characters which keeps you focused and using your deductive reasoning to find out who is responsible. Unexpected surprises and results are achieved, leaving the reader hoping for more!

Easy to join this series with book 4

It was easy to jump right in to this series starting with book 4. I also appreciated that it had NO cliffhangers. Meeting a new British female detective led me to select this title. Karen Hart has obviously had some tough times but she buckles down and gets her work accomplished despite some veiled (and some imagined) threats against her job. The teen son of a superior pushes every button in the book.
This story moves fairly quickly and delivers enjoyable entertainment without too much intense concentration. It was just right for some relaxing holiday listening.