Synopses & Reviews
“[A] richly atmospheric tale. You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one.”
—USA Today
Author Hallie Ephrons fast paced and disturbingly creepy Never Tell a Lie is a page-turning thrill ride that maestro Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to call his own. A descent into gripping suburban terror, this stunner by the Ellen Nehr Award-winning mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe has been called “a snaky, unsettling tale of psychological suspense” by the Seattle Times. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, and classic gothic mystery will adore this supremely suspenseful and consistently surprising story of a yard sale gone terribly wrong.
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“[A] page-turner with a Hitchcockian opener.” Sacramento Bee
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“[A] fast-paced, exceptional tale thats likely to keep you quickly flipping pages until the wee hours of the morning.” Lansing State Journal
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“The plot is as cleverly structured as one of Mary Higgins Clarks, but Ephrons writing is vastly better.” First Things
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“NEVER TELL A LIE should come with a warning label: You will not play with your children, cook your dinner, or go to sleep once you start reading Hallie Ephrons debut novel!” Ann Hood, author of The Knitting Circle
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“[A] snaky, unsettling tale of psychological suspense.” Seattle Times
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“[A]n entertaining read with a strong ending and a great lead character in Ivy.” Library Journal
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“Reminiscent of Single White Female and the best of gothic thrillers, NEVER TELL A LIE delivers a tale about obsession, relationships and forgiveness. Ephron quickly builds a foundation of psychological terror that doesnt let up until the last surprise twist.” Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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“Lovers of classic mysteries will adore Hallie Ephrons NEVER TELL A LIE . . . [A] richly atmospheric tale. You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one.” USA Today
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“A slick little study in malevolence . . . wrenching . . . What makes the book memorable is its sharp characterization of a woman tormented by possibilities that she doesnt want to consider.” Washington Times
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“Suburban noir has rarely been done with such psychological insight or plot-twisting suspense.” Boston Globe
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“Stunning . . . Ephron doesnt miss a searing beat . . . A surprise toward the end provides the perfect twist to this deliciously creepy tale of obsession.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Chilling, complex, and insidiously creepy. Hallie Ephrons skilled storytelling produces the perfect suburban couple, then relentlessly twists their lives into distrust, deception, and danger. This compelling thriller proves: when secrets and lies fester into obsession, theres no statute of limitations on revenge.” Hank Phillippi Ryan, Agatha Award-winner and bestselling author of Prime Time
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“NEVER TELL A LIE takes us into a totally familiar, sharply drawn, ordinary suburban world and then, like the best of Hitchcock, begins to turn the screws until the suspense becomes unbearable and you cant stop reading until the last, ingenious twist.” Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Power Play, Killer Instinct, and Paranoia
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“Hallie Ephrons NEVER TELL A LIE is a great discovery, compelling and chilling and all too credible. Someone once coined the word unputdownable to describe a James M. Cain novel, and this is one of those rare books that actually meets that standard.” Laura Lippman, author of the New York Times bestseller Another Thing to Fall
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“Its impossible to combine ruthlessness, duplicity, a heinous crime and a heroic escapeif the protagonist is a 33-year-old woman nine months into a high-risk pregnancy. Its impossible, unless youre Hallie Ephron . . . Youll hate to see this one end.” Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Cage of Stars
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“Hallie Ephrons NEVER TELL A LIE is a gripping, chilling, fast-paced psychological thriller, engrossing enough to stay with you long after you turn the final page. Truth be told, Im still sleeping with the lights on!” Claire Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs and Wildwater Walking Club
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“Hallie Ephron keeps this exciting story whipping along while keeping the reader in delicious supense. Recommended to all lovers of suspense fiction.” Anne Bernays
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" A] richly atmospheric tale. You can imagine Hitchcock curling up with this one."
--USA Today
Author Hallie Ephron's fast paced and disturbingly creepy Never Tell a Lie is a page-turning thrill ride that maestro Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to call his own. A descent into gripping suburban terror, this stunner by the Ellen Nehr Award-winning mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe has been called "a snaky, unsettling tale of psychological suspense" by the Seattle Times. Fans of Mary Higgins Clark, Harlan Coben, and classic gothic mystery will adore this supremely suspenseful and consistently surprising story of a yard sale gone terribly wrong.
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It all started with the yard sale . . .
Eight months pregnant and nervous about the future, Ivy Rose doesn't recognize the woman approaching her and husband David as they attempt to rid themselves of the decades-worth of junk cluttering up their suburban home. The woman says she's Melinda White—their former high school classmate, now pregnant also—and asks if she might revisit the old Victorian house she recalls playing in as a child. David takes her inside. But Melinda never comes out.
With her husband a suspect in the bizarre disappearance and probable murder of the near-stranger he claims not to remember, Ivy must now dive into a deadly whirlpool of deceit, betrayal, and terrifying alternate histories in pursuit of a shocking truth—a truth that could destroy everything . . .
About the Author
Hallie Ephron is the New York Times bestselling author of Never Tell a Lie, Come and Find Me, and There Was an Old Woman. She is the mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe. She grew up in Beverly Hills, the daughter of Hollywood screenwriters, and lives near Boston, Massachusetts.