I have mixed feelings about this one. I liked the setup of the story. The rich dysfunctional families, the secrets, the tight-knit, but not-so-tight community. I liked that the three women / families all had their own problems. It fit in their own very different storylines / points of view. The main problem with this book is that on the cover it says three women, TWO bodies and one big lie. The second body was for me the biggest mystery and it ended up being too much of a stretch (without spoiling it). I liked the ending, but I thought it dragged on a little too long. Once you know who did it and why. The story kept twisting and twisting back, and because of the type of crime it ends up being about, there was pretty much only one (maybe two) ending option that wasn't going to get the author cancelled. The character couldn't get away with it. (The main crime / ending in this book is disgusting. I don't want to spoil anything, so I would really recommend checking trigger warnings if certain topics are hard for you to read.)

The Lying Club by Annie Ward, shares a thrilling story featuring about rich and entitled teenagers; and their mothers who will do anything in their power to ensure their child’s success. This cleverly written tale will slowly draw the reader in and keep them hooked until the end. The Lying Club delivered a scintillating and twisted tale of murder, secrets, manipulation, gaslighting and revenge. The story began with the discovery of two bodies in the school gymnasium. However, the story gave no clue as to the victims’ identities until about the last twenty-five percent of the story. Natalie, the office assistant for the elite school, was fingered as the suspect for one of the victims. She was believed to be the last one to see this person alive. But did she do it, or was she just in the wrong place at the time? She certainly had motive and opportunity. But so did many other persons in this twisted tale. The Lying Club provided details of the events prior to and after the tragedy. Majority of the characters had issues and frankly not very likeable. All, except for Natalie, had a sense of entitlement because of their status in life. Natalie, on the other hand, obsesses about being a part of this crowd which led to her doing questionable things. As the story dug into her past, my connection with her grew. Now, with all honesty, I could not sympathize with the person the authorities suspected Natalie of killing. The person in question displayed a narcissistic personality. The story kept me on the edge of my seat as the events in the past connected with the present. As the story moved between the before and after events, the suspense grew. This made putting the book down a difficult task. Fans of psychological thrillers would get a thrill out of The Lying Club with its well-crafted plot, twists, suspense and dramatic turn of events.