Tell Me Lies by Teresa Driscoll
From bestselling author Teresa Driscoll comes a chilling thriller of past secrets and present terror. Deep in a rural hideaway, it’s only the owls watching them ... right?
After a betrayal that sent their marriage into freefall, Hannah and Sam are desperate for a fresh start with their eight-year-old daughter Lily—and where better than picture-perfect Owl Cottage in beautiful Cornwall. But something about the holiday home stirs dark memories for Hannah ...
When she finds dead creatures on the doorstep and hears mysterious knocks at the door, Hannah can’t help wondering whether someone is messing with her—or whether the past she’s been running from has finally claimed her sanity.
As the disturbing events at Owl Cottage seep out into the local community and the police become involved, Hannah turns to Sam for help. But he dismisses her worries, and she begins to wonder if she was wrong to ever trust him. Are the memories making her paranoid, or is this something more sinister than she dares imagine?
About the author
Teresa Driscoll is a former BBC TV news presenter whose psychological thrillers have sold nearly two million copies across the world. Her first thriller I Am Watching You hit Kindle Number 1 in the UK, USA and Australia and has sold more than a million copies in English alone.
Teresa writes women’s fiction as well as thrillers and her work has been optioned for film and sold for translation in more than 20 territories. For decades Teresa was a journalist working across newspapers, magazines and television. Covering crime for so long, she was deeply moved by the haunting impact on the relatives, the friends and the witnesses and it is those ripples she explores now in her darker fiction. Teresa lives in glorious Devon with her family and blogs regularly about her ‘writing life’ on her website, www.teresadriscoll.com.
Review
‘Tell Me Lies’ is a domestic psychological thriller that examines family relationships and betrayals while keeping the reader in suspense.
Hannah and Sam are having marriage troubles as Sam cheated on Hannah. After a session of couples therapy, they decide to go on holiday to Cornwall as an attempt on starting fresh, along with their daughter Lily. They have hired Owl Cottage and Hannah can't wait to get there as she loves owls. When dead animals appear on their doorstep, along with strange knocking Hannah wonders whether there is someone messing with them or whether she is finally losing her sanity due to an event from her childhood. Hannah turns to Sam for support but he dismisses her worries and she begins to question whether she can trust him!
I really enjoyed this book and the end definitely wasn't what I was expecting. Part of it yes, but parts I didn't guess at all! The way the book manages to build tension was brilliant, yes it is a slow burn of the book during the first half but it allows us to get to know Hannah and Sam and what has been happening to them. The chapters flick back and forth from ‘now’ and ‘before’ and this works well. I have read a couple of Teresa’s books before and it was lovely to see some old friends pop into this story!
Let me know if you read this one!
