LYING NEXT TO ME By Gregg Olsen

My Review

I read this book in two sittings. A very well plotted story told from different perspectives of the characters. Adam and Sophie are married but it doesn’t seem to be a faithful marriage although at first you wonder whether either of them have actually cheated on each other or is it just suspicions. Then Sophie is murdered whilst they are away for Memorial Day weekend. But Adam couldn’t have done it as he was with their daughter in a boat and saw his wife being abducted he even had a witness an old man who walked his dog in the beach had seen Sophie grabbed and taken away. Then you have Kristen a Lawyer desperate for a baby and her waiter husband Connor who drinks too much they are also staying in a cabin next door to Adam and Sophie but Connor can’t remember anything as he had too much to drink and Kristen was with him all evening. The lead investigating officer knows Adam he had saved her life when she was younger and had been kidnapped so in her mind Adam couldn’t be involved in anything it was so tragic for him to lose his wife and the daughter to lose her mum. But who is telling the truth and who is lying. It kept me guessing until the final 8 or so chapters then I twigged what the outcome was going to be. But this is a very well written book the characters are relatable the jealousies that are seen in the world of social media. It’s up to date with the times of Facebook and text messaging and shows how things can easily be misconstrued or made to look in a way that someone wants it to look.

I look forward to the next book by Gregg Olsen