Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week so far. Today, I’m sharing my thoughts on Lies We Bury by Elle Marr which was one of my book club’s picks this month! (purchase link below is an affiliate link; I get a small % of any sale)
Lies We Bury by Elle Marr is a book that I’d seen around before its release and I definitely wanted to read it. I was really excited when one of my book clubs ended up choosing it as our July read. I think, overall, we all enjoyed it, but it’s one that I really had a good time reading!
The basic premise is that Marissa was born and raised (for about 7 years) in a basement with her mom and sisters (though really the other girls weren’t blood related to her). It’s been twenty years since then, and Marissa is desperate to carve out a normal life as a freelance photographer. She gets a job taking pictures of crime scenes, which is not her idea of a good time, but things really get creepy when she starts receiving notes and seeing items from her childhood at the crime scenes. Is someone after her? Is this a taunt? Is she now responsible for keeping others safe, by following the clues?
Well, that latter question is kind of what Marissa does. The notes are clues/riddles that she is desperately trying to figure out before more bodies show up. Interspersed with the present day are chapters about life in captivity, where you slowly get to know more about this makeshift family.
One of the issues that my book club friends had was with the ultimate culprit – they wished it was someone else. I can see their point, but it didn’t bother me much. I think it’s realistic enough and definitely something a bit different. I’d definitely recommend for mystery and thriller fans!
Ohh now you’ve got me curious!
This one does sound pretty good! Thanks for sharing!
Oooo, I have a Kindle Unlimited membership and this seems to be one of the books on KU, so will add this to my list!
Sort of creepy being raised in a basement and lied to. I don’t usually have a problem with the who-did-it as long as the author did a good job building the case.
Creepy, but I’ve seen real-life stories similar to this! Nice to hear you enjoyed it, Lauren!
Wow, what an interesting premise. I mean, overcoming that kind of background and then having it come back to haunt you in such a real way. Creepy!
Interesting that that was the line of work she went into after her childhood.
Karen @For What It’s Worth
This sounds really good! I am always looking for mystery thrillers with interesting characters and this one sounds like it fits that description.
This one does sound like a gripping story! I think it is perfect for a book club. 🙂
Wow, it is the last week of summer vacation, and boy has it been busy!! Sorry, I am just getting over here now. Creepy and intriguing-sounding story!
Oooh this sounds REALLY good!
This sounds super creepy and so good!
ahh, first time I probably see this and now I’m intrigued. Also, I’m really digging that cover!
Oooh this sounds really interesting! I hadn’t heard of it, but I love this sort of thing, so I am definitely going to need to check it out! Thanks for putting it on my radar!
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