Lie With Me

From the opening sentence I was hooked. What might have started earlier? Why was the protagonist scratching on his forearm rather than using pen and paper? From the first page we are deep inside the head of the lead character, Paul Morris, and it’s not always a pretty place. He is a cynical manipulative liar, a deeply unpleasant man, but I was intrigued by how far he would go and whether he would get caught out.

It’s a slow burn as we watch the deceit unfold. We experience the lead character’s tension as he realises the mess he’s got himself… show more.

Sabine commits the crime of having a deeply unlikeable main character – but pulls it off superbly, in a central tenet of the book. This is a slow burn, but the incredible characterization pulls you through until you are so caught up in the plot, you can’t do anything but turn pages. I was devastated when it was over and wished I could start the experience all over again. 

The Plot: Paul is a washed-up has-been. He is superior, a womanizer who clings to his one success in publishing over twenty years ago. He manages to worm his way onto… show more.