None of This is True: The new addictive psychological thriller from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

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With the story unfinished, the narrative unfolds in the present tense, with prose that jingles like song lyrics: “He turns to see if the girl is behind him, and sees her wishy-washy, wavy-wavy, in double vision through the glass windows of the hotel. Lisa Jewell's latest Psychological Thriller grabbed my attention from the start and held it all the way through.

All is revealed when Alix becomes the subject of a true crime podcast to be featured in a Netflix documentary in 2020.Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible and terrifying legacy in her wake, and that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life and her family’s lives under mortal threat. She has the air of a person who would believe a lie if she repeated it often enough, while her relationship with Walter is deeply problematic. In walks a blonde, well dressed, attractive ‘Birthday Queen’ and this proves to be podcaster Alix Summer with a big crowd including husband Nathan. I finally got my turn last weekend and got through most of it over two days while I worked on the painting I’m doing for my brother’s Christmas gift (he requested “ugly art”).

My recommendation is to just go into the reading of this book with an open mind and without any preconceived notions as to what you think is going on, because that will probably change many times throughout.The story provoked all my feelings, giving me shades of My Dark Vanessa and Greenwich Park, among other books. When Josie and Walter come for dinner at Alix and Nathan’s, it becomes clear that Josie hasn’t told Walter about the podcast. I would like to have seen the threads tied up nicely or differently, and then this would have been a clear 5 star book. When Josie knocks her door in the middle of the night, Alix realizes things can get more out of control and nothing as it seems.

Overall, it’s one of the stories that stay with you for years, still giving you goosebumps at each time you remember the characters and main events.In this edgy thriller from bestseller Jewell ( The Family Remains), meek housewife Josie Fair and true crime podcaster Alix Summers meet by chance in a pub where both are celebrating their 45th birthdays.