THE LIE by C.L. Taylor is a seriously unsettling read. The sense of unease stays with you for quite a bit after you finish the book.
The book begins with four British girlfriends going on a holiday to Nepal. We know from the beginning that the holiday ends in death and disaster, but we do not know why. The survivors do not speak to one another.
The story slowly unfolds and it is horrifying, not in the sense of SAW or a CABIN IN THE WOODS sort of thing, but rather the sort of story that one could envision potentially happening. Good intentions, complicated female relationships, a trip to a foreign land, bad romance, a spiritual retreat turned dark, and so on. I am not going to give anything away, but suffice it say that this is worth the read. I felt the heroine, Emma's, fear and emotional unsteadiness.
Many thanks to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced digital copy in exchange for my unbiased review. You can buy this great book on June 1, 2016.
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