Christina McDonald’s “Behind Every Lie” is a spellbinding, edge-of-your seat psychological thriller. The main character, Eva Hansen, awakens in the hospital after being struck by lightning the same evening her mother, Kat, is murdered. Eva has no memory of that evening, and she becomes the prime suspect of the police. Through the course of the novel, Eva tries to recover her memory and to clear herself of her mother’s murderer.
The story is told in alternating perspectives (Eva’s and Kat’s), as well as in alternating timeframes. These alternating viewpoints were well-done and definitely added a great deal to the storyline. They also came together quite well so that the mystery surrounding Kat’s death could be deftly explained by the novel’s end.
The pacing of this novel was good, and there was an abundance of twists and turns to keep up that pace — perhaps even too many of them, with some of them bordering on the unbelievable. All in all, though, this was a very enjoyable, quick read and definitely a page-turner which held my interest throughout! I look forward to reading other of McDonald’s works.
The story is told in alternating perspectives (Eva’s and Kat’s), as well as in alternating timeframes. These alternating viewpoints were well-done and definitely added a great deal to the storyline. They also came together quite well so that the mystery surrounding Kat’s death could be deftly explained by the novel’s end.
The pacing of this novel was good, and there was an abundance of twists and turns to keep up that pace — perhaps even too many of them, with some of them bordering on the unbelievable. All in all, though, this was a very enjoyable, quick read and definitely a page-turner which held my interest throughout! I look forward to reading other of McDonald’s works.