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If You Tell a Lie
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If You Tell a Lie

An instant USA Today bestseller.

Bestselling author Lucinda Berry serves up a haunting thriller about four friends sworn to secrecy over the events of one fateful summer--and the dark truths that threaten to erupt years later.

They never considered how his wife might react, or that by the end of the summer a man would be dead. But Blakely always got her way, and the others followed her lead--even when they knew it was dead wrong.

The girls had been friends from day one at Camp Pendleton, a haven for gifted children. But their senior summer was different. When Mr. Crosby, the handsome tennis coach, wound up murdered after a reckless lie, Blakely, Grace, Meg, and Thera swore themselves to secrecy. And never spoke to each other again.

Until now. Twenty years later a sinister note claiming to know what they did brings them back together. And once again Blakely is pulling the strings.

Unfolding in a dual timeline, If You Tell a Lie is a disturbing journey into the dangerous, sometimes deadly consequences of peer pressure--with a bone-chilling twist you'll never see coming.

Pages: 271

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3.0

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Tara L.

Feb 8, 2026
I had a difficult time following this story. The different character POVs and the time jumping had me scrolling back to the beginning of the chapters to see which character's POV it currently was. I never really did manage to remember which girl's backstory was which, but I guess it didn't really matter anyway.

The ending was less than satisfying and left much to be desired. As I got closer to the end, I kept thinking how is this going to get wrapped up in 2 pages? Well, it just didn't get wrapped up, there was absolutely zero wrapping to be seen.

This was my first novel by this author, I will definitely try reading some of her other books as I've heard great things about her past work.