It’s very difficult to review this without spoilers, so I will just say that i liked this much better before i found out chris’ secret. It isn’t much of a mystery—they come out and tell you whats going on about a third of the way through the book. At that point, it becomes a very typical genre novel (to tell you which genre is a spoiler probably) but the book lost all elements of suspense and mystery at that point. The romance was tacked on and never seemed organic at all. I liked the boys on the baseball team but they really take a back seat to Chris’ story. I generally like this author, but this novel started much better than it ended up.

This is only a brief review as I don't want to give anything away. There are plenty of twists that caught me by surprise adding to the pure enjoyment of reading this book so I wouldn't want to take that away from anyone.
I will say that I loved this book it is a book that is extremely high up on my list of books I recommend to family and friends.
It is also going to make a great Christmas present for my step-dad!
This is the first book I have read from this author and from enjoying this one so much I will look forward to reading more of her work.

Really enjoyed this quick read. Chris Brennan is posing as a teacher and coach at the local high school, but his true identity and purpose is hidden. He is trying to infiltrate the local high school boys group to see who is most vulnerable. Lots of twists in this book.

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Surprisingly enjoyable.

*Warning* Don't start reading this book if you're going to have to set it down to go and participate in life. I mean, you can, but you won't want to. Once you start reading this book you will be pulled into the lives of the characters and you'll be wondering "Just who is Chris Brennan?"

I received an email from Netgalley one day telling me I was invited to read this book. I had never heard of the author but the book blurb and the cover had me putting the book on my Kindle in a matter of seconds. Then other commitments came up and this book somehow got shoved down, down, down the tbr pile. I was finally able to read it over the weekend and I'm actually glad it got shoved down the pile because it's one of those books that once you're finished reading you're disappointed. Disappointed that you've read the book and that experience is over. Yeah I can always read it again but it won't be the same as reading it that first time when every detail is new and every twist and turn is unexpected.

I'm going to be absolutely honest though and admit that at the beginning I wasn't sure I was going to be able to finish the book. There are a lot of characters introduced quickly and I had trouble keeping them all sorted out. But once I did I couldn't read the book fast enough and or stand to have to put the book down. The characters are complex and Chris Brennan is the perfect "bad guy" character for this story.

The storyline of the book is interesting and I was kept guessing as to what exactly was going on. The pace is excellent and the author has a way of telling a story that leaves you wanting more causing an extreme case of "one more chapter" syndrome. There were many jaw-dropping moments as the story unraveled and I love the fact that I wasn't able to guess anything before it was revealed.

One Perfect Lie is one perfect story. This was my first Lisa Scottoline book and it definitely won't be my last. I highly recommend this book!

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley and was not required to write a review. All opinions are mine.

I drove instantly into this book. There were many moments where I was like "What did I just read". I was in shock. I did not see the many twists coming. Sometimes I had to do a double take. This book is broken into three sections with each section building on the intensity. Ms. Scottoline has really out done herself with this book and that is no lie!

This is a very character driven book. Which, I found all of the characters to be engaging. Each of their situations had me feeling for them all. With today's situations with young adults, it is very scary to see how these events relate to today's world. In fact, I am sure this has happened. While, this story may be fiction, it will make you realize that you need to be engaged in your childrens' lives, even if they may not like it. Tough love is not easy. Yet, falling for the perfect lie has disastrous consequences.

Lisa Scottoline returns following Most Wanted landing on my Top Books of 2016 with her latest, ONE PERFECT LIE. A mysterious new teacher lands at a high school. Is he a fraud?

A twisty suburban domestic crime thriller, keeping you on the edge-of-your-seat, classic Scottoline style.

“Lying to ourselves is more deeply ingrained than lying to others." — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Chris Brennan is applying for a teaching job at Central Valley High School, but he is not forthcoming about his past. He had scoped out the school and the teachers in advance.

After all, everyone liked a clean-cut guy, and they tended to forget that appearances were deceiving.

Even a fake resume. His resume says he went to Northwest College in Wyoming. He even picked a housing development nearby, Valley Oaks.

The small town is located in south-central Pennsylvania, known for its outlet shopping. No one would imagine what he was up to. His story was his parents passed away five years earlier in a car crash (drunk driver). An only child he says, so he decided to come to the area for higher pay and he loved kids.

Chris led the officials at school to believe he wanted to be accessible to his students on email, social media and believed in personal contact and mutual respect. He also said he coached. He even applied for the assistant baseball varsity coach position.

What better way to get connected? He was setting up a plan. Chris is not who he pretends to be.

What is his motive?

Chris bonds immediately with students. Can he fool the other teachers? Can he be trusted?

We meet a variety of moms, students, and teachers. Susan, Raz, Heather, Justin, Mindy, and Evan. The baseball team. Chris keeps abreast all the families and all the activities. Will he accomplish his mission? He puts his plan in place.

Mr. Y (Abe Yomes) gay, African American who teaches eleventh grade. He also lived in the town with his partner Jamie who owned a realty company. He is from Wyoming (for real).

Soon enough, however, Mr. Y is dead, an apparent suicide, and Chris is ready to move forward with his plan. There are certain people he needs to befriend. They are all part of his plan. Chris targets three teenage boys.

Absorbing and entertaining, you never know what is going on in suburbia. Domestic terrorism? Justice? Take a walk down Wisteria Lane. Domestic suspense is all the rave today. What goes on "behind closed doors" in normal neighborhoods. The lies we tell ourselves as well as each other.

Action-packed family drama, a thriller complex ride with lots of twists, turns, secrets, cover-ups, and suspense. Scottoline once again surprises her readers with contemporary issues and topics which filter into our lives.

A special thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an early reading copy.

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