Tell Me the Truth
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Summary
From the bestselling author of What Have You Done comes a real whodunit about the bloody crimes that keep families together and tear them apart。
Eighteen-year-old Jenny Moore is looking forward to a fresh start at college。 There’s just one problem: the people in her life won’t let her go。
When Jenny is viciously stabbed and left for dead， it’s her mother who finds Jenny’s body underneath the pines outside their home in the upscale town of Lewisboro， New York。 State police investigator Susan Adler and her consultant partner Liam Dwyer are called to investigate the crime scene， but they sense something’s off right away。
The clues contradict the story Jenny’s parents keep telling， which makes the entire family suspects in Jenny’s murder。 But who did it？ Was it the wealthy father？ The disappointed mother？ The strange， quiet little brother？ The jealous best friend？ An ex-lover？
So many suspects。 Too many secrets。 One town with a history of hiding the truth。
But this is only the beginning of Susan and Liam’s investigation…because the killer is just getting started。
Eighteen-year-old Jenny Moore is looking forward to a fresh start at college。 There’s just one problem: the people in her life won’t let her go。
When Jenny is viciously stabbed and left for dead， it’s her mother who finds Jenny’s body underneath the pines outside their home in the upscale town of Lewisboro， New York。 State police investigator Susan Adler and her consultant partner Liam Dwyer are called to investigate the crime scene， but they sense something’s off right away。
The clues contradict the story Jenny’s parents keep telling， which makes the entire family suspects in Jenny’s murder。 But who did it？ Was it the wealthy father？ The disappointed mother？ The strange， quiet little brother？ The jealous best friend？ An ex-lover？
So many suspects。 Too many secrets。 One town with a history of hiding the truth。
But this is only the beginning of Susan and Liam’s investigation…because the killer is just getting started。
Reviews
Jaden Sandoval
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Literally finished in two days！！ Lots of unexpected twists that make you want to keep reading and figure it out until the very end。 Loved this one！
Diane Griffin
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Wow！This book was absolutely fantastic！ I thoroughly enjoyed his other books but， wow， he outdid himself with this one！ I could not put this book down！ I am an avid reader and this was definitely one of the best I have read in a while。 I highly recommend！！
Anne - Books of My Heart
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Review June 24
Susan Murphree
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Suss Fantastic read ！！！ This is a book that grabs your interest from the start and you will not be able to do a anything else except read until you finish it。
Darlene Messenger
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I received this book from the publisher through Netgalley for review and all thoughts and opinions are my own。Jenny Moore has been found close to her home， deceased。 Secrets and lies threaten to erode the case from the start。 Following the evidence will be a challenge。 What is the family covering up？ When does protection become subterfuge， compromising the entire investigation？ Twisting and entertaining crime novel！ Thoroughly enjoyed it。
Mike
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Tell Me the Truth by Matthew Farrell is the second in the Adler and Dwyer detective series。 However， there are another two books featuring the backstory of each individual character who are referenced in Tell Me the Truth。 This was my introduction to the series， having not read Matthew Farrell’s work previously and was suitable as a standalone read。 A young boy awakens in the middle of the night to find his mother covered in blood and bloody towels in the bathroom。 His sixteen-year-old sister， w Tell Me the Truth by Matthew Farrell is the second in the Adler and Dwyer detective series。 However， there are another two books featuring the backstory of each individual character who are referenced in Tell Me the Truth。 This was my introduction to the series， having not read Matthew Farrell’s work previously and was suitable as a standalone read。 A young boy awakens in the middle of the night to find his mother covered in blood and bloody towels in the bathroom。 His sixteen-year-old sister， weeks away from leaving for college， is discovered murdered in the nearby woods。 So， the investigation begins and there are many clues to be discovered， numerous suspects and multiple motives to untangle。 The truth of what happened that night is an enjoyable police procedural that comes with a three-star rating。 Thanks to the author， Thomas & Mercer publishers and NetGalley for the review copy。 。。。more
Lou
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Tell Me The Truth is the second instalment in the State Police Investigator Susan Adler and partner Liam Dwyer series and is a real whodunit about the bloody crimes that keep families together and tear them apart。 18-year-old Jennifer Moore is viciously and repeatedly stabbed to death and left for her mother， Mindy， to find under the pines outside their upscale NY home。 Susan Adler of the New York State Police and her partner Liam Dwyer are called to investigate， but they sense something’s off r Tell Me The Truth is the second instalment in the State Police Investigator Susan Adler and partner Liam Dwyer series and is a real whodunit about the bloody crimes that keep families together and tear them apart。 18-year-old Jennifer Moore is viciously and repeatedly stabbed to death and left for her mother， Mindy， to find under the pines outside their upscale NY home。 Susan Adler of the New York State Police and her partner Liam Dwyer are called to investigate， but they sense something’s off right away。 Noel Moore， Jenny’s father， is cognizant that the story he told Susan about him arriving back home from a business trip in Florida to find his wife in a catatonic state over the discovery of her daughter’s body does not ring true。 Noel and Mindy’s 13-year-old son， Charlie， also knows that their version of events is a pack of lies and he holds himself responsible for his sister’s murder a mere few weeks from her moving out to accept her place at Duke University。 Mindy is in such a bad way that questioning of her cannot commence for several days and until several rounds of sedation have been prescribed。 But the police are starting to believe that they would only be treated to yet more untruths should she talk to them。 Contradicting stories point to Jenny’s own family as suspects for the murder。 With so many suspects and too many secrets， Adler and Dwyer have their work cut out for them…especially with the killer just getting started。 Can Adler ably assisted by Dwyer get to the bottom of what happened to a teenager with her whole future ahead of her？ This is a cross between a police procedural and a domestic thriller， and I must admit I found it far more compulsive than I initially thought I would。 The suspect pool is quite large and I loved the way everyone close to the family was analyzed with a fine-tooth comb。 There is a twisted trail of secrets， betrayal， lies and deceit all of which are highly disturbing and the impeccably placed twists and red herrings ratcheted up the tension and had me believing I knew where the story was heading before the author sternly showed me just how wrong I was。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Victoria Jackson
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Tell Me the Truth is the second book in the Adler and Dwyer series。 I haven't read the first book but that didn't really matter， I was able to read and enjoy this story。There were plenty of twists and turns in this book and it kept me guessing right up to the end。Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for my ARC。 Tell Me the Truth is the second book in the Adler and Dwyer series。 I haven't read the first book but that didn't really matter， I was able to read and enjoy this story。There were plenty of twists and turns in this book and it kept me guessing right up to the end。Thank you to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for my ARC。 。。。more
Rachel
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Review to come soon
Katie
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Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in return for my honest review。 Tell Me the Truth is available June， 22， 2021！After a work trip， Noel comes home to a quiet house only to find his wife covered in their daughters blood。 Someone murdered their eighteen year old， Jennifer but the pieces aren't adding up。 Will the family pull together to share what they know with the police or will they remained tight lipped to save themselves？This was a good read。 The author does a great job of keeping t Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced copy in return for my honest review。 Tell Me the Truth is available June， 22， 2021！After a work trip， Noel comes home to a quiet house only to find his wife covered in their daughters blood。 Someone murdered their eighteen year old， Jennifer but the pieces aren't adding up。 Will the family pull together to share what they know with the police or will they remained tight lipped to save themselves？This was a good read。 The author does a great job of keeping the storyline interesting - introducing new suspects and new twists all throughout the book。 I saw parts of the ending coming， but some parts were a total shock。 This was a hard one to put down and finished it in about 2 sittings。 Be sure to grab yourself a copy！ 。。。more
Kath
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This is the second book in the series， and fourth starring the characters。 For the very best experience， you'll do well to read the previous three - strangely numbered 0。5， 0。75 and 1。 That said， the main crime is wholly self contained but the characters' motives and back stories will make more sense if you do。 So。。。 Jenny Moore is off to college。 But it seems that there are those who would like her to rather not。 And then this becomes real when she is found stabbed and left for dead。 Not too fa This is the second book in the series， and fourth starring the characters。 For the very best experience， you'll do well to read the previous three - strangely numbered 0。5， 0。75 and 1。 That said， the main crime is wholly self contained but the characters' motives and back stories will make more sense if you do。 So。。。 Jenny Moore is off to college。 But it seems that there are those who would like her to rather not。 And then this becomes real when she is found stabbed and left for dead。 Not too far from the home she shares with her parents and brother。 The State Police are called in to help investigate - in the form of Susan Adler with her consultant partner Liam Dwyer。 Attuned to working with each other， they soon start to think that there's something a little hinky about the scene they have been called to。 The narrative being supplied by the father， the mother remaining catatonic。We， the reader， knows that something is off。 We know more of the truth of what happened that night - well， in the early hours anyway。 We also know that the brother knows more than he's telling。 But we don't know the full truth。 It's up to Adler and Dwyer to guide us down the rabbit hole and back up again。 Until all the secrets and lies have been exposed - and there are some doozies in this book - and the duplicitous behaviour seen through。 And then， finally， the whole sordid - and really rather shocking - truth is laid bare。I really loved this book。 It grabbed my attention straight from the off - from the blood filled opening scene - all the way through to the final denouement when， and I'm sorry about this， it lost a star so I did feel a tad cheated。 I can't go into detail here but I think I'm saying that there was something so fundamental that the Police should have checked properly that basically put the cat amongst the pigeons and， well kinda spoiled the ending for me a tad。 All in all， apart from that medium niggle that did make me leave the book not quite as satisfied as I'd have liked to have been， it was a solid read and one that did make sense at the end， Police glaring error aside。 I am quite forgiving and am still going to look out for the next book。 My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book。 。。。more
Karen D
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Really exciting second installment in the series！ This had me hooked from the beginning， and I flew through it in an afternoon。 I thought the way the mystery played out was handled really well。 There were plenty of red herrings， but nothing felt forced and it all came together really well （even if the truth was disturbing！） I also really liked how Adler's personal life was interspersed into the story。 It was just enough to make her human， but didn't take away from the primary plot。 It was enough Really exciting second installment in the series！ This had me hooked from the beginning， and I flew through it in an afternoon。 I thought the way the mystery played out was handled really well。 There were plenty of red herrings， but nothing felt forced and it all came together really well （even if the truth was disturbing！） I also really liked how Adler's personal life was interspersed into the story。 It was just enough to make her human， but didn't take away from the primary plot。 It was enough to keep me intrigued and looking forward to see how the rest of the series plays out！ I'm also definitely interested to go back and read some of his earlier books that get at Adler's and Dwyer's backstories。 Overall， this is nothing life-changing， but a really solid thriller， and I'd definitely recommend。 。。。more
Sara ✨ Next Book Review Blog ✨
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Matthew Farrell has been giving us pulse-pounding suspense stories for years now。 Tell Me the Truth slides right in with another addictive hit！ Somehow I missed the first book in this series but luckily for us listeners/readers， you don’t have to have started with book 1。 Yes， I’m sure you’d get a better more well-rounded story and no all the ins and outs of relationships but I felt as though I knew what was happening。 The plot is easy to understand without that first book。 I loved how quick and Matthew Farrell has been giving us pulse-pounding suspense stories for years now。 Tell Me the Truth slides right in with another addictive hit！ Somehow I missed the first book in this series but luckily for us listeners/readers， you don’t have to have started with book 1。 Yes， I’m sure you’d get a better more well-rounded story and no all the ins and outs of relationships but I felt as though I knew what was happening。 The plot is easy to understand without that first book。 I loved how quick and choppy the audiobook felt。 I felt like I flew through the chapters and it made it feel more addictive than that pulse-pounding story。The narrator， Cynthia Farrell， did quite well。 Her male voices are decent。 I do wish there was either duet or dual narration done with the book。 I mean， the main characters are both male and female。 So while， Ms。 Farrell is passable， I’d prefer the real deal。 However， with that said， she’s great at portraying emotions and really bring feelings into her voice。 I see no reason not to follow this narrator’s upcoming releases！ I am curious if she is married to the author or if their last names are just coincidence… what？！ I’m nosy！Thank you Brilliance Publishing for the complimentary copy of this audiobook with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion。 I was not required to leave a review， positive or otherwise， and my opinions are just that。。。 my opinions。Check out my Blog: Next Book ReviewCheck out my Facebook Page: Next Book Review Facebook 。。。more
Krystal
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While this book can absolutely be read as a stand-alone， there are mentions of events that took place in the first book， which can be a spoiler if you intend to read that book as well。 On the whole， I enjoyed this novel more than I did the first in this series。 Unlike some of the other people who have reviewed， I enjoyed the glimpses into Susan's family life and the way she often struggled to balance her home life with her work。 I felt it made her relatable to the other single parents out there While this book can absolutely be read as a stand-alone， there are mentions of events that took place in the first book， which can be a spoiler if you intend to read that book as well。 On the whole， I enjoyed this novel more than I did the first in this series。 Unlike some of the other people who have reviewed， I enjoyed the glimpses into Susan's family life and the way she often struggled to balance her home life with her work。 I felt it made her relatable to the other single parents out there who are trying their best everyday。 I also enjoyed the budding romance between her and Liam， although I sincerely hope that doesn't begin to overshadow the whodunit portion of future novels。This was definitely an interesting read， with all of the twists and red-herrings needed to keep the reader guessing and invested。 I will say at times， certain things became a little too。。。 convenient， and at other times， had I been Adler and Dwyer， I would have started hauling people in for obstruction of justice。 I will also admit that sadly， while I was interested in the outcome of the story， I found myself skimming parts towards the end because it started to become a bit tedious with all the withholding of information and secrets。 The ending was something that I did not expect， and looking back， I can't even pinpoint a time when one of the culprits was even hinted at having something to do with any part of the murder previously。 In conclusion， I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys slow burn police procedurals that will keep you guessing。 DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary copy of this novel from the publisher。 This has not affected my review in any way。 All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are 100% my own。 。。。more
Anna
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A thank you to Netgalley for sharing the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 Not necessarily completely original （but what is？） this is a consistently engaging police procedural great characters and enough twists and turns to keep you on your toes。 In other words， just plain good from start to finish and well worth the the time。
Annarella
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A good thriller， gripping and entertaining。Loved the plot full of twists and turns， the solid mystery and the fleshed out characters。Highly recommended。Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC， all opinions are mine
Suzanne
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In this second installment for Adler and Dwyer， TELL ME THE TRUTH， presents one murdered teen and a family that clearly isn’t telling authorities everything they know。 From the son to the parents， this mystery is brimming with misdirection and confusion。 Was the murdered teen reckless or redeemed？ What was she doing outside in the middle of the night？ Author Matthew Farrell once again provides more clues than are necessary to solve this tightly woven tale。 It’s a good one。 I received my copy fro In this second installment for Adler and Dwyer， TELL ME THE TRUTH， presents one murdered teen and a family that clearly isn’t telling authorities everything they know。 From the son to the parents， this mystery is brimming with misdirection and confusion。 Was the murdered teen reckless or redeemed？ What was she doing outside in the middle of the night？ Author Matthew Farrell once again provides more clues than are necessary to solve this tightly woven tale。 It’s a good one。 I received my copy from the publisher through NetGalley。 。。。more
bookscheapestvacation
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I should have read the first book in this series before reading this one。 Otherwise this was an interesting police drama with just the right amount of characters。 I was not able to guess the outcome。 If I read the first book in the series， this would be rated 4 stars。 I missed out on the two police characters back stories。
Our_readingjourney
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TELL ME THE TRUTH - MATHEW FARRELLPUB BY - THOMAS AND MERCERPUB DATE- 22TH JUNEPLOT - Jenny Moore，18， is viciously stabbed and it's her mother who finds her blood soaked body outside their home in Lewisboro， New York。PI - Susan Adler and Liam Dwyer are called to investigate and they immediately find something missing at home。 The Moore family are hiding something。。What is it？？ Who killed Jenny？？ Could it be her parents？ Or her little brother？？ Or her ex lover？？。MY THOUGHTS - A well plotted， easy TELL ME THE TRUTH - MATHEW FARRELLPUB BY - THOMAS AND MERCERPUB DATE- 22TH JUNEPLOT - Jenny Moore，18， is viciously stabbed and it's her mother who finds her blood soaked body outside their home in Lewisboro， New York。PI - Susan Adler and Liam Dwyer are called to investigate and they immediately find something missing at home。 The Moore family are hiding something。。What is it？？ Who killed Jenny？？ Could it be her parents？ Or her little brother？？ Or her ex lover？？。MY THOUGHTS - A well plotted， easy to follow story where each suspect， each mystery， each twist is peeled off in a layer。The character of Susan Adler was very well described， she is a hardass and my favourite - a perfectly balanced work and home life。 Her instincts were spot on。I kinda guessed the bad guy halfway through but the little twist in the end was good kept me second guess。。I loved the short chapters which made it a fast read！ Pick this book up I you love police procedural books！I give 3。75 rounded to 4Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion 。。。more
Tracy Wood
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Jenny Moore's life was just beginning; she was going off to college， away from the confines and secrets of a home life which could get very scary。 At eighteen she had the whole world at her feet until her mother found her dead in the woods behind their house。 Investigator Susan Adler has a new partner， Liam Dwyer， and together they begin to look into Jenny’s murder and almost immediately it is clear things don't add up。 While the family lawyer is brutally restricting and dismissive， Jenny’s dad Jenny Moore's life was just beginning; she was going off to college， away from the confines and secrets of a home life which could get very scary。 At eighteen she had the whole world at her feet until her mother found her dead in the woods behind their house。 Investigator Susan Adler has a new partner， Liam Dwyer， and together they begin to look into Jenny’s murder and almost immediately it is clear things don't add up。 While the family lawyer is brutally restricting and dismissive， Jenny’s dad tries to hold everything together。 Her younger brother is quietly thoughtful and watchful especially of her almost catatonic mom， who has retreated inside herself away from the horrors that haunt her。 This is a brilliant book which compliments the previous three installments。 There are so many layers to this story and every time anything becomes remotely apparent more twists and turns appear。 I love Susan Adler， she is an understated but very effective main protagonist and Liam Dwyer compliments her in the best of ways。 There are spoilers in this， especially with regard to the first book， and so maybe read them in order if you can you definitely won't regret it。 I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers but the opinions expressed are my own。 This was a real pleasure to read and I loved everything about it。 。。。more
Cindy Stamm
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A solid mystery。 Has a nice twist at the end to provide depth to the conclusion。
CR
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You might want to take this one chapter at a time。 Lord this book was heavy and heart pounding and just wow！！ This story was a twisty master piece that I couldn't put down。 You might want to take this one chapter at a time。 Lord this book was heavy and heart pounding and just wow！！ This story was a twisty master piece that I couldn't put down。 。。。more
T Olsen
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I understand the need for stretching a bit in order to make an interesting plot， but this one just has too many strange things and characters。 The beginning and the disposition are good， and it's an easy read， but it's too slow and there are lots of repetitions。 I understand the need for stretching a bit in order to make an interesting plot， but this one just has too many strange things and characters。 The beginning and the disposition are good， and it's an easy read， but it's too slow and there are lots of repetitions。 。。。more
Irene
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Tell Me the Truth by Matthew Farrell。 Second in the Dwyer and Adler series。 Suspenseful mystery with many twists and misdirection with all the loose threads tied up neatly in the end。 Liam and Susan are evolving into a good team and looking forward to reading more books in the series。 Thank you to the publisher， author， and NetGalley for the opportunity to preview the book。
Jen
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This was the second book in a detective series。 I was admittedly not a fan of the first book in the series but was intrigued enough by the synopsis to give this one a chance。 I’m so happy I decided to give this series another chance！ This second installment was a huge improvement and I loved the case！ This centered around the murder of a young girl， on the cusp of leaving for college。 There were many twists and turns and at some point in the book， I suspected everyone。 The conclusion was fast pa This was the second book in a detective series。 I was admittedly not a fan of the first book in the series but was intrigued enough by the synopsis to give this one a chance。 I’m so happy I decided to give this series another chance！ This second installment was a huge improvement and I loved the case！ This centered around the murder of a young girl， on the cusp of leaving for college。 There were many twists and turns and at some point in the book， I suspected everyone。 The conclusion was fast paced and shocking。 I’m looking forward to reading more in this series！ My thanks to the publisher for the advance reader in exchange for honest review。 。。。more
Henriette
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Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a free copy of this ARC in return for an honest review。 The story started out exciting and immediately you know there is something off with the family concerned。 Their 18 year old daughter is murdered and they all seem shady and like they are hiding something， but what actually happened？It’s a police/crime story from America which is rather different from British crime stories and is in fact book 2 in a series。 There are references to what happened to the p Thank you NetGalley and publisher for a free copy of this ARC in return for an honest review。 The story started out exciting and immediately you know there is something off with the family concerned。 Their 18 year old daughter is murdered and they all seem shady and like they are hiding something， but what actually happened？It’s a police/crime story from America which is rather different from British crime stories and is in fact book 2 in a series。 There are references to what happened to the police consultant Liam in the first book and also to what Susan Adler， the detective， went through in that book， but not the full story。 It doesn’t sum it up entirely what happened in book 1， but I can imagine it does ruin some of the surprises book 1 would hold。 Book 2 is so full of twists I can’t imagine book 1 also not being like that。After many twists the story is tied up nice and clean at the end。 No open ends which is good， now if there will be a third book with Susan and Liam it will be a whole new story and one I would look forward to reading。 。。。more
Brittney
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Wow。 I don't know where to start with this。 Tell Me The Truth is part of Adler & Dwyer series （book 2）， I've never read the prequels or book 1， but I was hooked from the first lines。The writing was excellent， there were many unexpected turning points and some were absolutely jaw dropping shockers。 I loved the way Susan & Liam worked together and conversed， in and out of work。 I love that it does include some information from a previous book， I would recommend to read these in order （I certainly Wow。 I don't know where to start with this。 Tell Me The Truth is part of Adler & Dwyer series （book 2）， I've never read the prequels or book 1， but I was hooked from the first lines。The writing was excellent， there were many unexpected turning points and some were absolutely jaw dropping shockers。 I loved the way Susan & Liam worked together and conversed， in and out of work。 I love that it does include some information from a previous book， I would recommend to read these in order （I certainly would have had I paid attention to it being part of a series） to gain knowledge that is mentioned throughout part of the book。TW:Child murder， child molestation and rape， murder， forced feeding drugs， abortion， suicide attempt 。。。more
Susan Cabaniss
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Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free， electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review。 Expected publication date: June 22， 2021 I got this book from NetgalleyThese are great police procedural mysteries。 This book cycles through the perspective of the two detectives， Susan and Liam， along with the father and the brother of the girl found dead in the first chapter。 The novel is full of twists and turns， but not the type that feel forced or put in for shoc Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free， electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review。 Expected publication date: June 22， 2021 I got this book from NetgalleyThese are great police procedural mysteries。 This book cycles through the perspective of the two detectives， Susan and Liam， along with the father and the brother of the girl found dead in the first chapter。 The novel is full of twists and turns， but not the type that feel forced or put in for shock but don't make any sense within the story。 A great read， and I'm looking forward to book three。 。。。more
Erin Clemence
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Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free， electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review。 Expected publication date: June 22， 2021 “Tell Me the Truth” is the second novel in the Adler and Dwyer book series， by author Matthew Farrell。 I was first introduced to Farrell through his novel， “I Know Everything” and immediately became addicted to his pulse-pounding， suspense-filled stories， and “Tell Me the Truth” fits right in！ Jenny Moore is eighteen yea Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free， electronic ARC of this novel received in exchange for an honest review。 Expected publication date: June 22， 2021 “Tell Me the Truth” is the second novel in the Adler and Dwyer book series， by author Matthew Farrell。 I was first introduced to Farrell through his novel， “I Know Everything” and immediately became addicted to his pulse-pounding， suspense-filled stories， and “Tell Me the Truth” fits right in！ Jenny Moore is eighteen years old， and looking forward to her bright future at Duke University。 One summer day， Jenny is found brutally stabbed in the woods behind her home。 When Susan Adler and Liam Dwyer come to investigate， they immediately feel that something is off。 Why did the mother come inside the house， in the early morning hours， covered in blood？ Why did the father come home from his business trip a day early？ Why was Jenny seeing a priest months before she died， for counseling and advice？ The secrets continue to pile up and the Moore family continues to look more and more guilty。 But which one is responsible？ And why？ The Adler and Dwyer series is new to me， and I haven’t read the first one。 Luckily， you don’t really need to。 Although some of the back story between the pair obviously developed in the first book， the main plot is easy to follow without that knowledge。 The chapters are short， which make the novel a fly-through-the-pages read， and I was easily able to plow through this one in a day。 There are many secrets in this novel， and many questions to answer， so the reader is always left guessing。 There is a twist and turn in nearly every chapter， and this definitely kept me entertained and invested throughout。 All of the Moore family members are likable， but you know something is off about them instantly。 Farrell makes all of them look guilty， and innocent， all at once and as the blame is shifted and the questions keep mounting， the suspense builds until the final twist hits and all is revealed。 The ending was surprising and satisfying， while still being believable。 Farrell delivers a tense police procedural about the secrets a family keeps to protect each other。 Adler and Dwyer are two characters I will definitely look forward to seeing in the future。 。。。more
Sarah
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I received this ebook through NetGalley in échange for an honest review。 The book centres around the murder of a teenage girl who was found in the woods behind her house。 An investigator from the State Police， Susan， is brought in to help in the investigation。 She has a new partner， Liam who it seems she met in the first book in those series。 I didn’t read the first book but I don’t think it was necessary to read before this one。 There are several twists and false leads as the case evolves which I received this ebook through NetGalley in échange for an honest review。 The book centres around the murder of a teenage girl who was found in the woods behind her house。 An investigator from the State Police， Susan， is brought in to help in the investigation。 She has a new partner， Liam who it seems she met in the first book in those series。 I didn’t read the first book but I don’t think it was necessary to read before this one。 There are several twists and false leads as the case evolves which keeps you interested in the story。 I found the characters weren’t developed enough for my liking， leaving me not able to care much about any of the characters。 I felt like the book was written from a list of events and characters and there wasn’t enough thought put into how they would all blend together to create the story。 In general it was a good book but it lacked the excitement and suspense that makes for a great book。 。。。more
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