Due to a sudden, unexpected passing in the family a few years ago and another more recently and my subsequent (mental) health issues stemming from that, I was unable to download this book in time to review it before it was archived as I did not visit this site for several years after the bereavements. This meant I didn't read or venture onto netgalley for years as not only did it remind me of that person as they shared my passion for reading, but I also struggled to maintain interest in anything due to overwhelming depression. I was therefore unable to download this title in time and so I couldn't give a review as it wasn't successfully acquired before it was archived. The second issue that has happened with some of my other books is that I had them downloaded to one particular device and said device is now defunct, so I have no access to those books anymore, sadly.

This means I can't leave an accurate reflection of my feelings towards the book as I am unable to read it now and so I am leaving a message of explanation instead. I am now back to reading and reviewing full time as once considerable time had passed I have found that books have been helping me significantly in terms of my mindset and mental health - this was after having no interest in anything for quite a number of years after the passings. Anything requested and approved will be read and a review written and posted to Amazon (where I am a Hall of Famer & Top Reviewer), Goodreads (where I have several thousand friends and the same amount who follow my reviews) and Waterstones (or Barnes & Noble if the publisher is American based). Thank you for the opportunity and apologies for the inconvenience.

Great little story which kept me hooked throughout. Loved the multiple narratives and the way the truth was gradually revealed.

My first read by this author and overall I was pleased! I found it a bit slow to get into, but once you get past that, it becomes quite a gripping read! A real mix of characters; some you like and some you really don’t, and I loved that about the book. Will look out for more books from this author in the future!

Call Me A Liar by Colette McBeth is a wonderfully twisted novel that really kept me on my toes. A thriller which was intriguing and gripping.

I think that the students in our school library need to hear lots of diverse voices and read stories and lives of many different kinds of people and experiences. When I inherited the library it was an incredibly sanitised space with only 'school readers' and project books on 'the railways' etc. Buying in books that will appeal to the whole range of our readers with diverse voices, eclectic and fascinating subject matter, and topics that will intrigue and fascinate them was incredibly important to me.
This is a book that I think our senior readers will enjoy very much indeed - not just because it's well written with an arresting voice that will really keep them reading and about a fascinating topic - but it's also a book that doesn't feel worthy or improving, it doesn't scream 'school library and treats them like young reading adults who have the right to explore a range of modern diverse reads that will grip and intrigue them and ensure that reading isn't something that they are just forced to do for their English project - this was a solid ten out of ten for me and I'm hoping that our students are as gripped and caught up in it as I was. It was one that I stayed up far too late reading and one that I'll be recommending to the staff as well as our senior students - thank you so much for the chance to read and review; I really loved it and can't wait to discuss it wth some of our seniors once they've read it too!

I have to be honest here and say I struggled a bit with this book at the start. I was finding it a tad slow but after a couple of chapters the pace Increases and I couldn’t turn the pages quick enough. . I loved it.

Months after landing their dream job, five brilliant young minds are sent on a remote retreat. But when one of them disappears, they're forced to question why they were brought there in the first place. And for the first time in their lives, they realise too much knowledge can be deadly.

What a fast paced, twisting read this was! I would not say I was immediately hooked but very slowly, McBeth eased me into the read until I was surrounded by the plot and unable to put it down. I also felt the beginning was a bit confusing trying to establish what was happening but I urge you to stick with it.

When you do you will be very well rewarded as this turns into a deadly, intense battle to survive. McBeth really does not hold back with the plot twists throughout. Just when you think everything is out in the open McBeth throws more into the mix. It makes for exhilarating reading and left me completely unable to put it down, nor did I want to.

The characters are good, they are realistic and mostly likeable although like the plot it took me a while to warm to them. I will not spoil the plot by detailing what happens but when the characters go on the retreat is when we learn who are the strong characters and who have the most to hide.

'Call Me A Liar' is intense, exhilarating and incredibly fast paced. I was left breathless by the twists and turns McBeth takes and what a read it turns out to be.

Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for an advance copy.

Gripping and tense, especially once it gets going after a bit of a slow start. The characters were interesting as, was the premise. A really good thriller that keeps you guessing.

I really enjoy Colette McBeth’s writing so was thrilled to pick up her latest thriller. This book follows a group of work colleagues who are sent on a retreat. It soon becomes clear that this group all have secrets to hide and the pressure of being together in this enforced setting is going to cause cracks to show in people’s facades. We get to hear from each of the characters and this makes for a really gripping read as we begin to see how each of them think. This is such a tense read and you’re never quite sure of who to trust or what it might be that is really going on. It reached a point where I felt like I was trapped in this nightmare retreat with these people and unable to see a way back to the life I had before and I loved that about it. This is such a twisty read and one that is really hard to put down once you’ve started reading.

I am a big Colette McBeth fan but I have to admit I struggled a little with this book that has the brilliance required for codes and technology at the heart of the book and I have to admit the subject matter didn't really appeal which is no fault of the author who has developed a credible read nonetheless.

Drawn into a company where no-one is quite what they seem by virtue of their intelligence our protagonists don't have the most attractive personalities and the author draws the reader into their world which gets progressively darker as the pages turn.

A great and innovative read that offers something new to the world of psychological thrillers.

This book alternates between Joe and Libby and alternates between past and present.

Five friends who have graduated together, land their perfect jobs. Everything is perfect. Is this too good to be true

In typical "psychological thriller" land, it is indeed too good to be true.

This was a very tense novel and i was racing through it to find out what had happened.

I would highly recommend this book.

This was a good psychological thriller with plenty of twists and turns, the characters were interesting and the story keeps you hooked. I thought it was a little slow to begin with but it picked back up until the end. First book read by this author but I’ll be keeping my eye out for more in the future.
Thank you netgalley for the opportunity to read this

What a great read!! I was glued to the book until the end, couldn't wait to see how everything ended up. Recommended.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

Call Me a Liar by Colette McBeth is one of those books that kept me wanting to read it as fast as I could to see how it was all going to end, and I can tell you it definitely did not disappoint.

What it's about: Five young people are selected for a high paying job straight out of college. They think it only has to do with how smart they are and how good they are at hacking. And while that is partially true, it is not the whole truth. A few months after starting the job they go on a remote retreat with the pretense of team building, but when someone disappears it turns into so much more. They say knowledge is power, but sometimes it can also be life threatening when you know too much.

I had not re-read the synopsis for Call Me a Liar for some time before I started reading it, so I mostly went in blind not remembering what it was about. The synopsis is incredibly vague as it is, and really doesn't tell you much about the book which I think is a great idea for this one. There are a lot of twists and it would be hard to say too much without giving things away.

The book switches around to different viewpoints but spends most of its time in the viewpoints of Libby and Joe who are 2 of the 5 who get hired, and also boyfriend and girlfriend. The writing style was fairly unique, and it almost feels like the characters are talking directly to you the reader from their viewpoints. I really like this way of writing, and especially for this book. There was also some pretty heavy foreshadowing which I'm not used to seeing but enjoyed.

Call Me a Liar was such an interesting book to read, especially when it talks about hacking. I really liked that aspect since it's not something I regularly read about. It never gets too in depth or anything, but it was intriguing all the same. It was also a pretty fast read and had shorter chapters, which kept the pacing going for me. I was so interested in what was happening that I didn't want to put it down!

I don't know if I really connected to any of the characters in the novel, but the end was very satisfying, and I enjoyed it a lot.

Song/s the book brought to mind: I'm Not Calling You a Liar by Florence + The Machine

Final Thought: If you are even slightly interested in anything techy, I think Call Me a Liar is a great book to check out. While the main emphasis is on the characters, it still has aspects that I think would appeal to people that like books that mention tech. Otherwise, if you just like a good ole' mystery/thriller I highly recommend it! I am very interested in reading more from McBeth.

Thank you to Random Things Tours and the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book!

Libby,Joe,Tess,Will and Asha - five brilliant,young technical minds who manage to land themselves a dream job,simply by cracking a code on the internet. They foolishly believe that they are special when in reality,they are the pawns in the greedy plans of some dangerous individuals quest for money,power and control. Things take a sinister turn after the group are sent to a remote retreat,when one of them goes missing,the group start to question why they have been brought there in the first place and how far they are prepared to go to get what they want.

This gripping,twist packed thriller is split into three sections and voiced from.multiple character perspectives including one individual who was so despicable and unlikable that I dreaded getting to that character's chapters in the story. Each member of the group was a authentic,realistic character,they were individuals with believable personalities but none of them were trustworthy or knew how to tell the truth. My favourite parts of the story were the sections set at the isolated,remote retreat. I always feel that a remote setting adds tension and atmosphere to a story,the sinister setting as well as the growing senses of mistrust and manipulation spreading throughout the retreat added to the claustrophobic atmosphere of this thriller.

We know from the opening chapter that something bad has happened to a member of the group but who? What had they got themselves involved in and who knew more that they were letting on? Who were the twisted puppet masters who were pulling the strings and manipulating people for their own gain.Well written with a thought-provoking,scarily relevant for our modern day internet obsessed society multi layered plot. The story hooks the reader in from the first page,the twists and turns come at the captivated reader at a break neck speed as the truth and lies are revealed. This is the third book that I have read by this talented author and it most definitely will not be my last.

Call Me A Liar is a wonderfully twisted novel that really kept me on my toes. Libby, is in relationship with Joe and they have both just graduated from university. She is thrilled, when Joe helps her get a position with a new firm alongside him and three others. One of these is Tess, who Libby has a fractured relationship with straight away. As the pressure increases at work, and Libby struggles with Tess more it isn’t long before things start to fall apart.

And it is here where the twists start. With multiple narrators, particularly in part two, my thoughts changed constantly. I had no idea who, if any, could be trusted. There were times that I wasn’t sure who I liked, had any sympathy for or whether they all deserved everything that was coming to them.

Some of the technology went over my head but I didn’t care. All I needed to know was who was behind everything and would I be at any stage correct in my analysis of the characters. There were some I liked, some I hated as soon as they appeared but I can’t say who. This is a novel where everybody will have a different opinion about each of the characters and I have no doubt that there will be others like me. Who liked, loathed, seethed, and cheered at the finale. Brilliantly done.

Brilliant. A novel that draws you in from the very first page and only spits you out when it has wrung every bit of tension from you. A psychological drama that will have readers rushing out to buy it. Taut and full of the kind of suspense that will have you reading in to the wee hours.

I've never read anything by this author before so didn't know what to expect. i'm really glad i have now!
A fantastic read. Complex characters that you can really get your teeth into. A great story line and lots and lots of twists and turn that really keep you on your toes.
You never really know what to trust and just when you think you might it throws you again.
A great read.

The whole way through this book I got the sense that something untoward was going on but I was never quite sure what it is was exactly. I started to lose interest a little way through but I was still intrigued enough to want to read to the end to see how it all worked out. There are a few sections which were a bit far fetched for me, but I really liked the concept and the book had a really satisfying ending.

I am so excited to have been given the chance to read and review another fantastic book from Colette McBeth.
From the first chapter I was totally hooked and couldn't wait to find out what had happened to the characters. Libby and Joe are a young couple just finished uni and ready to travel the world but they get an interesting job offer that’s to good to turn down. The web of lies that follows them makes it hard to know who to trust and which way to turn. This book kept me enthralled from Cornwall to London.