thank you for allowing me to read this book. it was very easy to read. i enjoyed the story line and the characters. look forward to reading more from this author.

I am a fan of Colette McBeth and was really looking forward to this book. Call Me a Liar is a modern psychological thriller that centres around Libby and Joe as they move from University to their first job working as ‘ethical hackers’. Their remit is to find out how secure the computer systems of high profile business are. Unfortunately, everything is not as it seems and when they are taken away with their colleagues to a secluded luxury home for a few days of team building, things start to look quite different.

I found this book quite difficult to read mainly because my interest was not maintained through the unfolding of the characters or pace of the story. I love a good twist in a book, but only if it adds to the validity of the story and doesn’t make me roll my eyes in incredulity. Although it was topical and relevant, I felt the ending was too far fetched for my tastes.

I’m the biggest fan of Colette McBeth, she writes some of the best psychological character drama out there at the moment and Call Me A Liar only confirms that.

The group dynamic set up in this novel is utterly gripping, young friends and work colleagues on a retreat, but this is no ordinary retreat and everyone has at least one thing to hide…

This author writes the characters we love to hate to love, all of them very human, incredibly authentic and entirely engaging. Then she sets them into a twisty, relevant, morally blurred situation and leaves them to fight it out, usually as here in a proper page turner of a literary delight.

What I love about it is the genuinely unexpected nature of the plot development, impossible to predict as each new secret is revealed. A thought provoking theme and a beautifully layered story only seals the deal, a perfectly formed finale creating an excellent close to proceedings.

Completely wonderful to read, first page to last. Highly Recommended.

Suspend your disbelief and just go with the flow on this book. It's a tangled web of lies and deceit and some really unlikeable characters. Cleverly treading a fine line between the idea that graduates feel entitled to a six figure salary when finishing university, yet encouraging sympathy towards their naivety, this book really kept me on my toes trying to guess if their job was too good to be true and who exactly was the bad guy. Initially it seems as if it is a mere case of office politics and competition in a high powered job, but it soon becomes clear that something much more serious is going on.
Various different voices move the book along, and this really heightened the suspense, as I was never quite sure who was telling the truth. As the book progresses events do stretch the limits of credulity, which is why I advise you to suspend your disbelief, but I really enjoyed it.

My thanks go to the publishers and Net Galley for the advanced copy in return for an honest review.

This book is a tangled web, or shall I say mess, of lies and twists, told by multiple narratives. For the first half I did not know where the story was heading. I was a bit confused what was going on for most of the time. Then I felt that the story was taking a turn into a direction I did not expect. And unfortunate it was a topic which is not very high on my list of interests. So it is my personal problem that I did not enjoy the storyline. But there is still more I did not like. The writing was all over the place and it was confusing and everything was explained in so many words. The first half drags and I was considering putting the book aside and starting something else. The pace got better during the second half of the book but still I had my problems with the story. I can see the twisted tale the author spun and I admit that the idea behind it is not so bad. The book is a character driven one but the characters are all poorly developed. None of them is likeable and they all lack depth.

I don’t have a problem with unlikeable characters. I don’t have to bond with them to enjoy a book. But when they are flat I do have a problem. The first half of the book is dragged to much while in the second half there is twist after twist that it felt just over the top and messy.

This was my second book from Colette McBeth and I enjoyed the previous read. But this book was not my cup of tea.

I am a fan of this author, but torn on this book. Got off to a fantastic start, intrigued from the off. It was good reading about Libby and Joe's relationship with the knowledge revealed at the beginning of the book, and you find yourself excited reading to get to that point (can't say too much as dont want to give it away.)

Very current themes, which was refreshing not something I've seen done yet in this genre, which was good. The writing style was really good and I found it a pleasure to read. However, aspects of the story seemed a little odd and put there just "because". I pushed past them, because I was enjoying the story. However by "part 2" I read simply because I felt I had to get it finished. Still, a good read, but not a favourite.

Very timely ,very original novel . It has some similar themes , different characters who each have their side to tell,the love story that u invest in but dread to follow as you know that there is a threat to that ahead ,a very real threat ,and yes it’s psychological but it’s different in its concept ,thensubject of this book will become more of a theme in the future and Jon mars has also just written about this in a different way ,I’m will refrain from saying wat
the theme is but it’s good and very relevant and a serious threat to us all .
It was hard to read as a lot of this is based on misunderstanding ,assumptions rushed by our characters and this leads to more quick fire actions that lead to tragic consequences
I felt so sad and worried about our couple that we were first introduced to as page by page they mistrusted one another and I wasn’t sure if they cd or wd come bk from it all
The writing is ok ,the idea is better ,the paceing is good but at times I found myself rushing it a bit as once I knew the concept it just I don’t know why with all the issues arising a little bit boring ,no idea why ,a lot of action ,a lot of drama just a little bit basic in its style
However it is good due to it being quite original and a diffirent idea so thank you netgalley and publishers for the advanced novel
Always a joy

I loved the sound of this book, but was disappointed when I started reading it, it seemed to take ages to really get going.I know the scene had to be set and characters introduced but I found the start of the book to be very slow.things did pick up after that but by then I realised that none of the characters really appealed to me so I didn't really care what happened to them, in fact I really didn't like some of them,and I just didn't connect with this book.Hope other readers enjoy it more than i did.Thanks to the publishers and netgalley for an ARC.

Call Me A Liar by Colette McBeth 🖤
Thanks @netgalley @colettemcbethauthor and @headlinebooks for my ARC
Publication date is 13th June 2019
‘When you hide the truth no one is safe’.
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This book was really gripping right from the get go. I really enjoyed the alternating chapters, focusing on joe and Libby from past to present. The story revolves around five university graduates who land their dream job together, but is it too good to be true? Well yeah of course it is. The story and characters had a overall tense and menacing feel and I had to keep reading to find out what these people were hiding. A really great and original story. Highly recommended xx

An enjoyable read. Took me a while to get into, but I did like the twists encountered throughout the story. A story about trust, friendship, and relationships. This thriller was suspenseful, but not too much so. I would definitely read another Colette McBeth book

Enjoyable believable story but I wasn't a fan of Colettes clinical writing style, there wasn't enough passion in the words for me! I enjoyed multi-character points of view where I normally wouldn't and I though storyline played out neatly.

Thank you Netgalley, the publisher and author for a copy of this e-book in exchange for an honest review.
A story about 5 techie university graduates who bag the job of their dreams. But is it all too good to be true?
The story is told through several different narratives, which I felt really enhanced the twists and turns this story takes.
The story gripped me from the very first page!
A cleverly written tense dark thriller that will keep you guessing right to the end. This book will certainly have you reading into the early hours.

Enjoyable and a fun read!

The story caught my eye from the moment I read the blurb, and I just knew I wanted to read this book. I was not let down and can recommend this to everyone!

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. What a great standalone thriller that had me hooked all along the way. It is full of lies and deceit. Would recommend.

There were lots of twists and turns in this book,and multiple narratives,and for the most part I liked it.
Wondering exactly who knew what,but I'm afraid come the final pages it felt like one twist too many.
page turner though,I read it in one sitting.

A good book with a very complicated plot once you think you have found the one that did it
It all moves on again

Oh my! I knew this was going to be good, having read Colette’s previous novels. But this is even better! Creepy, pacy and so well written I didn’t want it to end. The story taps into some of the human mind’s darkest fears. Clever and well crafted, a real pleasure to read, thank you!