The Lying Game

by Ruth Ware

First published 2017

Isa's dog unearths a human bone on the beach, dragging her back to the elite boarding school where she and three friends once played a dangerous game of lies. Now, after seventeen years, the past has resurfaced, and Isa must confront the shadows that still haunt her—and the women she's never forgotten.

Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: past-coming-back-to-haunt, unreliable-narrator

Setting: Beach, Elite Boarding School

Period: 17 Years Ago

416 pages · Paperback · Gallery/Scout Press

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