Lies the Dirt Keeps

4.5/5 stars This book completely pulled me in from the very beginning. The writing is haunting, emotional, and so vividly descriptive that I could picture every detail. The author captures that eerie, small-town atmosphere perfectly. The setting feels almost alive, like it’s keeping the town’s secret......more

Lies The Dirt Keeps is the debut novel by author Heidi Christopher and what a great debut it is! It’s a psychological thriller that kept me turning the pages. There are so many twists to this story that you don’t see coming and because of them you have a hard time setting the book down. It’s a story......more

I really enjoyed this as Johnna sets out to find her missing sister. Her return to her hometown is not exactly welcome. The discovery of the body of her sister's best friend complicates things. I was never really sure what was going on. Johnna keeps seeing things and gets herself into dangerous situa......more

I felt this was a decent story, it was full of surprises. But there was something about the story that did not agree with my taste in literature.......more

I did like the twists, even up to the last pages. It started, for me, a bit cumbersome as if the author was looking for how to tell the story and once that was there (I think at about 1/4 of the book), the author got the hang of it and me to. I can’t remember the pace slowed down. Well written in th......more