The Lies We Conjure, Sarah Henning
The Lies We Conjure, Sarah Henning
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The Lies We Conjure

Author: Sarah Henning

Narrator: Barrett Leddy, Kristen DiMercurio

Unabridged: 15 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/17/2024


Synopsis

Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with magic in this standalone supernatural thriller by Sarah Henning: thirteen witches, a locked-room murder, and two non-magical sisters trapped in a deadly whodunit.

Ruby and her sister, Wren, are normal, middle-class Colorado high school students working a summer job at the local Renaissance Fest to supplement their meager college savings.

So when an eccentric old lady asks them to impersonate her long-absent grandchildren at a fancy dinner party at the jaw-dropping rate of two grand―each―for a single night… Wren insists it’s a no-brainer. Make some cash, have some fun, do a good deed.

But less than an hour into the evening at the mysterious Hegemony Manor, Ruby is sure she must have lost her mind to have agreed to this.

The hostess is dead, the gates are locked, and a magical curse ensures no one can leave until they solve both her murder and the riddles she left behind―in just three days. Because everyone else at this party is a powerful witch. And if the witches realize Ruby and Wren are imposters? The sisters won’t make it out of Hegemony Manor alive.

About The Author

Sarah Henning is the author of several books for young adults, including The Lies We Conjure; the Indies Introduce selection, Indie Next List pick, and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Sea Witch, and its sequel, Sea Witch Rising, The Princess Will Save You, The Queen Will Betray You, and The King Will Kill You, as well as Throw Like A Girl and its companion book, It’s All in How You Fall. She appears in the girls-in-sports anthology Out of Our League, and wrote the middle-grade book, Monster Camp. When not writing, she runs ultramarathons, hits the playground with her two kids, and hangs out with her husband Justin, who doubles as her long-suffering IT department. Henning lives in Lawrence, Kansas, hometown of Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and a really good basketball team.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bethany (Beautifully Bookish Bethany) on November 01, 2024

This was GREAT!! It is indeed like Knives Out but with magic and a really fun book. The Lies We Conjure follows sisters who are hired to pose as this woman's granddaughters during dinner at a mysterious estate. But then, their host is murdered and they end up trapped there by magic until the murder......more

Goodreads review by verysmallbooks on June 27, 2024

Ruby and Wren are sisters that are pulled into a magical dilemma they never expected. It all begins when they're paid to impersonate the Blackgate sisters at a dinner party. What could go wrong? This murder mystery was definitely different with the addition of witches, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Add......more

Goodreads review by Mia on July 02, 2024

2.5 stars This book began super interesting however, throughout the book, the pace was slow, and stayed that way long. Also I found the characters a little lackluster. I do hope this book finds readers who will adore it, unfortunately I wasn't one of them. ARC kindly provided by the publisher via NetG......more

Goodreads review by Josie on March 06, 2024

Okay, so this was generally an entertaining read, with a reasonably active and engaging pair of protagonists, but there were a number of things that bothered me throughout. The thing that drew me to request this as an ARC was the opening setup that the girls worked at the Colorado Renaissance Faire.......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on May 09, 2025

love a puzzle and some magical trials......more