The Truth You're Told
A Crime Novel

I’m pleased to be the first to rate and review this one, not counting the publisher, because frankly publishers have no business rating their own books. Is no one reading this? Why not? Let’s see if I can change that. The legendary Canadian niceness is so potent that at times it carries right into......more

I read Clark's debut novel "Clean Sweep" almost 4 years ago and thought it was great, so was very eager to receive an ARC of this book. However, this was not nearly as good in my opinion. A book of family secrets set at a lake community near Winnipeg, this book just never pulled me in. An interestin......more

I received an advance copy of this book. Thank You. This is a solid good book, just a little slow...no that's not really how to describe it. It's low key, something that doesn't quite work with a mystery/thriller. Sam Hutchings is spending the summer at her family's cabin in Manitoba, Canada. She's a......more

I received this book thanks to #NetGalley and #ECWPress. Samantha Hutchings is a divorcee, writer, daughter, friend, and most importantly: a mother. A mother that will do anything for her child. While trying to get her wheels going for a, “Great American Novel”, Sam comes across some interesting thi......more

This was a really slow burn for me. I struggled to finish, to be quite honest. It was a book of family secrets being uncovered that did not stand out amongst the rest of the books I've read it. This was a very predictable book with few plot twists or surprises. The mystery/thriller aspect was really......more