Instant New York Times bestselling author Lisa Unger’s second sensational thriller featuring Ridley Jones “bursts from the starting gate and never lets up.” (Booklist, starred review) And it “will force you to stay up past your bedtime, just as you do with the books of James Patterson and Michael Connelly.” (Richmond Times-Dispatch)A Best Book of the Month (BookSense)A Doubleday & Literary … (BookSense)
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“Unger’s genius is in plotting the story so that the reader never knows what’s coming next.” (New York Journal of Books)
In Beautiful Lies, Ridley Jones stepped off a street corner and into an abyss of violence, deception, and fear. Now, she is just trying to get on with her life when another seemingly mundane act–picking up some prints at a photo lab–sends her on a mission to find a ghost from her past. A figure of the same man appears in too many pictures she’s taken in the last year, lurking just far enough away to make identification impossible. But, she is not the only one who wants to know who the man is, and soon finds herself in the middle of a deeper investigation and unsure who to trust.
The only thing Ridley knows for sure is that she has to get to the truth about herself and her past if she is ever going to find her way home.
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Ridley Jones is an investigative writer in New York. She comes from a dysfunctional family with spies and criminals. She has a boyfriend she is not sure she can trust and people she meets end up dead. The book jumps around a lot and is sometimes hard to follow. Some profanity.
Very good book! Would recommend this one to read..
I don’t usually like to follow one character because the stories tend to get predictable but this one I would definitely read the next book. The main character got under my skin in a good way. Great!!
Ridley is a very interesting character that you never know what she will get into next. Keeps you guessing about the truth.
Under My Skin by Lisa Unger
Once again Lisa Unger does not disappoint her readers. She has written a story that drew me in from the start. The characters are so real, their personalities very interesting and the relationships are true.
Following her husband’s murder, Poppy Lang suffers a nervous breakdown. Poppy receives treatment and tries to resume a “normal” life. However, she is haunted by the murder and the missing memories she cannot seem to recover.
The need that drives Poppy is what drives the story. Is everything as it seems? Is everyone who they seem to be be? What is real memory and what is a dream?
This is a psychological thriller that loops and turns and the reader is unsure what is real and what is imagined, just as Poppy struggles. It is well written and the anxiety and tension mounts and ebbs through the story.
I highly recommend this book to psychological mystery thriller fans. Thank you to #Netgalley and #Harlequin Publishing for approving my request for an ARC. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Sequel to Beautiful lies and what a sequel. I hope to see more of the Ridley Jones series! Edge of your seat read.
Love this author. Hard to wait for her next book!
Loved this book and love the flawed character of Ridley Jones
I loved the book, except for the ending. There was no reason that I could see for the Alaskan police chief to be in the SUV. That was not realistic and made no sense. The ending was not very well thought out. It was like a lot of books that I ‘ve read. It was like the author couldn’t Quite figure out to end it. Was not thought out well.
Haven’t had a good pageturner book for awhile and this one did the trick!!!! Fòund Ridley very interesting and the way she talked to the reader one on one throughout the book really drew me in. Her way of expressing herself and her feelings helped me to really connect with her. It kept me reading and going to the next chapter when I wanted to shut out the lights for the night!!! Well worth it!!! I will be reading more from this author!
Ultimately too creepy.
This was a darker book than I usually read, but the story was compelling. I felt very sad for the main character. Only God can take away that level of pain. The pace was excellent.
I think the author wrote this book just to have a sequel to the first book. I had difficulty following all the twists and turns. The heroine seemed to pass out at crucial times and you never found out exactly what happened. The plot was poorly conceived except when there was no plot. I did read the entire book just to see who lived. Save your money for a good novel.