Truth Be Told

A Novel

De: Kathleen Barber

Narrado por: Rebekkah Ross

The only thing more dangerous than a lie...is the truth.

Serial meets Ruth Ware's In a Dark, Dark Wood in this inventive and twisty psychological thriller about a megahit podcast that reopens a murder case - and threatens to unravel the carefully constructed life of the victim's daughter.

Josie Buhrman has spent the last 10 years trying to escape her family's reputation, and with good reason. After her father's murder 13 years prior, her mother ran away to join a cult, and her twin sister, Lanie, once Josie's closest friend and confidante, betrayed her in an unimaginable way. Now Josie has finally put down roots in New York, settling into domestic life with her partner, Caleb, and that's where she intends to stay.

The only problem is that she has lied to Caleb about every detail of her past - starting with her last name.

When investigative reporter Poppy Parnell sets off a media firestorm with a megahit podcast that reopens the long-closed case of Josie's father's murder, Josie's world begins to unravel. Meanwhile, the unexpected death of Josie's long-absent mother forces her to return to her Midwestern hometown, where she must confront the demons from her past - and the lies on which she has staked her future.

©2017 Kathleen Barber (P)2017 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

great listen

loved it. It was good from the beginning to the end with interesting twists and turns.

predictable

i liked the story but there were no real surprises. i like a little more mystery. The performance was great.

entertaining murder mystery in the age of reddit

this was good. interesting to create the story line along a podcast whodunit. I love those true crime podcasts but never considered how the broadcast and rumor mongering created around the worst moment of someone's life would impact the survivors.

Great book

Really enjoyed this book, so many twists and turns! Love the modern day thriller style (remind me of Gone Girl or Girl on the Train)

Very Current

Very current! Felt very “Serial” or “Making a Murder,” but from the perspective of the family of the victim so you can see the stress and trauma that a podcast re-examine a closed case can cause. Looking forward to watching the Apple TV+ series.

Trutch Be Told

I got this book because I love the TV series and found the book interesting.

Interesting story but needs more suspense

Good overall story but I was expecting more mystery and suspense, what I got was a lot of family drama and an annoying podcaster that was everything an investigative journalist should NOT be. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the book but mostly just the last chapter.

Please read or listen to this book!

This book was amazing! If you like murder mysteries I believe this book is worth the time.

Extremely predictable and poorly voiced.

Just nope. Not recommended to anyone. The injection of social media does not add to this, nor make it a modern mystery worth reading.

Entertaining

In popular true crime culture, this story shows the impact of and on all players. Entertaining, with a dose of reader self-reflection.