Beautifully written. The narrative unfolds skilfully in two timelines. Both carefully paced, maintaining the tension. Characterisation excellent, description well drawn and tucked in neatly (personal foible - excessive description interrupting a good scene ...). Definitely recommend and looking forward to reading more.

I love how this was written alternating time periods. It builds up slowly, adding different facets until you keep changing your mind how you feel about the story. Which literally left me undecided until the last few pages were read. Really enjoyed this one! Definitely worth buying from across the pond!

A story of trust - if you found out that your partner was lying, how far would you go to learn the truth? Do you trust anyone with your darkest secrets?
Some interesting turns of perspective made this an enjoyable read.

Generally okay but a bit plodding in places

“And when you don’t trust yourself, you can’t trust anybody else, either.”

Rachel is pregnant by her boyfriend Jack, of seven months. In this vulnerable position and as she finally gets to know his family and friends, it becomes obvious that he is hiding something. Rachel is determined to find out what, even as she is haunted by her own past mistakes.

I found this quite enjoyable and I liked Rachel, for all her faults.

I unexpectedly enjoyed this (perhaps I need to read more thrillers?) - gives you lots to think about (is all that stuff about internet archiving true?! Yikes!) and makes you question your morals and conscience. And a cat in a supporting role too.

The cover and title attracted me to this book but, as it turned out, it was a different story to the one had I been expecting! I thoroughly enjoyed it though!

The story is about Rachel and Jack, who have been together for a very short time and who are expecting a baby together. Everything is going well until Rachel sees part of an email on Jack's iPad: 'Douglas's Atrocity Rears Its Head Again'. So who is Douglas and what did he do that was so terrible? This question begins to eat away at Rachel until it is all she can think about. It doesn't help that when she meets Jack's family and friends they seem to be hiding something from her, but the more she digs about in Jack's past, the more questions are raised.

And as we learn more about Jack, we also learn more about Rachel - that she split up with her last boyfriend because she didn't trust him, and that she has a huge secret in her own past ...

I was expecting a psychological thriller, but it wasn't really. No one is murdered, there are only a few scenes when the heroine feels she is in jeopardy, there is no race against time to catch a killer. Instead we have a very cleverly written psychological suspense/domestic noir, with brilliantly drawn characters - I did love Jack! The clues are dripped in a little bit at a time and, although it is quite a leisurely read, I found myself reading faster and faster to find out what happens. Each time Rachel catches Jack out on a lie, the tension racks higher and higher, and at the same time we find out more about Rachel's own secret; it was like watching a car crash in slow motion and being unable to stop it.

So, Everything but the Truth is a gripping and compelling read, with a moral about being honest - and that if you're going to snoop around in someone's past, you really ought to be prepared for what horrors you might find. Recommended!


Thank you to Gillian McAllister, Michael Joseph and NetGalley for my copy of this book, which I received in exchange for an honest review.