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PUBLISHER: Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks
AUTHOR: Freida McFadden
ISBN: 985874651000
Description
Never Lie is a psychological thriller by Freida McFadden about newlyweds Tricia and Ethan, who become trapped in a remote mansion during a blizzard. The house belonged to a psychiatrist, Dr. Adrienne Hale, who mysteriously vanished years earlier. The couple’s house-hunting trip turns into a terrifying ordeal as Tricia discovers a secret room containing disturbing audio tapes of Dr. Hale’s therapy sessions with her patients.
Plot summary
- The setting: Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are touring an isolated manor in upstate New York that they are considering buying. A sudden, violent snowstorm traps them in the house, where they are forced to spend the night.
- The tapes: Bored and restless, Tricia discovers a secret room containing thousands of audio transcripts from the former owner, Dr. Adrienne Hale. Driven by curiosity, Tricia begins listening to the tapes, which detail the disturbing and complex lives of Dr. Hale’s patients.
- The disappearance: As Tricia immerses herself in the recordings, she learns about the unsettling chain of events that led to Dr. Hale’s disappearance. One of the primary threads she follows is a story involving a deeply troubled patient and Dr. Hale’s boyfriend.
- A web of lies: The audio tapes reveal a tangled web of lies and deceit that suggests Dr. Hale may have been murdered. With each tape, Tricia uncovers more secrets, and the lines between Dr. Hale’s past and her own present begin to blur.
- The shocking twist: Just as Tricia reaches the final cassette, which she believes will reveal the whole truth, the novel delivers a shocking and unexpected twist. It is revealed that both Tricia and Ethan have been lying all along, and their connection to Dr. Hale is far more sinister than it appears.
Major themes
- Deception and secrets: The central theme of the novel is the way people hide the truth, both from others and themselves. All the main characters harbor dark secrets that drive the plot and are eventually revealed to have deadly consequences.
- The unreliability of appearance: The book argues that nobody can truly be trusted and that the perfect image people project to the world is often a facade hiding a darker reality. This is shown in both Dr. Hale’s professional life and in the seemingly idyllic marriage of Tricia and Ethan.
- Psychological manipulation: As a psychiatrist, Dr. Hale’s work explores the darkest parts of the human psyche. The plot itself is a masterclass in psychological manipulation, with the characters manipulating each other and the truth to suit their own ends.
- The isolated setting: The blizzard trapping the couple in the manor serves to create a claustrophobic and tense atmosphere, enhancing the sense of suspense and helplessness. The isolated house becomes a symbol for the characters’ trapped and tormented minds.
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