{"product_id":"love-and-other-lies-a-novel-isbn-9780062406149","title":"Love and Other Lies: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA mother and father search for the truth behind their daughter’s\u003cbr\u003e disappearance in this stunning psychological suspense novel that takes Nordic\u003cbr\u003e noir to a level that is “emotional, painful, and utterly memorable” (Alex\u003cbr\u003e Marwood, Edgar Award–winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Poison Garden\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCal\u003cbr\u003eand Elsa have the perfect relationship; they’re still deeply in love after\u003cbr\u003efifteen years of marriage, they have three incredible children, and most\u003cbr\u003eimportantly, they never lie to each other. But when their oldest daughter\u003cbr\u003edisappears in a summer camp shooting outside Oslo, Norway, Cal and Elsa’s lives\u003cbr\u003eare changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCal\u003cbr\u003ebelieves his family is strong enough to weather this blow and hold out hope for\u003cbr\u003eLicia’s return, but as they all deal with the tragedy in different ways, doubts\u003cbr\u003ebegin to creep in. Their younger daughter, Vee, is definitely hiding something\u003cbr\u003efrom her parents. And Elsa would never lie to Cal, but is she telling him the whole\u003cbr\u003etruth? As the reality of what happened at the camp comes to light, each family\u003cbr\u003emember’s morals will be tested. In the end, will their love for one another be\u003cbr\u003eenough to hold them together?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“McPherson displays a rare skill for creating characters with depth in a world that is splintering around them.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating. From the first page of A LINE OF BLOOD, I was hooked. I couldn’t put it down!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLisa Jackson, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To say that the book is fascinating and hard to put down would be an understatement.... Former relationships and shameful episodes in Alex and Millicent’s lives keep coming to light, making the tangle increasingly snarled rather than more understandable. And this quite effectively heightens the suspense.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReviewingtheEvidence.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McPherson sensitively explores a family in crisis. Highly recommended.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important story with lots and lots of topics to discuss and a story that is definitely pertinent to the times in which we live. This is a book that you will think about for a long time after you put it down.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Southern Bookseller Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A gripping thriller, \u003cem\u003eLove and Other Lies\u003c\/em\u003e explores xenophobia and white supremacy as it also portrays the psychic damage inflicted by certitude and, conversely, by doubt… The novel explodes in a viscerally shocking conclusion.”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFredericksburg Free Lance-Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] stunning psychological thriller… McPherson dramatically highlights the tensions between Norway’s native and immigrant populations as the plot builds to a devastating conclusion. This powerful, thought-provoking novel deserves a wide readership.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A page-turning novel that keeps you on the edge of your seat, right up to the last word on the last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRedCarpetCrash.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McPherson’s debut prolongs suspense until the dreadful truth becomes undeniable, raising the questions of how these well-drawn characters will survive and how justice is best served.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“McPherson’s mystery is carefully constructed, a literary house of cards. Layer upon layer of revelation increases the tension.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A compelling read for its vivid portrait of a family whose secrets are hidden behind a mask of normalcy until a violent act rips it away… This is a novel for those who like their suspense written in dark tones.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A supposedly tight-knit family becomes torn apart after the death of a next-door neighbor in an intense debut by author Ben McPherson. \u003cem\u003eA Line of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e delves deep into family dynamics for a psychological thriller with realistic twists that builds to a surprising denouement. . . . McPherson’s elegantly constructed plot reveals the secrets that bind these characters as well as pull them apart. Letters stashed in hidden boxes, furtive relationships and even sneaking cigarettes during the middle of the night contribute to the situation. Each character has something to hide, including the emotionally fragile Max, whose concerns are easily dismissed because of his age. . . . McPherson has constructed an engrossing - and very dark - domestic thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eA Line of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e delves deep into family dynamics for a psychological thriller with realistic twists that builds to a surprising denouement… [An] elegantly constructed plot reveals the secrets that bind these characters as well as pull them apart… An engrossing - and very dark - domestic thriller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An impressive slice of domestic suspense… McPherson is a dab hand at creating realistically flawed characters to whom one just about manages to give the benefit of the doubt, and the ending… is still shocking.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ben McPherson drew me into the life of an ordinary family and gave me a ringside seat to watch the fracturing of those relationships beneath the weight of a murder investigation. 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