Lie Like the Devil

Author: Birgitte Margen
Publisher: Indie
Date Published: August 22, 2024

The word that kept coming to mind while I was reading Lie Like the Devil was “intelligent”. The author has done her research to create a well-plotted fictionalized thriller/police procedural based on the real history of the Puritans and their beliefs based on scripture from the Geneva Bible (if you ever go to Salem, make sure you attend the story of the Salem Witch Trials at the Museum!).  This dark thriller has:

• Cults
• Devils
• Ritual killings
• A serial killer
• Lots of suspects
• A super detective team

This book couldn’t have come at a better time for me! I had my first visit to Boston earlier this year, and the way that Margen used the city and surrounding area as almost another character in the book made it feel so real. I had to keep reminding myself I was reading fiction!

Thank you to the author for a e-copy of this book – I can’t wait to see what you do next!

Background photo of Boston courtesy of Tiffany Chan on @unsplash.