The Last Time I Lied

By Riley Sager

Book Overview

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the author of Survive the Night and Final Girls comes a tense and twisty thriller about a summer camp that's impossible to forget--no matter how hard you try.

Two Truths and a Lie. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and Emma played it all the time in their cabin at Camp Nightingale. But the games ended the night Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out into the darkness. The last she--or anyone--saw of the teenagers was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips....

Fifteen years later, Emma is a rising star in the New York art scene, turning her past into paintings--massive canvases filled with dark leaves and gnarled branches over ghostly shapes in white dresses. When the paintings catch the attention of the wealthy owner of Camp Nightingale, she implores Emma to come back to the newly reopened camp as a painting instructor.

Despite her guilt and anxiety--or maybe because of them--Emma agrees to revisit her past. Nightingale looks the same as it did all those years ago, haunted by a midnight-dark lake and familiar faces. Emma is even assigned to the same cabin she slept in as a teenager, although the security camera pointed at her door is a disturbing new addition.

As cryptic clues about the camp's origins begin to surface, Emma attempts to find out what really happened to her friends. But her closure could come at a deadly price.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593473124
• ISBN13: 9780593473122
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Dutton
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Very Good

One of my favorites from Riley Sager- I didn't want to put it down and it had a great ending.

Absolutely love his books No spoilers here

Absolutely love his books No spoilers here

Worst of Riley Sager

So slow moving! Finished it just because I thought I had to.

Grabs you and never let’s go!!!!

Twists and turns and maybe, could be all throughout the book!!

A good read

This book was so much fun to read! It takes you back to your childhood and how secrets and small lies really build up. Then you flash forward and certain lies follow you around. I enjoyed this book!

Great summer read

This had all the makings of a great summer read. I loved this story. The end is a twist I didn’t see coming.

interesting but long

An interesting book that jumps back & forth between present day & 15 years ago. Emma is the narrator sharing her story about summer camp where 3 of her bunk mates disappeared without a trace. Flash forward to the present where she's been invited back to camp 15 years later at the re-opening to be a counselor. The past bleeds into the present as she tries to solve the disappearance with glimpses of one of the missing girls. Is she crazy? Is someone trying to drive her crazy? What happened to the girls? It was a good read with some great twists, but I really didn't like Emma, the main character & thought the mystery could've been wrapped up with less pages & characters

Excellent Book

My daughter recommended this book to me. It is a major thriller. It will keep you up at night. I have heard they are going to be making a movie out of it.

Suspenseful, Intrigueing, page turner...

Very good, will keep you guessing and just when you think you have it figured out your faced with another plot twist you didn't see coming. This is a must read for mystery and suspence fans