Where the Truth Lies is a dark, claustrophobic vision of a small American logging town in Colorado which is caught in a multi-layered web of lies. The novel defines depression and bleakness while dealing with the worst of America: spousal abuse, controlling spouses, child abuse, child sexual abuse/rape, misogyny, racism, drug and alcohol abuse, homophobia, and the sexualization of teenaged girls.
When Abigail Blake disappears into the forest, her best friend, seventeen-year-old Emma Alvarez cannot forgive herself for not insisting Abi leave with her. As the plot progresses, the reader is introduced to multiple vivid characters, from Abi and Emma who are beautifully layered; to students from the local high school; to Rat a Romanian young man who lives in a trailer park; to Noah Blake, a member of Abi’s family; to the local preacher, a religious right hard-liner; to Samuel Blake, a Vietnam vet whose religious beliefs, anger, and hatred ruin his family. Multiple plot twists keep this a high-tension thriller.
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