J.P,  you’ve done it again! 

Tell Me Lies is a fast-paced and explosive psychological thriller with a prologue that is guaranteed to knock your socks off. 

Margot Scott is a successful Psychologist with a picture-perfect life. She has a nice house in the suburbs, a husband and two teenage kids. Only Margot has a history of crossing ethical boundaries with her clients and when her family’s lives are violently threatened, Margo becomes convinced one of her clients is behind it all… 

The story opens on a busy Melbourne train platform where Margot approaches one of her clients and shoves him in front of the oncoming train. In the 200ish suspense-driven pages to follow, we are taken back to the month prior to the incident where we meet a few of Margot’s clients during the course of their therapy sessions. We quickly realise that all her clients tell lies, and nothing and no one is what it seems. 

Truthfully, for a Psychologist of such prestige, I felt that Margot displayed such reckless and armature behaviour, but that is exactly the point right? A character that is so sensibly flawed and human. It all made sense in the end though, when J.P delivered another perfectly executed mic-drop ending that had me reanalysing everything I had just read. 

If you’re looking for a short thrilling read that packs a punch, this is the book for you. I’m sure you will devour it in one sitting.