When Jen Miller entrusts her youngest child to the care of her beloved sisters, she has no idea of the devastating tragedy that is about to unfold.
To celebrate her sister’s wedding, global superstar Winter Kellaway throws the party of the decade at her luxurious beachside estate. The decorations are flawless. The champagne is on ice. The guests have arrived. But one misstep will have heartbreaking consequences that will rock this close-knit family to their core.
With her life in pieces, how can Jen ever begin to forgive?
Saul Anguish, a brilliant but tormented young detective, is called in to investigate and uncovers a long-buried and shocking family secret. As the trail takes a dramatic turn, they must now all face the truth that you can never truly leave the past behind . . .
Book Info: Print length: 384 pages. Publisher: Macmillan. Publication date: 19 June 2025
My Thoughts:
Jeez.. I am confused… I know Fiona Cummins. I’ve met her lots of times in real life at book festivals and events and she is absolutely LOVELY. She’s sweet and funny, always very chatty and approachable and fascinating to listen to at events talking about her writing process.
So it’s always difficult to align the real person with the twisted, deranged and obviously disturbed author who continues to produce book after book looking at the darkest elements of life writing stories that contains themes that most of us would consider unimaginable. Fiona not only imagines these scenarios but she brings them to life in her brutal and emotional books.
I’ve been a fan of Fiona since I read her debut book Rattle in December 2016 and have read them all over the years. Some of Us Are Liars is the latest book and features Saul Anguish from Into the Dark and All of Us Are Broken, however it absolutely can be read as a standalone (which is something I don’t often say or recommend!)
The blurb above tells you that this book is NOT a comfortable story. It’s about a very close-knit and supportive family of 3 sisters and a devasting and tragic event that rips the family apart.
As a mother, sister and aunt, I could not begin to imagine how any of the characters in this story were able to function, let alone move forward after this tragedy and my heart was breaking throughout.
Once again, Fiona has created a story that keeps the reader completely absorbed from the opening chapter to the very last page. Told through various narrators, some more reliable than others, Some of Us Are Liars is a masterclass of twisted and dark psychological thrillers with quite a few “OMG” moments that you absolutely won’t see coming.
