Beautiful Lies by Lisa Unger Review
February 22nd, 2007 by admin
This book was released in 2006. It is Lisa Unger’s first novel under her married name and it’s very good book. I’m looking forward to her next novel.
The main character of the book is Ridley Jones. She’s a freelance writer living in New York. To help supplement her writing income she has an inheritance from her Dad’s best friend to fall back on.
One morning Ridley sees a small child about to be hit by a speeding truck. She runs into the street to save the child. A photographer happens to be on the scene. The photograph of Ridley ends up on the cover of the paper.
After the picture appears in the paper, Ridley receives an old photograph in the mail with a note asking her “Are you my daughter?” She asks her parents about the note and the photo. Not surprisingly they tell Ridley it’s some wacko having fun at expense and tell her that of course they are her biological parents.
Ridley needs to put her mind at ease about the photograph and the note so she looks up her brother who is a drug addict living on the street. He tells her things that make things even more unclear to Ridley.
From there you are taken through many twists and turns and suspense as Ridley tries to pursue the truth and find out what’s really going on.
It’s an interesting novel that pulls you into the story making you not want to put it down. Although the plot is somewhat predicable, the book stays interesting because you are never are quite sure who Ridley should trust or not trust.
My rating (0-10 smilies): 7 ☻☻☻☻☻☻☻☺☺☺