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Sliver of Truth
Author: Lisa Unger

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Publisher: Shaye Areheart Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9780307338464 - ISBN-10: 0307338460
Publication Date: 1/2/2007
Pages: 384

Book Description:
Starred Review. Bestseller Unger's sensational second thriller (after Beautiful Lies) puts her in the same league as such genre masters as Peter Straub and Peter Abrahams. From the cryptic opening section, which ends with a New York Times reporter finding her husband bleeding to death, Unger grabs the reader by the throat and doesn't let go. Meanwhile, the FBI informs Ridley Jones, a magazine writer, that her late uncle, Max Smiley (who's really her biological father), is still alive and being sought by assorted international players on all sides of the law. Rapidly finding that little in her life is what it seems, Jones is horrified to be confronted with evidence indicating that Smiley is a misogynistic monster of the first order, who may have played a role in the murder of the reporter's husband. Unger's gifts for dialogue and pacing set this far above the standard novel of suspense and will leave many anxiously awaiting her third book

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Dot S. (dolittledotty) wrote on 10/9/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Interesting, but very difficult to follow.

Tammy M. (chase414) wrote on 4/1/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Lisa Unger has to be one of the best new author's I've ever read. I picked up her first book Beautiful Lies and loved it. So I went on the hunt for the sequel Sliver of Truth and loved it just as much. She has a new book releasing soon and I can't wait to get my hands on it. Her books are page turners and you get so connected to her characters.

Tish O. (tish) - NJ wrote on 12/17/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

follow up book to Beautiful Lies which was a much better book.this story went round and round one too many times and became tedious towards the end.
the charachter of Ridley seems a little hard to believe with this being set in current day.i do like the way she address' the reader tho', it makes you feel part of the story.

Melanie H. (MELNELYNN) wrote on 10/18/2007...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Unger builds and sustains taut suspense like few other authors, metering layers of intentional misrepresentation until a sliver of truth seems like a form of treasure.

This novel isn't exactly a sequel to "Beautiful Lies." It's more a continuation of a two-part story. Meaning, of course, that the first part should be read first. Don't even think about it. Get "Beautiful Lies," then get this one.

Melissa P. (Lissa) wrote on 8/31/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

good book

Linda S. (Ladyslott) wrote on 6/18/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Sliver of Truth is the sequel to Beautiful Lies, a book I read and enjoyed several months ago. Many questions were left unanswered at the end of Beautiful Lies, and here Unger tries to answer them, with some heart-pounding suspense, twists turns and all out action. It's hard to review a sequel without ruining the first book for those who haven't read it, but I'll give it a go.

Ridley Pearson's Uncle Max died a few years ago and Ridley has recently found out some life altering news about Max and his life. But if Max is dead then why is the FBI following Ridley and asking her questions about him? Why does Ridley's friend Jake believe Max is alive? And why does everyone Ridley contacts while investigating Max's death end up dead? Unger produces a very dark and intricately plotted story that delves more deeply into Ridley's character as well as those people who are a part of her life. You care for Ridley and walk with her every step of the way, hoping she will find the answers she so desperately seeks. Good sequel and I am definitely going to read Black Out, Unger's newest book.


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Patricia N. (pehtdn) wrote on 10/9/2009...


EXCELLENT book from Lisa Unger---------need to read Beautiful Lies first or at least it would help.

Shannon F. (readsall) wrote on 10/5/2009...


Good but a bit too much repeat material for the 2nd in a sequence

Anissa S. (Anissa419) wrote on 7/11/2009...


book is a great fast pace in your face thrill ride great from begining to end couldn't put it down is best if you read in order begining with beautiful lies.

Jackie L. (mysteryfan) - Lake Worth wrote on 6/12/2009...


I found this a real thriller with turns all through the book. There were so many lies and deception that the truth was a real shocker..

Marcia K. (marwan) wrote on 2/17/2009...


Sliver of Truth is the second after beautiful lies. It was a good book, not as good as the first, but still very enjoyable. It did drag in a few places. But you need to read on about Ridley to see what happens next!

Linda (Angeleyes) wrote on 1/26/2009...


I completely enjoyed this book. It is a continuation, if you will, of Beautiful Lies. Unger's writing and plot follow through are good and keep your attention throughout the book. She also has the uncanny ability to pull the reader into the story by talking directly to you. If you like psychological thrillers, you'll like this book.

Monica G. wrote on 7/24/2007...


Recently, Ridley Jones stepped off a street corner and into an abyss of violence, deception, and fear. She is being a lot more careful about where she steps and trying to get on with her life when another seemingly mundane act - picking up a few envelopes of prints at a photo lab - puts Ridley at the nexus of a global network of crime. A shadowy figure of a man appears in almost every picture she's taken in the last year, lurking just far enough away to make identification impossible. Everyone from the federal government to the criminal underworld wants to know who the man is, and where he is, and some people are willing to kill to find out.


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