Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison

 

In Her Dark Lies by J.T. Ellison, the author sets the scene for a romantic wedding in a villa on an island off the coast of Italy. Claire Hunter, an artist who is scarred by the death of her father, and Jackson Compton, a man with many secrets including one about the death of his first wife, are getting married…unless a killer is successful in spoiling their plans.

Just as they are to depart Nashville, Tennessee, for their nuptials in Europe, Claire and Jackson are attacked in their home. The official story to the police is revised to keep them out of the limelight as one of Jack’s bodyguards claims to have killed the intruder. Once they hit the island, Claire and Jack are bombarded with incidents that cause them to question what they are about to do: skeletal remains on their path from the yacht to the villa, vexing texts, a bloodied wedding gown, just to name a few.

The thriller takes on an Agatha Christie turn as a raging storm descends, knocking the power out and setting up a Ten Little Indians plot as one by one, people are murdered. Who is the mastermind who crashed the Compton’s servers, spied on Claire and Jack with mini cameras everywhere, and conspires to destroy the wedding and its guests?

J.T. Ellison was once a presidential appointee where she worked on travel itineraries. Discouraged by the political scene, she turned to her first love of writing, having completed more than 20 novels including All the Pretty Girls and Good Girls Lie. She lives in Nashville with her husband.

My review will be posted on Goodreads starting January 8, 2021.

I would like to thank MIRA and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in return for an objective opinion.