Publication Date: May 7, 2024
“I devoured this book in one day, and I guarantee you will too.”cJulie Clark, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Flight and The Lies I Tell
“An expertly woven story of love, revenge, and murder. In a world where so many books feel so similar—this was a refreshingly unique read and an addictive blend of love and mystery that I couldn’t put down. This is storytelling at its finest and I can’t recommend this book enough.”—AR Torre, New York Times bestselling author of Every Last Secret
Bestselling romance author Sarina Bowen’s debut thriller, about one woman’s search for the truth after receiving a text from her deceased ex.
She thought it was love. Then he vanished.
On an ordinary Monday morning, Ariel Cafferty’s phone buzzes with a disturbing text message. Something’s happened. I need to see you. Meet me under the candelabra tree ASAP. The words would be jarring from anyone, but the sender is the only man she ever loved. And it’s been several years since she learned he died.
Seeing Drew’s name pop up is heart-stopping. Ariel’s gut says it can’t be real. But she goes to the tree anyway. She has to.
Nobody shows. But the text upends everything she thought she knew about the day he left her. The more questions she asks, the more sinister the answers get. Only two things are clear: everything she was told five years ago is wrong, and someone is still lying to her.
The truth has to be out there somewhere. To safeguard herself—and her son—she’ll have to find it before it finds her. And with it, the answer to what became of Drew.
For fans of Laura Dave and Julie Clark, but with a heart-stopping romance that only Sarina Bowen can execute, The Five Year Lie is a page-turning, spine-tingling thriller that will have you guessing until the very end.
Buckle up, readers, for an intensely thrilling ride with Sarina Bowen’s The Five Year Lie.
In the space of three weeks, Ariel’s biggest problem went from selecting the right summer day camp for her four-year-old son to receiving a text from a dead man, blowing her life apart.
Although there turns out to be a logical explanation for the timing of the text message with a cell tower going out of service, Ariel is determined to find out what Drew needs to tell her.
Her search for answers takes her deep into her family’s technology company, where Drew Miller’s employee record has disappeared. She pulls in Zain, a tech wizard, to help unravel the clues.
All she knows is they had met and fallen in love, and Drew had disappeared without a trace, not knowing Ariel was pregnant. Not too long after, she found Drew’s obituary online, which put a stop to her efforts.
The author ramps up the suspense with corporate fraud, video stalking, and a murder investigation. That one text message sparks so many questions, yet it gives Ariel something she lost—hope.
The Five Year Lie delivers an intricate plot that the main character is determined to unravel.
Sarina Bowen is a 24-time USA Today bestselling author, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance novels. Formerly a derivatives trader on Wall Street, Sarina holds a BA in economics from Yale University.
