None of this IS true : A Novel

The latest from contemporary thriller writer Jewell (The Family Remains) is full of the signature twists & turns that continue to grow her fan base... The narrative is interspersed with transcripts from Alix’s interviews with Josie’s neighbors, friends, d family members, revealing so many versions of events that readers will have some trouble deciding where the truth lies. — Library Journal

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Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th.

A few days later, they bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie says she thinks she would be an interesting subject for Alix's podcast. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life.

Alix agrees to a trial interview & indeed, Josie's life appears to be strange & complicated. Aix finds her unsettling but can't quite resist the temptation to keep digging.

Slowly Alix starts to realise that Josie has been hiding some very dark secrets, & before she knows it Josie has cajoled her way into Alix's life - & into her home. But, as quickly as she arrived, Josie disappears. Soon Alix begins to wonder who is Josie Fair really? And what has she done?

Only then does Alix discover that Josie has left a terrible & terrifying legacy in her wake, & that Alix has become the subject of her own true crime podcast, with her life & her family’s lives under mortal threat.

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Lisa Jewell is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of nineteen novels, including The Family Upstairs & Then She Was Gone.