Updated: Q and A about The Five Year Lie

Everything you ever wanted to know about The Five Year Lie

After my cover launch last week, I got a lot of questions about The Five Year Lie. And I’m happy to answer them! Have another question? Leave it in the comments!

Q: Okay where is this picture on the front?

A: Welcome to Portland, Maine! I love this city desperately, and I’m setting two different books here so I have an impeccable excuse to visit.

Q: The cover says “a domestic thriller.” WTH does that mean?

A: It refers to a novel of suspense that’s not about law enforcement, and not, say, an international spy thriller. It’s more of a girl-with-a-problem book. (And, yup, hers is quite the problem!)

Q: Will it keep me up at night?

A: Yes and no. Don’t start this book at bedtime because I’m told you won’t be able to put it down until you know the truth. But it’s not Pet Cemetery by Stephen King, either.

Q: Who narrates the audio book?

A: I could not be more delighted to announce that the book is narrated by Kathleen Early, Gary Tiedemann and Jason Clarke.

Q: Is this a romance? Can I be assured of an HEA?

A: 🤷‍♀️ You’re either on this journey with me or you’re not.

Q: Is this book a standalone? Or the start of a series?

A: This book is a standalone. My next thriller (in 2025) will be another standalone. Both books are set in Portland, Maine, but they do not have overlapping plots or characters.

Q: Why is this ebook more expensive than your other ones?

A: This price is set by my publisher, according to the market for similar books. But because HarperCollins is so huge, there are a million legal ways to get it. Big stores. Libraries. Plus Audible & LibroFM (where the audio is still just one credit!) And the paperback may be discounted by big retailers.

Q: Will you have signed copies? Are you doing events?

A: You can get signed copies from Still North Books. And there will be five bookstore events, too!