Heather Gudenkauf is one of those authors whose books generally fall into my “one-night-stand” pile…often with the woman-in-danger component. I have enjoyed some of her earlier books (Before She Was Found, The Weight of Silence) so I was pleased to receive a copy of This Is How I Lied from Harlequin/Park Row and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

In the small town of Grotto, Iowa, pregnant police detective Maggie Kennedy-O’Keefe is a pregnant police detective who has been haunted for twenty-five years by her discovery of  the body of her sixteen-year-old best friend Eve Knox. The case went cold due to a lack of evidence, although there were several suspects. When new evidence is discovered, the cold case is re-opened, and Maggie is on the job, determined to solve the mystery of who murdered Eve.

This book was definitely a one-night stand for me. It is fast paced and I happen to appreciate stories told with alternating points of view or time periods, if they are done well, and the time shifts in this one add to the story. I wasn’t wild about any of the characters, but I’m still a fan of HG. Four stars.