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Will Trent · Book 15

This Is Why We Lied

by Karin Slaughter
Published
20 August 2024
Pages
464
ISBN-13
9780063386426
Type
novel
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About this book

This Is Why We Lied (2024, 464 pages) is, as of curation, the most recent Will Trent novel, the twelfth in the main sequence following After That Night. It caps a series that by this point spans twelve novels, three novellas and an ABC television adaptation, built around Will's obsessive observation, his hidden dyslexia and his relationship with Sara Linton.

Key facts about This Is Why We Lied

This Is Why We Lied is a novel by Karin Slaughter. Readers have had it since 20 August 2024. It runs to 464 pages.

Our list holds 3 editions of This Is Why We Lied. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780063386426 to find the main one.

This Is Why We Lied is book 15 of 15 in the Will Trent series. The series has 15 published books. However, the series starts with Triptych (2006). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.

Additionally, Karin Slaughter writes Jack Reacher, Grant County and North Falls as separate series. Those series sit on our thriller shelf. Meanwhile, The Secrets We Hide is the latest published Karin Slaughter book on file, from 11 August 2026.

About Karin Slaughter

Karin Slaughter is an American author and one of the most successful crime writers of her generation, known for two connected series set largely in Georgia: the Grant County series, following medical examiner Sara Linton and police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and the Will Trent series, following a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent with dyslexia whose personal history entangles with his cases. See every Karin Slaughter book in order.

Its place in Will Trent

This Is Why We Lied is book 15 in the Will Trent series. It follows After That Night. See the full Will Trent reading order.

Will Trent is a special agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and one of crime fiction's most distinctive detectives: abandoned as a baby, raised brutally in Atlanta's foster system, and severely dyslexic in a job built on paperwork. He compensates with obsessive observation and a near-perfect memory for what people say and do, closing cases other agents can't while hiding the reading disability he is sure will end his career. Around him Karin Slaughter builds a ferocious ensemble — his volatile partner…

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