Someone Is Lying

Book: Someone Is Lying
Author: Heidi Perks
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Penguin
Publication Date: 27th March 2026

Book Description

How do you find your daughter when no one believes she is missing?

Single mother Jess and her daughter Issie have always shared an unbreakable bond. For the last seven years, it’s been just the two of them.

That is, until Issie meets Dylan.

When the pair announce their plans to go travelling, Jess is devastated – Issie is only seventeen after all, and Jess doesn’t trust her daughter’s new boyfriend.

And when she stops hearing from her altogether, she’s terrified.

With Dylan refusing to talk, and the police unwilling to help, Jess is faced with a mother’s worst nightmare.

Can she find her daughter before it’s too late?

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Review

When seventeen year old Issie goes travelling in Portugal with her boyfriend Dylan, when Issie’s 18th birthday arrives, Jess, her mum, can’t get hold of her, there is total silence and the worry sets in, and she will do anything to find her. Where is Issie?

Wow! What a fantastic read. Jess was so believable, and what I think I would be like if my child went missing without any contact at all.

The storyline was great. I liked that we got to see what Dylan’s family was like and how they lived compared to Issie and Jess. The way the whole story unfolded bit by bit kept me gripped.

Overall, a great read and I would recommend it.