Review: "State of Lies" by Siri Mitchell

A few years ago, I read a couple of Siri Mitchell's historical novels. I enjoyed them, but I wasn't dying to get my hands on more of her books. But then I heard about State of Lies—written in a completely different genre with a "book blurb" that caught my eye—and I decided to give it a chance.

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The secrets of those closest to us can be the most dangerous of all.

Months after her husband, Sean, is killed by a hit-and-run driver, physicist Georgie Brennan discovers he lied to her about where he had been going that day. A cryptic notebook, a missing computer, and strange noises under her house soon have her questioning everything she thought she knew.

With her job hanging by a thread, her son struggling to cope with his father’s death, and her four-star general father up for confirmation as the next secretary of defense, Georgie quickly finds herself tangled in a web of political intrigue that has no clear agenda and dozens of likely villains.

Only one thing is clear: someone wants her dead too. And the more she digs for the truth, the fewer people she can trust.

Not her friends.

Not her parents.

Maybe not even herself.

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State of Lies is a political thriller full of twists and turns—a thrill ride from beginning to end!

The novel is written in first person, so the reader only knows what Georgie knows, and I think that heightened the suspense. As Georgie discovers person after person in her life is perhaps unreliable, she (and the reader) wonders just whom she can trust. (I'll admit that I guessed wrong a couple times!)

While the ending is a bit abrupt, overall I really enjoyed the ride, and I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for more from Mitchell. 4 stars.

Note: The novel contains some discussion of married sex, and there's one scene where I'm fairly certain a couple is having sex in an alley. It's not overly descriptive (which is why I'm not sure it happened), but it could be too much for some readers.

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Read my reviews of Mitchell's A Heart Most Worthy (I wasn't even giving stars back then!) and Unrivaled (3 stars).

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Siri Mitchell is the author of 14 novels. She has also written two novels under the pseudonym of Iris Anthony. She graduated from the University of Washington with a business degree and has worked in various levels of government. As a military spouse, she lived all over the world, including Paris and Tokyo. Siri is a big fan of the semi-colon but thinks the Oxford comma is irritatingly redundant.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through TLC Book Tours. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."