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The Lies We Tell

Katie Zhao

352 pages

About this book

Freshman Anna Xu navigates the pressures of elite university life while secretly investigating a cold-case murder that haunts her past. Her quest for truth collides with a forbidden friendship with Chris Lu, the son of her family's fiercest business rivals. As a new threat targets the Lu family bakery, Anna must decide how far she will go to uncover the lies binding them all together.

Themes
MysteriousThrilling & PropulsiveSlow BurnUnraveling family secretsBridging rival dividesConfronting buried traumaTruth versus reputation
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