She Lied First: The New Standalone Thriller From The Award Winning Author Of The Torrent And Taken, Perfect For Fans Of Dervla Mctiernan And Jane Harper

She Lied First by Dinuka McKenzie is a sharp, emotionally charged psychological thriller that turns sisterhood into a pressure cooker of trust, loyalty and fear.

Devika is stepping into independence in her final year of uni, moving into a beachside unit and away from her controlling mother. Her older sister, Kalyani, finally has the life she’s worked for too: a new job, a place she can afford, and Devi as her flatmate. It should be a fresh start—until the secrets they’ve each been carrying begin to surface. When betrayal fractures their bond, Devi is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her sister, and about herself.

Perfect for readers who love Australian crime fiction, domestic suspense, and family secrets with real emotional stakes—especially fans of Jane Harper and Dervla McTiernan.

Add it to your stack and let McKenzie pull you in, lie by lie.