The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan

 

"When the stakes were life and death, did a few lies matter?"

The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan is a thriller deeply entrenched in the real world. In fact by the time you read the end it feels like it is a real life expose with the names of the protagonists changed to protect them. That's how chillingly well written and researched it is.

Set in Massachusetts the book follows the life of Ellie a reporter with Channel 11 on the brink of an expose that could shake the nation.

An expose about a pharmaceutical company that has created a drug that while bringing hope to many can completely destroy the lives of few.

A drug that can help women have children or become barren.

A choice that is never told to them and hence never given to them.

A company "that uses drugs as power. One that takes people's money and then destroys their lives."

Life is created but at what cost and who bears the price?

Join Ellie in uncovering a web of lies in a chilling heart wrenching thriller that will leave you questioning the power of the Pharmaceutical Industry.

Murders, plot twists and lies, lies, lies keep you at the edge of your seat throughout in this epic suspenseful story. Hank is a master at investigative storytelling. The twists, they just keep on coming.

The First to Lie is a must read, not just as a thriller but also as an eye opener and a cautionary tale to the need for stronger checks and balances so that we can have a better tomorrow.

It is about the need for answerability. 

So what makes a lie ok?

Is it ok to lie if it is for the greater good?

This book had me at tenterhooks the whole time and led to a lot of serious discussions. Hope you liked my fair and honest review.

Happy Reading😊