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Jess Lambert #3
All The Lies We See
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Expected 7 Jul 26A detective framed for murder. A viral video that proves it. Solving the case she abandoned after her daughter died could save—or destroy her, from the USA Today bestselling author of The Night Olivia Fell.
Detective Jess Lambert is days away from the trial of the woman accused of killing her daughter when she wakes in a seedy hotel room with no memory of how she got there. On her phone is a viral video showing Jess calmly shooting the woman in cold blood.
As the footage spreads and her own department closes in, Jess has no choice but to run. Someone has engineered her downfall, and the only way to survive is to uncover who’s turning her past into a weapon. Desperate to clear her name, she follows the only lead she has—an unsolved case she abandoned after her daughter died that now holds the key to who set her up.
But the closer Jess gets to the truth, the more she realizes it may not be enough. Because when people prefer the lie, even reality becomes irrelevant.
Detective Jess Lambert is days away from the trial of the woman accused of killing her daughter when she wakes in a seedy hotel room with no memory of how she got there. On her phone is a viral video showing Jess calmly shooting the woman in cold blood.
As the footage spreads and her own department closes in, Jess has no choice but to run. Someone has engineered her downfall, and the only way to survive is to uncover who’s turning her past into a weapon. Desperate to clear her name, she follows the only lead she has—an unsolved case she abandoned after her daughter died that now holds the key to who set her up.
But the closer Jess gets to the truth, the more she realizes it may not be enough. Because when people prefer the lie, even reality becomes irrelevant.
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Christina McDonald
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Christina McDonald is the award-winning, USA Today and Amazon charts bestselling author of What Lies In Darkness, The Stranger At Black Lake, These Still Black Waters, Do No Harm, Behind Every Lie and The Night Olivia Fell, which has been optioned for television by a major Hollywood studio. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she now lives in London, England, with her husband, two sons, and their dog, Tango.
Christina McDonald is the award-winning, USA Today and Amazon charts bestselling author of What Lies In Darkness, The Stranger At Black Lake, These Still Black Waters, Do No Harm, Behind Every Lie and The Night Olivia Fell, which has been optioned for television by a major Hollywood studio. Originally from Seattle, Washington, she now lives in London, England, with her husband, two sons, and their dog, Tango.
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𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏'𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉, 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍, 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍, 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆…𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉…𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒕.
Detective Jess Lambert is already living in the aftermath of the worst thing that could ever happen to a parent. She’s counting down the days to the trial of the woman accused of killing her daughter Isla when her world fractures all over again. She wakes up in a seedy hotel room with no memory of how she got there. Her phone holds the proof of something she cannot explain, a viral video of herself calmly committing murder. In a matter of hours, she loses her career, her credibility, and whatever fragile stability she had left. With her own department closing in, Jess runs. The only way forward is through a case she abandoned in her grief, a thread buried in the past that now feels like her only chance at survival. But the deeper she goes, the more it becomes clear that this is not just about what happened. It is about who gets to decide what is real.
I have been invested in this vulnerable character since book one, and this one hurt in a way I was not prepared for. The AI element at the core of this book is terrifying, not in a distant, speculative way, but in a way that feels immediate and already creeping into our lives. But what wrecked me was the grief Jess carries for Isla, grief that has not softened with time. This is a woman still carrying her daughter in every decision she makes, still trying to exist in a world that kept moving without her permission. There were moments I had to stop reading because Jess’s thoughts hit too close, demanding space I wasn’t ready to give. The loss, the guilt, the quiet, relentless question of how you keep going when part of you is gone…it’s all here, and it burns with a quiet ferocity.
One part of this story is the understanding that the most dangerous thing is not the lie itself, but how easily people accept it. Truth becomes negotiable, something that can be reshaped until it no longer resembles itself. Watching Jess fight not just to clear her name but to hold on to reality itself felt suffocating at times. The other part of this story understands that refusing to let go doesn’t actually keep us close to what we’ve lost; it just keeps us trapped in the moment we lost it. It reminds us that grief is also about what we do with what’s left, and how refusing to let go can prevent from ever stepping into what comes next. By the end, I wasn’t thinking about twists or reveals. I was thinking about how easily everything we trust could be taken from us, rewritten, or flat-out erased. Despite all that, Jess still gets to decide how her story ends. So many thanks to the author for letting me read this so early. Look for this one July 7, 2026.
Detective Jess Lambert is already living in the aftermath of the worst thing that could ever happen to a parent. She’s counting down the days to the trial of the woman accused of killing her daughter Isla when her world fractures all over again. She wakes up in a seedy hotel room with no memory of how she got there. Her phone holds the proof of something she cannot explain, a viral video of herself calmly committing murder. In a matter of hours, she loses her career, her credibility, and whatever fragile stability she had left. With her own department closing in, Jess runs. The only way forward is through a case she abandoned in her grief, a thread buried in the past that now feels like her only chance at survival. But the deeper she goes, the more it becomes clear that this is not just about what happened. It is about who gets to decide what is real.
I have been invested in this vulnerable character since book one, and this one hurt in a way I was not prepared for. The AI element at the core of this book is terrifying, not in a distant, speculative way, but in a way that feels immediate and already creeping into our lives. But what wrecked me was the grief Jess carries for Isla, grief that has not softened with time. This is a woman still carrying her daughter in every decision she makes, still trying to exist in a world that kept moving without her permission. There were moments I had to stop reading because Jess’s thoughts hit too close, demanding space I wasn’t ready to give. The loss, the guilt, the quiet, relentless question of how you keep going when part of you is gone…it’s all here, and it burns with a quiet ferocity.
One part of this story is the understanding that the most dangerous thing is not the lie itself, but how easily people accept it. Truth becomes negotiable, something that can be reshaped until it no longer resembles itself. Watching Jess fight not just to clear her name but to hold on to reality itself felt suffocating at times. The other part of this story understands that refusing to let go doesn’t actually keep us close to what we’ve lost; it just keeps us trapped in the moment we lost it. It reminds us that grief is also about what we do with what’s left, and how refusing to let go can prevent from ever stepping into what comes next. By the end, I wasn’t thinking about twists or reveals. I was thinking about how easily everything we trust could be taken from us, rewritten, or flat-out erased. Despite all that, Jess still gets to decide how her story ends. So many thanks to the author for letting me read this so early. Look for this one July 7, 2026.
Review of advance copy
Massive thanks to @thrillerbookloversthepulse and the author for inviting me to be a part of this book tour and for the gifted e-ARC...this is my honest review.
📱All The Lies We See📱
Author: Christina McDonald
Pub Date: July 7, 2026
MY RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(All the stars actually)
When I found out there was a new book coming in the Jess Lambert series - from one of my favorite authors Christina McDonald - I literally cheered. When I found out Thriller Book Lovers The Pulse was getting an exclusive invite for the book tour, I cheered again. And when I received the copy of the e-ARC in my email, I cheered once more -- and then immediately downloaded it and began reading.
I love McDonald's writing, and as is typical with every one of her books, I was immediately pulled into the storyline from the very first sentence. This was a fast-paced, one-sitting read, with a consistently foreboding feeling of a race against time in both of the suspenseful storylines within these pages. I literally didn't want to stop reading! The story was told through the dual POVs of Jess and Cecilia in short, alternating chapters, and I loved the duality of their voices as these mysteries unfolded. Additionally, there is a relevance to one of these storylines that is SO timely and utterly terrifying (But no spoilers here)!
And oh, how I've missed the character of Jess Lambert! There is an authenticity that McDonald brings to Jess's character in each and every one of the books in this series. For me, reading this book was like getting together with an old friend I hadn't seen in a while and whom I missed dearly. See, Jess Lambert is a character with whom I've always felt a strong connection. Her grief about losing her daughter resonated so significantly with me, and the way McDonald writes about that grief has always pulled my heartstrings and made me feel so understood.
I'm sure it's abundantly clear with this review, but I am screaming from the rooftops for you to read this book when it comes out in July. And don't fret -- before that, you can dive into the series by reading the previous three books so you can better understand why it is that I can't stop raving about this series to anyone who will listen!
This book (and this series) is perfect for fans of badass female detectives, police procedurals, character-driven storylines, and suspenseful mysteries that will have you searching for breadcrumbs down every path. Can you read it as a standalone? Sure can. But honestly, do you want to miss the other 3 books in the series? Sure don't. Christina McDonald, welcome back -- and thanks for bringing another brilliant Jess Lambert book with you. This gets all my stars. Every one of them. ❤️
#AllTheLiesWeSee #ChristinaMcDonald #thrillerbookloversthepulse #gifted #thrillerlovers #thrillerreads #JessLambertSeries #bookreviews #bookrecs #bookrecommendations
📱All The Lies We See📱
Author: Christina McDonald
Pub Date: July 7, 2026
MY RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
(All the stars actually)
When I found out there was a new book coming in the Jess Lambert series - from one of my favorite authors Christina McDonald - I literally cheered. When I found out Thriller Book Lovers The Pulse was getting an exclusive invite for the book tour, I cheered again. And when I received the copy of the e-ARC in my email, I cheered once more -- and then immediately downloaded it and began reading.
I love McDonald's writing, and as is typical with every one of her books, I was immediately pulled into the storyline from the very first sentence. This was a fast-paced, one-sitting read, with a consistently foreboding feeling of a race against time in both of the suspenseful storylines within these pages. I literally didn't want to stop reading! The story was told through the dual POVs of Jess and Cecilia in short, alternating chapters, and I loved the duality of their voices as these mysteries unfolded. Additionally, there is a relevance to one of these storylines that is SO timely and utterly terrifying (But no spoilers here)!
And oh, how I've missed the character of Jess Lambert! There is an authenticity that McDonald brings to Jess's character in each and every one of the books in this series. For me, reading this book was like getting together with an old friend I hadn't seen in a while and whom I missed dearly. See, Jess Lambert is a character with whom I've always felt a strong connection. Her grief about losing her daughter resonated so significantly with me, and the way McDonald writes about that grief has always pulled my heartstrings and made me feel so understood.
I'm sure it's abundantly clear with this review, but I am screaming from the rooftops for you to read this book when it comes out in July. And don't fret -- before that, you can dive into the series by reading the previous three books so you can better understand why it is that I can't stop raving about this series to anyone who will listen!
This book (and this series) is perfect for fans of badass female detectives, police procedurals, character-driven storylines, and suspenseful mysteries that will have you searching for breadcrumbs down every path. Can you read it as a standalone? Sure can. But honestly, do you want to miss the other 3 books in the series? Sure don't. Christina McDonald, welcome back -- and thanks for bringing another brilliant Jess Lambert book with you. This gets all my stars. Every one of them. ❤️
#AllTheLiesWeSee #ChristinaMcDonald #thrillerbookloversthepulse #gifted #thrillerlovers #thrillerreads #JessLambertSeries #bookreviews #bookrecs #bookrecommendations
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