Everyone is Lying to You

This book is a treat. A fun murder-mystery about one of my favorite fascinations: the tradwife influencer community. It is not out until July 15th, but it is a worthy pre-order. I loved this. Lizzie and Bex were the best of friends in college. But afterward, they went their separate ways and could not live more different lives. Lizzie and her husband are both writers, struggling to pay their bills and living in New York. Bex is now Rebecca, a tradwife living on a ranch in Utah. (I thought of Ballerina Farm). When Bex reaches out to Lizzie after fifteen years, asking Lizzie to do a feature on her (and something big she’s launching), Lizzie flies out to MOMBomb, a mommy blogger conference at an upscale resort in the desert. But when Bex’s husband Gray is violently murdered on the second day, and Bex disappears… all bets are off for what will happen. Bex is now the prime suspect in his murder and needs Lizzie to get to the bottom of what happened before it’s too late. This is a page-turner. It’s sharply observed by someone who has spent a lot of time studying influencers (Piazza also has the podcast, Under the Influence). I read it in a couple of sittings and absolutely loved it.