It sounds like the story is going to touch on some serious and thought-provoking issues. Big Lies in a Small Town is an amazing novel The dual time-lines, mysterious art mural, wonderful characters and a mystery that will keep you turning the pages. I haven’t read any books by Diane Chamberlaine- something I intend to correct with this book. What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies?Įxpected Publication Date: January 14th 2020 But what she doesn’t expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder. Alone in the world and desperate for work, she accepts. North Carolina, 1940: Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to leave prison, she accepts. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Her dream of a career in art is put on hold-until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will see her released immediately. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women’s Correctional Center.

North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher’s life has been derailed. The book I am waiting for on this Wednesday is: If you’re continuing with WOW, feel free to link those up as well! Find out more here. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read.

Big lies in a small town book review