The Interrogation Room: A Q&A with Karin Slaughter, author of This Is Why We Lied -- Login / Register Search for: -- Search for: Read Excerpts Reviews Author Spotlight Essays Interviews Book Listicles On-Screen Television Film Trailers Cooking the Books Newsletter Login / Register The Interrogation Room: A Q&A with Karin Slaughter, author of This Is Why We Lied By Crime HQ August 21, 2024 We had the opportunity to interview Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Girls and After That Night, and most recently of This Is Why We Lied, the new thrilling suspense featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton. Watch our full interview for Karin's thoughts on writing about the outdoors, alternative histories, and more! Watch on YouTube Order on BookShop: About This Is Why We Lied  by Karin Slaughter: For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night. A murderer in their midst… Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying….Lying about their past. Lying to their family. Lying to themselves. Who killed Mercy McAlpine? It soon becomes clear that normal rules don’t apply at McAlpine Lodge, and Will and Sara are going to have to watch their step at every turn. Trapped on the resort, they must untangle a decades-old web of secrets to discover what happened to Mercy. And with the killer poised to strike again, the trip of a lifetime becomes a race against the clock… Filed Under: interviewInterviewsKarin SlaughterQ&AsuspenseThe Interrogation RoomWill Trent Learn More Or Order A Copy The Latest Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh" Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh" Book Review: Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blacke" The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blacke" Featured Excerpt: The Key to a Killer by Olivia Blacke Heiress Of Nowhere by Stacey Lee" Heiress Of Nowhere by Stacey Lee" Book Review: Heiress Of Nowhere by Stacey Lee The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins" The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins" Book Review: The Delivery by Andrew Welsh-Huggins About Author View All Posts Crime HQ Related articles This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum" This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum" class="custom-post__sidebar__related-post__content__title" Book Review: This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum By Doreen Sheridan June 18, 2026 Best friends Joy Moore and Benny Abbott didn’t start out wanting to be famous. For Joy, having a quasi-entrepreneurial activity like a podcast was just a way to ensure that the two of them had guaranteed friend time, even as their personal obligations and her debilitating narcolepsy made their schedules harder to sync otherwise. So… We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter" We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter" class="custom-post__sidebar__related-post__content__title" Book Review: We Are All Guilty Here by Karin Slaughter By Jeff Ayers August 16, 2025 Slaughter starts a new series that introduces readers to North Falls, a small Georgia town where everyone seems to know everything about each other, but in reality, the secrets and lies prove the exact opposite. Officer Emmy Clifton lets personal issues cloud her judgment, and on the 4th of July, she’s approached by her best… Gregg Hurwitz Interviews Orphan X’s Tech ‘Xpert’ Michael Borohovski By Gregg Hurwitz June 20, 2025 Gregg Hurwitz: Tell us a bit about your tech background, which will explain why I struggle to keep up when we deep dive hacking scenes! Michael Borohovski: I was that kid in Brooklyn taking apart televisions to see how they ticked, and started coding when I was 9. Because my undiagnosed ADHD knew no bounds,… Blood Moon by Sandra Brown" Blood Moon by Sandra Brown" class="custom-post__sidebar__related-post__content__title" Book Review: Blood Moon by Sandra Brown By Doreen Sheridan June 16, 2025 Beth Collins is a woman on a mission. A producer on the acclaimed TV news show Crisis Point, her instincts have been screaming at her to come back to Louisiana to make a final stab at convincing someone in authority to listen to her theory about the headline-making prior disappearance of teenager Crissy Mellin. Three… Search for: About Advertise With Us Terms of Use Privacy Notice Your Privacy Choices Contact Us Site Powered by Supadu The owner of this website has made a commitment to accessibility and inclusion, please report any problems that you encounter using the contact form on this website. This site uses the WP ADA Compliance Check plugin to enhance accessibility.