This review is provided as part of the Virtual Book Tour hosted by Zooloo’s Book Tours which runs 16 – 22 October 2025. Follow along, using the links provided on the Book Tour Schedule
Thank you Alex Sinclair, Joffe Books, NetGalley and Zooloo’s Book Tours for including me on this book tour and providing a digital arc of this griping read.
About the Book
A dinner party. A game among friends. A confession that changes everything.After losing our eldest daughter, life has been a blur of grief. I’m barely holding it together for Abby, our youngest. So when my husband, Brad, suggests an anniversary dinner with friends, I say yes. Just one night of normal. Abby needs that.
Then someone suggests we play Two Truths and a Lie.
It’s meant to be harmless fun. Until it’s Brad’s turn.
“I’ve never seen Harry Potter. I once stole a bike. I once killed a man.”
He laughs it off. Says he’s joking. But I see his eyes. The way they shift and go cold.
And in that very moment, I know he’s telling the truth.
Now I can’t stop asking questions – about the man I married,
about who he killed and why.Because if my husband really killed someone, what else is he capable of?
Two Truths One Lie by Alex Sinclair
published 16 October 2025 by Joffe Books
About the Author
Alex Sinclair is a psychological thriller author from a quiet town near Melbourne, Australia.
When he’s not spending time with his wife and two kids, Alex can be found writing fast-paced, twist-filled stories that keep readers hooked and on edge. A fan of domestic and psychological thrillers, he’s passionate about creating gripping tales that leave readers questioning what’s real until the very last page.
Alex has a website alexsinclairwrites.com and can be found on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok
My review
This is the second book I’ve read by Alex Sinclair, and I honestly didn’t think he could beat The Ex — but this one hit harder, got under my skin faster and left me questioning everything right alongside the narrator.
What gripped me wasn’t the game or the setup — it was that instant gut-punch of “something is very wrong here”. I could feel that creeping dread settle in, the kind that makes you suddenly look at someone you love and think: Do I actually know you at all?
The emotional tension is what made it so addictive. There’s grief simmering under every page, and you can feel how fragile she is — not in a weak way, but in that quiet, exhausted way you get when you’re just surviving. That raw vulnerability made every doubt, every suspicion and every thought she had feel completely justified.
I love a thriller that doesn’t rely on shock value alone but plays with fear in the everyday — the kind of fear that comes from trust cracking, not doors slamming. I found myself genuinely uneasy at points, imagining how I’d react if I spotted that coldness in someone I thought I knew inside out.
It’s tense, but not chaotic. Emotional, but not heavy-handed. And I realised at the end that I’d barely looked up once — the kind of reading session where tea goes cold and the outside world just fades away.
Alex Sinclair has a solid spot on my must-read list. This book didn’t just deliver twists — it made me feel the unravelling. I’m excited for what comes next as this author knows exactly how to mess with my head in the best possible way.
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