The First Lie

By Virginia King

B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree

What if the truth was hidden where you'd never ever find it?

When Selkie Moon reclaims the name her mother gave her, she triggers a series of bizarre events that force her to face the shocking truth about herself.

Selkie Moon was named after a fairy tale – one of her dead mother's extraordinary ideas. The selkies are the seal people of Celtic folklore who peel off their skins and dance in the moonlight on human legs. Ironic, since Selkie almost drowned as a toddler and has been afraid of the sea ever since. A fact her step-mother rubs in on a regular basis.

Now Selkie has run away – from her life in Sydney, from too much control and not enough love – to start over again in Hawaii. But her refuge begins to unravel and she's running from something else entirely. Someone is trying to kill her. No tangible evidence, just a voice in her head – not that she's psychic, no way. Her instinct is to keep running. But is she running from her past? Or her future?

"The First Lie" is a multi-layered psychological mystery that will keep you guessing until the final scene.