First they stole her trust. Now they want her life.

April Manning’s generous nature has always been a gift, and her greatest weakness. After being scammed out of her life savings by a trusted friend, April is left with an eviction notice and one last hope: reclaiming her position as an interior designer at her old architectural firm, even if it means a showdown with head architect Hunter Ellis, her cheating ex.

But that’s not the only hitch. When the owner of the firm turns up dead, the last thing April expects to find is the bloody murder weapon on her doorstep.

Now the killer sets a plan for April and suspicion flares at every turn…from the mysterious new handyman, to an estranged family member she’s tried to forget. Chased from her dream home and cornered like prey, April is hemmed by the wintry forests of Tennessee with few options. As chilling memories of childhood abandonment haunt her, it seems everyone has a hidden agenda to take April down.

Only one thing is certain. A monster is stalking Smoky Creek, and April must unmask them before they land the fatal blow.

Editorial Reviews

"Opening with the striking line, I WAS EVICTED twenty minutes ago, the novel instantly anchors readers in April's spiraling crisis. A must-read for fans of smart, character-driven suspense fiction. Highly recommended." - The International Review of Books

"Marlene M. Bell drops a white knuckled, sleep loss-inducing mystery thriller in LIES TO FOREVER, slipping its fingers into the reader's collar and yanking them hard into this fast-paced read. A worthy investment of time and loss of sleep, as the call to turn just one more page beckons." - IR Review

"A fan of Agatha Christie-like cozy mysteries, I indulged in every episode of Marlene M. Bell's Lies to Forever and could not get enough. It is one of those delightful stories where the author engaged me in the investigation from the start and let me discover the truth as the plot thickened. But, notwithstanding all the fair play and my four decades of reading murder mysteries, the ending took me by surprise!"- Readers' Favorite 5 Stars