New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds threats against her on a student gossip website. Soon after, she is brutally murdered. Megan’s case lands in the hands of Ellie Hatcher and her partner J. J. Rogan. The detectives try to track down the girl’s enemies, but Ellie has no doubt: this death is not simply the result of sinister online messages.
Another crime occurs: real-estate agent Katie Battle is murdered; she had been leading a dangerous double life. Threads from one victim lead to the other, and what is more, Katie was mysteriously connected to the bodyguard of a famous billionaire who was gunned down some time earlier. When a girl who shared an apartment with Megan disappears, Ellie and Rogan realize they must find her immediately, or something irreparable will happen…
"City of Lies" lays bare the underside of luxurious New York life, drawing the reader into a world of wealth and deception and telling a story that is incredibly hard to put down.