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Jessica Goodman has been keeping us in suspense for the last few days, which is not shocking considering she is one of our favorite thriller writers. And as we get closer to the release of her fifth book, she has been hinting at a big reveal that will no doubt make us obsessed all over again as she transports us to a beach town filled with secrets and surprises.
Cosmopolitan has an exclusive first-look at Jessica Goodman’s Lies Between Us, set to be released on June 30, 2026. “This is a book about thinking you know the people closest to you and realizing, all of a sudden, that you really have no clue who they are and what they’ve been hiding,” Jessica revealed to Cosmopolitan. Here’s some more info from our friends at G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers:
The New York Times bestselling author of The Counselors delivers a razor-sharp murder-mystery set during the summer when a local teen’s suspicious death exposes the devastating secrets three sisters keep.Do you ever really know the people you love?For the Gold sisters and Silver brothers, life has been idyllic, growing up in side-by-side waterfront mansions in a town where doors are never locked and the police do little more than issue speeding tickets. The Golds and Silvers have known each other their entire lives, as neighbors, as friends, as family.
But one carefree summer takes a dark turn when a beach party ends in tragedy and their perfect world cracks wide open. Suddenly, the bonds that tie these families together are strained by suspicion and fear. Painful secrets surface, revealing the fragile truths they’ve all been hiding.
Lucy, the oldest Gold girl, harbors a crushing secret from her boyfriend, one of the Silver boys. Millie, the middle sister, quietly yearns for the one person she can’t have. And the youngest, Frankie, uncovers something that could blow their island apart.
From New York Times bestselling author Jessica Goodman, comes a gripping novel about the lies friends tell, the façade siblings build, and how one summer tests—and breaks—the bonds of family.
“When I thought about who best might illustrate this type of story, I zeroed in on two families who’ve lived side-by-side their entire lives, whose worlds mirror one another’s, right down to their names. The Gold family has three sisters and the Silver family has three brothers, and all six teenagers are around the same age,” she continued. “When you have a tight-knit, interconnected family structure like this, I imagine you get lulled into a false sense of security, one that would make you think these people will never betray me. But what happens when they do? What happens when “the boy next door” or “the girl next door” turns out to be someone you never expected? Someone you might even fear?”
And yes, you’re going to get all sides of the story as Jessica tells Cosmopolitan, “Lies Between Us is told from the perspectives of all three Gold sisters as the truths they thought they knew about each other, the boys next door, and their tangled lives unfolds during one fraught summer.”
And what better way to see what to expect than by checking out the book’s cover. For long-time fans of Jessica Goodman, you might be surprised to see a different approach taken compared to her previous releases.
“For Lies Between Us, we really wanted the cover to be simple, dynamic, and completely eye-catching, and for readers to know exactly what they would get if they picked up this book: a suspenseful novel about rich kids up to no good in a beautiful place. Between the seaside landscape and the bold handwritten title, the designers nailed the assignment.”
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
And that’s not the only new change that’s coming up. Jessica also gave us a clue as to what we can expect and the answer got us even more excited for what’s to come!
“This book has more romance than any of my other novels, with a few different potential couples for readers to root for (and against!),” she said. “It features not one but two unlikely love triangles that may surprise, and hopefully delight, readers as they try to figure out who’s telling the truth and what’s at stake when the lies come out.”
“It’s my hope that readers get swept up by this claustrophobic small island town as they flip pages furiously by a beach or a pool,” Jessica continued. “To me, that’s the best kind of reading experience.”
Oh, we are definitely counting down the days until its big release now!
Lies Between Us, by Jessica Goodman will be released on June 30, 2026 from G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers . To preorder the book, click on the retailer of your choice:
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