History Is A Lie is a blast from start to finish, and barely pauses for breath. I have no idea how you’d really categorise this book, but if you like alternate histories, the supernatural, serial killers, cop drama, social comment or learning about real historical events (even if they do turn out to be “A Lie”), then this book has something for you. Morton Leader has a hugely inventive (and occasionally twisted – which is a compliment in my book) mind, and also a determination not to let you get comfortable with expectation, as the rug is whipped out from under your feet just as you think you know who is coming of best, or which way the plot is leading.
I can’t lie, there are some editing and layout issues in the paperback which distracted me on a number of occasions, but fortunately the story is strong enough to draw you back in and keep you wanting to know what happened next. I could see how this could be a really effective mini-series, and a new addition to the mythology of human history.
All in all, it’s a hugely inventive novel which will make you want to go back to more of this author’s work. And, there might just possibly be a hint for a sequel?
From the pitch:
William, a serial killer is on the rampage. Hunting his next victim, he finds himself in a strange situation as he comes across a man drinking blood from a rent boy in a downtown Las Vegas motel room.
This man claims to be a two-thousand-year-old being who survives on human blood. As he tells his tale, is his story a lie or is History a Lie. Everything William thinks he knows about mankind and civilisation is questioned.
As the story begins to unfold, the FBI and other forces are moving in on the strange pair as they in turn play out a standoff with each other. What is true? What is false? Who is holding the power cards? How will this encounter be told in history, or would it ever be told?
Available at https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B09BY81534/
Stay safe,
Kit