Truth

by Lei R. Tasker

July 2000
It was pitch black in the tunnels. Aila’s eyes were finally starting to adjust to the lighting, her eyes flitting over the black and dark blue shapes of the walls and hanging moss.
Aila could hear the dripping of water somewhere along the corridor, tapping furiously along with the beat of her heart.
She was slumped against one of the walls, the frigid stone biting at her bare arms and legs. She thought how surprising that was given the extreme heat above ground that weekend. These tunnels were a whole other world.
She heard commotion above her and lifted her eyes to the ceiling of the tunnel as she recognised the voices.
“She was hurt,” Meredith said, only feet above where Aila sat against the damp tunnel wall.
Aila opened her mouth to call out to her friend, to tell her she was alive.
As she did, the darkness moved, the figure of a man looming over her.
He placed a mud covered hand over her mouth, reminding her to stay silent.

146 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 31, 2021

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as many grammatical errors as there were in Book 2, but still the use of "was sat" in this one along with some other grammatical errors. I didn't like the ending as I felt it left too many things unknown. It was alluded to be Fenella but that suspicion was never really clarified with any evidence. I felt with 3 books, so much more could have been done with the story. I don't agree with the "A Gripping Thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page" description on all three books. I really had higher hopes for the story.

[Annemarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The detective in charge of the case in none other than Will, Aila's lost love. No wonder he is hell bent in discovering who imprisoned her in the tunnels two decades ago.
Until he can apprehend the culprit, Aila is still in danger but Aila can't remember who did this to her and, according to her doctors, may never recover those memories due to the injuries she received whilst captive.
So........ just who did capture and imprison Aila? The evidence all points to one person, but is it the right person?
Happy reading. Annemarie

I received an Advance Reader Copy of The Three Lives of Aila Douglas Book 3: Truth from the author and have chosen to leave a review.

[Corine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The overly generous and “loving” Fenella comes under suspicion by both Aila’s friends and the inspector on the case after Aila is found and is recovering in the hospital. Aila wants very much to thank her friends for being so steadfast and not giving up, so she invites them to dinner. (Hold your breath, readers!)

[Lisa-Jaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

So we uncover more about Aila and her life at the castle. Great photos and snippets of info interweave throughout and I love the side romance going on; I won't say who with as I do not want to spoil the story, but I await part 4 eagerly.

[Laurie Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another twisty one with multiple converging actions. I certainly didn’t see some of the events coming and still have unanswered questions. A sequel would be ideal to enlighten me of what I have missed in this multi-layered account. Enjoyed the whole trilogy.

[Michealeen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who is out to get Aila? The plot is slowly unwinding. This 3rd book gave us a budding romance and more clues to help solve who imprisoned Aila. I eagerly await for book 4.

[margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story was ok but ending left a lot unexplained, felt let down with this book as I had enjoyed the first two.