The House of Lies, Mystery with a Romantic Twist (Paradise Valley Mystery Series Book 7)
- 4.6 out of 5
- 878 ratings
- 352 pages
Overall Content Rating: Parents Strongly Cautioned PG-13
The story is a fast-paced romantic crime mystery: detectives and civilians investigate multiple stabbing deaths tied to family secrets, drugs, and hired violence. Emotional attraction and kissing appear alongside the case, and reviewers describe romance without explicit sexual detail on the page. Parents should expect recurring talk of murder by stabbing, blood at scenes, and a tense fight near the end, plus a small amount of harsh language in anger. Profanity and crude insults are infrequent; sampled sexual wording refers only to innocent head gestures, not sexual acts.
Reviews first uploaded October 11, 2026 1:25 pm. Page updated October 11, 2026 1:25 pm.
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Crude Mild
7Characters occasionally use blunt insults about foolishness or poor judgment during emotional conversations; the sampled vulgar matches for other words are not present in a crude sense.
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Specific words
- stupid: 5
- idiot: 2
Profanity Mild
4Strong insults toward a woman appear twice in tense scenes about murder plots and betrayal, and a mild expletive appears twice in interrogation dialogue. Overall volume is low across the whole book.
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Specific words
- bitch: 2
- hell: 2
Violence Moderate
27This is a crime mystery centered on stabbing murders and police work. Characters discuss stab wounds and cause of death, describe blood at crime scenes and on victims, and face a dangerous struggle involving a gun and a blade; one supporting character is fatally wounded and another receives a minor neck cut. Customer notes describe the tone as mystery-focused rather than grotesque, but death and injury are steady parts of the plot.
Amazon reviews mentioning violence
Specific words
- stab: 15
- blood: 8
- kick: 2
- punch: 2
About this book
From New York Times bestselling author Debra Burroughs... P.I. Emily Parker and sexy police detective Colin Andrews are back, along with their close circle of friends. The House of Lies is Book 7 and you are in for another exciting and dangerous murder mystery with a thrilling dose of romance. Emily is fighting to clear the prime murder suspect while Colin is working to put him in jail. The challenge is this - can they do their jobs, find the truth, keep from tearing their friendships apart while protecting their newlywed bliss without getting killed? >>> Scroll up and grab a copy of The House of Lies to solve this mystery! ***Other books available in The Paradise Valley Mysteries*** The Scent of Lies: Book 1 The Heart of Lies: Book 2 The Edge of Lies: Short Story 2.5, the story of Evan & Emily The Chain of Lies: Book 3 The Pursuit of Lies: Book 4 The Color of Lies: Short Story 4.5, the story of Colin & Miranda The Betrayal of Lies: Book 5 The Harbor of Lies: Book 6 The House of Lies: Book 7 The Season of Lies: Book 8 (*Most enjoyable if these books are read in order.) Read more