because of this , he was called truth teller ... . -from truth teller chapter one now dark began to fall as truth teller made the crest of the mountain and saw a magnificent castle , black as sin ... . -from truth teller scotland july 1765 it was as the carriage bumped around a bend and the decrepit castle loomed into view in the dusk that helen fitzwilliam finally-and rather belatedly-realized that the whole trip may 've been a horrible mistake .