First Lie Wins
The No. 1 bestselling gripping thriller with THAT TWIST YOU DIDN'T SEE COMING
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4.2 • 779 Ratings
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Publisher Description
**THE MOST GRIPPING, ADDICTIVE #1 BESTSELLING THRILLER OF THE YEAR **
*OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD*
'Riveting' Lucy Foley
'I'm still breathless' Lisa Gardner
'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' Andrea Mara
'I did NOT expect that ending' Reese Witherspoon
Evie Porter is not looking for trouble. But trouble has found her...
At a party with her fiancé, Evie is approached by a woman. She's using Evie's name. And Evie knows it's a warning.
Because Evie Porter is not her real name. It's her job.
The man she's with is not her future husband. He's her target.
And this woman showing up now can only mean one thing. One mistake and she's dead.
To save herself and escape her employer for good, Evie must set the last perfect trap.
Which means using herself as bait...
Readers CAN'T GET ENOUGH of this pulse-pounding thriller:
'Heartpounding. One of the best books of the year' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Gripped from page one' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Makes you gasp out loud' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Riveting' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Terrifically suspenseful' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Phenomenal' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Evie Porter is not who she seems. Over the course of First Lie Wins, we slowly find out how she operates as a master con artist, taking on a range of aliases and assignments for her mysterious boss. This time, she’s been tasked with getting close to businessman/heartthrob Ryan Sumner. Complications of the heart are author Ashley Elston’s path to exploring themes of identity, deception and survival in this Southern Gothic psychological thriller. You can expect twists and turns galore, led by a heroine who isn’t all that heroic. This is Elston’s adult fiction debut, and she brings her YA thriller toolbox to craft a masterfully fast-paced tale.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The anonymous narrator of Elston's ingeniously plotted adult debut (after the YA novel 10 Truths and a Dare) has long relied on charm and physical strength to complete a string of lucrative, increasingly dangerous missions from her mysterious boss. For her latest assignment, as in the past, she's been given a fresh identity ("Evie"), a destination, and the name of her mark, about whom she's supposed to learn everything and await further instructions. But the closer Evie gets to hunky Louisiana financial adviser Ryan Sumner—before long, she's his full-time girlfriend—the more unusual this job seems. Things get especially bizarre when one of Ryan's oldest friends shows up with a date who looks nearly identical to Evie and introduces herself by Evie's actual name. Might Evie's boss be setting her up? Is Ryan in on it? With the clock ticking, Evie and her MIT dropout/computer whiz sidekick, Devon, scramble to unravel what's really going on. Though a few plot elements, particularly those concerning Devon's hacking feats, strain credibility, Elston whips up plenty of suspense and delivers a satisfyingly serpentine finale. This promises more good things from Elston to come.
Customer Reviews
Great read!
First time reader of Ashley’s. Great read. Very enjoyable. Hard to put down. I cannot wait to read more from her.
Exiting, addictive
I really enjoyed the twists in this novel. Maybe the end dragged on a bit but a great read all the same
Atmospheric time jump thriller
Really enjoyable, genuine feeling southern thriller/ mystery. Beautifully set up, and fun as the twists unwind. Very enjoyable, with some insightful commentary about the human condition.