First Lie Wins
The No. 1 bestselling gripping thriller with THAT TWIST YOU DIDN'T SEE COMING
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4.2 • 404 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
At the centre of First Lie Wins is its narrator, a woman who is not who she seems—and definitely not who she has claimed to be to her boyfriend and his friends. Does that mean the reader shouldn’t trust her either? Even while we wondered just that, we found ourselves rooting for her all the same. Quickly, the urgent, page-turning question becomes whether she will make it out of their small Louisiana town with her relationship, her freedom and her life intact. As the shady job that brought “Evie Porter” there becomes an existential threat, this fraught thriller offers up an impressive succession of twists and handbrake turns.
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
Felt like a chore to read
Found it a bit all over the place from jumping timelines, was waiting for the omg moment but didn’t get it. The ending wasn’t great either. Don’t feel connected with characters and not thrillling enough
First Lie Wins
Fun and twisty thriller!! Exciting. A movie in your head.
Awesome!
So many twists and turns, loved it.