Listen for the Lie
The gripping new crime thriller for 2024 and instant New York Times bestseller that will keep you up all night
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Publisher Description
Get ready to be obsessed with this funny and thrilling new murder mystery, perfect for fans of MURDER IN THE FAMILY by Cara Hunter, NONE OF THIS IS TRUE by Lisa Jewell, and HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY by Bella Mackie.
⭐ INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⭐
⭐ THE SUNDAY TIMES 'PICK OF THE MONTH' ⭐
⭐ WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE MONTH' ⭐
⭐ TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER ⭐
'Dark comedy and darker thrills' - ALEX MICHAELIDES
'A world-class whodunit' - STEPHEN KING
'Edgy, thrilling, twisty - I loved it!' - LIANE MORIARTY
Am I a murderer? You tell me . . .
You probably already know about me. Lucy Chase, the woman who doesn’t remember murdering her best friend.
You all think I did it. That’s OK, I get it. Being found wandering the streets covered in her blood wasn't a great look.
Believe me, I’m as frustrated as you are. I’d love to know if I’m a murderer – it’s the sort of thing you really should know about yourself, isn’t it?
And now, thanks to true-crime podcast Listen for the Lie, I finally have the chance to find out.
But will I be able to live with myself if it turns out it was me?
And if it wasn’t, will digging into the secrets of the night I forgot make me the next target of whoever did?
⭐ READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH LISTEN FOR THE LIE ⭐
'This book invented a whole new genre of crime-com! A dark story that perfectly balanced the fun and dark, and with a racing ending that will keep you in a tight grip.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review
'I just want everyone to read it. The author could write my council tax bill and I would love it.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review
‘Smart, surprising and very funny - wickedly entertaining’ - Shari Lapena, Sunday Times bestselling author of Not a Happy Family
'Everything about this book is brilliant' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review
'This novel was the perfection concoction of thrilling and humorous.' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review
'Original, compelling, darkly funny' - Prima
'An all-around perfect thriller!' - ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Reader Review
Instant New York Times bestseller, March 2024
The Sunday Times Pick of the Month, March 2024
Woman & Home Book of the Month, March 2024
Top Ten Kindle Bestseller, April 2024
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
YA author Tintera (The Q) makes her adult debut with the outstanding story of a young woman haunted by rumors that she killed her best friend. Five years ago, 20-something golden girl Savannah Harper was brutally murdered in her hometown of Plumpton, Tex. The same day, Savannah's best friend, Lucy Chase, was discovered amnesia-stricken on the side of the road with her dress covered in Savannah's blood. While Lucy was never charged with the murder, most of Plumpton has long assumed she's guilty—and given the gap in her memory, Lucy has questions of her own. Now living in L.A., she's fired from her investment job when the new season of hit true crime podcast Listen for the Lie renews public interest in Savannah's case. Humiliated, Lucy accepts an invitation from her grandmother, Beverly, to return to Plumpton for a visit. When Lucy arrives in town, she finds Ben Owens, the charismatic host of Listen for the Lie, already poking around, and attempts to stay one step ahead of him as she pieces together the events of that fateful night. Tintera alternates transcripts of the podcast with chapters from Lucy's perspective, getting a lot of mileage from her protagonist's dry wit ("A podcaster has decided to ruin my life, so I'm buying a chicken," goes the book's first sentence) and some devilish plot twists. Readers will be hard-pressed not to wolf down this intelligent page-turner in a single sitting.
