Listen for the Lie
A Novel
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4.3 • 2.2K Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times Bestseller * A Good Morning America Book Club Pick * An NPR Best Book of the Year * A Washington Post Best Thriller of 2024
"I read this in one sitting! Such a fun and engaging read, with an ending that blew my mind!"
—Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"A world-class whodunit."
—Stephen King
“An extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills.”
—Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Laugh-out-loud funny, thrilling and twisty...”
—Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author
What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter?
After Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were the golden girls of their small Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home. Savvy was the social butterfly loved by all, and if you believe the rumors, especially popular with the men in town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a night Lucy can’t remember anything about, and she has since moved to LA and started a new life.
But now the phenomenally huge hit true crime podcast "Listen for the Lie," and its too-good looking host Ben Owens, have decided to investigate Savvy’s murder for the show’s second season. Lucy is forced to return to the place she vowed never to set foot in again to solve her friend’s murder, even if she is the one that did it.
The truth is out there, if we just listen.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Lucy Chase has no recollection of the day small-town sweetheart Savvy was murdered, but since Lucy was found covered in Savvy’s blood, everyone in gossipy Plumpton, Texas, assumed she had killed her best friend. Five years later, the cold case has been dug up by true-crime reporter Ben Owens for his podcast, so Lucy reluctantly returns to her hometown to revisit those dark days and maybe finally solve the case—even if it means discovering that she did it. YA author Amy Tintera makes the jump to adult thrillers with aplomb, crafting a twisty and darkly funny tale. Upping the fun quotient, Tintera peoples this fast-paced mystery with witty supporting characters like Lucy’s saucy grandmother while simultaneously tying us up in anxious knots with her snarky protagonist’s desperate search to finally put her dark dreams to rest. A thoroughly engaging thriller, Listen for the Lie kept us turning the pages until the surprising end.
Customer Reviews
Great murder mystery but…
I enjoyed the mystery and couldn’t guess who did it. However, all the women are sluts and all the men are playboys. I got tired of that.
A Mystery That Kept Me Hooked Until The End
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera definitely exceeded my expectations. I was on the edge of my seat from the start. I could.not.put.it.down. waiting for what would happen next. TWIST. TURN. Amy Tintera NEVER disappoints. I guessed at the mystery throughout the entire book which I loved. Piecing little bits of information together as Tintera doled them out was fun. Then, that sweet “Ah- ha!” when you figure out who the killer is right before you are told. There is just something so rewarding about solving a mystery right before you read the answer. This book was fantastic. I loved the suspense. I loved when things were tossed my way to trick me into thinking I had it figured out. And I loved reading JUST ONE MORE CHAPTER before I had to go to sleep. If you haven't read this book yet, what are you waiting for? I will definitely be picking up more books by Amy Tintera.
Phenomenal
Amazingly unputdownable!!