Listen for the Lie

By Amy Tintera

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250880319
• ISBN13: 9781250880314
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Celadon Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 10.1"

Customer Reviews

Gripping witty and unpredictable

After Lucy is found covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, she becomes the prime suspect in Savvy’s murder, a crime she can't remember committing. Years later, a popular true crime podcast, "Listen for the Lie," reopens the case, forcing Lucy to return to her Texas hometown to uncover the truth. To solve Savvy's murder and clear her name, Lucy must confront her past, despite the possibility that she may be the killer. Rating: 5/5 I loved this book and give it a five out of five. The plot was well-woven, and the story was excellently told, gripping, and amusing at the same time. Lucy is stubborn, blunt, sarcastic, and at times an unreliable narrator, and you see her change throughout the book. It keeps you guessing with a list of possible suspects that frequently changes as you get to know the characters. The red herrings are abundant, and I enjoyed the shifting perspectives. My favorite lines came from Lucy's sarcastic wit and her grandma’s entertaining, unabashed drunken meddling. Overall, Amy Tintera wrote an entertaining, tense, and well-paced novel. I sincerely hope she continues to write adult novels, and I look forward to seeing what she does next.

Wow!

WOW, I'm not even sure I can put into words how much I loved this book! Amy Tintera has a new die-hard fan!! This book was not only the perfect thriller but OMG did I laugh my a$$ off!? I LOVE Lucy and her no-nonsense attitude. Anyone that texts a "D@mn, son!" is absolutely someone I want to hang out with!? Imagine not knowing if you killed your best friend as you have no memory from that night. I can't even imagine what kind of tricks someone's brain would pull on them at that point.. so she stayed away, leaving town and heading for LA and trying to forget what she couldn't remember. Until her grandmother, Beverly, guilts her into coming home for her 80th birthday party and Lucy finds that a podcaster, Ben Owens, is also in town investigating her best friend, Savvy's murder for his true crime podcast, Listen for the Lie. Meanwhile, Lucy is stuck dealing with the whispers and rumors around town from those who simply don't believe her and think she did it. But how could she? She loved Savvy, she was her only real friend and they were thick as thieves. But she is the only one who knows what happened that night and she still can't remember these 5 years later. All they know is that she is the one who survived, found covered in blood, a weapon in hand, and no memory of what happened. And Ben keeps pushing her to remember, digging for the truth. Or the lie...