Surviving the Lie: A Russell Avery Novel

By James Queally

From the critically acclaimed author of Line of Sight and All These Ashes comes the exciting final installment of the Russell Avery series, a trilogy of "turnpike noir" (CrimeReads) that bring the neighborhoods of New Jersey to life

After the death of his two oldest sources, Russell Avery trades in his life as a former journalist turned private investigator for peace and quiet at home. Aside from the occasional online reporting under the safety of an alias, Russell is enjoying being a normal guy with a normal girlfriend and suburban bliss just within reach. Until his onetime mentor disappears. Russell soon learns that other journalists in the area have gone missing, too, all under mysterious circumstances. Unable to resist the pull of a good story, he quickly finds himself at odds with a violent band of conspiracy theorists and ex-cops convinced that reporters are the "enemy of the people." Russell sacrificed two careers to the belief in the power of truth. But now, face-to-face with an America where facts are more fluid than Newark's Passaic River, he must decide if the truth is still worth fighting for.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164009721X
• ISBN13: 9781640097216
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.