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Sign up todayListen for the Lie
A Novel
Length
9 hours 17 minutes
Language
English
Narrators
January LaVoy & Will Damron
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“This is the book I would write if I was accused of killing my best friend, but couldn't remember if I actually did it or not. I could not stop listening... ”
— Veronica • River Bend Bookshop
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“Wow! True crime and thriller fans, this one is for you!!! What a fun and fast pace whodunnit! Everyone accuses Lucy of killing her best friend (Savy) five years ago. The problem is she can't remember anything from that night. Lucy returns to her hometown when a popular podcast picks up the case. I really enjoyed the dark comedy the narrator gives us as she pokes fun of herself being a potential murder. I LOVED the switch between Lucy's POV and the podcast episodes. It kept me super engaged the entire time and trying to guess who actually murdered Savy all those years ago. ”
— Anna • Underground Books
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“For 2024, I've decided to make the majority of the books I read from the mysteries and thrillers category as a challenge since they are not my usual go to's. This book did not disappoint as my first book of 2024! Calling all fans of true crime podcasts and whodunnit novels; Listen for the Lie throws so many curves and twists that will leave you wondering who the killer is until the very end. I loved the dual narrators as well as the past versus the present perspectives. I'm giving this book 4/5 stars!”
— Kenya • Cherry Street Books
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“Darkly witty and beautifully thrilling, Listen for the Lie is an amazing adult debut from Amy Tintera. This murder mystery is filled with comedy, drama, and a riveting pace that will make readers fall completely in love!”
— Sara Canelon • The Adventure-Inn Bookshop
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“Lucy can't remember if she killed her best friend. Maybe she did? Become fully immersed in solving the murder with Lucy and the "Listen for the Lie" podcast, with tidbits recorded as part of the podcast itself. If you love crime and thrillers, this is a book for you! I loved this story and couldn't stop listening. ”
— Elizabeth • McLean & Eakin Booksellers
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“A GREAT listen! A true production!”
— Farci • Prologue. Books & Wine
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“Wow! I already know that this will be one of my top 10 favorite books of the year! The story is so engaging, and I was fully invested in the characters and trying to solve the the murder mystery. I loved the short chapters that always ended with a podcast transcript. I'm impressed that Tintera was able to write an unreliable narrator that was also likeable. I loved the southern small-town setting where everyone knows your business and appearances are still valued so highly.”
— Amy • Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers
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“Listen for the Lie was such a fun read, it was very theatrical and well-executed! "True Crime" podcast - CHECK. Unreliable narrator - CHECK. Twisty - CHECK. Meddling Grandma - CHECK.”
— Keeley • Ink Drinkers Anonymous
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“A twisty thriller with an unreliable narrator who conveniently can't remember whether she's the one who murdered her best friend five years ago. You might think you've read this before - but not like this. The characters really make this story, with Lucy's snark and dry wit making me laugh out loud multiple times (and her grandma is the best). Come for the mystery and stay for the small-town drama; you won't be disappointed.”
— Melissa • Fiction Addiction
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“Funny, unpredictable narrator - decent thriller with compelling message that women are often not believed, even by those closest to them.”
— Alissa • South Main Book Company
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“I love the storytelling in this one, especially the integrated podcast element (making this perfect as an audiobook). This is my go-to recommendation for people who love a good mystery/suspense novel and want to get into audiobooks for the first time (or back into them if they've been in a slump). This one has you on a wild ride, even up until the very end. ”
— Brittany H. • Book Bar
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“Ooooh what a juicy novel! Lucy's family and friends all either have something to hide or just don't believe she didn't kill her best friend. Only podcaster Ben Owens seems unbiased - his motivations being high ratings. Listened on Libro.fm - so well done by the narrators and the podcast segues were really good.”
— Melissa • The Well-Read Moose
"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
"A lot of thrillers these days use the murder podcast as a plot device. This production simulates one better than any audiobook I’ve listened to, to an often hilarious effect. Also, January LaVoy expertly voices one of Lucy’s funniest tics: imagining how she would murder nearly every person with whom she comes in contact."—Vulture
"Narrator January LaVoy is a treat to listen to, as she gives Lucy the sardonic tone she needs as she grapples with life. LaVoy is also a genius in the way she gives life to Lucy's inner voice—a psychological shoulder demon who wants to solve every issue with ... "let's kill him."—The Berkshire Eagle
"Narrator LaVoy absolutely shines as the broken yet charmingly cheeky heroine. Her tale is organically intermixed with podcast excerpts delivered in honeyed and wry tones by Will Damron, each bookended by delightful 'podcasty' melodies."—Booklist
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.
A Macmillan Audio production from Celadon Books.
Amy Tintera is the New York Times bestselling author of several series for young adults. She earned degrees in journalism and film and worked in Hollywood before becoming an author. Raised in Austin, Texas, she frequently sets her novels in the Lone Star State, but she now lives in Los Angeles, where there’s far less humidity but not nearly enough Tex-Mex. Listen for the Lie is her adult debut.
January LaVoy has narrated the Sweet Valley Confidential series for Macmillan Audio, as well as The Snow Angel by Glenn Beck and Dreams of the Dead by Perri O’Shaughnessy.
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Reviews
"Narrator January LaVoy is a treat to listen to, as she gives Lucy the sardonic tone she needs as she grapples with life. LaVoy is also genius in the way she gives life to Lucy’s inner voice —a psychological shoulder demon who wants to solve every issue with...'let’s kill him.'”—The Berkshire Eagle
“Listen for the Lie is a page-turner from the first sentence to the very last. In addition to being a world-class whodunit, full of carefully doled-out twists, Lucy is a terrific character, feisty and funny and, it turns out, brave as hell. It’s great fun. Readers will rip through this one.”
—Stephen King
“Original and deliciously dark with a wicked sense of humor. An addictive page-turner that will keep you guessing until the end.”
—Alice Feeney, New York Times bestselling author
“A singular voice that explodes off the page, Amy Tintera's writing flashes with sharp comebacks and pointed commentary as she expertly knits her web of secrets and small town lies. Hands down the most fun I've had reading about murder.”
—Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of The Husbands
“Amy Tintera’s highly compelling voice grips you from the opening line and won’t let you go. A delight from start to finish.”
—Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient and The Fury
“Every so often, a book comes along that takes you for a ride--now buckle up, because Amy Tintera has written it. Listen for the Lie explores the cruelest kind of world through the eyes of a woman whose grit is only outmatched by her razor-sharp wit. This bitingly funny and subversive thriller is one of the freshest and fiercest you'll read this year.”
—Courtney Summers, New York Times bestselling author of Sadie
“Edgy and scary, but also surprisingly sweet. I loved it!”
—Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, and Apples Never Fall
"Listen for the Lie is quite sexy, compulsively readable, and laugh-out-loud funny."
—ShelfAwareness
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