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A New York Times Bestseller

A Good Morning America Book Club Pick

"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.

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ISBN-10

1250351618

ISBN-13

978-1250351616

Print length

352 pages

Language

English

Publisher

Celadon Books

Publication date

March 04, 2024

Dimensions

6.02 x 0.98 x 9.09 inches

Item weight

12.3 ounces


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  • And people hate that quality in a young woman, don’t they? They don’t know what to do with a girl who isn’t looking for their approval. They feel like they have to bring her down a peg.

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  • In the end, life is just sweatpants and children who resent you and all your choices. But no one wants to hear that.

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  • People don’t believe women who fight back. When a man lashes out, people say he’s lost control of his temper or made a terrible mistake. When a woman does it, she’s a psychopath.

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  • I should have controlled my temper, I said softly. I should have just cried. Taken the hits and crawled away to show my scars. I should have been a better victim. The truth doesn’t matter if you fight back.

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Editorial reviews

“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

“Laugh-out-loud funny, thrilling and twisty, 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

“Readers will be hard-pressed not to wolf down this intelligent page-turner in a single sitting.” ―Publishers Weekly

“Smart, edgy, and entertaining as heck.” ―Kirkus

“The true-crime podcast hook will draw readers in, but it is Lucy's unique voice that will keep them turning the pages. An excellent takedown of small-town life and toxic masculinity.” ―Booklist

“Listen for the Lie is an edgy mystery novel whose true-crime storyline draws you in like ‘Serial’.” ―The Washington Post

“This is the debut thriller by Tintera, whose previous books have been for young readers, and it's so assured that I can't wait to read more from her. Young readers’ loss may be thriller lovers’ gain.” ―The Minneapolis Star Tribune

“[A] sleekly satirical novel.” ―PEOPLE Magazine

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About the authors

Amy Tintera

Amy Tintera

Amy Tintera started writing novels as a kid during her middle school science classes, which probably explains why she has always been very bad at science. She is now the author of several novels for young adults, including Reboot, a Kids Indie Next pick and YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers, the Ruined series, The Q, and All These Monsters, a YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults selection.

She has degrees in journalism and film, and worked as a talent agency assistant 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, her first novel for adults, will be published March 5, 2024 by Celadon/Macmillan.

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4.4 out of 5

12,772 global ratings

Morgen

Morgen

5

Favorite book this year!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2024

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📚 Book Review-Listen for the Lie 📚 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

⚡️whodunit ⚡️true crime podcast ⚡️small town murder ⚡️lost memories

You guys I’m so excited to talk about my favorite book of the year 😍😍!!!!

This is a classic whodunit thriller. Lucy is found one morning covered in her murdered, best friend’s blood. Of course, Lucy has no memory of what happened and everyone thinks Lucy is the murderer. Five years later, a true crime podcast puts the murder in the spotlight again, and Lucy returns home to finally see if she can remember that tragic night . . .and to see if she is exactly what everyone thinks she is.

This book kept me on the edge of my seat from the beginning. Every few chapters I had a new theory as to what happened. I was so enthralled I finished this in 24 hours! Quite a feat with two toddlers lol.

I will say, I listened to most of this on Audible bc I was driving home from vacation. Due to the podcast aspect of the story, I think the audio book is the best way to go. I’m shocked I’m saying that, but this audio was really good.

What’s your favorite book of the year? #thriller

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jrmeller

jrmeller

5

Great read!

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024

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Highly recommend! This was my pick for a book club and we all enjoyed it. Very well written, funny parts, great character development, and the ending surprised all 6 of us!

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Elizabeth Ortstadt

Elizabeth Ortstadt

5

creative and funny

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024

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I liked the style of this book. The podcast episodes vs the book and the story was interesting and creative. I laughed out loud in quite a few parts and just really enjoyed the story. The audible version is excellent and highly recommend folks read this with audio.

Doro

Doro

5

Really good book!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2024

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Humor, suspense, romance...What could be better! I love books of this genre. Kept me reading straight though minimal interceptions. And I couldn't wait to find out who did it! Loved it. Very glad I bought it!

Stephanie

Stephanie

5

A total page turner!

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2024

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This is the third podcast themed mystery I have read and it was BY FAR the best one. A million times better than “All The Dangerous Things” & “None Of This Is True”. With that said, if you happened to like those titles you will absolutely love Listen For The Lie. Our MC Lucy, is accused of murdering her best friend but she has no memory of the night of the murder as she herself had significant head injuries. After podcaster, Ben, picks the cold case for his podcast, Lucy is forced to return home and begins to put the pieces together. Lucy has such a sarcastic, no nonsense personality and because of that I instantly liked her even though the whole town hates her. It was exciting, gripping and a total page turner. Loved it!

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