Listen for the Lie: A Novel by Amy Tintera
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Listen for the Lie: A Novel

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Amy Tintera

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A New York Times Bestseller

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"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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  • 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

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!

MrsLeif

MrsLeif

5

A favorite of 2024!

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2024

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A favorite of 2024!

Lucy is living in LA when she is fired from her job. She also knows her current relationship must come to an end. She sees no future with him. She knows the main reason is that finally, her past has come back to haunt her.

In her small hometown in Texas, everyone believes she killed her best friend Savvy. She was found with Savvy's blood but Lucy has absolutely no memory of the event. The local police were unable to prove she killed Savvy. After, Savvy's death Lucy divorces her husband and she moves away to begin a new life.

Now, a podcast called Listen to the Lie by Ben Owens is bringing it all back.

When her grandmother calls and tells her to return to Texas for her birthday, Lucy can't say no. Her grandmother has been the one person who has always believed in her. When she arrives, her grandmother convinces her to talk to Ben. At first, Lucy doesn't want anything to do with the podcast but she is done running. She wants the truth to come out even if the truth is that she is the one responsible for Savvy's death.

Listen for the Lie had a great female character. Lucy was extremely likable because she felt real. She didn't show as a damaged drunk or addicted to some type of drug like many of the other female characters in so many plots lately. I liked that we didn't know if she was guilty because she didn't remember it either. We were constantly guessing about the culprit. I did guess who it was but not from the start.

I want to read whatever is next for Amy Tintera.

Cliffhanger: No

5/5 Fangs

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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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