
Listen for the Lie
A Novel
Celadon Books · Print & ebook · May 6, 2025
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!
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- Who it’s for
- Fans of psychological and domestic thrillers
- Themes
- murder, truth and perception, friendship
- Pacing
- Fast
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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!
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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.
Who it’s for
- Fans of psychological and domestic thrillers
- Readers who enjoy murder mysteries with twisty plots
Where it sits
| Domestic Thrillers | 37% |
|---|---|
| Psychological Thrillers | 33% |
| Mystery | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women Detectives
- Crime Fiction
- Women's Fiction
- Authors
- Amy Tintera
- Publisher
- Celadon Books
- Published
- May 6, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- murder · truth and perception · friendship
- Reading lane
- Women Detectives