A New York Times BestsellerA 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 authorWhat 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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Listen for the Lie: A Novel
By Amy Tintera
A New York Times BestsellerA 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 authorWhat 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.
Popular Reviews(4)
Reviewed by feadzyDer Übeltäter ist also das Patriarchat. Insgesamt fand ich das Buch ziemlich gelungen. Mir gefiel die Struktur mit den zwei Erzählern, die durch die Podcast-Recherche miteinander verknüpft sind. Die Handlung und ihr Ausgang sind zwar nicht bahnbrechend, dürften aber noch auf Jahrzehnte hinaus relevant bleiben.
Reviewed by Marea MThe ending really stayed with me. There’s no big dramatic justice scene, and I actually liked that. Lucy doesn’t get vindication from everyone, but she gets something more important: clarity. Realizing that Savvy was toxic and that the worst thing everyone believed about her wasn’t true felt quietly powerful. It made the whole story less about solving a crime and more about reclaiming your own narrative after years of being defined by a lie. The ending felt unsettling, sad, and oddly freeing all at once, which fits the book perfectly.
Reviewed by DiosymarIt was pretty interesting throughout the whole book and like some parts were even funny. But towards the end it got kind of predictable and I just feel like It had the potential to end on a better twist, but the ending was kind of mid.
Reviewed by Bean4.5, but I rounded it up The twist was good but not jaw-dropping. I did LOVE the witty banter.