Amy Tintera

Gebundenes Buch

Listen for the Lie

She has no idea if she murdered her best friend - and she'd do just about anything to find out...

Beschreibung

**RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK****INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER****THE SUNDAY TIMES 'PICK OF THE MONTH'****PRIMA 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'****WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'****WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'****TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER**'Edgy, thrilling, twisty - I loved it!' - LIANE MORIARTY'A world-class whodunit' - STEPHEN KING'Dark comedy and darker thrills' - ALEX MICHAELIDES'Smart, surprising and very funny - wickedly entertaining' - SHARI LAPENAAm I a murderer? You tell me . . . Lucy Chase can't remember anything about the night her best friend was murdered. Lucky her, you're probably thinking. Who would want that to be their last memory of someone they love?But for Lucy, it's become an issue. Because everyone thinks she did it. But that was five years ago, and Lucy has put it all behind her. Or at least, she thought she had, until an interfering yet not bad-looking podcaster offers her the opportunity to join his investigation into the night she forgot. On the one hand, if she's a murderer, it's probably better to know - right? On the other, if she didn't do it, she'll be putting herself back in the sights of the person who did. And either way, if you've already killed once, what's to stop you from doing it again?Get ready to be obsessed with this funny and thrilling new murder mystery, perfect for fans of Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter, None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell, and How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie. *** READERS ARE OBSESSED WITH LISTEN FOR THE LIE! ***'This book invented a whole new genre of crime-com! A dark story that perfectly balanced the fun and dark, and with a racing ending that will keep you in a tight grip.' 5-STARS'I just want everyone to read it. The author could write my council tax bill and I would love it.' 5-STARS'Everything about this book is brilliant' 5-STARS'This novel was the perfection concoction of thrilling and humorous.' 5-STARS'An all-around perfect thriller!' - 5-STARSInstant New York Times bestseller, March 2024The Sunday Times Pick of the Month, March 2024Woman & Home Book of the Month, March 2024Top Ten Kindle Bestseller, April 2024Richard and Judy, September 2024Woman & Home Book of the Year, December 2024Prima Book of the Year, December 2024

Autor

Amy Tintera

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 156mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 560g
• ISBN-13: 9780857505705
• ISBN-10: 085750570X
• Artikelnr.: 69230559

Rezensionen

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

"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

"I read this in one sitting! Such a fun and engaging read, with an ending that blew my mind!"
-Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"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

"An entertaining and thoroughly modern mystery novel."
-Washington Post 28 Books to Read This Summer

"One of those totally engrossing reads that will have you looking up from your beach chair every once in a while to say, 'Oh, that's right. I'm at the beach.'"
-Harper's Bazaar 24 Best Beach Reads of 2024

"When a true crime podcast about the death of her best friend brings Lucy back home, she's forced to confront her memories - and clear her name."
-US Weekly Mystery Novels to Read on the Beach During Summer 2024

"A gripping whodunnit/feminist revenge story...addictively good."
-Boston Globe, 10 Best Thrillers and Mysteries of 2024 So Far