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Listen for the Lie

by Amy Tintera

A murder investigation under public suspicion

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A murder investigation under public suspicion

Years after Lucy was found covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, a true-crime podcast revisits the unsolved murder and brings Lucy back to their small Texas town. With no memory of the night in question and a community that already sees her as guilty, Lucy joins the effort to uncover what happened—even as the possibility of her own responsibility remains. The setup connects a women-centered mystery with the scrutiny of a podcast investigation, while questions of memory, reputation, and whether truth can change public judgment shape the case.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of mysteries centered on women sleuths and unresolved murders.
  • For those interested in true-crime podcasts as part of a fictional investigation.
  • For readers drawn to mysteries about memory, suspicion, and small-town reputations.

Themes

Unsolved murderMemory and uncertaintyPublic suspicion and reputationTrue-crime media

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Book overview

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! 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.

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