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Amy Tintera

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Verk av Amy Tintera

Reboot (2013) 893 exemplar
Ruined (2016) 472 exemplar
Rebel (2014) 316 exemplar
Avenged (2017) 190 exemplar
Listen for the Lie: A Novel (2024) 183 exemplar
Allied (2018) 129 exemplar
The Q (2022) 29 exemplar
Rebel (2016) 1 exemplar
Sifirlananlar (2017) 1 exemplar

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female
Nationalitet
USA
Agent
Emmanuelle Morgen

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Listen for the Lie is Amy Tintera's first novel for adults, although she has several YA books under her belt. This book pulled me in from the beginning, and I had no idea how it was going to end. Did Lucy kill her best friend like everyone thinks, even her parents? Or was someone else there and they're getting away with murder? No one knows, because Lucy can't remember.

Now, five years later, podcaster Ben Owens has decided to do a deep dive into this unsolved case and find the answers...and he needs Lucy's help to do it. Lucy ran to Los Angeles and never really looked back, but she's returning to her small town in Texas to hopefully clear her name, and not end up in prison. It seems everyone in this town has lied and kept secrets, and Ben and Lucy are going to have their work cut out for them trying to solve Savvy's murder.

An epistolary novel, the chapters are broken up by transcripts of the Listen for the Lie podcast, where some people seem to be telling the whole truth, and some are continuing to hide things. With a wide cast of characters from Lucy's family to ex-husbands to ex-friends, there is no shortage of suspects, especially when the truth starts being revealed. Although there are quite a few people, it wasn't difficult to keep them separate, and they all had their own little backstories, lies, and secrets.

The writing of this was immaculate, I was drawn in from the beginning and could hardly wait to find out who, or what, really happened. The transcripts were a nice way of filling in information without Lucy having to talk to every person and make the novel feel bogged down. The pace was nice, and the red herrings made sense at the time. I really had no idea until there was maybe 10% left in the book, and even then I was questioning my suspect.

All in all, a great first outing for Amy in the adult mystery genre. The FMC had flaws, just like the rest of us, and even though she doesn't always make the best decisions, you still don't want her to be the killer. Although none of the characters were great people, they were all realistic and well drawn out. If you enjoy a murder mystery where almost everyone is a suspect, or where you don't know who you can trust, then definitely give this one a read!

Thank you to @NetGalley and @CeladonBooks for a digital copy for review consideration. All opinions are honest and my own.

Trigger warnings for domestic abuse and alcoholism
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SassyCassi | 16 andra recensioner | Mar 17, 2024 |
Lucy and Savvy are best friends, sharing everything; the good, bad and ugly. After a wedding they attended, Savvy is dead and Lucy is wandering around with no memory, covered in Savvy’s blood. With suspicion mounting but no hard evidence, newly single Lucy flees to LA. Five years later shes back home in Texas and so is a podcaster who is revisiting this unsolved case and is determined to figure out the killer.

This was a totally addicting and fast paced binge read for me! I enjoyed the friendship of Lucy and Savvy, the small town mentality, and the slow unraveling of the night in question. Some characters were a little snarky (which I loved), some were not all lovable or even likable, but realistic. The addition of the podcast in the writing was fun.
This is one I wish I would have had as an audiobook! I’ve never read this author before, but she’s now on my radar! I can’t wait for her next read!

Thanks to NetGalley and Celadon Books for this ARC. This is my honest opinion
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LoriKBoyd | 16 andra recensioner | Mar 15, 2024 |
There is a reason I have been seeing this book so much in media platforms. It is a first-rate page turner full of mystery and suspense.
The plot is a simple "whodunnit" with the main character being accused of killing her best friend. If she didn't do it, then who did?
Although the theme is a popular one, it's the narrative and the character development that attracted me. Lies, deceit, family drama, romance, conflict, and some memory loss make this an intriguing book.
I loved the podcasts chapters. Those chapters made me feel like I was actually part of the audience listening and making a decision on the guilt, or lack thereof, of the main character Lucy. Every single character came off as guilty to me at some point in the book.
I finished this book quickly because I dove in head first and did not want to climb out. Fair warning to those of you wanting to read this book- you will do the same.
Thank you Celadon Books and NetGalley for my advanced reader's copy.
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Bondmom | 16 andra recensioner | Mar 10, 2024 |
Any book that starts with our female main character, just fired from her job, making an ‘apology chicken’ for her self absorbed boyfriend who hasn’t bothered to figure out she’s actually accused of murder…I’m IN! Add she’s a romcom author under an assumed pen name, the integration of podcasts, a sassy grandmother, and it’s clear why Listen for The Lie by Amy Tintera is GMA’s book club pick for March 2024!

Five years ago Lucy was found covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, Savvy dead. Lucy had absolutely no memory of the events. Law enforcement never found a murder weapon, and although many in the small Texas town believed Lucy knew something at the very least, or was guilty, she was only charged in public opinion. Lucy made a fresh start in California, which had largely worked until podcaster Ben Owens started poking around. Out of a job, without a place to live, Lucy agrees to go back to Texas for her grandmother’s 80th birthday. When Benjamin Owen’s shows up and asks to talk to her Lucy begins to wonder if the truth doesn’t matter can it really hurt to talk to him?

I was drawn into this story immediately! Lucy’s internal monologue is so unexpected, there’s a macabre edge that could be humorous…or not? We are fed new information, background on different players through conversation, interviews on the podcast, in ways that are nonlinear, keeping us from seeing the full picture, putting things together, or understanding motivations. The pace is so effective. I could not look away, wanting to read it again the moment I was done!

This makes an excellent buddy read, a propulsive, unputdownable weekend read that you do not want to miss. For my audiophile friends January LaVoy and William Damron narrate. I can guarantee my reread will be on audio!

Thank you to my friends at Celadon Books for the early review copy via Netgalley.
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FlowerchildReads | 16 andra recensioner | Mar 8, 2024 |

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Verk
11
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2,343
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Betyg
3.9
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ISBN
105
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