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Amy Tintera

&lsquo;Edgy and scary, thrilling and twisty, laugh-out-loud funny. I loved it!'

'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.'

'Amy Tintera's highly compelling voice grips you from the opening line and won't let you go. Listen For the Lie is an extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills. A delight from start to finish.'

Razor-sharp, original and highly entertaining.  Lots of twisty, pitch-black fun in this genuine pageturner.

Amy Tintera gives the fashionable device of podcaster v detective a fresh spin in this scintillating comic noir.

What turns this set-up into scintillating comic noir is Lucy&rsquo;s narrating voice, which is as smart and sardonic about her own words and thoughts as it is about her relatives, former bedmates and other interviewees.

It's a page-turner you'll absolutely race through.

Readers will be hard-pressed not to wolf down this intelligent page-turner in a single sitting.

‘Smart, surprising and very funny - wickedly entertaining.’

Listen for the Lie is an edgy mystery novel whose true-crime storyline draws you in like &lsquo;Serial&rsquo;.

This highly addictive, humorous and pacy novel is so much fun… we promise pure enjoyment from the first page.’

I absolutely loved this book. Funny, thrilling, relatable. Couldn't put it down. I will be shouting about this everywhere. I didn't want it to end!

Katy Brent, author of How to Kill Men and Get Away With It

Original and deliciously dark with a wicked sense of humor. An addictive page-turner that will keep you guessing until the end.

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

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

Cool, smart, slick, funny, dark, sexy, sharp - I genuinely don&rsquo;t remember the last time reading was this much fun. I know exactly what everybody everywhere is going to be reading come springtime; they&rsquo;re all in for an absolute treat with Amy Tintera&rsquo;s Listen for the Lie.

Lexie Elliott, author of Richard & Judy pick How to Kill Your Best Friend

A whip-smart black comedy thriller with a completely original voice. Superb plotting and an absolute romp of a read to boot. I loved it.

Darkly funny and utterly engaging, I couldn’t put this book down.

Katy Watson, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month The Three Dahlias

Listen for the Lie is hilarious, suspenseful, and so much fun that it should be against the law.

Michele Campbell, Sunday Times bestselling author of It’s Always the Husband

Listen for the Lie is a razor-sharp thriller with flashes of feminist rage. Dark, original and deliciously funny.

Kia Abdullah, author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month Those People Next Door

With a perfect blend of darkness and humour, this riveting read kept me guessing right up to the last page. Original, laugh out loud funny, whip smart, and a relatable main character with a fresh, distinctive voice – what’s not to like?

Andrea Mara, author of No.1 Bestseller No One Saw a Thing

I absolutely GALLOPED through Listen for the Lie, an unputdownable page turner with a wonderfully dark comic edge. Out next month &ndash; put it on your list!

Laura Marshall, Sunday Times bestselling author of Friend Request

Listen for the Lie is quite sexy, compulsively readable, and laugh-out-loud funny.

A readable, modern whodunnit&hellip;a page-turner that you&rsquo;ll absolutely race through&hellip;should definitely make it into your suitcase.

Looking for your next page turner? Then look no further... Laced with dark humour and Lucy's whip-smart voice, this is a read-until-4am mystery thriller you'll not stop talking about.

Tintera cuts between podcast and Lucy's own appealing, sardonic voice, delivering killer one-liners.

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.

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&rsquo; loss may be thriller lovers&rsquo; gain.

Am 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? 
 
Perfect for fans of None of This is True by Lisa Jewell and Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter.

Amy Tintera

Praise for Listen for the Lie

‘Edgy and scary, thrilling and twisty, laugh-out-loud funny. I loved it!'

'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 a ...

'Amy Tintera's highly compelling voice grips you from the opening line and won't let you go. Listen For the Lie is an extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills. A de ...

‘Edgy and scary, thrilling and twisty, laugh-out-loud funny. I loved it!'

'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 a ...

'Amy Tintera's highly compelling voice grips you from the opening line and won't let you go. Listen For the Lie is an extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills. A de ...

‘Edgy and scary, thrilling and twisty, laugh-out-loud funny. I loved it!'

'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 a ...

'Amy Tintera's highly compelling voice grips you from the opening line and won't let you go. Listen For the Lie is an extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills. A de ...

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