First Lie Wins: A Novel

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“This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.” —Reese Witherspoon

Evie Porter has everything a nice Southern girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence, a tight group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.


The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss, Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.

Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job isn't like the others. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.

Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there's still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher—but then, Evie has always liked a challenge. . . .

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Published Jan 2, 2024

Average rating: 7.56

4,507 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anonymous
May 04, 2025
8/10 stars
You have to be willing to believe that people can pull off cons that I'm not sure they really could but all the twists and turns made this one really fun!
destinyrose
Apr 27, 2025
6/10 stars
Slow start and hard to get into, but it did turn out to be a good book. I got to the point of not wanting to put it down about half way through.
SoulSis
Apr 13, 2025
8/10 stars
It took awhile to get into but once I did , I couldn’t put it down
kjdesousa
Apr 07, 2025
8/10 stars
February Read
LaBrava03
Mar 28, 2025
8/10 stars
Loves this book. Just the right amount of suspense and drama.

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