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First Lie Wins: Reese's Book Club: A Novel
REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "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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There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is deliberate. The lie that sets the stage for everything that comes after it. And once the lie is told, it’s what most people believe to be true. The first lie has to be the strongest. The most important. The one that has to be told.
Evie Porter has a talent for lying. Here's what she does: assume an identity, get into a specific location, grab a specific item of value, get out and disappear. She doesn't know who she'll be or who the mark is until her boss, the mysterious mechanically-voiced Mr. Smith, contacts her. She's really good. Never makes a mistake. Well... almost never... Her current mark is Ryan Sumner and there is enough about Ryan to distract her. Well.. almost, but not quite. Then a woman distantly connected to Ryan introduces herself using Evie's real identity; a not-so-subtle message that Evie is being watched... tested. Now Evie must quickly recover from the shock and think on her feet to figure out what is going on, who Mr. Smith really is, and why he's trying to eliminate her.
This was a smoldering/sexy/twisty suspense. I was entertained, but my mind was not exactly blown. Reminds me of Sunburn by Laura Lippman, which I thought did a better job of creating an atmosphere of tension and doubt based on the red-hot-chemistry between the main character and the guy she was lying to.
First Lie Wins is an exciting and thrilling novel that will keep you engaged from start to finish. The plot is cleverly crafted with unexpected twists and turns that will keep you guessing until the very end. Overall, it's an excellent read that I would highly recommend to anyone who loves a good suspenseful story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review this book.
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