Listen for the Lie: A Novel

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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Published Mar 5, 2024

352 pages

Average rating: 7.88

2,152 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anonymous
Jun 25, 2025
10/10 stars
4.5 ⭐️
JennyS
Jun 25, 2025
8/10 stars
3.5
Juliaj
Dec 31, 2024
8/10 stars
A great read!
KenzieReadsAlot
Dec 12, 2024
10/10 stars
WHEW. This book was so good. I literally couldn’t put it down. Woke up at 6:45 this morning, brewed coffee and finished it. I loved the true crime podcast aspect to it. Such a fun twist. Lucy was such an enjoyable character.

Just a good book all around.
NikkyReads
Dec 02, 2024
10/10 stars
A total small-town whodunit that had me hooked from start to finish. I was eating it up and loving every second! Also note that this book was made for audio. With so many characters and the unique podcast episode narration style, listening to it felt like an immersive experience you can’t replicate on the page. It’s a solid 10/10 for me. The dark, sarcastic humor of the main character had me giggling more than a few times and the bond between Lucy and Ben was perfection…especially their ending. True MVP was the grandma - If you know, you know.

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