Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Mystery
2024
Narrated by January LaVoy, Will Damron
Finished on March 24, 2025
Rating: 3.5/5 (Good)
Publisher's Blurb:
What if you thought you murdered your best friend? And if everyone else thought so too? And what if the truth doesn't matter?
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. But after Lucy is found wandering the streets, covered in her best friend Savvy’s blood, everyone thinks she is a murderer.
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 who did it.
The truth is out there, if we just listen.
Listen for the Lie is a solid mystery and an entertaining audiobook. I was kept guessing right up to the denouement, but once that was revealed, it seemed pretty obvious. I got annoyed with the author's frequent use of two variations of the phrase "she/he cocked/raised an eyebrow," which she must have used at least a dozen times. Hearing it repeatedly was probably more irritating than seeing it on the printed page, but an editor should have caught it. There is also a constant voice (Savvy's) in Lucy's head telling her what she should do, which becomes very annoying after the first few instances. Other than that, it was a captivating whodunit.
I have this one in print - think it was a 'Book of the Month' selection. I haven't read it yet. I laughed at your comment that 'hearing it repeatedly was probably more irritating'. I agree that sometimes when listening on audio you pick up things or notice things that you might just skim over in print. I find that's the case when authors have the character do a lot of heavy swearing - I wouldn't noticed much in print, but I often think 'couldn't you find another word?' - ha! We'll see when I get around to reading it.
ReplyDeleteKay, you'll have to let me know if that phrase becomes a distraction when you read the book! :)
DeleteMaybe I will do better reading it than listening, possibly the overuse of a phrase isn't as noticeable on the written page. I like a good mystery.
ReplyDeleteTina, I'd go with the print edition, although the book won an Audie award, which kind of surprises me!
DeleteI liked this book a little more than you but I agree that once the reveal happened, it wasn't a big shock. I enjoyed my read of this one.
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