Listen for the Lie
Amy Tintera, 2024
Mystery, thriller & crime Contemporary fiction
A sharp, funny thriller about a woman who can't remember whether she killed her best friend, and the podcaster who comes to find out. A sharp, funny crime story with a satirical edge, a brisk voice, and a narrator whose blank spots keep the mood uneasy.
About society.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy crime fiction with a biting, satirical tone and an unreliable narrator. The podcast framing and comic treatment of a murder investigation may feel too glib if you want a solemn procedural.
Why read it
It gives you a funny, sharp look at memory, guilt and true-crime storytelling, with a narrator whose gaps keep you questioning what she knows.
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She likes him best for the quality that should be disqualifying.
I’ve known plenty of self-absorbed men, but Nathan takes the cake. It’s my favorite thing about him. I can’t even remember the last time he asked me a personal question. When I told him that I’d been married for two years, in my early twenties, he said, “No worries, want to go to a movie?” Amy Tintera.Before this adult debut, Amy Tintera wrote several YA series, including Reboot and Ruined.
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Questions readers ask
- Is Listen for the Lie for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy crime fiction with a biting, satirical tone and an unreliable narrator. The podcast framing and comic treatment of a murder investigation may feel too glib if you want a solemn procedural.
- What is Listen for the Lie like?
- A sharp, funny crime story with a satirical edge, a brisk voice, and a narrator whose blank spots keep the mood uneasy. About society.
- What should I read after Listen for the Lie?
- If you liked Listen for the Lie, try The Last Thing He Told Me (Laura Dave), The Turn of the Key (Ruth Ware) and The Divorce (Freida McFadden).
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How a tragedy hides inside an ordinary Tuesday.
This is the terrible thing about a tragedy. It isn’t with you every minute. You forget it, and then you remember it again.
The Last Thing He Told Me · Laura Dave
The line works as a thesis for the epistolary thriller: the narrator’s voice is both evidence and defence.
People do go mad, you know, if you stop them from sleeping for long enough...
The Turn of the Key · Ruth Ware
A wedding ring is not a legal obligation. It is a finger.
Even if we’re not married anymore, it would be weird not to have it on my finger anymore. And frankly, it’s not his choice to make. It’s my finger.
The Divorce · Freida McFadden
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