I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this story as an audiobook. It was entertaining, and I loved the podcast element!

This has to be my favorite style of a way a book is told. Going into the past, podcast blurbs, and one maine narrator. This book was a quick read and the story line was amazing!

Amy illustrates the story into your mind perfectly. There are just enough details and not too much where things feel drawn out.

I would recomend this to friends and family to read.
On my list for top favorite books I've read.

I look forward to reading more from Amy.

An amazingly fast paced mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end! I finished this audiobook in less than 24 hours. I was hooked the moment it started! I loved the chapter transitions! Small town murder mystery really kept me guessing. I felt like I was a detective trying to solve the case. There are a lot of different characters with different personalities, they will throw your guessing off making you think “they did it!” If you like true crime podcast you’ll absolutely love this fast paced novel!
The narrators both made this book so exciting and exhilarating. I loved their expressions and tone in their voice. They did a fantastic job really setting the scene in my mind as I listened. I highly recommend listening to this book!

5 Stars!

Wow, I can't believe this was a debut! An absolute nail biter from the beginning.

What to Expect:
- Whodunnit
- Small town murder
- Cold Case
- Mixed media (podcast!)
- Dark comedy
- Feisty and hilarious grandmother

I savored every page of this book. It was that good.

Lucy is believed to have murdered her best friend five years ago. There was never enough evidence for a conviction so she wasn't charged but she might as well have been because everyone believes she did it. Including her parents. Lucy remembers nothing from the fateful night. It's five years later and a podcaster has taken interest in the case, opening it all up again.

This was smart, sarcastic, and unputdownable.

I listened to the audio on this one and it was great. I heard that the narrators are good friends or a couple maybe?

The mystery was clever and I had no idea until about half an hour before it was unveiled.

If you enjoy dark humor, witty banter, and a story that will totally hold you in its clutches until the end, then I definitely recommend checking this one out!

WOW! A non stop thriller that you won’t put down. I’m predicting it to be one of the top books you will read in 2024! My mind is spinning and I’m defiantly in a book hang over. TBR TBR TBR
You will not regret grabbing this book as soon as it’s released.
A MUST READ


Thank you Net Galley & Macmillan Audio for the advanced Audiobook

I'm a sucker for a thriller on audio, especially one about a woman coming back to her hometown after years of being gone. In this one, Lucy left after being accused of murdering her best friend. January LaVoy and Will Damron are two of my favorite narrators, so I knew the audio of this would be good. And it was! Like I do with most thrillers on audio, I blew through it in 24 hours – it sucked me in from the very beginning, slowly revealing details that kept me listening. I feel for thriller writers these days because I think it's increasingly harder to surprise the reader, especially one who reads a lot of the genre. And so while I didn't guess how this one would turn out, it somehow still wasn't terribly satisfying. It felt a little predictable, and little unrealistic, and a little out of left field. But it was enjoyable enough, which honestly is all I want from thrillers at this point. A perfectly mediocre thriller made a little better by the audio (there were also podcasts woven in, which is something that definitely lends itself to the format.)

I am on a thriller spree. I am reading very little else and that is fine by me. This one was an audio read for me that I greatly enjoyed.

I was over the podcast as a catalyst in thriller novels, but this one has made me rethink that. It enhances the story and didn’t feel like a gimmick. This was a great whodunnit that kept me puzzled and guessing until the very end and I am hard to surprise. I loved the dark humor that was woven throughout and found myself chuckling quite a bit. And the small town Texas setting was fantastic. This is a fun one.

I am really glad I listened to this one on audio. The narration is excellent and the characters came to life. And when a book that is filled with a lot of characters, as this one is, that is really important. When an audiobook is this well done, it is like a theatrical play that only enhances an already great book. Thank you to @netgalley and @macmillan.audio for this audiobook. I highly recommend this one.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. I thought the narrators did a great job. This book kept me entertained the entire way through. I did not guess who was the killer until nearly 3/4 of the way in. I highly recommend this especially as an audio!

Thank you to NetGalley for an eARC and audiobook for review.

I absolutely enjoyed this thriller. Lucy was an unreliable character who you don’t know if you should root for. She can’t remember what happened the night of her friend Savvy’s murder and she doubts herself. I liked both the book and the audiobook but ultimately listened to audio more. Having one narrator for the perspective of Lucy and another speaking the podcast episodes was enticing and kept me listening. I look forward to more adult novels from this author.

This was gooooood! And surprisingly funny! AND there was a podcast aspect in a thriller/mystery that I didn’t hate or find cheesy?! Big win 🤭

✨fantastic on audio! great narrators, excellent podcast effects!
✨short chapters + super binge worthy!
✨”amnesia”-ish mystery
✨a witty meddling grandma👏
✨a small town where everyone knows everyone, everyone has slept with everyone, and everyone is keeping secrets for everyone🤫

I really enjoyed this!! I didn’t guess the ending, the pacing was mostly good, and I loved the FMC! Highly recommend!

Read this if you like:
•a hilarious grandma
•podcast / true crime
•small town
•twisty book

This audiobook was fantastic. I love thrillers with a podcast / true crime element. I finished this one in a matter of hours. This is such a fun unique read you’ll want to give it a shot.

Thank you Macmillan for the ALC!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Yes, I'm starting with stars, because that is how much I enjoyed this story!

🎧LISTEN FOR THE LIE by Amy Tintera and narrated by a favorite January LaVoy and Will Damron is a riotous, darkly funny, suspense thriller that had me engaged and entertained from start to finish.

Lucy is trying to live her life away from her hometown where 5 years ago she was found wandering, covered in her best friends blood, and no memory of the incident (but with a head injury, so...). Everyone believes she is a murderer, and she isn't so sure herself. When a cute Podcaster comes to take a new look at the cold case, he gets Lucy's Grandmother to convince her to come back.

This story is absolutely me. I loved the dark humor, the snark, the witty dialog, the tension that built through the podcasts, the amazing Grandma! Seriously, I have major goals in how I want to behave when it becomes acceptable to do so, due to Grandma. The mystery was clever and I had no idea. The last chapters were tense and extra riveting, but I think the magic here is really the journey. I didn't want this to end! I don't usually feel this way with thrillers, but this was so so fun!

If you enjoy a lot of darkly funny banter and snark, then March 5th should be on your calendar as THE DAY to go get this! The narration was absolute perfection as husband and wife LaVoy and Damron killed it. I did have digital copy which was great for the one late night I could keep reading, but this was a story that lent itself to audio; with these narrators.

Thank you @netgalley @celadonbooks & @macmillan.audio for these advanced copies. This will be a top thriller for this year for sure.

Lucy returns to her small hometown in Texas after leaving 5 years ago with no intention of ever returning. She left under a cloud of suspicion about whether she killed here best friend, and she has no memory of what happened that night. Maybe she did?
A true crime podcast has taken up the case. Can Lucy keep the snarky comments to a minimum and her dead friend’s voice out of her head long enough to find out if she’s the killer?
The reader Lavoy, was excellent as the female characters. The suspense kept me returning to this audio that I couldn’t finish fast enough!

Thank you to @NetGalley and @macmillanaudio for my free advanced readers copy audiobook.

Listening to this audiobook was completely on point with the podcast theme! It was perfect and the male podcast narrator made me really feel like I was listening to a podcast! Serious perfection! I loved the female narrator too. I listened to this at 1.50-1.75, just so I could finish quicker and end the suspense!

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 is accused of murdering her best friend Savvy, years ago and has no memory of it. Suffering from a TBI, Lucy can’t remember anything from that night…she also has an imaginary friend, dead Savvy, that she talks to and sees…who tells her to kill, kill, kill. Lucy has vivid thoughts and a vivid imagination, imaging hundreds of ways to kill a person, every person that she encounters. But is Lucy a killer? She’s never acted on it, or has she?

At the request of her dedicated grandmother, aka her absolute best friend and ally, Lucy comes home after many, many years and is met with Ben, suave, sexy, famous crime podcaster. Lucy hasn’t talked to anyone in the press and has remained hidden, but her grandmother talks her into finally sharing her story and thoughts on the murder of Savvy.

Although, the police never named any suspects, besides Lucy in the murder of Savvy, there are several conspicuous people of interest that could have reason. Maybe it was Lucy’s own abusive now ex-husband, Matt? Or Savvy’s slime ball, promiscuous boyfriend? Her sister? Mutual friend? Anyone else but Lucy, who can not imagine killing her best friend and had no beef with her, well, that she admits.

Ben and Lucy become really close and try to unlock her memory by visiting scenes of the crime from that dreadful night. Her brain starts to unlock, flashes of memories from that night come to her and at the very end she regains the complete memory of that night, revealing the killer, which may or may not be Lucy, but boy was it SHOCKING!

This was a very GRIPPING, SUSPENSEFUL, and entertaining thriller that I was privileged to review! Seriously in my top 10 books of the year!

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Lucy comes back to her hometown because Ben, a Podcaster, is investigating the murder of her best friend Savvy. Everyone thinks Lucy committed the murder, but Lucy can't remember what happened from that night.

I really enjoyed this book, and finished it within a day and a half. I was shocked at who the killer is. I thought it was one character, but was completely wrong. I honestly didn't care for any of the characters in the book, including the victim. They were all selfish. Except maybe Lucy's grandma. She wasn't too bad.

This was highly entertaining! There are some tropes I don’t typically get on with, but here I think they worked pretty well. I usually avoid any type of amnesia in a thriller. I also don’t love the “damaged woman” character.

The reason it worked well here was the narrative voice. There was humor. This book never took itself too seriously.

I highly recommend the audiobook. The audiobook quality and production made this book feel like a tasty little snack I got to enjoy. The inclusion of the podcast complete with sound effects was excellent. It had me doing chores to listen more.

Overall just a fun and engaging reading experience!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillon Audio for the advanced listeners’ copy.

Did Lucy Chase murder her best friend? That’s what Ben Owen an up and coming true crime podcaster wants to know. How is he going to find the truth when Lucy can’t remember the events of the night of the murder?
You will not love any of the characters in the story, they are all hiding deep seated lies and secrets. They are snarky, smug, arrogant and sometimes abusive. What you will love is the story that will keep you guessing as to who really killed Savvy. Settle in to a comfortable chair when you start this one because you will be there burning the late night candle to get to the bottom of the murder.
A great mystery that I highly recommend.
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillian Audio for my ARC.

I did not see that ending coming! This book will have you thinking you have it figured it out, but you don’t. I found myself binging this book in less than 48 hours because the plot was so gripping; I had to know how it ended. I loved the integration of the podcast episodes right into the story. The overall flow of the story and the transitions at all the right times kept me hooked. One of the best thriller/suspense novels I have ever read! Thoroughly enjoyed the narration; the voices matched exactly what I pictured the characters to be like in real life.

WOW, this was an insanely addicting read! Lucy Chase can’t remember the night that her best friend, Savvy, was murdered… but she was found wandering the streets covered in blood… but has no memory of what happened. Despite never being charged, most of the residents of the small-town Texas town she lives in, thinks she did it. Once a true-crime podcast picks up the case, all of Lucy’s efforts to move on come to an immediate halt as she is thrown right back into the place she vowed to never set foot in again to solve her friend’s murder…even if she is the one that did it

- The twists and turns on this one kept me intrigued the entire time
- HIGHLY recommend the audiobook! It makes the whole podcast vibe of the story come to life – especially having a male and female narrator! January LaVoy always does a killer job, no pun intended

READ if you like
- True Crime podcasts
- Small town thrillers
- Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, None of This is True, Things We Do In the Dark, I Have Some Questions for You

This was AMAZING. The unhinged female, the small town vibes. I ended up doing this one on audio and it was fantastic. I loved the dual pov and the podcast format even thought I never even listen to podcasts. The voices and narration made it so comical to listen to.