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• Audie Award
  Audio Publishers Association

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• Amy Tintera is the New York Times bestselling author of several series for young adults. She earned degrees in journalism and film and worked in Hollywood before becoming an author. Raised in Austin, Texas, she frequently sets her novels in the Lone Star State, but she now lives in Los Angeles, where there's far less humidity but not nearly enough Tex-Mex. Listen for the Lie is her adult debut.

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  January 22, 2024
  YA author Tintera (The Q) makes her adult debut with the outstanding story of a young woman haunted by rumors that she killed her best friend. Five years ago, 20-something golden girl Savannah Harper was brutally murdered in her hometown of Plumpton, Tex. The same day, Savannah’s best friend, Lucy Chase, was discovered amnesia-stricken on the side of the road with her dress covered in Savannah’s blood. While Lucy was never charged with the murder, most of Plumpton has long assumed she’s guilty—and given the gap in her memory, Lucy has questions of her own. Now living in L.A., she’s fired from her investment job when the new season of hit true crime podcast Listen for the Lie renews public interest in Savannah’s case. Humiliated, Lucy accepts an invitation from her grandmother, Beverly, to return to Plumpton for a visit. When Lucy arrives in town, she finds Ben Owens, the charismatic host of Listen for the Lie, already poking around, and attempts to stay one step ahead of him as she pieces together the events of that fateful night. Tintera alternates transcripts of the podcast with chapters from Lucy’s perspective, getting a lot of mileage from her protagonist’s dry wit (“A podcaster has decided to ruin my life, so I’m buying a chicken,” goes the book’s first sentence) and some devilish plot twists. Readers will be hard-pressed not to wolf down this intelligent page-turner in a single sitting.

• January LaVoy and Will Damron give sterling performances in this audiobook about a woman who is suspected of committing a murder five years earlier and the popular true-crime podcaster who exposes her. LaVoy is simply outstanding as the often funny Lucy Chase; she adopts a sardonic, fatalistic tone that matches Lucy's character. LaVoy also is great in supporting roles, employing accents that reflect the small-town Texas setting of the story. Damron, as the fine-looking, deep-voiced podcaster Ben Owens, also is top-notch. The podcast episodes sound authentic, and Damron also brings a Texas twang when that is needed. This is an excellent, fun listen, filled with unusual and relatable characters. Listeners looking for a grin will enjoy it. G.S. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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  May 31, 2024
  

  While a podcast might not have ruined Lucy's life, it certainly didn't do her any favors. When a popular podcast starts investigating her best friend's unsolved murder--the one in which Lucy was a prime suspect--she is suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Finding herself summarily fired and dumped, she has little choice but to return to the small Texas town where it all went down five years ago. With no memory of the night in question, Lucy isn't even sure of her own innocence, and her friends and family certainly seem willing to believe she's the murderer. As events of that evening start returning to her in disturbing flashes, Lucy realizes that looking for answers was a dangerous decision. Tintera (The Q) crafts a compelling suspense novel full of tension and twists. Narrator January LaVoy portrays Lucy's first-person perspective across dual timelines in an expressive and atmospheric performance, while Will Damron presents each podcast episode, complete with theme music. VERDICT This audio will appeal to listeners seeking intricate, intense psychological suspense about missing memories and murder. Recommended for fans of Lisa Jewell, Emily Schultz, and Ashley Flowers.--Lauren Hackert

  Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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  Macmillan Audio

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