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Lies She Told

By: Cate Holahan
Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Lisa Larsen
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Sometimes the truth is darker than fiction.

Liza Cole has 30 days to write the thriller that could put her back on the best-seller list. In the meantime, she's struggling to start a family with her husband, who is distracted by the disappearance of his best friend, Nick. With stresses weighing her down in both her professional and her personal lives, Liza escapes into writing her latest heroine, Beth.

Beth is a new mother who suspects her husband is cheating on her while she's home alone caring for their newborn. Angry and betrayed, she sets out to catch him in the act and to make him pay for shattering the illusion of their perfect life. But before she realizes it, she's tossing the body of her husband's mistress into the East River.

Then the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur. Nick's body is dragged from the same river, and Liza's husband is arrested for his murder. Before her deadline is up, Liza will have to face up to the truths about the people around her, including herself. If she doesn't, the end of her heroine's story could be the end of her own.

©2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2017 Cate Holahan Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Marriage Thriller Exciting Crime Murder

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Keeps the listener interested in the parallel stories and the welfare of both female leads.

excellent plot

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Really enjoyed this, especially considering it was included in the subscription so didn't even cost a credit! I worked out the twist fairly early, but because of how well the book was written, I carried on listening because I wanted to see how it would be revealed, which shows how well written it was. Having two separate narrators was a fantastic idea to be able to seperate the two narratives. Great free listen!

Cleverly written

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Overall I enjoyed the story but I did guess the twist. There were far too many references to headaches which annoyed me. The performances were too breathy, and reminded me of a American 80’s soap opera. But once you get passed that it was interesting.

Interesting

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Took a while for me to get into the story, but thought it was cleverly written. Wasn’t a huge fan of the ending

Really enjoyed!!!

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There is no real story here, other than what the synopsis tells you. No development of plot or progression of anything. Very early on, the "twist" is made *extremely* obvious to the reader. Because of this, I thought there was going to be a "twist on the twist" - unfortunately there isn't. The chapters plod along at a reasonable pace but never turn into anything which I just found frustrating. The writing itself isn't bad; the author tells us a bit about each relationship and things happen, but by the time you're a couple of chapters in, you've figured out the entire story and ending.
I wish I could add a spoiler cover (like on Reddit) to explain exactly what I mean but unfortunately I can't :(

There are times when the main character (Liza) is so *unbelievably* dim that I shouted at my phone "OH COME ON!" e.g. All the hints Liza is given about burying the gun. More and more characters behaving stupidly and not acting like real humans do.

Wouldn't recommend spending a credit on this. It's free as part of the Plus catalogue so I'm not too bothered, but a shame as the author had the makings of an interesting book!

Ok writing, poor/no plot

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