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First Lie Wins

By: Ashley Elston
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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The million-copy-selling No. 1 New York Times bestseller, Sunday Times Thriller of the Month, and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick 2024. Soon to be a major TV series.
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There's an old saying: The first lie wins...

At a party with her fiancé Ryan Sumner, Evie Porter is not looking for trouble. But trouble has found her.

A woman approaches. She's using her name. And Evie knows it's a warning.

Because Evie Porter is not her real name. It's her job.
Ryan Sumner is not her future husband. He's her target.

And this woman showing up now can only mean one thing. Her employer is watching. One mistake and she's dead.

To save herself, and escape her employer for good, Evie must set the last perfect trap. Which means using herself as bait...
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'Everything you could want in a thriller' REESE WITHERSPOON
'One of the best thrillers I've read this year' ANDREA MARA
'Riveting!' LUCY FOLEY
'Twisty and exhilarating' SUNDAY TIMES
'Strikingly ingenious' DAILY MAIL
'A clever blend of Gone Girl and Killing Eve' CRIME TIME
'Edgy and smart' NEW YORK TIMES
'I devoured it' HEIDI PERKS
'I'm still breathless' LISA GARDNER

©2024 Ashley Elston (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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A must read

Right up until the last line I was hooked….so many twists and turns. I don’t want to spoil it but my last thought as it finished was 'wow I didn’t see that coming’!

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Great twist.

One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Couldn’t stop listening. Great twists that you don’t see coming.

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Gripping, fun and clever

So enjoyable with clever and unpredictable twists and turns throughout. Listened in less than 24 hours! The protagonist is a very likeable antihero.

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Didn’t put it down

Great fast paced cat and mouse kept me guessing and then my jaw dropped when the twists were revealed!

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I wanted to love it…..

It didn’t blow me away. Having heard how amazing it was and seeing the squillions of five star reviews, I expected more. It was okay; okay storyline, good enough narration but was somehow lacking.

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I couldn’t stop listening !

Great listen very unexpected twists and turns. I really enjoyed it. Loved the narration too!

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so many twists

not my usual kind of book but I loved it l. so glad I gave it a go!

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Great twists and turns

Great twists and turns - had me really guessing until the end. Great twists and turns - had me really guessing until the end.

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Disappointing

This started out so well and i thought it was going to be a great story of twists and turns in it. But sadly for me that was not the case it got very silly and so unbelievable. Not sure what the Author was trying to achieve in this book but for me it just got very silly and jumping all over the place trying to build up suspense which in my humble opinion failed.The Narrator did an ok job with trying to build up suspense again i don't think this Author is for me .

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Lots of twists

Narrator was great story had lots of twists and turns but also quite predictable. Main character well developed and likeable.

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