First Lie Wins

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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

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Critics Review

Twisty and exhilarating
Sunday Times
I devoured it. Absolutely brilliant
Heidi Perks
Strikingly ingenious
Daily Mail
Twisty and fast-paced
Observer
Edgy and smart
New York Times
Riveting
Lucy Foley
This has everything you want in the thriller
Reese Witherspoon
Buckle up . . . the best cat and mouse suspense I've read in years
Lisa Gardner
Clever, twisty, and suspenseful, First Lie Wins kept me on my toes right up to the satisfying conclusion
Diane Chamberlain
What a box of tricks! First Lie Wins flickers past like a shadow-play: just when you think you've worked out what you're seeing, the shapes shift, the scene transforms, and - hold on - maybe you had it wrong a moment ago? Cool and clever and full-on fun, the sort of slippery high-stakes now-you-see-me-now-you-don't thriller that few novelists are bold enough to attempt these days. Pick it up, please. This is a good one
A.J. Finn
Smart and sharp, fast-paced and twisty, this kept me on the edge of my seat
Megan Miranda
Wildly inventive, diabolically clever
Julie Clark
The most suspenseful game of deception I've ever read. Brilliant!
Elle Cosimano
Unexpected and pacey
Harriet Tyce
An absolute CRACKER of a book
Rachel Abbott
A propulsive, note-perfect thriller
Cesca Major
Mind-blowingly brilliant
Sun
Brilliant. I read it in one sitting. If you love twisty thrillers, this one is for you
Sarah Morgan
The kind of jaw-droppingly twisty read you stay up all night for
I News
An outstanding psychological thriller... this could well be the best read of 2024
SHOTs Magazine
This will have you turning the pages at speed
Prima Magazine
A great title to choose for a book club of thriller lovers
Glamour
A break neck thrill ride
Crime Monthly
A clever blend of GONE GIRL and KILLING EVE... Terribly ingenious and a gripping read, this is one to savour
Crime Time
Breakneck pace, non-stop action, genius premise. One of the best thrillers I've read this year
Andrea Mara

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