Listen for the Lie

by Amy Tintera

[Quirky Cat]

Summary:

Years ago, Lucy lost her best friend. More accurately – her best friend was brutally murdered, while Lucy was found lost, alone, and covered in blood. She has no memory of that night. So, she can't really defend herself against all the people who believe she did it.

So Lucy just tried to move on and get away from her past. Naturally, her past wasn't content to let it all lie. Especially when a new podcast, Listen for the Lie, is doing to delve into this murder with the hopes of finally solving it.

Review:

Okay, it's official. I love the podcast/murder mystery trope, which is admittedly a bit funny since I don't listen to true crime podcasts. Apparently, I don't mind the concept as long as it's fully rooted in fiction. Anyway, Listen for the Lie was a blast to read.

Right off the bat, it's made clear that Lucy doesn't know whether or not she killed her best friend. So we don't know what the truth will reveal. Will it be her innocence? Or her condemnation? It's a different twist on the unreliable narrator.

Likewise, Listen for the Lie is split into two points of time: the present (obviously) and the past as Lucy remembers it. We can't entirely trust these memories since they resurface thanks to external stimuli, but that makes them all the more interesting.

Listen for the Lie is a solid read. I wouldn't mind seeing this turn into a series. Perhaps following Ben Owens on different seasons of his podcast?

Highlights:
Murder/Mystery
Podcast Elements
Hunting for the Truth
Loss of Memory

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