First Lie Wins
On sale
13th February 2025
Price: £9.99
Genre
Adventure / Crime & Mystery / Fiction & Related Items / Suspense
* OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD *
* THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH*
* THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *
* THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK *
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* SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES *
‘Everything you could want in a thriller’ REESE WITHERSPOON
‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year’ ANDREA MARA
‘Riveting!’ LUCY FOLEY
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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…
‘Twisty and exhilarating’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Strikingly ingenious’ DAILY MAIL
‘Edgy and smart’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘I devoured it’ HEIDI PERKS
‘I’m still breathless’ LISA GARDNER
‘A clever blend of GONE GIRL and KILLING EVE‘ CRIME TIME
REAL READERS ARE GRIPPED:
‘A riveting thriller’
‘Dynamic; terrifically suspenseful’
‘Heartpounding. Definitely one of the best books this year’
‘Suspense fans rejoice: phenomenal’
‘Perfect for a book club’
* THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH*
* THE NO. 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *
* THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK *
_______________________________________
* SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES *
‘Everything you could want in a thriller’ REESE WITHERSPOON
‘One of the best thrillers I’ve read this year’ ANDREA MARA
‘Riveting!’ LUCY FOLEY
_______________________________________
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…
‘Twisty and exhilarating’ SUNDAY TIMES
‘Strikingly ingenious’ DAILY MAIL
‘Edgy and smart’ NEW YORK TIMES
‘I devoured it’ HEIDI PERKS
‘I’m still breathless’ LISA GARDNER
‘A clever blend of GONE GIRL and KILLING EVE‘ CRIME TIME
REAL READERS ARE GRIPPED:
‘A riveting thriller’
‘Dynamic; terrifically suspenseful’
‘Heartpounding. Definitely one of the best books this year’
‘Suspense fans rejoice: phenomenal’
‘Perfect for a book club’
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Reviews
Buckle up . . . the best cat and mouse suspense I've read in years
Smart and sharp, fast-paced and twisty, this kept me on the edge of my seat
Wildly inventive, diabolically clever
The most suspenseful game of deception I've ever read. Brilliant!
Clever, twisty, and suspenseful, First Lie Wins kept me on my toes right up to the satisfying conclusion
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
Unexpected and pacey
An absolute CRACKER of a book
I devoured it. Absolutely brilliant
Strikingly ingenious
A propulsive, note-perfect thriller
Twisty and fast-paced
Mind-blowingly brilliant
Brilliant. I read it in one sitting. If you love twisty thrillers, this one is for you
The kind of jaw-droppingly twisty read you stay up all night for
An outstanding psychological thriller... this could well be the best read of 2024
Edgy and smart
This will have you turning the pages at speed
A great title to choose for a book club of thriller lovers
A break neck thrill ride
Riveting
This has everything you want in the thriller
Twisty and exhilarating
A clever blend of GONE GIRL and KILLING EVE... Terribly ingenious and a gripping read, this is one to savour
Breakneck pace, non-stop action, genius premise. One of the best thrillers I've read this year