Listen for the Lie

About the book

Five years ago, Lucy Chase was discovered covered in blood near the body of her best friend, Savvy, in their small Texas town. Although never charged due to a lack of evidence, the community remains convinced of her guilt, and Lucy herself suffers from amnesia regarding the night of the murder. When a popular true-crime podcast host begins investigating the cold case, Lucy returns home to face her judgmental family and a recurring internal voice that urges her to commit violence.

Readers who enjoy cynical, dark humor mixed with traditional mystery tropes will find this narrative structure effective. The story appeals to those interested in the social dynamics of small towns and the specific voyeurism of modern true-crime media. Instead of a standard detective procedural, the book provides a first-person perspective on psychological instability and unreliable memory. A reader walks away with a perspective on how public perception shapes personal identity and the difficulty of reclaiming a narrative when the facts are missing.

Details

Published

2024

Publisher

Celadon/Macmillan.

ISBN

9781250880314

Language

EN