First Lie Wins

Author(s): Ashley Elston

Crime and Thrillers

You meet a stranger at a party.She looks like you. Even has your name...She's here to take something you have. So how far will you go to protect it? 'The best cat and mouse suspense I've read...with plenty of heart. I'm still breathless' LISA GARDNER Evie Porter has everything a girl could want: a doting boyfriend, a house with a picket fence, a fun group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn't exist. First comes the identity. Once she's given a name and location by her employer, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job. For Evie, this job feels different. Ryan has gotten under her skin and she's started to picture another kind of life for herself - one where her boss doesn't pull the strings. But Evie can't make any mistakes. Because the one thing she's worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to - her real identity - just walked right into this town. A woman, who looks just like her, has stolen her name - and she wants more. As Evie's past begins to catch up with her, can she stay one step ahead to save her future?  '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. Pick it up, please' A.J. FINN 'Clever, twisty, and suspenseful. Kept me on my toes right up to the satisfying conclusion' DIANE CHAMBERLAIN 'As emotionally moving as it is gripping. I loved every minute' MARY KUBICA 'Smart, fast-paced and twisty... kept me on the edge of my seat' MEGAN MIRANDA 'Will consume you... I devoured it' JULIE CLARK 'The most suspenseful game of deception I've ever read. Brilliant' ELLE COSIMANO 'Outstanding! An ingenious, unforgettable cat and mouse thriller' WENDY WALKER 'A suspenseful and taut page-turner that is impossible to put down' MEGAN SHEPHERD  


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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

Ashley Elston is the author of several novels, including THE RULES FOR DISAPPEARING (a finalist in the Best Young Adult Novel category of the International Thriller Awards) and 10 BLIND DATES. Her work has been translated into 23 languages. Ashley lives in Louisiana with her husband and three sons. FIRST LIE WINS is her debut adult thriller.

General Fields

  • : 9781472295330
  • : Headline Publishing Group
  • : Headline Book Publishing
  • : 480.0
  • : 30 November 2023
  • : h232mm x w152mm x s32mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Ashley Elston
  • : Paperback
  • : en
  • : 813.6
  • : 384
  • : FH