First Lie Wins

You meet a stranger at a party. She looks like you, sounds like you. Even has your name... ''This has everything you could want in a thriller... I did NOT expect that ending'' REESE WITHERSPOON ''The best cat and mouse suspense I''ve read. I''m still breathless'' LISA GARDNER ''I devoured it. Absolutely brilliant'' HEIDI PERKS ''Unexpected and pacy. A brilliant central character'' HARRIET TYCE ''An absolute CRACKER of a book'' RACHEL ABBOTT REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK 2O24 SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES Everything she is about to tell them is a lie... 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? ''A clever, high-stakes now-you-see-me-now-you-don''t thriller'' A J FINN ''Twisty and suspenseful. K ept me on my toes right up to the end'' DIANE CHAMBERLAIN ''Gripping. I loved every minute'' MARY KUBICA ''Smart and fast-paced... 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 Real readers are enthralled by this electrifying thriller: ''This book consumed a whole 24 hours of my life'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Suspense fans rejoice - this is phenomenal'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Heartpounding . . . Definitely one of the best books this year'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''OMG I was immediately sucked in'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Absolute perfection'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''A thrill ride from start to finish'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Kept me guessing until the end'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Twisty and engaging'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Had me on the edge of my seat'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ...

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THE MILLION-COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLING THRILLER OF THE YEAR

Auteur
Ashley Elston is the author of several YA novels, including THE RULES FOR DISAPPEARING 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.

Texte du rabat

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 fast-paced'
Observer

'A clever blend of Gone Girl and Killing Eve'
Crime Time

'I'm still breathless'
Lisa Gardner

'Ingenious'
Daily Mail

'Mind-blowingly brilliant'
Sun

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THE MILLION-COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLING THRILLER OF THE YEAR