Catch Her in a Lie Audiobook By Jess Lourey cover art

Catch Her in a Lie

Getaway Collection

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Catch Her in a Lie

By: Jess Lourey
Narrated by: Carly Robins
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $1.99

Buy for $1.99

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

2023 Audie Award Winner for Best Short Stories/Collection Audiobook

Two agents on the trail of a serial killer. A mother and daughter on the trip of a lifetime. Fates converge in paradise in a chilling short story by an Amazon Charts bestselling author.

Cold case expert Evangeline Reed and forensics legend Harry Steinbeck are on their way from Minneapolis to Costa Rica. They’ve been ordered to keep close watch on a protective mother and her daughter, both of whom have troubling connections to a Minnesota serial killer. Are they on holiday? In hiding? Or on the run? It’s time for Van and Harry to close in on the truth. And there’s more at risk than anyone can imagine.

Catch Her in a Lie by Jess Lourey is part of Getaway, a collection of six stories about dream escapes that take unimaginable, even sinister, turns. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single sitting.

©2022 Jess Lourey. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime
Twisty Plot • Likable Characters • Magnificent Reader • Satisfying Ending • Well-written Story • Perfect Performance
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
This is one of those situations where I came across a later installment first and really wanted to read it. So, of course, I went back and started the series from the beginning. I’m weird that way; I blame it on the day job. Anyway, at 44pgs, this is a quick read (about an hour) and the book summary pretty much says it all.

What the book summary doesn’t mention is that Van has visions, bad visions, visions of real-life monsters. The ending has a twist that is a shocker. Ok, I’m interested. Yes, I will be continuing the series.

Catch Her in a Lie

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
4.5 out of 5 stars

There is something about a short story that I just love. Especially when that short story is part of a bigger series. And even more when that series is part of Kindle Unlimited and/or Audible plus. When I saw that Jess Lourey had written a book in this series, I knew I would have to take the dive. Even just looking at the cover drew me in. But once I started it, being a short story – there was no time to hide. Lourey had to start the book fast and definitely did.

I’ve read three books from Lourey, and even in this short story, I couldn’t predict where it would go. She has this way of writing where it feels like anyone could have done it. And every time there is a “reveal,” it just feels like it’s a trick or something else. Catch Her In A Lie was no different. Sure, there were fewer people to suspect, but even when things were being revealed, I was like, “but, is it this person, really?”

Now, I did open this by saying that I love short stories since there’s no place to hide the bad form or a bad premise. But, I will add that I would have loved to read a full-length Catch Her In A Lie, but it would have been a very difficult book to get through (similar to the other Lourey stories). She can write about despicable human beings and despicable things happening to innocent people so it’s almost visceral when reading it.

Overall, a great short story that is easily finished in one sitting. Carly Robbins performed this perfectly and was a great cast for both women in the story.

An Excellent Short Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This book was pretty good. The characters were likable and the story kept me drawn in. I did find myself wanting more tho and I would love to see a series with the detectives from this book. Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars!

I liked this one!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was a good listen for a murder mystery and the ending was what I was expecting for the way it was headed

Great listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A fast paced introduction to a new series. After reading The Quarry Girls, I had high expectations and was not disappointed, not even a little bit. I’m looking forward to getting to know Van Reed better. Ms Lourey is a fantastic storyteller. Bring on book 1!
An Amazon Original, part of the Kindle Unlimited catalog.

Great Start to a New Series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A twisty plot and interesting characters make for a great quick listen! There’s a whole bunch of story in this little package. I enjoyed this audiobook and am looking forward to the next in the series.

Lots of mystery in a small package.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was a short story and an excellent one! The sense of being on edge and knowing something was going to happen was awesome. That anticipation was met by a twist I never saw. Many times I can guess several possibilities but I was completely blindside.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and definitely recommend this book. 👍

📚

Yes!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This was a very interesting read with quite a surprising ending! It would make a great book using the FBI characters. Glad I read it! The narrator does a great job also

Great Story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I'mI enjoyed the thorough story engagement in a short time frame. Well done.
I'll be looking for more.

The unfolding plot

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoyed the story and the way it was told, that being said I did not like the narrator. The voice was all wrong and if it was a longer story, I would have stopped listening. Her voice is just harsh and did not resonate well with the story being told.
If you can get past the narrator though, it is worth a listen.

Get past the narrator and its a good quick story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews