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The Best Lies

By: David Ellis
Narrated by: Vas Eli, Emana Rachelle, Lee Osorio, Natasha Soudek, Philip Hernandez
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A USA Today Bestseller!

Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise listeners at every turn.

Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family's closet. He's also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI’s only shot at taking down the dealer’s brutal syndicate.

Risk his life going undercover for the feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI’s offer—but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop and “the one who got away.” Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo’s trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play …

©2024 David Ellis (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense

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The Best Lies is the best book I’ve read in a long time; a complicated, high-stakes thriller in which all the characters have something to win and everything to lose. With an absolutely unpredictable plot and an ending that was as surprising as it was satisfying, I raced through this book in a single sitting. Just read it!”–Karen Dionne, #1 internationally bestselling author of The Marsh King's Daughter

The Best Lies is an addictive, whip-smart thriller. David Ellis is a master at writing keep-you-up-all-night books, and this is no exception.”—Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of A Twisted Love Story

“It is truly the perfect thriller: twisty, surprising, and not at all predictable….It’s one of those books where everything is connected in a way that makes finishing it feel like getting a gift wrapped up in a bow. If you’re looking for your next favorite thriller, you will not be disappointed in this.”—The EveryGirl

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Just okay

I loved some of his other work this was just okay… uhm not bad not great… worth listening to to for sure.

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The writing is genius

Some of the smartest writing. My brain feels like it goes 900 miles per minute so I can’t imagine how this author feels. The story is sad funny smart and very important with everything going on right now. I’m going to have to read all of his books cuz look closer was fantastic too

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The Best Lies

This book, Big WOW! I enjoyed the twists and turns, the characters, I felt I knew them, Excellent writing,

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Lots of layers

While it didn’t quite leave me reeling like Look Closer did, it is a pretty great story!

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Addictive!!

This book might have it all: organized crime, legal procedures, undercover missions, national security threats, corporate espionage, and even some romance. If you’re wondering how all of that fits into a single story, let me tell you—the twists and turns gave me whiplash! There was no guessing where Leo was headed in this crazy tale—I kept trying and failing. Thankfully, the chapters were short, because I rewound a few times to make sure I heard correctly.

The plot David Ellis delivers is fast-paced and action-packed, yet incredibly intricate! I highly recommend this if you enjoy twisty thrillers. Absolutely addictive!

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Great story. Female narrator… ugh

Really enjoy David Ellis as an author. Great story line. All the narrators were great with exception of Andi… OMG that was a struggle to listen to the narrator here. She didn’t ruin the book but she was not very good at acting. If you can get past her narrations then it’s a great book

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The story had many twists and turns.

the story was interesting and you did not know what was happening next. it was somewhat confusing going back and forth in time.

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Twisty

I enjoyed this twisty turny book! Lots of second guessing. This was book #2 and I just downloaded a third book of his

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Look Closer was a Gem so......

This author's previous book, Look Closer, ranks up there for me as one of my top listens. I was really excited for this next standalone as the cover had the same feel and multiple narrators was extremely effective with Look Closer. I started it with very little knowledge of the plot, same as the previous standalone.

This one took a little time to grab me and was just so-so out of the gate. I didn't like the characters nor the narrators as much as Look Closer and the story was less captivating. Knowing that Look Closer really had some great twists and turns, I was ready for the same with The Best Lies. By the end, I was definitely impressed again but will admit Look Closer remains the better of the two.

There were some parts of the plot jumps that I felt should have been included - maybe something the author was asked to edit out. I love multiple narrators in books but it can be slightly awkward when there is conversation between each narrator's character and only one of the voices narrating the chapter. David Ellis is definitely one my favorite authors and I will always be putting his next release at the top of my reading list!

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Fell a little short for me

Felt like I waited the entire length of the book to feel engaged/into it! Not a home run for me

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