Listen for the LieNew · Mystery, Thriller, Mystery Thriller
Listen for the Lie
2024 · 336 pages · Fiction
46
New
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 652K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award finalist (2025). 4.06★ from 652K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Readers43 out of 100 · counts 40%+20
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Bestseller30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #59 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #101 of the 219 new books we rank
- #655 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Edgar Award finalist (2025)
- Goodreads Choice (mystery thriller) finalist (2024)
Reads as
Gripping
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