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Lies She Told
- Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Lisa Larsen
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Summary
Sometimes the truth is darker than fiction.
Liza Cole has 30 days to write the thriller that could put her back on the best-seller list. In the meantime, she's struggling to start a family with her husband, who is distracted by the disappearance of his best friend, Nick. With stresses weighing her down in both her professional and her personal lives, Liza escapes into writing her latest heroine, Beth.
Beth is a new mother who suspects her husband is cheating on her while she's home alone caring for their newborn. Angry and betrayed, she sets out to catch him in the act and to make him pay for shattering the illusion of their perfect life. But before she realizes it, she's tossing the body of her husband's mistress into the East River.
Then the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur. Nick's body is dragged from the same river, and Liza's husband is arrested for his murder. Before her deadline is up, Liza will have to face up to the truths about the people around her, including herself. If she doesn't, the end of her heroine's story could be the end of her own.
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- Deborah
- 13-09-21
excellent plot
Keeps the listener interested in the parallel stories and the welfare of both female leads.
2 people found this helpful
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- Lucia D
- 30-05-22
Ok writing, poor/no plot
There is no real story here, other than what the synopsis tells you. No development of plot or progression of anything. Very early on, the "twist" is made *extremely* obvious to the reader. Because of this, I thought there was going to be a "twist on the twist" - unfortunately there isn't. The chapters plod along at a reasonable pace but never turn into anything which I just found frustrating. The writing itself isn't bad; the author tells us a bit about each relationship and things happen, but by the time you're a couple of chapters in, you've figured out the entire story and ending.
I wish I could add a spoiler cover (like on Reddit) to explain exactly what I mean but unfortunately I can't :(
There are times when the main character (Liza) is so *unbelievably* dim that I shouted at my phone "OH COME ON!" e.g. All the hints Liza is given about burying the gun. More and more characters behaving stupidly and not acting like real humans do.
Wouldn't recommend spending a credit on this. It's free as part of the Plus catalogue so I'm not too bothered, but a shame as the author had the makings of an interesting book!
1 person found this helpful
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- mama
- 11-09-21
Excellent
I enjoyed this...kept me listening ..the story was good and I just about kept up with the many characters....good enough for me to get her latest audiobook....
1 person found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-21
Great Story but….
Loved the pace and twists in this - Characters we’re really believable - Accents on reading of Beth grated a bit !
1 person found this helpful
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- F Townsend
- 20-09-23
Gripping and clever
Well narrated good dual story line and cross over. Found it hard to put down
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- K. Sewell
- 09-07-23
No, no and no
If you were to take a barrel full of plots, and shake them up willy nilly, this is what you would end up with, a royal mishmash of a novel.
I thought the two parallel marriage stories were far too confusing. Half of the time I didn’t know which husband had done what to which wife. Suspending belief in fiction is one thing, but then realizing that one of the women was a writer, writing the story of the other, you’ve got fiction upon fiction, and my interest kind of fizzled out. But as I had already invested time listening, I thought the author would come up with a smashing ending, but no, more unbelievable mishmash.
Worst was the never-ending and tedious descriptions of emotions. How many ways can you describe tears forming in eyes, and/or running down cheeks, bodies shaking, quivering and juddering? Endless upon endless way, that’s how many.
Where the devil was the editor?
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- WAHMofThreeLovelyKiddos
- 29-06-23
Very good story
Addictive and clever. Lots of different threads to pull on to keep you entertained and engaged. I’d definitely listen to another audiobook from this author 📚
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- stacy
- 17-06-23
Really Enjoyed
Really enjoyed this book, really liked the plot kept me listening. Enjoyed the narrators also.
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- Lorraine
- 25-05-23
What was it all about
Left feeling very confused , not sure who murdered who in the end. It was a jumbled confused mess .
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- Zoe (no why)
- 18-05-23
Finished, but I'm left feeling shortchanged.
I found both the tone of both narrators very irritating, almost giving up after half an hour but I persevered. The story itself has initial promise but some of the early lines of the web being woven just disappeared, and by the end of the book I'm still looking for answers of some of the unresolved sections of the story. I've finished the book but I feel a bit shortchanged, it wasn't worth the effort. I wish I'd cut my losses after half an hour, as I almost did.
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- shelley
- 23-09-17
Truth is stranger than fiction is stranger than fiction is stranger..,.
Wow, I love this book! It started out a little bit slow and at first I thought this was going to turn out to be chic lit and that doesn't thrill me. But I persevered! And I am so glad I did, this book turned out to be anything but.
There is an author who writes crime novels married to an attorney. She is writing a novel about a crime reporter who is married to a prosecutor. The reporter just had a baby and finds out her husband is having an affair. The novelist is on fertility medication and finds out her husband is having an affair. Both husbands are charged with murder when their illicit partners are murdered. The lines between fact and fiction are crossed when the fictional character begins to communicate with her author. The last three hours are pulse pounding as you wait to find out and there's really no clue about the author or her husband's guilt, or her sanity.
The story plays out with two narrators (Amy McFadden and Lisa Larsen), each character having their own voice even though one is "fictional"... Both narrators are excellent.
This book reminds me of a matryoshka doll (a Russian nesting doll) where you have the main doll on the outside and dolls of decreasing sizes nested one within the next.
This book has my HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION!
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233 people found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Candice
- 06-10-17
Imaginings and Truths - Two Worlds Collide
This dramatic thriller deals deftly in the real and the surreal, and the inscrutability of the interchange between an author's life versus her imaginings as a writer.
Under editorial pressure to produce a long-overdue second bestseller, Liza takes to her laptop to write what she hopes will be an explosive romantic suspense hit. We hear alternating POVs between Liza in real life, and Liza's character, Beth, as she develops on the page in 'real-time.' Beth has an infant; Liza has been trying to get pregnant for years. Both have lawyer husbands. Beth's husband is cheating; Liza's husband is devastated since his friend and law partner Nick disappeared, and Liza becomes suspicious about the circumstances. Lines between truth and fiction, memory or dream, become blurred, leading to a climactic ending that did not disappoint.
This novel was well-written and the plot was unique and interesting. Once I got into it, I was hooked- about 1/4 of the way in- so give it a while to sink your teeth in. The characters were thoughtfully conceived and portrayed realistically in their roles.
Also, the relationship between Liza and her long-time best friend, Chris, is one of the best portrayals of an honest, bulletproof, one hundred percent, got-your-back (instead of 'stab you in the back') female friendship that I have seen in a book, ever. I called my best friend as soon as I finished it!
The narration was great for Liza, so-so for Beth-her tone was kind of flat at times making it lack feeling.
Otherwise-
Suspenseful, dramatic, murder mystery with a twist- I highly recommend 'Lies She Told.'
96 people found this helpful
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- Zendegy
- 24-03-18
time for a literary shower
You know how you feel after you eat half a bag of mini kit kat bars or at least one serving of every sweet at a potluck dinner? Like you're a bit dirty, somehow, and need to eat a carrot and do at least an hour on the exercise bike? This book left me feeling like that. Only without any of the pleasure that the kit kats or desserts would give me. The whole time I was reading it, I was just hating myself for going on with it, but I had paid for it and, after returning several less-than-stellar books in a row, I felt like I couldn't return yet another.
Ugh. This book is just stupid. The writing is cliched and hackneyed. The plot line is BEYOND ridiculous and you don't even give a crap about a single character, so you cannot forgive any of the other flaws. Life is so precious and I just wasted too much of it (not to mention space in my brain, which is also limited) on this rubbish. Sigh.
I have to remember, in future, to read the negative reviews and not just the glowing reviews which are apparently written by friends, family and editors (if there are any in this world anymore) who are invested in the book doing well.
76 people found this helpful
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- Erin H.
- 09-02-18
Lies She Told
The story of this book was just okay. It’s an interesting premise, but the author used plot twists that have been used over and over again, and I’m so tired of seeing them in thrillers.
The narration was hit and miss for me. The narrator for Liza did a great job, but the narrator for Beth was awful. Over pronouncing words and never ending a sentence on a full stop almost drove me crazy. Overall, I’d say find a different thriller to listen to.
69 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- MA Reviewer
- 26-12-17
Truthful review about "Lies".
Would you try another book from Cate Holahan and/or Amy McFadden and Lisa Larsen ?
The narrators saved this book. Both narrators were excellent. The book itself was very disappointing. I selected this book because I enjoyed "The Widower's Wife" and, perhaps, I had high expectations. I listened to the entire book and it was not time well spent.
Would you be willing to try another book from Cate Holahan? Why or why not?
No. I did not like this book or her "Dark Turns" book. As previously stated, I really enjoyed "The Widower's Wife".
What about Amy McFadden and Lisa Larsen ’s performance did you like?
Both narrators were excellent. I always like it when there are multiple narrators because it makes a book easier to follow and also provides the listener with a better understanding of the characters.
Do you think Lies She Told needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Please.....NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Any additional comments?
No additional comments.
40 people found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 23-09-17
Very entertaining!
Kept my attention, I didn't want to stop listening!! Great performance by narrators. Thoroughly enjoyed! Would be great on screen!
32 people found this helpful
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- T. McGinnis
- 06-10-17
Second Half is Better Than First Half
I seriously considered quitting this book multiple times in the first half. The set up takes way too long. The lead female characters are unbelievable and overly emotional. The narration is very poor.
However, it did pick up significantly in the second half and I found that I was actually enjoying the story line. I was surprised by the plot twist.
Overall I wouldn't recommend this unless you're looking to get rid of credits.
31 people found this helpful
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- Danielle Carmell
- 25-09-17
really really good!
one of the best I've listened to in awhile ... I was definitely not quite sure what was going to happen up until the end. definitely recommend! 😃👍
26 people found this helpful
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- R. Pontiflet
- 01-01-18
Blurred Lines Between Dual Storylines...
This novel is well-written and the plot is unique and very interesting with dual story lines about two murders with a twist ... very suspenseful and dramatic. However, the setup was a bit slow but once it got going, I was hooked.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. After the setup, it really held my interest. As a matter of fact, I still remember this story very well 3 months later as I write this review. The two stories are so intertwined that it is difficult to give a better description than the publisher's summary.
Liza Cole wants a baby and she is writing a novel about Beth. Beth is a new mother who suspects her husband is cheating on her. People end up dead in the imaginative writings of Liza as well as in her real life.
The narration was okay. Highly Recommend
14 people found this helpful
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- kevzma
- 11-10-17
Don't waste your credit
The narrative made one character sound like she was crying through the entire book. I tried to stay with it but the end made me regret the wasted time.
13 people found this helpful