The Best Lies by David Ellis

Book Synopsis: 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 …

Genre: Thriller 😈

Pace: Slow

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Format: Audiobook🎧, Libby

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

🎙️Narrator: Vas Eli, Emana Rachelle, Lee Osorio, Natasha Soudek, Philip Hernandez

What to Expect👇🏼

🎢 twists and turns
🔪 whodunnit
multiple POVs

💭 Review: “I LOVED this author’s other book “Look Closer” but this one missed the mark for me. There were so many characters it felt hard to keep up and prevented me from truly enjoying it.

There were some twists and turns and it had a good plot I just felt like it all fell a little flat for me. ”

Have you read this one? What did you think?👇🏼

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