LISTEN FOR THE LIE Ebook Sale!

Plus, an answer to the question: "Are you writing another thriller?"

Hello! It’s been a long time! Sorry about that, but the last six months have been a whirlwind. More on that in a second, but first!

Ebook Sale!

Do you have a copy of Listen for the Lie in ebook yet? If not, I have good news! It’s only $6.99 from September 9-15!

Click here for all the links to buy!

Six Months of Listen for the Lie

I posted on Instagram last week celebrating six months since the book was published. It feels like forever and also like it went by in a flash!

Since I last sent this newsletter, the book debuted on the New York Times Bestseller Hardcover Fiction list, and then spent five months on the Audio Fiction list! I did some silly pictures with the updated hardcover with its fancy “New York Times Bestseller” addition, because there are only so many ways you can take pictures with your own book. Just trying to mix it up here.

Also:

• Loved being interviewed for this “Inside the List” piece in the New York Times!

• Amazon and Audible chose Listen for the Lie as one of the best mystery/thrillers of the year so far! And so did Apple and Barnes & Noble!

• Lots of summer “beach read” love for Listen for the Lie over at Goodreads, Southern Living, The Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, and Julia Quinn for the Today Show!

“Are you writing another thriller?”

I’ve been getting this question a LOT. The short answer is: “yes!”

The longer answer is: yes, and I’m working very hard on it right now! In fact, it’s the only thing I’m working on (writing-wise, I mean. I’m also working on my glutes since reading this article in the NYT about “dead butt syndrome.” But in terms of writing, it’s all murder all the time over here).

I don’t have much else to share with you about the next book yet, unfortunately. I can tell you that it will be another darkly humorous murder mystery with an unhinged main character. I’ve been tagged in a lot of (very good!) reviews that call Listen for the Lie “unhinged,” so I think that’s my brand, since it comes naturally. Write what you know and all that.

Once I can share more information, like a cover or release date, I will definitely post about it here! If you haven’t subscribed yet, do that now to keep up with all the latest news!

A Few Book Recommendations!

I’ve read a ton of great books this year, so please let me quickly recommend a few excellent ones to you:

Long Bright River and The God of the Woods by Liz Moore — Really excellent literary thrillers. The various timelines in The God of the Woods were so well done.

The Wedding People by Alison Espach — Somehow both dark and uplifting, this is definitely one of the best books of the year!

Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe— One of the weirdest plots I’ve read this year, and I mean that in the best way possible.

The Guncle and The Guncle Abroad by Steven Rowley — funny, sweet, and heartwarming! These books were a joy.

Honey Isabel Banta — Loved this engrossing story about an early 2000s pop star.

You Should Be So Lucky by Cat Sebastian — Grumpy/sunshine romance set in New York City in 1960, and probably my favorite romance novel of the year! And if you haven’t read We Could Be So Good, the first book in this series, I highly recommend it!