• A Simple Lie

  • A Heart Stopping Psychological Thriller
  • By: Mary Bush
  • Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (261 ratings)

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A Simple Lie

By: Mary Bush
Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
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Publisher's summary

What harm can one small lie do?

Forced to give up her career as a dentist, and still unemployed a year later, Valentina Knight has finally run out of options. With foreclosure looming she acts in desperation, lying to get a position as an assistant to the county medical examiner. Val's relieved. She won't be homeless. But Val didn't count on the lie trapping her in a dangerous game with a killer.

Val quickly becomes involved in the case of Francine Donohue, who disappeared from her neighborhood and is discovered dead six months later. The bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder are not the first of their kind. With the evidence pointing to a serial killer, and a calling card Val understands, she quickly gets sucked into the case.

As Val is pulled in further, the situation takes a darker turn. Someone is aware of the lie she told. Someone who is prepared to kill...

©2019 Mary Bush (P)2020 Tantor

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I was not sure if it was a good choice to download, I am happy that it was.

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Surprised

This was really good! I can’t believe it’s so far down in the plus library and that more people haven’t read it! I don’t usually write reviews but this one definitely deserves it!

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Clever plot

I really enjoyed this novel and liked the characters. Great plot twists! Well read as well.

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Not your typical murder

Very interesting. I listen to a lot of books regarding murder. I love your in this book they're not working with the typical evidence. Nor is it the cops who are really working to solve the crime. Yes, they are involved, peripherally almost. Idk keep you guessing until the end

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I really enjoyed this book

This audiobook kept me wanting to know more. The twists and ending were great. I hope there will be a 2nd book. I love the main character and British guy :)

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Excellent Thriller, must listen to.

Loved it. So many good twists & turns!!
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Great story

Loved it! A great story, it kept me wanting to listen. The narration was also good.

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Entertaining!

Interesting plot and scenario. Very good narrator. Liked the location of the morgue, where a large part of the story took place, and learned, along with the main character.

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Head shaking …not heart stopping

Some may have been performance, but I couldn’t stop shaking my head at the main character. I could still easily fall asleep….only reason to keep listening at night.

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The Very Beginning Grabbed Me

This was almost too scary for me to finish but I had to know what happened

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