Liar City

De: Allie Therin

Narrado por: Joel Leslie

A 2023 AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD WINNER

A murder has Seattle on edge, and it falls to a pacifist empath—and a notorious empath hunter—to find the killer before it's too late

It’s the middle of the night when part-time police consultant and full-time empath Reece gets an anonymous call warning him that his detective sister needs his help. At an out-of-the-way Seattle marina, he discovers that three people have been butchered—including the author of the country’s strictest anti-empathy bill, which is just days from being passed into law.

Soon, Reece’s caller arrives: a shadowy government agent known as The Dead Man, who is rumored to deal exclusively in cases involving empathy. He immediately takes over the investigation, locking out both local PD and the FBI, but, strangely, keeps Reece by his side.

As the two track an ever-growing trail of violence and destruction across Seattle, Reece must navigate a scared and angry city, an irritating attraction to his mysterious agent companion, and a rising fear that perhaps empaths like him aren’t all flight and no fight after all…

"Readers will be yearning for more the minute they finish the final page." —Library Journal, starred review, on Starcrossed

Sugar & Vice

Great story and narration!

What a creative, compelling story and wonderful characters! The narrator was really excellent as well-at first I was a bit thrown off by his diction, but it grew on me very quickly and I love the voices and tone he lent to the characters. I’m excited to read Book 2!

did not finish

Even Joel Leslie couldn't save this one. didn't like it at all Joel did his best

Great new series.

Looking forward to starting No. 2. Very original with great ‘world concept’! Definitely worth a try.

Almost DNFed, but glad I did.

I can’t say I enjoyed listening to it, but that was because I went in imagining I’ll be getting a romance akin to the author’s previous books.
It is not.
It’s a drama with an overwhelmingly oppressive atmosphere throughout. I had to make myself continue several times because of the amount of angst and things just kept turning from bad to worse for the protagonist.
However, it is a well written book that did leave me satisfied.

loved the audio ❤

this is one of the best audio books for me this year love the Sarcasm in this book I would recommend and as always love joel Narration

Fascinating story, amazing narration

This story was the perfect beginning of a series. It laid the foundation for so many characters who are all well developed.
Joel Leslie is phenomenal as always!

When does the next book come out? I can't unread this, my heart

The whole thing was exciting, it had funny bits, I love the bond, the mystery the everything. When I got to the end though,... You hate that you need more is all I can say. My heart is not okay.

Slow burn so good!

Joel Leslie’s accent for Grayson makes me swoon. Such a novel idea of “magic.” Highly recommend!

Clunky and unsatisfying

I like this author, but not this book. The premise is clunky and overwrought, and the explanations of it become tedious. The implied romance hardly exists, the noirish storyline is oddly boring, and the whole experience was unsatisfying.

Wonderful ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

I found Liar City to be funny, fast-paced, and enthralling. Leslie is one of my favorite voice actors, and I loved this performance. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series! I’m not sure where some of the less-than-5-star reviews are coming from. Maybe they’re due to expectations based on Therin’s other books? Possibly there was an expectation of more romance, but this seems like a slow-burn romance series, and those expectations will likely be met in later installments. Also, given Evan’s personality and background, it would be out of character for anything of that nature to develop so quickly.