The Ten Year Lie

A wrongfully convicted man and the key witness against him join forces to figure out who framed him for murder in a riveting novel of small-town secrets by USA Today bestselling author Debra Webb.

Every person in Pine Bluff, Alabama, stood behind Emily Wallace when she testified against Clint Austin. After all, Emily knows what she saw that terrible night: Clint, covered in blood, holding the body of her best friend Heather.

But Clint has always maintained his innocence, and now, after a successful appeal, he has come home to prove it.

The whole town is furious about his return, and Emily becomes obsessed with sending Clint back to prison—until her father reveals a devastating secret that casts doubt on the whole trial. What if she was wrong?

When another person with a connection to Heather turns up dead, Clint and Emily embark on a desperate search to find the truth. Because ten years ago, they were both betrayed by someone they know. So who, in a town full of liars, is getting away with murder?

Revised edition: Previously published as Traceless, this edition of The Ten Year Lie includes editorial revisions.

©2007, 2026 by Debra Webb. (P)2026 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

A good story. Not great narration.

A good story but I had to force myself to continue listening because the narrator’s voice and enthusiasm was obnoxious.

The Twist you don't see

I have recently listened to most of Debra Webb, she is amazing at pulling things together and I never guess who the bad guy will be.

I love the ending.

the female narattor distracted from the story

this was by far the worst performance i ever listened to. the male narrator was great, but the female narrator was so off. every setntece was read in the same way- overlly dramatic with intonation that did not match the content. it was really offputting and made it really hard to pay attention to the story. the story line was interesting, but i missed a lot of details because oof the dustracting nature of the narration

Ruined by narration

I’ll never try to listen to another book narrated by this female narrator. The southern accent was fake, choppy and whiny. I skipped big chunks just to make it to the end.

Story was good but narration not so much

The story in itself was really good but the female narrator made it hard to want to finish it. Her inflection was off and most of it was super choppy. It was almost robotic. The love scene was the worst I’ve heard and gave me the ick only because of her delivery. She seemed to do better when she was doing a male voice. If you can get past that the storyline was a good one.