The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Release: August 4th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Forge Books
Source: SuzyAP Book Tours
Find it at: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, Kobo

We all have our reasons for being who we are―but what if being someone else could get you what you want?
After a devastating betrayal, a young woman sets off on an obsessive path to justice, no matter what dark family secrets are revealed. What she doesn’t know―she isn’t the only one plotting revenge.
An affluent daughter of privilege. A glamorous manipulative wannabe. A determined reporter, in too deep. A grieving widow who has to choose her new reality. Who will be the first to lie? And when the stakes are life and death, do a few lies really matter?
Bestselling and award-winning author and investigative reporter Hank Phillippi Ryan delivers another twisty, thrilling cat and mouse novel of suspense that will have you guessing, and second-guessing, and then gasping with surprise.

About the Author:

Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of eleven award winning novels of suspense. ” Her 2020 book is THE FIRST TO LIE.

Her newest domestic suspense thriller THE MURDER LIST is a USA Today Bestseller, an Anthony, Agatha Award and Mary Higgins Clark award nominee and a Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2019 from Criminal Element.

Hank’s first psychological standalone, TRUST ME, is an *AGATHA AWARD* nominee. It was named a Best Book of 2018 from The New York Post.

Her thriller SAY NO MORE is a Library Journal BEST OF 2016. And a nominee for the AGATHA AWARD, and the MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD!

Her 2015 book, WHAT YOU SEE, is a Library Journal BEST of 2015, an ANTHONY and AGATHA Award nominee, and a Top Pick.

Also her 2014 book, TRUTH BE TOLD, won the AGATHA Award for best mystery, and is a Library Journal Best of 2014.

THE WRONG GIRL won the Agatha Award and the Daphne Award.

THE OTHER WOMAN won the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award, and was listed as a Best Book of 2012 by the Kansas City Star.

Hank is also an award-winning investigative reporter at Boston’s WHDH-TV. Hank’s won dozens of other honors for her ground-breaking journalism.

Her work has resulted in new laws, people sent to prison, homes removed from foreclosure, and millions of dollars in refunds and restitution for victims and consumers. Also, she’s been a radio reporter, a legislative aide in the United States Senate and an editorial assistant at Rolling Stone Magazine, working with Hunter S. Thompson, Richard Avedon and Richard Goodwin.

Hank is a founding teacher at Mystery Writers of America University. She blogs at Jungle Red Writers and Career Authors.

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The First to Lie Review:

Oh my goodness! What a rollercoaster of a ride this story was.

Where do I begin? There is just so much happening the entire time where you cannot skip a sentence. On one side you have Ellie who is investigating Pharminex. Then you have Meg who focuses more on Ellie than her work, making Ellie uncomfortable. After that comes Nora, the sales rep of Pharminex who needs to ensure that the new hot drug is sold. You think you have the story set, and then a new POV arrives whose name is Brooke! And then Lacey takes another storyline! These multiple POV keep the story completely entertaining. I loved it!

Moreover, each character is distinctive in their personalities where you get the feeling that something is not right. While it took me some time to adjust to the story because there are so many characters, the plot picked up in an amazing manner! After a while, the twists and turns start dropping like crazy and they are wild! Your mind seriously goes for a toss as you get immersed and shocked with each surprising twist. Of course, there are some scenes which you know would never fly in reality. But the story is so entertaining and gripping that I was turning the page like crazy to find out what happened next.

This is definitely one of those stories that you pause and take in after reading it. Altogether, it’s definitely a memorable read and a story that will stick on to you for a while. Overall, this is one of the best psychological mystery thrillers I have read this year!