Monday, April 29, 2024

38. First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

listened on Libby
340 pgs.
2024
Adult Mystery/Thriller
Finished 4/29/2024
Goodreads rating: 4.07
My rating: 5
Setting: Louisiana

My comments: Set in Louisiana and split between current day and bits and pieces of "jobs" over the previous eight years, we follow Evie Porter and her current "mark" Ryan Sumner.  Evie is a con-woman, a really clever one, who works for the mysterious and unknown Mr. Smith.  This intricate story, beautifully woven with fun surprises thrown in here and there, was very hard to put down.

Goodreads synopsis:  Evie Porter has everything a nice, Southern girl could want: a perfect, doting boyfriend, a house with a white picket fence and a garden, a fancy group of friends. The only catch: Evie Porter doesn’t exist.

The identity comes first: Evie Porter. Once she’s given a name and location by her mysterious boss Mr. Smith, she learns everything there is to know about the town and the people in it. Then the mark: Ryan Sumner. The last piece of the puzzle is the job.

Evie isn’t privy to Mr. Smith’s real identity, but she knows this job will be different. Ryan has gotten under her skin, and she’s starting to envision a different sort of life for herself. But Evie can’t make any mistakes—especially after what happened last time.

Because the one thing she’s worked her entire life to keep clean, the one identity she could always go back to—her real identity—just walked right into this town. Evie Porter must stay one step ahead of her past while making sure there’s still a future in front of her. The stakes couldn't be higher—but then, Evie has always liked a challenge...

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