First lie Wins

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley, Mystery / Elston, Ashley
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-26-2025
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-28-2025
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 12-06-2025
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-29-2025
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-30-2025
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-22-2025
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 10-24-2025
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 12-05-2025
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-14-2025
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Elston, Ashley	4-week checkout	Due 11-26-2025

"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..."-- Provided by publisher.

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A page turner submitted by dailyreader on June 13, 2024, 10:12am The past and present back and forth between chapters built to a mystery I wanted the answers to and kept me reading!

Suspenseful submitted by savhatt on July 14, 2024, 5:48pm Good thriller, kept you guessing

Page Turner submitted by mscheich on June 11, 2025, 9:21pm Good thriller that keeps you guessing throughout!

Some twists, but felt formulaic submitted by mollykleinman on June 12, 2025, 10:22pm For a thriller, this book wasn’t particularly gripping or suspenseful. It’s the kind of book where it’s hard to say much of anything about the plot without giving too much away. I’ll just say that it has a lot of holes and the conclusion felt predictable and trite.

Fun thriller submitted by jillianmarchi on June 14, 2025, 1:09pm This one kept me guessing all the way to the end. Pacing was great and kept me engaged. I'd recommend this even to those who don't read many thrillers.

fast and engaging read submitted by alharman1022 on June 15, 2025, 8:55pm It kept me curious and guessing!

Need to focus on the book submitted by inkandpaper on August 7, 2025, 5:05pm This is a book where you need to focus on the characters and remember their names. I found myself getting confused and going back/re-reading parts. Lots of twists and turns!