Release Date : August 4, 2020
About The Book:
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 bestselling author of eleven award winning novels of suspense. National reviews have called her a “master at crafting suspenseful mysteries” and “a superb and gifted storyteller.”
Her upcoming domestic suspense thriller THE MURDER LIST is a Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2019 from Criminal Element. AJ Finn calls it “a fireworks display of a novel–explosive, exciting and likely to leave you gasping.” BA Paris says: “A cracker of a read!”
Her first psychological standalone, TRUST ME, is an *AGATHA AWARD* nominee. It was named a Best Book of 2018 from REAL SIMPLE Magazine, BookBub, PopSugar, Bustle, CrimeReads and The New York Post. Mary Kubica says: “Dazzling!” and Lisa Gardner says “Mesmerizing!” The Booklist STARRED review says “..it’s a knockout. First-rate psychological suspense.”
Her thriller SAY NO MORE is a Library Journal BEST OF 2016. And a nominee for the AGATHA AWARD, the DAPHNE award, and the MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD! Associated Press calls it “stellar” and Publishers Weekly calls it “thrilling” “unflinching” and “gratifying.”
Her 2015 book, WHAT YOU SEE, is a Library Journal BEST of 2015, an ANTHONY and AGATHA Award nominee, and a Top Pick!, dubbed “exceptional suspense.” It received a starred review from Library Journal which says: “Readers will find themselves racing to the finish!”
Her 2014 book, TRUTH BE TOLD, won the AGATHA Award for best mystery, and is a Library Journal Best of 2014. It received starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal, which says, “Drop everything and binge read!”
THE WRONG GIRL won the Agatha Award and the Daphne Award, and is a seven-week Boston Globe bestseller and Anthony Award nominee.
THE OTHER WOMAN won the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award, and was listed as a Best Book of 2012 by the Kansas City Star, the Sacramento Bee, Suspense Magazine, and The Boston Globe, won the prestigious Mary Higgins Clark Award, and was the only novel nominated for the Agatha, Anthony, Macavity, Shamus and Daphne awards for Best Novel of 2012.
Her first four mysteries, beginning with the Agatha Award-winning PRIME TIME, feature Charlotte McNally, a Boston television reporter. FACE TIME was a BookSense Notable Book, and AIR TIME and DRIVE TIME were both Anthony and Agatha Award nominees for best novel of 2009 and 2010. They are now available in all new editions.
Hank is also an award-winning investigative reporter at Boston’s WHDH-TV. In addition to 36 EMMYs and 14 Edward R. Murrow awards, 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. 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 and served as 2013 president of national Sisters in Crime. She blogs at Jungle Red Writers and Career Authors.
Learn more about Hank at www.HankPhillippiRyan.com
Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HankPhillippiRyanAuthor/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/hankpryan
Twitter: @HankPRyan
Book Blurbs:
“Hank Phillippi Ryan is at the top of her game. THE FIRST TO LIE is a masterfully twisty tale full of all my favorite things: interesting women, family secrets, and well-plotted revenge. Start reading early, because you will tear through the pages of this breathless, keep-you-up-all-night thriller.”—Jennifer Hillier, award-winning author of JAR OF HEARTS and LITTLE SECRETS
“The First to Lie is a twisty, winding road of deception and secrets that starts with a bang and ends with an explosion. Put this one on your list because Hank Phillippi Ryan is at the top of her game.”—Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife and He Started It
”With flawless pacing and impeccable character development, Hank Phillippi Ryan delivers yet another powerful, relevant story of deceit, betrayal, and the extent to which someone will go to right the wrongs they have suffered. The First to Lie is a magnificent, intricately plotted thriller that will have you questioning everyone’s motives until the stunning ending.”—Samantha M. Bailey, bestselling author of Woman on the Edge
Bloggers On Tour:
July 14th- The Caffeinated Reader https://instagram.com/the.caffeinated.reader
July 14th – Nurse Bookie https://instagram.com/nurse_bookie
July 15th -Cover 2 Cover Cafe https://instagram.com/cover2covercafe
July 15th -Biblio Reviews https://instagram.com/biblioreviews
July 16th – Mrs Boom Reads https://instagram.com/mrsboomreads
July 17th – Well Read Traveler https://instagram.com/wellreadtraveler
July 17th– Lindas Book Obsession https://www.facebook.com/lindasbookobsession/
July 18th– Sealed With A Book https://instagram.com/sealedwithabook
July 20th – Ya It’s Lit https://instagram.com/ya.its.lit
July 21st – Reading Girl Reviews https://instagram.com/readinggirlreviews
July 22nd– Read A Lot Write A Lot https://instagram.com/readalotwritealot
July 23rd- SL Reads Books https://instagram.com/slreadsbooks
July 24th – Reading With Mere-https://instagram.com/readingwithmere
July 25th -The Weekend Booker https://instagram.com/theweekendbooker
July 27th – Gwendalyn Books https://instagram.com/gwendalyn_books_
July 28th – Love My Dane Dolly https://instagram.com/love_my_dane_dolly_
July 29th – Iowa Amber Reads https://instagram.com/iowaamberreads
Aug 2nd – Bibliolau https://instagram.com/bibliolau19
Aug 3rd – The Mary Reader https://instagram.com/themaryreader
Aug 4th – Carol Doscher https://instagram.com/carol_doscher_reade
Aug. 4th – Reading With Nicole https://instagram.com/reading_with_nicole
Aug. 6th – Always With A Book – https://instagram.com/k2reader
Aug. 6th– The Book Blondie https://instagram.com/thebookblondie
Aug. 10th – Megs Book Club https://instagram.com/megsbookclub
Aug 10th – Amy Lynn Lifestyle https://instagram.com/amylynnlifestyle
Aug. 11th – David L Morgan https://instagram.com/david_l_morgan
Aug 12th – Sho Biz Reads https://instagram.com/shobizreads
Aug. 14th – Nature Books and Coffee https://instagram.com/nature.books.and.coffee
Aug 16th – Britt’s Bookstagram https://instagram.com/britts.bookstagram
Aug. 20th – Read A Latte Thrillers https://instagram.com/reads.a.latte.thrillers
Aug. 20th – Shut Up N Read https://instagram.com/shutupnread