The Best Lies by David Ellis
Publication Date: July 23rd 2024 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 373
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
I was a little hesitant to pick this up when I read Leo was
a pathological liar, which was a label stuck on him that may or may not have
fit. Not a fan of someone who lies all the time, but if/when he lied it was for
the best of reasons and I loved how Leo’s clever manipulations of the truth
kept him one step ahead of the bad guys! So many things were not as they seemed.
I completely rooted for Leo, especially after that backstory.
I hit the 40% mark, and the story really took off,
surprising twist and revelation at every turn! I stayed up into the wee hours
to finish and see how it all turned out. The Best Lies was so good!
4 Stars
Book Description:
Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn.
Leo Balanoff is a diagnosed pathological liar with unthinkable skeletons in his family's closet. He's also a crusading attorney who seeks justice at all costs. When a ruthless drug dealer is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says. But he might be the FBI’s only shot at taking down the dealer’s brutal syndicate.
Risk his life going undercover for the feds or head straight to prison for murder? Leo accepts the FBI’s offer—but it comes with a price, including a collision course with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop and “the one who got away.” Forced to walk a tightrope between an ambitious FBI agent and a cruel, calculating crime boss, Leo’s trapped in a corner. But he has more secrets than anyone realizes, and a few more cards left to play.
AUTHOR BIO: David Ellis is
a judge and a #1 New York Times-bestselling, Edgar Award-winning
author of eleven novels of crime fiction, as well as nine books co-authored
with James Patterson. In December 2014, Ellis was sworn in as the
youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District.
He lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.
