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THE BEST LIES

David Ellis

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 offerbut 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 . 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, Dave was sworn in as the youngest-serving Justice of the Illinois Appellate Court for the First District. Ellis lives outside Chicago with his wife and three children.

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Book Published 2024-07-23 by Putnam

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David Ellis returns with a gripping thriller featuring a very slippery truth.. Law & Order gets a cynical twist, with plenty of drama to keep the pages turning until the sun rises.

Bestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn.

TV rights optioned to Warner Brothers TV, Polish rights to Harde

The Best Lies is an addictive, whip-smart thriller. David Ellis is a master at writing keep-you-up-all-night books, and this is no exception.

It is truly the perfect thriller: twisty, surprising, and not at all predictable... It's one of those books where everything is connected in a way that makes finishing it feel like getting a gift wrapped up in a bow. If you're looking for your next favorite thriller, you will not be disappointed in this.

The Best Lies is the best book I've read in a long time; a complicated, high-stakes thriller in which all the characters have something to win and everything to lose. With an absolutely unpredictable plot and an ending that was as surprising as it was satisfying, I raced through this book in a single sitting. Just read it!