“There’s an old saying: The first lie wins. It’s not referring to the little white kind that tumble out with no thought; it refers to the big one. The one that changes the game. The one that is deliberate. The lie that sets the stage for everything that comes after it. And once the lie is told, it’s what most people believe to be true. The first lie has to be the strongest. The most important. The one that has to be told.”― Ashley Elston, First Lie Wins

If you like a good cat and mouse thriller, especially when you’re not sure who is the cat and who is the mouse, then this is the book for you. Evie Porter is a nice Southern girl who seems to have the perfect life–friends, a loving boyfriend, even a house with a white picket fence. The problem? There is no such person named Evie Porter. Evie works for the mysterious and seemingly omniscient Mr. Smith, a man she’s never met. She is assigned an identity and location and then the mark–that is her job and she is very good at it. This time around the job feels different and as Evie begins to develop feelings for Ryan Sumner–her mark, she begins to imagine a different kind of life and future. Evie’s present and future are in jeopardy as her past starts to catch up with her and she must decide who, if anyone, she can trust.

I like a good mystery, with twists, turns, and good old-fashioned blind sides. This book has it all.

Content Advisory: Death, murder, death of a parent, language, references to sex