The Best Lies

Name: The Best Lies
Price: 13.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (1320 reviews)
Author: David Ellis

by David Ellis

Mystery Thriller Thriller

4.3 (1,320)

4.3 stars from 1,320 reviews. Top 87% of Mystery Thriller books we track.

401 pages~6.7 hr readPublished by Penguin GroupPublished 2025-07-08

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Last checked: May 9, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love thrillers with unreliable narrators where you can't trust what you're being told, even as the stakes keep climbing.
You enjoy crime fiction with complex protagonists who are genuinely flawed rather than secretly good underneath.
You want a fast-paced plot that actually delivers twists instead of just promising them.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer your protagonists to be likeable or at least fundamentally honest about who they are.
You're looking for a romance-forward story; the ex situation is secondary to the crime plot.
You need clear moral lines in your crime fiction rather than characters operating in grey areas.

About this book

Leo Balanoff is a crusading attorney who is a diagnosed pathological liar and harbors serious secrets. When a predatory gangster with numerous victims is found dead with Leo's fingerprints on the murder weapon, no one believes his denials. However, the FBI sees him as potentially useful in taking down the gangster's even more dangerous boss. Leo faces a choice: work undercover for the FBI or face murder charges. He accepts the FBI's offer, but the assignment forces him into contact with his ex, Andi Piotrowski, a former cop. Leo must navigate between an ambitious FBI agent and a ruthless crime boss while drawing on his experience and resourcefulness to survive.

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$1.99 – $14.99

Price has dropped 7 times over the last 3 years. Goes on sale roughly every 86 days. Typically stays discounted for 1 day.

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Currently around #65K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 32% recently.

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Currently 4.3★ from 1,320 reviews

Gaining approximately 77 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has climbed from 4.3 to 4.4. Recent readers are rating it higher.

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This book goes on sale roughly every 86 days. Next drop estimated in about 9 weeks. Typical discount: 87% off.

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