61 pages 2 hours read

Amy Tintera

Listen for the Lie

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2024

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Chapters 14-23

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapter 14 Summary: “Lucy”

Matt invites Lucy in, revealing he is getting divorced from his second wife. Lucy remembers how terrified Matt seemed to be of her after Savvy’s death; he was convinced Lucy was guilty. She declines his invitation and drives away.

Chapter 15 Summary: “Lucy”

Lucy reaches out to Ben, and they decide to meet at the diner again. Ben asks Lucy to work with him to help uncover Savvy’s murderer. Lucy agrees, and Ben is delighted. Lucy doesn’t think that Ben will be able to uncover any new information, but Ben reveals that Kyle Porter did give him some.

Interlude 10 Summary: “Listen for the Lie Podcast with Ben Owens: Episode Three—‘Matt Was Too Good For Her’”

On the podcast, Ben speaks to Kyle, an older man who had an affair with Lucy. He mentions how Lucy occasionally talked about her marriage, and the impression Kyle got was that it was complicated. He thinks neither Lucy nor Matt should have ever married.