Beautiful Lies, Lisa Unger
Beautiful Lies, Lisa Unger
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Beautiful Lies

Author: Lisa Unger

Narrator: Jenna Lamia

Abridged: 5 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2006


Synopsis

If Ridley Jones had slept ten minutes later or had taken the subway instead of waiting for a cab, she would still be living the beautiful lie she used to call her life. She would still be the privileged daughter of a doting father and a loving mother. Her life would still be perfect—with only the tiny cracks of an angry junkie for a brother and a charming drunk with shady underworld connections for an uncle to mar the otherwise flawless whole.

But that’s not what happened. Instead, those inconsequential decisions lead her to perform a good deed that puts her in the right place at the right time to unleash a chain of events that brings a mysterious package to her door—a package which informs her that her entire world is a lie.

Suddenly forced to question everything she knows about herself and her family, Ridley wanders into dark territory she never knew existed, where everyone in her life seems like a stranger. She has no idea who’s on her side and who has something to hide—even, and maybe especially, her new lover, Jake, who appears to have secrets of his own.

Sexy and fast-paced, Beautiful Lies is a true literary thriller with one of the freshest voices and heroines to arrive in years. Lisa Unger takes us on a breathtaking ride in which every choice Ridley makes creates a whirlwind of consequences that are impossible to imagine . . . .


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Stacey on 2009-05-05 07:02:38

Sometimes predictable, at times unbelievable, but definitely entertaining.

AudiobooksNow review by Julie on 2012-08-07 21:58:45

I just finished listenting to this book and found it to be very good For once we have a female who is strong and is able to handle what comes her way I also found that it is up to date in many ways as it led to the act where young girls can take their new born babies to the right places no questions asked

Goodreads review by Suz on July 01, 2017

Glad to have stumbled across this in the audio section of my library, although I do own the hard copy. That's okay as I'm going to pass it onto a friend that likes this genre. My three star rating doesn't mean I didn't enjoy this, obviously, though I do find it hard sometimes to rate and review audi......more

Goodreads review by Rhiannon on February 16, 2008

I picked up this book at the library after seeing the description online and being intrigued by the plot, but not enough to want to pay for it. (Not even as a bargain book from B&N.) The plot was interesting enough, but the answers to the "mystery" was pretty evident from the beginning. To be fair,......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on November 25, 2014

I really enjoyed this book. This was my first Lisa Unger book but it will definitely not be my last. Beautiful Lies was easy to get into and it kept my interest throughout. Just a fun mystery/thriller/romance and not to mention I absolutely loved the main character, Ridley.......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on October 05, 2017

I was in a weird place when the idea for Beautiful Lies struck me. I was very mindful of my own past and how it had shaped me, trying to decide what I wanted to take with me and what I wanted to leave behind. I had been married just a couple of years; my husband Jeffrey and I were thinking about sta......more

Goodreads review by Stacey on October 15, 2022

Ridley Jones is a happy free lance writer living in New York City. On the way to work one day, she sees a little boy about to get hit by a car and races to save his life. That single decision unleashes a series of events that uproots everything Ridley believes to be true in her life. Suddenly forced......more


Quotes

“A stunning, powerful novel! Lisa Unger’s taut prose grabs the reader from word one and never lets go. In this tantalizing tale of family suspense, beware of who you trust and be forewarned about what might happen next.” —Lisa Gardner, author of Alone

“A tense exploration of what lies beneath the white picket fence of ordinary life. Harlan Coben has a new rival for his thriller crown.” —John Connolly, author of The Black Angel

Beautiful Lies is a heartfelt thriller full of twists, turns, and truths. . . . Lisa Unger writes with precision and insight—she’s a welcome new voice in suspense fiction.” —Jeff Abbott, author of Panic

“At last, a riveting suspense novel filled with psychological insight and amazing wisdom. Lisa Unger is a literate, savvy writer, and Beautiful Lies is a find! Read it now!” —Margaret coel, author of Eye of the Wolf

“Suspenseful, sensitive, sexy, subtle . . . The best nail-biter I have read for ages. Highly recommended.” —Lee Child, author of One Shot