Available 3.5.19
FEATURED IN PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY. READ ON FOR EARLY PRAISE FOR WHY WE LIE.
"Former litigator Amy Impellizzeri, who clerked for two years at a Washington D.C., federal court, examines how #MeToo plays out in the legal and political arenas in Why We Lie. The novel weaves together several narrative threads, all centered on D.C., to look at the ways the powerful tend to escape culpability."
-Publisher's Weekly, "Believe the Women" feature, 11/18/18
"Amy Impellizzeri is incredibly talented! She turns the truth topsy-turvy in this sinister and surprising tale of greed, politics, and power. Timely and thought-provoking—this is exactly what psychological suspense is meant to be. A winner in every way."
-Hank Phillippi Ryan Nationally Best-selling author of TRUST ME
"Set against the backdrop of Washington politics, fund-raising and non-profits, Amy Impellizzeri's WHY WE LIE takes the red hot marital suspense genre and gives it a twist: what if both halves of the couple are lying? A relationship thriller planted firmly in the relationship-optional age, WHY WE LIE asks readers to examine everything they think they know about their partners...and question everything they don't."
-Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling/Mary Higgins Clark award winning author of WICKED RIVER
"A labyrinth of subterfuge that will have you turning pages as fast as you can to get to the ending, which is as timely as it is shocking."
-Liv Constantine, international bestselling author of THE LAST MRS. PARRISH
“Take a brilliant plot concept, populate it with complex and relatable characters, then wrap it all in an intimate writing style that is equal parts ‘heart’ and ‘head’ and the result is WHY WE LIE- one of the first truly-great suspense novels of 2019. This is a book that dares to look at the truth behind the art of lying and exposes its value to humanity, society, and individual sanity.”
- Kristopher Zgorski of BOLO Books
“I loved it!”
-Barbara Bos, Women’s Writers, Women’s Books.
“Why We Lie is a timely novel covering current issues surrounding honesty, social media, politics, and workplace culture. Amy Impellizzeri’s background as a corporate litigator provides the framework for her novel while her creativity ignites the suspense.”
-Suzy Approved Reviews
Everyone lies.
The real surprise is WHY…
Rising star politician and lawyer, Jude Birch, is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife, Aby Boyle. And Aby worries that Jude’s relationship with his campaign manager, Laila Rogers, is more complicated than he has let on. Jude has been the apparent bystander victim of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets Jude and Laila have kept since law school begin to unravel - with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police - Aby is forced to consider that Jude might not have been an unintended victim of the shooting after all.
Meanwhile, as Jude receives a bizarre post-shooting diagnosis revealing that his brain is healing in such a way that he can no longer lie, Aby worries about her own secret past coming to light. Her past is marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her.
Unpredictable, unexpected, and startlingly timely, WHY WE LIE examines the real life consequences of those who tell the truth and those who lie, and asks the question: is the truth always worth the cost?
The real surprise is WHY…
Rising star politician and lawyer, Jude Birch, is clearly keeping secrets about his past from his wife, Aby Boyle. And Aby worries that Jude’s relationship with his campaign manager, Laila Rogers, is more complicated than he has let on. Jude has been the apparent bystander victim of a seemingly gang-related shooting, but as the secrets Jude and Laila have kept since law school begin to unravel - with the help of a zealous news reporter and the Capitol Police - Aby is forced to consider that Jude might not have been an unintended victim of the shooting after all.
Meanwhile, as Jude receives a bizarre post-shooting diagnosis revealing that his brain is healing in such a way that he can no longer lie, Aby worries about her own secret past coming to light. Her past is marked by abuse and lies, and even a false accusation that still haunts her.
Unpredictable, unexpected, and startlingly timely, WHY WE LIE examines the real life consequences of those who tell the truth and those who lie, and asks the question: is the truth always worth the cost?