Printable Book Club Questions for Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera

What were your overall thoughts of Lucy as the protagonist? In what ways was she different but also similar to typical thriller protagonists?
When you read thrillers, do you try to solve the mystery as well?
Did you feel Lucy was the killer? Or did you think it was someone else? Did you believe she was experiencing memory loss or did you wonder if she was lying?
Ever since that night of Savvy’s murder, Lucy experiences intrusive, murderous thoughts through Savvy as a proxy. What did you make of these thoughts and illusions? Why is she experiencing it? Will this continue now that the murder is solved?
Everyone but Lucy’s grandmother believes that Lucy killed Savvy that night. Why didn’t anyone else in her life support her? What kind of impact did that have on Lucy?
What was you impression of Ben and his podcast? Why was he drawn to Lucy romantically? What did you think of their dynamic?
When did Ben start to believe that Lucy might be innocent?
A big component of the novel is Lucy’s relationship with her ex-husband, Matt, who was extremely abusive to her. Everyone in the town loves him and has no idea of his true nature. Let’s talk about why Lucy hid the truth about Matt from everyone except Savvy. Why didn’t Lucy want to reveal Matt’s true nature on the podcast?
We learn that Savvy murdered a man in self-defense in college. Was Savvy serious about murdering Matt too? Why did Lucy never reveal this fact about Savvy?
At first it seems Emmett played a small role as a Lucy’s childhood friend who was in love with her. Did you suspect there was more going on with Emmett or were you surprised when he was the true villain all along?
What caused Lucy’s memories to start flooding back? What were your thoughts as you read the true events of the night unfold?
Lucy confronts Emmett and the two get into a physical fight. Ben gets there just in time—let’s talk about Ben’s confidence that Lucy would not in fact harm them.
The truth is revealed and Emmett is arrested for murder. However, Ben did tell a lie as he said he heard Emmett confess. It goes along with Lucy saying throughout the novel that in some ways, the truth doesn’t really matter. What are your thoughts about how the novel covered truth and lies?
What happens next for Lucy and Ben?