Surviving the Lie

“James Queally brings the Russell Avery trilogy home with a story that feels both timely and steeped in history. Surviving the Lie propulsively highlights what we lose in times of division over fact-based realities: the real stories of everyday people who, when confronted with wrongdoing, still try to do the right thing. Queally masterfully presents a bruised noir about a journalist who keeps trying to quit the truth, even as it refuses to quit him.” —Tod Goldberg, author of Only Way Out

“Surviving the Lie is a high-stakes, fast paced mystery that’s as timely as it is terrifying. James Queally uses his insider knowledge as a Pulitzer prize-winning crime reporter to craft a story that explores the dangerous friction between facts and the fictions we choose to believe. Russell Avery’s final installment is a must read for fans of Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan books and Alex Segura’s Pete Fernandez series.” —Kellye Garrett, award-winning author of Missing White Woman

“Queally’s Russell Avery books have the ingredients that make up a great detective series—a compelling, complicated protagonist, a lived-in setting, and timely, evocative challenges. Surviving the Lie is no exception. Queally crafts a mystery that feels of-the-moment and pulsing with life. As Avery grapples with a decaying world, we’re right there with him—strapped to the front seat and eager to see what’s next. A fitting finale to a great series.” —Alex Segura, New York Times and USA Today-bestselling author of Secret Identity, Alter Ego, and Daredevil: Enemy of My Enemy