Is there an audiobook of The Fine Art of Lying?

Yes. The Fine Art of Lying has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Therese Plummer.

How long is the The Fine Art of Lying audiobook?

The The Fine Art of Lying audiobook runs 10 hr 4 min.

Is The Fine Art of Lying on Kindle Unlimited?

No. The Fine Art of Lying was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on October 8, 2026.

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Our score

4.1/ 5

Excellent

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EDITION PUBLISHEDMay 2026

Genres

Fiction Mystery Suspense

Themes

Wealth and statusImpostor feelings and belongingCorruption in the art marketMarriage and trust

The Fine Art of Lying

Name: The Fine Art of Lying
Price: 14.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Alexandra Andrews

Alexandra Andrews

In The Fine Art of Lying, Alexandra Andrews drops a well-married Upper East Side mother into a killing and a missing masterpiece, with every clue aimed at her. This art-world thriller starts slow, then tightens into a twisty, well-researched mystery about money, status, and the people who trade in both.

The Review

Our take

The Fine Art of Lying takes its time. The first half moves at a stroll through Upper East Side dinners, family obligations, and the polite machinery of money. Then the floor drops out, and the book speeds up to match. Readers who stay for that turn tend to be glad they did. Readers who leave early have a point, too.

Clare Bast is the way in. She grew up in upstate New York, found a way out through a love of art, and ended up married to Jed, a lawyer from a wealthy family. Her doctorate stalled when their daughter Sadie arrived. She still feels like a guest in her own Upper East Side life. When Jed's circle opens a door to curators, gallerists, and collectors, something in her switches back on. Then she spots a painting by the very artist she once studied, hanging in a dealer's brownstone, and takes it for fate.

What follows is a murder and a stolen masterpiece, with the evidence bending toward Clare. Andrews works the suspicion angle well. Every smile in Clare's new social set gets re-read, and so does every favor and every introduction. The unscrupulous dealers and international criminals promised by the setup arrive in a market that, as the book tells it, runs on very little oversight. The research shows, and it gives the thriller plotting a footing in a trade where rules are loose and reputations do the work of contracts. Andrews knows how art gets bought, sold, and quietly misrepresented, and she lets that knowledge drive the plot rather than decorate it.

The cost of all that groundwork is the opening stretch. Family scenes, including a mother-in-law with outsized influence over the household, take up more room than the mystery needs, and some readers report feeling lost in the art-world detail before the stakes arrive. Clare herself can strain belief. Her choices, her trust in the wrong people, and the ease with which she walks into trouble ask the reader to be generous. Jed matters to the story, yet he stays a blur, which leaves some of the emotional stakes thinner than they should be. The characters are the weakest part of an otherwise sturdy machine.

Why you should read

Slow-burn art-world mysteries
Stories where the heroine is the prime suspect
Upper East Side money and its secrets
Readers curious about how the art market really works

What to expect

A patient first half heavy on family and social setup
A faster, twistier second half
Dense art-market detail woven into the plot
Thin characterization outside Clare

Once the machine runs, though, it runs. The twists land late and keep landing, and the solution holds together instead of collapsing into confusion, which is the real test of a mystery with this many forgeries and double-dealers in play. The setup is honored. The early groundwork, tedious as it can feel, turns out to be the footing for the late reveals. It is a little less pulse-pounding than the pitch implies, and closer to a slow-burn puzzle than a chase, but the puzzle is good. Andrews has built a wealthy, glossy, rotten little world, and Clare is the one person in it who can't afford to look away.

Reviewed by Quinn · How our reviews are written

Our verdict

4.1/ 5

Excellent

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Is there an audiobook of The Fine Art of Lying?: Yes. The Fine Art of Lying has an Audible audiobook edition, narrated by Therese Plummer.
Listen to The Fine Art of Lying free with an Audible trial
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How long is the The Fine Art of Lying audiobook?: The The Fine Art of Lying audiobook runs 10 hr 4 min.
Is The Fine Art of Lying on Kindle Unlimited?: No. The Fine Art of Lying was not included with Kindle Unlimited when we last checked on October 8, 2026.
How much does The Fine Art of Lying cost?: On Amazon: Kindle $14.99, Paperback $20.00, Hardcover $14.81. Prices as of October 9, 2026 at 3:21 AM EDT and may change.

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What is The Fine Art of Lying about?: The Fine Art of Lying takes its time. The first half moves at a stroll through Upper East Side dinners, family obligations, and the polite machinery of money. Then the floor drops out, and the book speeds up to match. Readers who stay for that turn tend to be glad they did. Readers who leave early…
Is The Fine Art of Lying worth reading?: We scored The Fine Art of Lying 4.1 out of 5. In The Fine Art of Lying, Alexandra Andrews drops a well-married Upper East Side mother into a killing and a missing masterpiece, with every clue aimed at her. This art-world thriller starts slow, then tightens into a twisty, well-researched mystery about money, status, and the…