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Win a set of First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston – will your reading group guess THAT twist?

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Evie Porter is not looking for trouble. But trouble has found her…

Headline is offering 20 reading group sets of up to 10 proof copies of First Lie Wins, the phenomenal, million-copy bestseller First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston. And that’s not all: one lucky group will also win up to 10 hardback copies of Ashley Elston’s brand-new psychological thriller, Anatomy of an Alibi.

About First Lie Wins

At a party with her fiancé, Evie is approached by a woman. She’s using Evie’s name. And Evie knows it’s a warning.

Because Evie Porter is not her real name. It’s her job.

The man she’s with is not her future husband. He’s her target.

And this woman showing up now can only mean one thing. One mistake and she’s dead.

To save herself and escape her employer for good, Evie must set the last perfect trap.

Which means using herself as bait…

Readers are OBSESSED with this pulse-pounding thriller:

‘Gripped from page one’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Makes you gasp out loud’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Riveting’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Terrifically suspenseful’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
‘Phenomenal’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

How to take part

To enter the giveaway, just email carmella.lowkis@headline.co.uk with the subject line RA: First Lie Wins by 5pm on 12 January 2026, letting use know how many copies your reading group would like to receive.

20 reading groups will be randomly selected to each win a set of up to 10 proof copies of First Lie Wins, and one of the winning groups will also receive a set of up to 10 hardback copies of Anatomy of an Alibi.

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