⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Praise for Big Yellow Lies ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Early readers are calling Clint Potts’ debut “gritty, nostalgic, and impossible to put down.”

Here’s what they’re saying about Big Yellow Lies…

★★★★★

“I stayed up late to read the last 100 pages — I just couldn’t put it down! The 80s music, the friendships, the dialogue… it all felt so real. Descriptively rich — I feel I could travel to Peoria and find my way around the streets.”

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★★★★★

“I don’t like to read — and I still couldn’t put it down. Clint Potts got a person who hates to read to sit down and finish a whole book — and enjoy it. I can see this being a great movie.”

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★★★★☆

“A nostalgic yet gritty mystery-thriller… Potts captures his characters with heart and delivers pacing, foreboding, and suspense with masterful control.”

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★★★★☆

“A page-turning debut with a fiercely loyal hero who will stop at nothing to protect those he loves… You’ll want to be there for Jesse’s next challenge.”

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★★★★☆

“I told my husband to return the latest Bosch novel because I was too ensconced in reading Big Yellow Lies. I don’t recall ever sitting on the edge of my seat reading a chase scene before!”

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★★★★☆

“The soundtrack — chapter titles named after 80s songs — left tunes in my head long after I closed the book. Vivid, taut, and steeped in Midwestern grit.”

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A story of buried secrets, blue-collar ghosts, and a city that refuses to forget.

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