Author Talk: Would I Lie to You
Tue, Jun 16
|JustBook-ish
Would I Lie to You? by Nicole Blades is a domestic spy thriller about a suburban mom who is secretly a long-time cat burglar for a crime syndicate, forced to take on one last heist. Blades will be in conversation with reporter and mystery novelist, Hank Phillippi Ryan.


Time & Location
Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
JustBook-ish, 1463 Dorchester Ave, Dorchester, MA 02122, USA
Guests
About the event
Would I Lie to You? by Nicole Blades is a domestic spy thriller about a suburban mom who is secretly a long-time cat burglar for a crime syndicate, forced to take on one last heist. Blades will be in conversation with reporter and mystery novelist, Hank Phillippi Ryan.
What if a covert, high-stakes cat burglar is given one last job before she can retire, but the gig is: steal the classified code for an innovative genetic editing tool her unaware husband is developing?
Ask anyone about Lucille “Lu” Barlow and they’ll tell you that she’s a loving wife, mom, Pilates studio owner, and kind neighbor. But the real Lu is a liar and a thief—albeit reluctantly lately. For the last thirty years, she's been part of a dangerous, deeply covert crime syndicate, completing a string of incredible international heists and stashing a shoebox full of fake passports, high-tech tools, cash…

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