"The Lie" by T.C. Boyle

I hate lies, can't stand'em, which is probably why I love this story so much. The tension within it makes me absolutely crazy!

Read T. C. Boyle's "The Lie" here, if you have a subscription to The New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/fiction/features/2008/04/14/080414fi_fiction_boyle

Otherwise, listen to Boyle read the full story here ("The Lie"  begins around the 19 minute, 18 second mark and runs to 50 minutes, 30 seconds):

http://myuctv.tv/2012/12/06/author-t-c-boyle-presents-san-miguel/