The Last Honest Person

What if you were the only person on Earth who could still lie?When Emma Walker wakes to a world where deception is impossible, her life shatters alongside everyone else's. Governments crumble. Confessions tear families apart. And her father-who died three years ago-sends her a chilling message: I'm not dead. Come find me.Armed with a mysterious device that lets her do what no one else can, Emma discovers she's been transformed into something more than human-a hybrid engineered to bridge the gap between our species and the ancient alien forces who created us. The Patrons have judged humanity unworthy and given us seventy-two hours to prove ourselves. If we fail, they will wipe us out and start over.Now Emma must cross a world unraveling by truth, outrun the Vanguard-human collaborators who want her dead-and confront the mother who abandoned her. Because the only way to save humanity isn't to tell the truth. It's to tell the right lie.A gripping science fiction thriller about truth, mercy, and the lies that make us human.