'A cleverly crafted mystery that defies all guesswork, and a compelling thought piece on the complexity of family relationships' Christina Dalcher, author of Vox 'A compulsively page-turning story. The question is: who is the better liar? THE BETTER LIAR is clever, dark and addictive - perfect if you loved GONE GIRL and LITTLE DEATHS. Told from three perspectives: Leslie, Mary, Robin. And Leslie seems to have secrets and a past of her own.
But Robin's life isn't as straightforward as Mary thought it would be. When Leslie offers her a huge sum of money and the chance to be someone else - to be Robin - she takes it. She'd do anything to start her life over. Mary, an aspiring actress, spends her nights slinging beers at a seedy restaurant. Leslie desperately needs that money, but when she arrives at her sister's apartment, she finds her body instead. Fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins will relish this darkly addictive portrait of the ties that bind and the secrets we all keep from one another.'THE BETTER LIAR is the best type of fiction - a fast-paced read that will leave you thinking long after turning the final page' Christina Dalcher, author of Vox How well do you know your family? Estranged for a decade, sisters Leslie and Robin must reunite if they are to claim the fortune their father left them. Neither realizes how high the stakes will become when Mary takes a dead woman's name.Įven as Mary begins to suspect Leslie is hiding something, and Leslie realizes the stranger living in her house has secrets of her own, Robin's wild, troubled legacy threatens to eclipse them both. The two women make a bargain: Mary will impersonate Robin for a week in exchange for Robin's half of the cash. Just as Leslie begins to panic, she meets a charismatic aspiring actress named Mary who bears a striking resemblance to Robin-and has every reason to leave her past behind. Instead, upon arriving at Robin's apartment, Leslie discovers her body.
When she discovers she won't receive a penny of her inheritance unless she finds her estranged sister, Robin, she sets out to track her down. But Leslie has a dark secret-and it's an expensive secret to keep. She's been the perfect daughter, too, taking care of her ailing father in his final days. Leslie Flores has the perfect life-a loving husband, a happy newborn, and a New Mexico home straight out of a magazine. When a woman conceals her sister's death to claim their joint inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets in this addictive new thriller for fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins.
"Jones's sensational debut has the bones of a thriller but reads like literary fiction: lean, shrewd, and gratifyingly real."-Entertainment Weekly
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