The Better Liar: A Novel
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- Author：Tanen Jones
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Editor Reviews
A darkly complex relationship between two sisters lies at the heart of Jones’s debut psychological thriller。 。 。 。 A blistering debut from a promising new talent。”—Kirkus Reviews
“A taut， twisty thriller。 。 。 。 Jones arrives with an undeniable splash。”—Publishers Weekly
“A fast-paced read that will leave you thinking long after turning the final page。”—Christina Dalcher， bestselling author of Vox
“The Better Liar just kept getting better and better and better。”—Chandler Baker， New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network
“I can hardly believe The Better Liar is a debut novel—it has three unreliable narrators and a twisty plot， and it dives deep into complicated family relationships。”—Jennifer Hillier， author of Jar of Hearts， ITW Thriller Award winner
“The Better Liar is a knockout—a stunner of a debut that left me in awe of this new writer’s talent。”—Karen Dionne， author of the international bestseller The Marsh King’s Daughter
“Tanen Jones shifts effortlessly between narrators and story lines， and delivers one hell of a twist。 I couldn’t wait to finish but did not want it to end。 This is the best kind of thriller！”—Wendy Walker， internationally bestselling author of The Night Before
“All great thriller writers have to be good liars， and Tanen Jones absolutely is。 Her debut is a scorching， fascinating read about a dark relationship that will make you turn the mirror to yourself。 The Better Liar is binge-worthy all night long。”—Julia Heaberlin， internationally bestselling author of Paper Ghosts and Black-Eyed Susans
“A gorgeously dark tale of twisted sisterhood—and a gutsy spin on the psycho-thriller 。 。 。 Nicely done， Tanen Jones！”—Debra Jo Immergut， author of The Captives
“Jones has written a compulsively page-turning story。 She cleverly drip-feeds nuggets of information， each more surprising than the last， until the final shocking revelation。”—Claire Fuller， author of Bitter Orange and Swimming Lessons
“This dangerous story of sisterhood and inheritance will make you question how well you really know those closest to you。”—Madeline Stevens， author of Devotion
“A dark， intriguing exploration of family wounds and the fragility of identity。”—Caite Dolan-Leach， author of Dead Letters and We Went to the Woods
“Jones expertly ramps up the tension and then delivers twists and turns at breakneck speed。”—Elizabeth Klehfoth， author of All These Beautiful Strangers
“A brilliantly claustrophobic thriller with a gasp-inducing sting in the tail—tense， controlled， and masterly。”—Christobel Kent， author of What We Did
“A masterclass in mystery and suspense。”—Book Riot （“Best Winter New Releases”）
Reviews
B&NJulesH
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The adage goes， "Keep your friends close; and your enemies closer" It never goes on to mention family。 The Better Liar does us the favor by indulging the question。
Katerina Kondrenko
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4 out of 10Can't get into the story。 Tried 5 times！ The writing feels off。 I assume the book is just not for me， but maybe still be good for others。 4 out of 10Can't get into the story。 Tried 5 times！ The writing feels off。 I assume the book is just not for me， but maybe still be good for others。 。。。more
Michelle
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What would you do if in order to receive your inheritance you need to find your estranged sister？ But when you do find her， she is dead。 Then you happen to meet a young woman who bears in uncanny resemblance to your deceased sister。 Your choice seems obvious， doesn’t it？ Is this a coincidence， a stroke of good luck， or something more sinister？ This is the premise and it just takes off from there。 The twists and surprises are so disturbingly enjoyable。。。4。5 ⭐️’s
Kt Paxton
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This book really surprised me。 I really enjoyed the start of the book， which flips between the perspectives of two women who’s lives meet。 It was chugging along at a good pace and then WHAM， in comes a twist I did not see coming。 The end cranks the pace up to 100 and I just didn’t want to put it down。 I would suggest this book！I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
Kim
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This was a truly satisfying read。 Secrets， cons， complicated relationships， abuse of trust and what I thought was the main twist of the book was quickly trumped by an even bigger twist。 I’m not entirely a fan of revenge but sometimes when someone gets what they deserve I do a little internal clapping。
Emily Burnham
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3。5
C
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Well written psychological thriller ！ Enjoyed the characters and story。 I look forward to reading more from this author。
Flo Grugel
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This book！ What a ride， loved it！
Tonya
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I love picking up books based on interesting covers or the short blurbs。 This was one of those books！ It took a minute to get into， but once the story hooked me I was HOOKED。 I alternated between liking， hating， and feeling sorry for both of the main characters。 Some great twists and turns as well， I am looking forward to reading more from this author！
Amber
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Oh this one got me。 Psychological thrillers hold a special place in my readers heart and this one was just right！ Secrets， lies， family drama， mix- lead to “oh no she didn’t！” For all the detectives readers out there， try really hard not to “figure it out” just sit back and enjoy the story 😂
Matt McConnell
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I found this book to be very well written and slow in a pleasant way。 It was enjoyable to strip each layer off and discover more about the protagonists and feel your allegiances as a reader shift or be questioned。 Unfortunately， the believability gap was stretched past breaking point for me and while I found it a satisfying journey， the destination left me with a bad taste。
Kim Wolfe
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3。5
Julie Tappero
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I would like to rate this 3。5 stars， but that's not an option。 It's an entertaining read， but a bit contrived。 Kind of a good trash read in my opinion。 Keeps you sort of guessing， but you know that the twists are coming。 Sort of so/so， but worth finishing。 I would like to rate this 3。5 stars， but that's not an option。 It's an entertaining read， but a bit contrived。 Kind of a good trash read in my opinion。 Keeps you sort of guessing， but you know that the twists are coming。 Sort of so/so， but worth finishing。 。。。more
Anne
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3。5 rounded down to GR 3 starsThis story had a great premise and got off to a fast start。 I loved how all of the narrators were questionable。 I had no idea who to trust。 When all was said and done， I wasn't totally clear on the motives of certain characters。 I think it'd be an interesting book to do as a book discussion because I suspect multiple readers would walk away from it with different ideas of just what was going on。 3。5 rounded down to GR 3 starsThis story had a great premise and got off to a fast start。 I loved how all of the narrators were questionable。 I had no idea who to trust。 When all was said and done， I wasn't totally clear on the motives of certain characters。 I think it'd be an interesting book to do as a book discussion because I suspect multiple readers would walk away from it with different ideas of just what was going on。 。。。more
Cindy
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Okay， so I really， really， really liked this book for most of it。 It kept me intrigued。 A solid 4 stars。 Then it just crossed the believability line， or should I say UNbelievabilty。 So that did take away from it。 Then the finish was kind of disappointing as well。 So I would give it 3。5 stars， but rounded down to three。 I would still say it is worth the read though。 It is definitely a different premise。
Rachel
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This is a 3。5 star book。。。it was a quick read with a lot of twists that I didn't see coming。 Hard to believe that this is a debut novel - i will look for Jones' next book。 This is a 3。5 star book。。。it was a quick read with a lot of twists that I didn't see coming。 Hard to believe that this is a debut novel - i will look for Jones' next book。 。。。more
Robin
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I started out disliking The Better Liar but I have to admit that it grew on me， despite having pretty loathsome characters。
Joyce Thomas
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What a twisted tangle of a plot！ Two sisters， secrets and lies upon lies。 Still debating on whether I liked the ending。 But the stoty kept me riveted。
Jaclyn
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Interesting， twisty thriller。 A few too many， too dramatic twists， especially near the end， just stretched believability too far for me。
Kelly Petteruto
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My god。 These characters were so unlikable and one dimensional that it almost， but not quite， made them interesting。 I disliked them so fiercely that it kept me turning the pages waiting for something to happen。 I’m still thinking about them a few days after finishing the book， so it got a few extra stars for that。
Veronique Wilbrink
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Ik was benieuwd wat ik van dit boek zou kunnen verwachten。 Je weet dat iedereen liegt， en toch dacht ik daar niet continue aan tijdens het lezen。 Ik had tijdens het lezen， regelmatig het gevoel dat ik meer een roman aan het lezen was dan een thriller， maar dan…。 Op het einde vallen alle voorgaande puzzelstukjes ook in elkaar en toen zag ik voorgaande hoofdstukken opeens ook heel anders en dan merk je， met terugwerkende kracht， dat je een thriller aan het lezen bent。 Dit is een hele rare gewaarwo Ik was benieuwd wat ik van dit boek zou kunnen verwachten。 Je weet dat iedereen liegt， en toch dacht ik daar niet continue aan tijdens het lezen。 Ik had tijdens het lezen， regelmatig het gevoel dat ik meer een roman aan het lezen was dan een thriller， maar dan…。 Op het einde vallen alle voorgaande puzzelstukjes ook in elkaar en toen zag ik voorgaande hoofdstukken opeens ook heel anders en dan merk je， met terugwerkende kracht， dat je een thriller aan het lezen bent。 Dit is een hele rare gewaarwording。 Normaal gesproken lees je en heb je tijdens het lezen het gevoel dat de spanning aanwezig is， dit had ik nu tijdens een groot deel van het boek niet， het las prettig als een roman， maar dan opeens besef je dat het toch echt een thriller is。 En dan ga je ook opeens anders over de voorgaande stukken denken。 Dit heeft Jones echt magnifiek gedaan。De hoofdstukken zijn kort en worden vanuit drie verschillende personages verteld。 De verhaallijn van Robin vertelt het verhaal van de jeugd van Robin en de dingen die in het verleden gebeurd zijn。 De verhaallijnen van Leslie en Mary zijn in de huidige tijd。 En vooral de verhaallijn van Mary vond ik interessant。Het blijft lange tijd onduidelijk wie nu echt de beste leugens verteld， maar uiteindelijk is er maar één iemand die met de leugens weg komt。 Dus dat is voor mij diegene met ‘De beste leugen’。 ‘De beste leugen’ is het debuut van Tanen Jones， maar deze geraffineerde manier van schrijven belooft nog veel goeds voor de toekomst en ik ga haar zeker in de gaten houden。 Deze recensie is eerder verschenen op Koukleum。nl。 。。。more
Amy Moreno
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This had potential， but it lost me at the plot holes。 They spend half the book leading up to all the mental damage it did to the sisters when their mom gave up wanting to live and how they would NEVER do that to their own families。 And then younger sister pulls that crap on older sister and condemns the family to the same situation。 And older sister just goes with it。 Instead of taking 2 seconds to explain "my drug-addicted， run away sister set me up so she could steal my envelope full of inheri This had potential， but it lost me at the plot holes。 They spend half the book leading up to all the mental damage it did to the sisters when their mom gave up wanting to live and how they would NEVER do that to their own families。 And then younger sister pulls that crap on older sister and condemns the family to the same situation。 And older sister just goes with it。 Instead of taking 2 seconds to explain "my drug-addicted， run away sister set me up so she could steal my envelope full of inheritance money"。 Which would have pretty much cleared up the whole thing instead of her just slumping to the floor and giving up after half a second worth of conflict。 The book had potential， but then I wanted to punch both sisters and I was angry that I wasted my time with the ending。 。。。more
Patrick Marshall
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Really enjoyed the twist and turns in this book。 Family secrets abound。 A quick enjoyable read。
Alise
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I will say this book has a strong unexpected twist with pretty decent build up， however the final ending twist ruins it。 It plays on a mental health angle for a couple characters but portrays it in a nonsensical way resulting in an ending that doesn't make sense。 I will say this book has a strong unexpected twist with pretty decent build up， however the final ending twist ruins it。 It plays on a mental health angle for a couple characters but portrays it in a nonsensical way resulting in an ending that doesn't make sense。 。。。more
Crystal Arzu （Bookish in Midlife）
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The Better Liar is the debut novel by Tanen Jones。 In it， we meet estranged sisters Leslie and Robin。 An inheritance is at stake and Leslie must find Robin in order to cash in。 Off she goes to Sin City （Vegas） to track her down， and what she discovers is more than she bargained for。 She finds a body strewn across a mattress and decides to act fast。 This is when the story changes。 Leslie is in over her head when she decides to go through with the plan for， her and her sister。 Along the way， she t The Better Liar is the debut novel by Tanen Jones。 In it， we meet estranged sisters Leslie and Robin。 An inheritance is at stake and Leslie must find Robin in order to cash in。 Off she goes to Sin City （Vegas） to track her down， and what she discovers is more than she bargained for。 She finds a body strewn across a mattress and decides to act fast。 This is when the story changes。 Leslie is in over her head when she decides to go through with the plan for， her and her sister。 Along the way， she teams up with Robin， and things get out of control。 It’s hard not to divulge more in the plot without giving it all away。 All in all， it was a fast-paced thriller。 There are times when the story fell a little flat， but by the end， it did pick up。 。。。more
Rej Jereca
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I kinda knew the premise。 Although the story line is good leslie is not a bright bulb and that is annoying。 Finished it just for the sake that i didnt abandoned it （try to always finish a book that i started）
Melanie
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Leslie's father passed away and a stipulation of his will requires her to join her sister in claiming the proceeds in person。 She asks a woman to pose as her sister in exchange for her share。 Leslie's father passed away and a stipulation of his will requires her to join her sister in claiming the proceeds in person。 She asks a woman to pose as her sister in exchange for her share。 。。。more
geena
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This just didn’t work for me - the twists are just so obvious and the ending doesn’t pay off with anything new or shattering。 Both narrators are unlikable and unreliable in predictable ways。 So many of the details are held back that I stopped caring how it went。 Also that ending？ Didn’t do a thing to redeem it。
Jessica Adams
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*3。5 stars。 It was more interesting than I thought it was going to be。 I did figure out one of the ‘twists’， but that didn’t effect my level of enjoyment。 There were a couple minor surprises that took me by surprise。 This is most definitely a ‘family-drama’ type thriller。
Acordul Fin
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DNF at 15%。 It sounds like horror， but it’s lovely to be invented， to know what you’re for。 I tried but I don't care for it， plot or characters。 I can live without knowing the resolution。 DNF at 15%。 It sounds like horror， but it’s lovely to be invented， to know what you’re for。 I tried but I don't care for it， plot or characters。 I can live without knowing the resolution。 。。。more
Maureen
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