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An Amazon January Mystery & Thriller Pick
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“Smart, sinister, and utterly engrossing—this debut delivers.”
—Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever
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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.
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“Like most of the dead, I want to be remembered.”
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Robin Voigt is dead. If Leslie had arrived at her sister’s cramped Las Vegas apartment just hours earlier, this would have been their first reunion in a decade. In the years since Robin ran away from home as a teenager, Leslie has stayed in New Mexico, taking care of their dying father even as she began building a family of her own. But when their father passed away, Leslie received a rude awakening: She and Robin would receive the inheritance he left them together—or not at all. Now her half of the money may be beyond her grasp. And unbeknownst to anyone, even her husband, Leslie needs it desperately.
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When she meets a charismatic young woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Robin—and has every reason to leave her past behind—the two make a reckless bargain: Mary will impersonate Robin for a week in exchange for Robin’s half of the cash. But neither realizes how high the stakes will become when Mary takes a dead woman’s name. Even as Mary begins to suspect Leslie is hiding something, and Leslie realizes the stranger living in her house, babysitting her newborn son, and charming her husband has secrets of her own, Robin’s wild, troubled legacy threatens to eclipse them both.
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An electric, twisted portrait of sisterhood and the ties that bind, The Better Liar is a stunning debut with a heart-stopping, twist-after-twist finale that will beg the question: How far would you go to get what’s yours?
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Advance praise for The Better Liar
“Jones’ sensational debut has the bones of a thriller but reads like literary fiction: lean, shrewd, and gratifyingly real.”
—Entertainment Weekly
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“Jones’s debut novel is clever, absorbing, and full of red herrings. . . . A stunning twist ending will leave readers waiting to see what Jones will give them next.”—Booklist (starred review)
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“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
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“A taut, twisty thriller. . . . Jones arrives with an undeniable splash.”—Publishers Weekly
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“The Better Liar just kept getting better and better and better.”
—Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network
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“The Better Liar is a knockout—a stunner of a debut that left me in awe of this new writer’s talent. It’s smart, fresh, twisty, and compelling, with utterly believable characters, gorgeous prose, and a storyline that kept me guessing until the final pages. You know a book is good when you wish you’d written it!” —Karen Dionne, author of the international bestseller The Marsh King’s Daughter
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“The Better Liar is a dazzling debut that weaves a haunting past into a dangerous plan. 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
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“A twisty, fast-paced read with a sly sense of humor and an engine that won’t quit. The Better Liar is emotionally surprising and deeply moving beneath its truly fun plot, making it a perfect book club choice. Smart, sinister, and utterly engrossing, this debut delivers.” —Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Never Have I Ever
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“I thought I’d just skim a page or two before putting The Better Liar on my ‘to-read’ shelf, but I couldn’t help becoming so drawn in that I had to keep going. Tanen 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
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“The Better Liar is a dark, intriguing exploration of family wounds and the fragility of identity. Following Jones’s complex protagonists through the bleak landscape of Albuquerque, the reader gets sucked into their ever-deepening layers and the grim desires that pit these women against one another while drawing them—and us—inevitably closer to the painful truth. Gritty, pacy, and full of hard questions about inheritance and femininity.”—Caite Dolan-Leach, author of Dead Letters and We Went to the Woods
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“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
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“Jones’s sharp debut is an expertly plotted, gritty thriller rooted in the sun-bleached landscapes of New Mexico. 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
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“I can hardly believe that The Better Liar is a debut novel. . . . I was consumed by this irresistible thriller from the first page right up to that whopper of an ending. Tanen Jones is a confident and gifted storyteller, and I can’t wait for her next book.” —Jennifer Hillier, author of Jar of Hearts, ITW Thriller Award winner for Best Novel
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“A gutsy new spin on the psycho-thriller. Nicely done, Tanen Jones!” —Debra Jo Immergut, author of The Captives
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“A gritty, suspenseful story unspooled in gorgeous prose, Jones expertly ramps up the tension and then delivers twists and turns at breakneck speed. An impressive debut.” —Elizabeth Klehfoth, author of All These Beautiful Strangers
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“A brilliantly claustrophobic thriller with a gasp-inducing sting in the tail—tense, controlled, and masterly.”—Christobel Kent, author of What We Did
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“A masterclass in mystery and suspense.”—Book Riot (“Best Winter New Releases”)
