The Good Liar: A Novel
Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780062407498 (006240749X)
ASIN: 006240749X
Publish date: 2016-02-02
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
Roy has a history of duping people out of their money. He’s now in his eighties, and has set himself up with Betty, a rather gullible but affluent elderly woman. He just wants to be taken care of. But inwardly, he wants one more big fling; one more big con. Betty’s grandson, Stephen, doesn’t lik...
Loved The Good Liar. A clever and winding tale looked at all the wrong way round and upside down but so brilliantly addictive with a dry yet compelling style.We start with Roy meeting Betty for the first time on a "blind" date. I was immediately hooked due to the way this was presented by the author...
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