Publishers Weekly
11/12/2018
After a whirlwind romance, New York gallery assistant Susannah Garcia weds charming artist Max Westmoreland, but each of them hides a history that threatens their idyllic marriage, in this riveting novel from Greene (If I Forget You). With Susannah’s 15-year-old son, the couple move from New York City to a grand old house in the hills above Burlington, Vt., where Max has landed a plum university position and, as his profile rises, they enjoy their new affluence. Then Susannah discovers a note on their door that reads, “I know who you are.” As subsequent notes follow, she learns that her husband isn’t the person she believed him to be—but he doesn’t know everything about her, either. With adroit pacing, Greene reveals the decisions that shaped them both, brought them together, and now jeopardize their future. Shifting perspectives illuminate the gap between how they perceive themselves and how they view each other. Despite a rushed climax, fans of domestic suspense will be well satisfied. Agent: Marly Rusoff, Marly Rusoff & Assoc. (Jan.)
From the Publisher
A beautifully crafted thriller, The Perfect Liar keeps on twisting and turning until the very last page. Tense, dark and compelling – I couldn’t put it down.” - TM Logan, author of Lies
"Keeps readers riveted. . .This novel creates a slow burn with not one but two shocking climaxes." - Library Journal
"[A]n absorbing mystery about who is predator and who is prey." - Booklist
"Beautifully written and sharply insightful, The Perfect Liar is a captivating, stay-up-late thriller about dark secrets, dangerous passions, and the perilous pursuit of a picture-perfect life." Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and Where They Found Her
"Riveting...fans of domestic suspense will be well satisfied." - Publishers Weekly
"A taut, well-written thriller...The pace is crisp, the surprises keep coming, and there are two big ones that readers are unlikely to see coming." - Associated Press
"A page-turner of a domestic thriller that fans of the genre will absolutely want to devour." - Criminal Element
"Thomas Christopher Greene...brings the requisite politics, popularity, and power plays (which are not mutually exclusive) to a riveting tale of people behaving badly to protect one another—and themselves—at any cost. Like works of art that inspire conversation and debate, you may not fully appreciate or understand them, but you won’t be able to look away, either—which is a complex truth that buttresses The Perfect Liar." - The Strand Magazine
"A surprising and sinister story, The Perfect Liar propels the reader on a journey that ends with two sentences that chill the blood and spark admiration for its talented wordsmith." - The Free Lance-Star
MAY 2019 - AudioFile
Narrator Tavia Gilbert expertly creates an atmosphere of suspense as she delivers a story of the complicated entanglement of two people who have plenty of dark secrets between them. Susannah is a young widow who is happily remarried to Max, a darling of the New York art scene. When they begin a new life together on a teaching fellowship in Vermont, everything seems perfect until a note saying, “I know who you are.” is left on their door. Gilbert carefully crafts the voices of a con man and his wife, and skillfully takes on the tone of a teenage son’s seeming apathy. This thriller will have listeners holding their breath, and Tavia Gilbert keeps it all together. V.B. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine
