The Liar's Child

By: Carla Buckley

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's Summary

In this intense and intimate family portrait that moves at a thriller’s pace, a troubled woman faces a gripping moral dilemma after rescuing two abandoned children from a hurricane.

 On the outskirts of North Carolina’s Outer Banks sits the Paradise, an apartment complex where renters never stay long enough to call the place “home” - and neighbors are seldom neighborly. It’s ideal for Sara Lennox, who moved there to escape a complicated past - and even her name - and rebuild a new life for herself under the radar. But Sara cannot help but notice the family next door, especially 12-year-old Cassie and five-year-old Boon. She hears rumors and whispers of a recent tragedy slowly tearing them apart.   

When a raging storm threatens and then slams the coastal community, Sara makes a quick, bold decision: Rescue Cassie and Boon from the storm and their broken home - without telling a soul. But this seemingly noble act is not without consequences. Some lethal.  

Carla Buckley crafts a richly rewarding psychological portrait, combining a heart-wrenching family drama with high-stakes suspense, as the lives of three characters intertwine in an unforgettable story of fury, fate and redemption.

Praise for The Liar’s Child

“Surprising and rewarding.... Ms. Buckley does what only the best suspense writers can do: She makes you care about what happens to her characters, provoking your emotions as well as your curiosity.” (The Wall Street Journal) 

“Buckley has crafted a complex and compelling story. The nuances and dynamics at play in The Liar’s Child will take the most jaded reader on a heartfelt and emotional journey.” (Associated Press)   

“A wonderfully complex and multilayered drama complete with the suspense that keeps the pages turning. Fans of Kate White and Diane Chamberlain will be asking if it’s possible for a child to leave the past behind long after the book ends.” (Booklist)

©2019 Carla Buckley (P)2019 Random House Audio

Critic Reviews

“Buckley’s provocative novel may be set against an exciting outer storm, but it’s the complex inner storms of her nuanced characters that had me gripping the pages.” (Caroline Leavitt, New York Times best-selling author of Is This Tomorrow and Pictures of You)

“Told in Buckley’s trademark evocative prose, The Liar’s Child spotlights her singular gift: the ability to tug on the threads of her characters’ lives and make everything unravel, and then expertly stitch their lives back together again.” (Karen Dionne, author of the international best seller The Marsh King’s Daughter)

“A mystery wrapped in an achingly good family drama, The Liar’s Child hooked me from page one. An unconventional love story that broke my heart in all the best ways, Carla Buckley’s emotionally complex, beautifully written tale is also a page-turner that will keep you up long past your bedtime." (Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times best-selling author of The Almost Sisters)

The truth about THE LIAR'S CHILD....

Did Carla Buckley really write this book??????

I am a devoted Carla Buckley fan and this book was a HUGE disappointment. The beginning of the book was very, very slow and the overall story was disjointed and convoluted. Although the narrator did a great job, even a good narrator could not save this book.

My very favorite Carla Buckley book was "The Good Goodbye". I also really enjoyed "The Deepest Secret".

Don't waste your credit on this one.