Review: The Better Liar

The Better Liar by Tanen Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is twisty story about two sisters whose complicated background resurfaces when their father passes away and his inheritance is contingent upon both of them being present to collect the money together. The complication is that the younger sister was a runaway many years before and therefore her older sister had to track her down in order to obtain her part of the money.
The older sister, Leslie is a working woman and new mom who takes a road trip to Los Vegas to try to track down her long lost sister. She thinks she has found her when she goes to the address given to her and instead finds her sister OD'd in her room. She is distraught at the idea that she may lose her inheritance because of this so as she befriends a waitress who happens to resemble her sister, she realizes that this woman could play the part of her sister, Robin for a few days to allow them each to have access to the money. There are many twists in the story and an interesting social/mental health commentary that was an important part of the story but one that at the outset I didn't necessarily see coming. I appreciated this part of the story and the direction it took.
All in all, this is a solid read. I would call it more mystery than thriller maybe. Definitely not a traditional thriller.
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