Nora Roberts
Putnam Books, Brilliance Audio
April 14, 2015
Nora Roberts is an amazingly prolific author of more than one hundred novels and still counting. Her "In Death" series (written under her J.D. Robb pen name) is a must read for me and still going strong after more than forty full length books and novellas. They are much more gritty than her romantic suspense stand-alones and straight romances and probably more to my taste, but most of her books, especially the later ones are worth reading.
Shelby Foxworth's husband, Richard, was reported killed in a boating accident. The marriage was pretty shaky but Shelby stayed for the sake of her daughter, 3 year old Callie Rose. After Richard's death, Shelby discovered that he was a liar, a con-man, an adulterer and probably not even named Richard Foxworth. Left with a mountain of debt from their high-flying lifestyle Shelby sold everything she could and returned to her home in Tennessee. But someone seems to think that Shelby has something important and is determined to get it back. Shelby is faced with mending fences with her family and friends and building a life she can be proud of for both herself and Callie. Enter the handsome Griff Lott, contractor, new resident of Rendezvous Ridge,TN and polar opposite of Richard who thinks he is just the man to help her build that new life.
The Liar has all the marvelously realized characters that usually inhabit Nora Roberts' books. She has a admirable gift for characterization that she has honed over years of practicing her craft.The suspense is pretty thin as I had the plot figured out in about 60 pages. I have to admit that one of the attractions of her books is the sure knowledge that in the end everything will turn out all right. There's nothing wrong with a good escape read after all! In general, I listen to the audio versions of Roberts' books and January LaVoy did a great job of creating and differentiating the various voices. I did think that it was a bit long but overall, I enjoyed The Liar very much.
RATING- 3.5 Stars
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