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I don't want to give the impression that my sister, Barbara, is a liar. Read the first page

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3.4 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Page-Turning Whodunit !!, April 7 2004

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lizbeth star (Saratoga Springs, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Liar (Mass Market Paperback)

I really enjoyed this book, the characters and the plot were very, very exciting.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Too much Family Saga, Jan 15 2003

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"tsm224" (Cleveland ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Liar (Hardcover)

Still recovering from incidents in Hocus and Irene's injuries from a previous accident, Frank and her are working on having a normal life with no unusual happenings. After her sister Barbara calls ranting and raving about a new grave next to there's parents, Irene goes to talk to Aunt Mary. During this conversation she learns about long lost relatives and family feud that started two decades ago. After some sleuthing at the
deceased' s house she locates her cousin Travis. The rest of the book is about Irene learning the truth about things that happened during her parent's marriage and why her mother and aunt was deceased. At some point I gave up on this plot, it just another tired family saga of who did who wrong. The mystery was just
there to give the book a purpose which it failed miserably. I thought after Hocus Burke was hitting her stride as a writer who spins page turning stories. Sadly she returned to the lackluster style of Remember Me Irene. Many times I found myself thinking why am I still reading this and the answer is Frank. If he in
the forefront of the stories then it has meat and I want to read more. When she sends him off on a wild goose chase the book doesn't hold my interest.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!, Aug 9 2002

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"elhonea" (Interior Alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Liar (Mass Market Paperback)

Jan Burke is an author I found by lucky accident...I'm now going back through all her books. She's got a great crew of well-developed characters and is developing fun and suspenseful plots...LIAR proved to be a great effort! Bravo!

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2.0 out of 5 stars too long - too confusing
While I read Goodnight Irene and enjoyed it, this novel was just a little too long and just a little too confusing. There were too many characters. Read more

Published on April 19 2001 by Karen Kirsch

1.0 out of 5 stars Generic Thriller
Jan Burke used to be a fine mystery writer. Unfortunately she has opted to start writing mainstream thrillers. I knew who dunnit very early in the book. Hocus was lousy too. Read more

Published on Oct 1 1999 by puffinswan