Martha is a TV celebrity and her latest project is a programme investigating the disappearance of her teenage best friend Juliet almost 20 years ago. She makes contact with the third friend in their trio, Liv to help her solve the mystery. But Liv never gets her messages as they are intercepted by a lonely woman Casey…
Beautiful Liars is a psychological and mystery thriller set in the UK.
Juliet vanished and days later a local man David Crown disappeared too. The police decided that the pair had run away together or that David had killed her and gone on the run. Now her former best friend Martha wants to do a show about Juliet’s disappeance and find out if David was connected. She tries to get in touch with the third friend Liv but she doesn’t know that Liv moved house and her post is read by the new occupant Casey.
The book is narrated by Martha and Casey. Martha’s parts of the story drive the plot forwards as she investigates. Poor Casey, I felt just so sorry for her and her unhappy life. She is lonely and has mental instability, medical and weight issues. She believes she has an opportunity to make friends and help Martha but this delusion makes the investigation harder.
At times, I thought the pace was a little slow, then pow! There are some great twists that were completely unexpected. Both Martha and Casey are haunted by the past and their secrets are gradually revealed over the course of the book. There is plenty of emotion surrounding serious topics of alcoholism and eating disorders. I thought that the tension was maintained well and I was kept guessing until the end.
Beautiful Liars is an intriguing mystery with strong emotional and psychological elements.
Book blurb
Eighteen years ago Martha said goodbye to best friend Juliet on a moonlit London towpath.
The next morning Juliet’s bike was found abandoned at the waterside.
She was never seen again.
Nearly two decades later Martha is a TV celebrity, preparing to host a new crime show… and the first case will be that of missing student Juliet Sherman. After all these years Martha must reach out to old friends and try to piece together the final moments of Juliet’s life.
But what happens when your perfect friends turn out to be perfect strangers…?
Martha is a TV celebrity and her latest project is a programme investigating the disappearance of her teenage best friend Juliet almost 20 years ago. She makes contact with the third friend in their trio, Liv to help her solve the mystery. But Liv never gets her messages as they are intercepted by a lonely woman Casey…
