Bald-Faced Liar - by Victoria Helen Stone (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Living a lie becomes a matter of life and death for a woman hiding from her past in a novel of mounting psychological suspense by the bestselling author of Jane Doe and The Hook.

Traveling nurse Elizabeth May has a promising new home in Santa Cruz. And another new identity. It's a pattern of reinvention for a woman escaping her traumatic childhood--and hiding from the decades of notoriety and destruction that followed. Invisibility has kept Elizabeth safe. Until now. After all these years, someone sees her for who she is.

Threat by threat, a vengeful stalker is dismantling Elizabeth's carefully constructed lifetime of lies. And no one in her temporary circle can be trusted--not her fleeting new love interest, not the supportive friend she knows only from online forums, and certainly not the police. They've never been there for her.

As fear sharpens to terror, Elizabeth soon discovers something about her past that even she didn't know. The revelation could finally set her on a path of healing and redemption. Or, now alone in the dark, it could be Elizabeth's worst nightmare.

Review Quotes

"An original and riveting novel of psychological suspense, Bald-Faced Liar is a testament to author Victoria Helen stone's authentic flair for the kind of narrative driven storytelling style that is ideal for thriller fiction. Especially and unreservedly recommended..." --Midwest Book Review

"Bald-Faced Liar is hysterically, mindblowingly great. There's so much of this book that I loved, and by so much I mean everything. Characters, plot, theme, voice, world-building. Sinking down into Elizabeth's world was so delightful. What a fun, exhilarating ride." --Suzanne Brockmann, New York Times bestselling author

"I sat down to read just the first chapter and didn't get up until I'd finished the book. Only Victoria Helen Stone could deliver a heroine so complex, so damaged, and so damned funny. Bald-Faced Liar is a whip-smart ride you won't be able to put down." --Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling author of Killers of a Certain Age

"Stone's 10th thriller is among her best! An exploration of childhood trauma, identity, acceptance, and survival. Victoria Helen Stone is at the top of her game with Bald-Faced Liar. Highly impressive. You will find so much more than a thriller. Emotional, compelling, and psychologically rich." --Judith D. Collins, JDC Must Read Books