Who Is the Liar by Laura Lee Bahr

Who Is the Liar by Laura Lee Bahr

An ingenious novel of suspense about sisterhood, innocence, murderous games, and how far we’ll go to protect the ones we love. In a tight-knit town in the 1980s, a child-killer is on the loose. And Topaz’s parents are on edge. At ten years old, Topaz is so vulnerable. But she has nothing to worry about. Her eldest sister, Ruby, has made sure of that. Swearing Topaz to secrecy, Ruby reveals she has trapped the monster in their root cellar. Bound and bloodied in the cold space is kindly Brother Johnson from the church. Pleading with Topaz to cut him loose, he says her reckless sister is a liar. Brother Johnson is right about that: Ruby does lie. She also likes to scare people. Still, even Ruby wouldn’t lie about this. Would she? The game—and the secret—is in her hands. But Topaz just wants to do the right thing. Let Brother Johnson die in the cold space? Or try to set him free—and then see what happens next?

“Disturbing, tense, and deeply uncomfortable, Laura Lee Bahr’s Who Is the Liar is a vicious, harrowing examination of family, deception, and the inevitable loss of innocenceI inhaled this novel in one feverish sitting and was left breathless by the very end. Most importantly, Bahr’s powerfully incisive novel accomplished a nearly impossible task: This book genuinely shocked me.” —Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

“Laura Lee Bahr’s Who Is the Liar is eerie, horrifying, and utterly original. She knows exactly how to bind a reader’s heart in twin ropes of worry and terror. This is a fantastically creepy tale that cuts close to the bone.” —Victoria Helen Stone, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Jane Doe

“Haunting and beautifully written. Should be a contender for the Shirley Jackson Award.” —Francesca Lia Block

Laura Lee Bahr is the award-winning author of the novels Haunt, Long-Form Religious Porn, and the short story collection Angel Meat. Her short stories have been featured in over a dozen literary magazines and anthologies, including Ghost Parachute, Tragedy Queens, Francesca Lia Block’s Lit Angels, and the noir volume of Nicolas Winding Refn’s byNWR.com. Her filmography includes writing and directing the award-winning feature Boned and the experimental short film Strange Bird. Bahr was also awarded the spring 2018 writer-in-residence at the Jack Kerouac House in Orlando, Florida. She currently lives in Brockton, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.lauraleebahr.com.

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ISBN 13	9781662529030
ISBN 10	1662529031
Title	Who Is the Liar
Author	Laura Lee Bahr
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Amazon Publishing
Year published	2025-08-01
Number of pages	283
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