What an excellent piece of writing! I could barely put this book down once I started. Catherine McKenzie brilliantly weaves together the stories of three women who all have their own secrets to keep about the Triple Ten tragedy. Every time I thought I had figured out one of them, McKenzie would prove me wrong and lead me down a new rabbit hole. The character development was fantastic; Cecily, Kaitlyn, and Franny each had personality traits that I could identify with, making me emotionally invested in each of them in different ways.

This is the first of McKenzie's novels I've read, but The Good Liar has definitely made me interested in reading her other novels. Thanks NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for a great read!

4.5 stars! What an addictive story!

This novel follows three women affected by the devastating tragedy of a building explosion in downtown Chicago that kills over 500 people and injures many others. These women move forward with their lives, trying to pick up the pieces after their traumatic personal losses. There are many secrets, lies and hidden agenda’s within this twisted tale – I was hanging on every word!

This is my first book by Catherine McKenzie and I fell in love with her writing! I’m a new fan and will be searching for her previous books to read ASAP! I found myself completely immersed within these characters lives and predicaments. The writing was smooth and captivating and simply perfect!

My reason for taking away ½ star was that there were a couple parts of the story that seemed slightly unrealistic to me – nothing too extreme, but enough that it left me questioning a few things.

This was a Traveling Sister Read with Brenda, Norma, Kaceey, Kendall, Jan, Berit, Sarah, Julie, Stacey and Diane. As always, it was wonderful discussing and dissecting this book with them.

A big thank you to NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing and Catherine McKenzie for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

4.5 spectacular stars rounded up! Almost perfect!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This is my first book by,?Catherine McKenzie... but definitely not my last!

WOW! This book was just so delightfully twisted! The title really should have been; Who is the Best Liar of Them All? It is so hard to review a book like this, because you don’t want to give anything away.... such an amazing rollercoaster ride.... I want you to enjoy the ride as much as I did!

Along with the twisty plot were some pretty fantastic characters...Cecily was so likable and relatable, I really could see a lot of myself in her... a mom just really wanting the best for her kids after going through a major tragedy and some other pretty major issues... Kate and Frannie I found less likable and less relatable.... but they were pretty darn well developed..... and I really did spend the majority of the book trying to figure out the psychology behind their actions..... liars lying to each other, nothing more unreliable than that!

I emphatically recommend this book to all psychological thriller fans and anybody that enjoys a crazy ride of a book!😍

I honestly could tell by the writing of the first 2 chapters that it wouldn't be a good fit for our box and had to put it down. I may read it again in the future!

Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we begin to deceive.
And never is that more evident than in the stories of three women: Cecily, Kate, and Franny, in the aftermath of an explosion that kills over 500 people.

Cecily was supposed to be in the building at the time the explosion took place, but was running late. Her husband and best friend were killed that day, and she is a survivor in mourning. Franny, is a young woman in search of her birth mother, a woman who was killed that morning when the building exploded. And then we have Kate, the most mysterious of the three. She’s on the run and in hiding, but why? What is her story?

The story line toggles back and forth from the past, before the explosion, to the current day, the one year anniversary of the tragedy. All of these women are harboring secrets. Even the dead had secrets. Are some secrets worth keeping or is the price too high? When is a lie justified? Where is the line drawn? The twists and revelations continued right up to the last page. And just who is lying and who is the best liar of them all? You will start to question just who the good liar is: Franny, Kate, Cecily, all three, or someone else? My opinion changed several times as I read.

I found the author’s writing style engaging, her characters interesting, and the story line a page-turner. The characters were compelling and I admit to being shocked on more than one occasion. After I turned the last page I found myself going back and re-reading certain parts and questioning some of my assumptions. There are moral dilemmas to grapple with, and there are circumstances that are debatable, which is why I think this would make a fantastic thought-provoking book club choice.

 Many thanks to Netgalley, Catherine McKenzie, and Lake Union Publishing for a copy of the e-book for review.
*As requested, this review will publish on Goodreads on March 3, and Amazon on April 3.

Cecily's life is torn to pieces when the two people she loves - her husband, Tom, and her best friend, Kate - are killed in an assumed terrorism-related attack on their workplace. As if that wasn't devastating enough, Cecily becomes the face of the tragedy when a photographer and documentary maker, Teo, captures Cecily fleeing the site of the explosion while attempting to visit Tom on his coffee break. The image becomes iconic and symbolic of the tragedy, something Cecily feels she will never ever be able to escape.

Cecily's life, which includes her two teenagers, is thrust into the scrutiny of the press. She feels like she must portray the image of a grieving widow, and not anything less. But as the reader learns, nothing about Cecily's marriage to Tom or friendship with Kate was as perfect as the media would like to believe. We learn that Tom had cheated on Cecily only a few months prior to the incident, and that Kate had mixed feelings about being a friend to Kate, a mother to two girls, and a wife to her husband, Jack.

We also learn that Kate had a dark past no one knew about, including her husband Jack and her supposed best friend, Kate. A young woman in her 20s named Franny comes forward to the press claiming she was Kate's daughter who Kate gave up for adoption. Franny becomes involved with the compensation process for victims and their families of the tragedy, so much so that Cecily, who is also involved with the same organization, begins to wonder if she ever really knew Kate at all.

Cecily becomes involved with Teo after the viral photograph, and agrees to be part of a documentary on the tragedy that Teo is filming. Teo decides that Franny, Kate's family, and Cecily's family are the foci of his documentary, and what he uncovers about all three of them will unravel everything you thought you knew about the victims and the survivors.

This book is an interesting study on how narratives of victims can get flattened in the press, and the immense pressure women feel to conform to their roles as wives, mothers, and friends. It reminded me a bit of Janelle Brown's Watch Me Disappear.

I admit I read ahead of my reading group because 1) I am stuck at home in pain recovering from ankle surgery, and 2) this book was just that good! This is one of the heart-pounding reads that you will not be able to put down. This book will be available for purchase on April 2, 2018.

Thank you to Lake Union Publishing, Catherine McKenzie, and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy of The Good Liar.

Wow! What a terrific book. So many twists and turns and surprises. I could hardly put it down. Another great story by Catherine McKenzie!!!

I received an Advance Review Copy of this book. All Opinions are my Own.

Catherine McKenzie is so skilled at writing psychological thrillers, and her latest is definitely one of her best. Mix in tragedy, secrets, lies, plot twists, and an explosion to kick it all off, and you have a recipe for a GREAT book. I didn't guess the finale until about 3/4 of the way through the book, and it was definitely worth the read....pre-order this one right away and get ready for a ride!

A very good read, with lots to keep you reading. Just as you think you've got it all figured out something changes and you're guessing again. Captivated until the end.

I always find myself drawn to books where a past mystery is revealed through the eyes of different characters, and The Good Liar was no exception. The title of the book is also so perfectly paradoxical, too. Are Kate, Cecile, and Franny good liars, or are they lying for good reason? Everyone has a secret to hide, and sometimes those secrets and the lies that cover them are destined to be exposed.

Ok. I posted about this book this morning. I just finished it, and I’m still spinning from it. The Good Liar is amazing. It’s memorizing in a way that leaves you in a trance. It grips you from the first page, and keeps that firm grip on you, until the very last page. It was gripping, tantalizing, it left me guessing in ways that I haven’t read in a long time. The story captivated me, and each character is so well thought out, so well written. It made me hate, made me sad, and made me want to wreak havoc because I know that feeling of having a “Good Liar” in my life. I can’t wait for this to release so everyone can experience and love it just as much as I do. Catherine McKenize did such an amazing job and worked her flawless writing magic on this. It’ll be a hard one for me to let go of.

I've always enjoyed Catherine Mackenzie's books and this was no exception. This book weaves the lives of three women who are all connected to a tragic event. Lots of twists and turns kept my interest.

The Good Liar will pull you in right away, turn you around, make you nuts and leave you feeling like you've experienced every emotion possible while reading this book. It's that good.

Triple 10 was a devastating day for many people and when the anniversary of that day rolls around, much is done to commemorate it, both in newspapers, news stories and even a film is being readied.

There are characters you will love, ones you will hate and some you will make you just wonder why. Descriptions flow beautifully and the ending will leave you with answers that you didn't expect.

Pick this up and prepare to stay up all night reading.

Thanks to Ms. McKenzie, the publisher and Netgalley for an early copy.

This book kept me completely engaged, as this author previous books have done. Highly recommend!

I love Catherine McKenzie’s work, and this novel, although different from her other books, was just as enjoyable a read.

On October 10 at 10 a.m. an explosion decimates an office building. Three women who escaped the tragedy are forever marked. Their stories are told in part because a documentary film maker interviews them about the experience.

Told from the alternating points of view of the three women, lies and deceptions are slowly unveiled right until the very end, which had me smiling and thinking, bravo Ms. McKenzie.

Thanks so much to NetGalley and Lake Union publishing for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this novel, which RELEASES APRIL 2, 2018.

Addictively good read!! Stunning page turner. The best yet by Catherine McKenzie in my opinion. The story centers on the lives of 3 women who are all connected to an explosion of a building in Chicago. Many aspects of the story reminded me of 9-11 and how we feel like we know so much, but we never stop to consider the backstories of people. We cannot take things on face value. Ms. McKenzie has cunningly crafted a multilayered mystery that is hard to put down. There's always more to the story than what we see on the surface. Thank you to the author and publicist for an advanced review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I’m new to this author and I can’t waitbto read more by her. The story was such a psychological thriller within a horrific tragedy. Everything about this book is amazing.

I have been a Catherine McKenzie fan since I picked up her book "Arranged". Her first books (Arranged, Spin, Forgotten) were fun, chick-lit at it's best: great characters, a fun plot, well paced and super enjoyable. And then there was a little shift. McKenzie began to focus more on character development, delving more into subplots, and this was clearly evident in her books "Hidden", "Smoke", and "Fractured"; but she has really taken it up a notch with "The Good Liar".

This is the story of three different women: Cecily, Kate and Franny, who's lives have been forever altered after an explosion rips apart a Chicago building. We meet the characters a year later - and we are slowly uncover their secrets - because they all have secrets. The tension builds and as a reader you are kept guessing until the very end. Seriously - I didn't expect some of the revelations (some I think McKenzie gently guides you to, so not everything is a major secret).

If you're read her books "Hidden", "Forgotten" and "Fractured" - I think you'll see some similarities. But add more mystery, a plot that was bigger than just an individual's circumstances, more complexity and more depth.

I really enjoyed this one - a solid 4 star read. Highly enjoyable, well written, McKenzie just keeps getting better and better. I will be recommending this one to friends and family.

Once again Catherine McKenzie's writing style which mixes psychological suspense with deep exploration of the personalities and emotions of the characters results in a captivating read. Readers will be drawn into the struggles of three very different women as they deal with the aftermath of an event reminiscent of 9/11. They will keep wondering: Who is the good liar?

Excellent story that grips until the very last. Lots of plot twists, with characters holding your attention. Catherine McKenkie managed to weave a griping story based around an explosion, there are three main characters and the book relates to their lives from the time of and before the explosion takes place. A good book that takes hold of you without you knowing, it became very difficult to put down.