Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher. Opinions shared are mine.

I would make a terrible criminal.  Seriously, guilt shows on my face worse than yesterday’s mascara.  The Perfect Liar by Thomas Christopher Greene represents the kind of guilty-pleasure book that reminds me that I could never pull off a dastardly deed.

So, the title gives away the fact that we’re going into a situation where things aren’t as they seem.  It’s a quiet, Sleeping With The Enemy sort of scenario.  In a sleepy Vermont town where farmer’s markets and quaint hotel restaurants own the social scene, the reader is drawn into a sense of security.   Oh, but don’t get too comfortable!

You do have to suspend disbelief for much of the book, but the delicious drama is worth it!  I really wanted Rose to play a bigger role in the story.  I think she could have been the ubiquitous best-friend-voice-of-reason that helped to ground the characters.

I read this book in a matter of 4 hours.  My family went without a proper meal so that I could read about Susannah’s chicken parmesan and her mama’s paella recipe. My kids prefer ramen noodles to shrimp scampi, so they didn’t mind.

It’s not a mind-blowing psychological thriller, but The Perfect Liar is what I’d choose over a TV show any day.