Denise Mina is a master at creating multi-faceted characters and nail-biting suspense. The Good Liar puts readers in the shoes of Claudia O'Shiel, a woman faced with an unbearable dilemma. She is a highly respected member of the forensic science community. She developed a scientific application that is in worldwide use. She has children to support. She has a reputation to consider. But she also knows that she put an innocent man behind bars and kept the real killer free. What is more important-- her reputation and the safety of her family, or the truth?
Readers watch her relive the murder and its aftermath, knowing that her life really is in danger if the ones responsible for two deaths learn that she knows the truth. I followed Claudia's movements and her thought processes every step of the way, wondering what her final decision would be. And how would that final decision reflect on the real world we live in? So many people are complicit in turning a blind eye to wrongdoing today that I couldn't wait to see what Claudia would do.
Denise Mina has another winner with The Good Liar, but I'm not at all surprised.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
Readers watch her relive the murder and its aftermath, knowing that her life really is in danger if the ones responsible for two deaths learn that she knows the truth. I followed Claudia's movements and her thought processes every step of the way, wondering what her final decision would be. And how would that final decision reflect on the real world we live in? So many people are complicit in turning a blind eye to wrongdoing today that I couldn't wait to see what Claudia would do.
Denise Mina has another winner with The Good Liar, but I'm not at all surprised.
(Review copy courtesy of the publisher and Net Galley)
