“McManus fans will devour this, and she will certainly earn some new fans as well.” - Starred Booklist review of SUCH CHARMING LIARS by Karen M. McManus

Since Kat was four, she and her mother, Jamie, have been living in hiding, changing their names and location after fleeing Kat's abusive father. After a failed marriage lasting only 48 hours in Las Vegas, Jamie works at Spotless, a cleaning company that is a front for a forgery ring, especially forged jewelry. Jamie wants to work for a legitimate business, and her boss, Gem, is agreeable, provided Jamie help her with one last job at a birthday party for the head of a wealthy family. Complications quickly arise: Kat tags along with Jamie, and they learn that the 48-hour exhusband, Luke, and his son, Liam, are also in attendance. It doesn't take long for everything to implode: Jamie becomes violently ill; Kat witnesses the murder of one of the family's sons, Parker Sutherland; and the murderer also has Jamie in his sights. Kat, Liam, and Parker's nephew Augustus join forces to solve the mysteries and stay alive as blame and suspicion ricochet around the compound. McManus's plot goes into overdrive with ingenious and unexpected twists and turns, including a particularly satisfying double twist at the end. Kat and Liam are very sympathetic characters, and their personalities balance each other perfectly. McManus fans will devour this, and she will certainly earn some new fans as well.