“Jones’s sensational debut has the bones of a thriller but reads like literary fiction: lean, shrewd, and gratifyingly real.”— Entertainment Weekly When a woman conceals her sister’s death to claim their joint inheritance, her deception exposes a web of dangerous secrets in this addictive new thriller for fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins.  An ID Book Club Selection Leslie Flores has the perfect life—a loving husband, a happy newborn, and a New Mexico home straight out of a magazine. She’s been the perfect daughter, too, taking care of her ailing father in his final days. But   Leslie has a dark secret—and it’s an expensive secret to keep. When she discovers she won’t receive a penny of her inheritance unless she finds her estranged sister, Robin, she sets out to track her down. Instead, upon arriving at Robin’s apartment, Leslie discovers her body. Just as Leslie begins to panic, she meets a charismatic aspiring actress named Mary who bears a striking resemblance to Robin—and has every reason to leave her past behind. The two women make a bargain: Mary will impersonate Robin for a week in exchange for Robin’s half of the cash. Neither realizes how high the stakes will become when Mary takes a dead woman’s name.   Even as Mary begins to suspect Leslie is hiding something, and Leslie realizes the stranger living in her house has secrets of her own, Robin’s wild, troubled legacy threatens to eclipse them both. Fans of Megan Abbott, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins will relish this darkly addictive portrait of the ties that bind and the secrets we all keep from one another. “A darkly complex relationship between two sisters lies at the heart of Jones’s debut psychological thriller. . . . A blistering debut from a promising new talent.” — Kirkus Review s “A taut, twisty thriller. . . . Jones arrives with an undeniable splash.” — Publishers Weekly   “A fast-paced read that will leave you thinking long after turning the final page.” —Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of  Vox “ The Better Liar  just kept getting better and better and better.” — Chandler Baker,  New York Times  bestselling author of  Whisper Network   “I can hardly believe  The Better Liar  is a debut novel—it has three unreliable narrators and a twisty plot, and it dives deep into complicated family relationships.” —Jennifer Hillier, author of  Jar of Hearts , ITW Thriller Award winner “ The Better Liar  is a knockout—a stunner of a debut that left me in awe of this new writer’s talent.” —Karen Dionne, author of the international bestseller  The Marsh King’s Daughter “Tanen Jones shifts effortlessly between narrators and story lines, and delivers one hell of a twist. I couldn’t wait to finish but did not want it to end. This is the best kind of thriller!” —Wendy Walker, internationally bestselling author of  The Night Before “All great thriller writers have to be good liars, and Tanen Jones absolutely is. Her debut is a scorching, fascinating read about a dark relationship that will make you turn the mirror to yourself. The Better Liar  is binge-worthy all night long.” —Julia Heaberlin, internationally bestselling author of  Paper Ghosts  and  Black-Eyed Susans   “A gorgeously dark tale of twisted sisterhood—and a gutsy spin on the psycho-thriller . . . Nicely done, Tanen Jones!” —Debra Jo Immergut, author of The Captives “Jones has written a compulsively page-turning story. She cleverly drip-feeds nuggets of information, each more surprising than the last, until the final shocking revelation.” —Claire Fuller, author of  Bitter Orange  and  Swimming Lessons “This dangerous story of sisterhood and inheritance will make you question how well you really know those closest to you.” —Madeline Stevens, author of  Devotion “A dark, intriguing exploration of family wounds and the fragility of identity.” —Caite Dolan-Leach, author of  Dead Letters  and  We Went to the Woods “Jones expertly ramps up the tension and then delivers twists and turns at breakneck speed.” — Elizabeth Klehfoth, author of  All These Beautiful Strangers “A brilliantly claustrophobic thriller with a gasp-inducing sting in the tail—tense, controlled, and masterly.” —Christobel Kent, author of  What We Did “A masterclass in mystery and suspense.” — Book Riot (“Best Winter New Releases”) Tanen Jones grew up in Texas and North Carolina. She has a degree in American history and spent several years editing law and criminal justice textbooks. A queer author, she writes about queer women in dark spaces. Tanen now lives in New York with her partner, where she writes to the sound of her neighbor’s piano.  The Better Liar  is her debut novel. 1 Leslie By the time I found her she was dead. I groped for somewhere to sit down. The only place other than the bed, where the body lay, was a wooden dining-­room chair half-­buried under a pile of wrinkled clothes. It had a cushion hanging off the seat, patterne