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Liar, Liar
In this riveting page-turner from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, a woman searches for the mother she hasn’t seen in twenty years, and uncovers a nightmare of greed and deception . . .
In death, Didi Storm is finally getting the kind of publicity that eluded her in life. Twenty years ago, the ex-beauty queen worked the Vegas strip as a celebrity impersonator, too busy trying to make it big to spare much time for her daughter, Remmi. Shortly before she leaped from a San Francisco building, Didi’s profile was rising again, thanks to a tell-all book. To Detective Dani Settler, it looks like a straightforward suicide, or perhaps a promotional stunt gone wrong. But Remmi knows the truth isn’t so simple. Because though the broken body on the sidewalk is dressed in Didi’s clothes and wig, it isn’t Didi.
Remmi was fifteen when she last saw her mother. Their parting came in the aftermath of a terrible night in the Mojave desert when Remmi—who’d secretly stowed away in Didi’s car en route to meet her crush, Noah Scott—instead became witness to a mysterious rendezvous. Didi handed over one of her newborn twins to a man Remmi didn’t recognize. Subsequently, Didi disappeared, as did Remmi’s other
half-sibling. Remmi has pleaded with the authorities to find them, but there have been no clues. Yet she’s always had the sense that someone is watching her . . .
If the victim isn’t Didi, who is it—and what’s the connection? Remmi is shocked when Noah resurfaces. He was also in the desert that night, and now runs his own PI firm. He too believes it’s time to find out what really happened. As they and Detective Settler dig deeper, the truth about Remmi’s missing family begins to emerge . . . a story of ruthless ambition and twisted lies that someone will kill again and again to keep hidden . . .
In death, Didi Storm is finally getting the kind of publicity that eluded her in life. Twenty years ago, the ex-beauty queen worked the Vegas strip as a celebrity impersonator, too busy trying to make it big to spare much time for her daughter, Remmi. Shortly before she leaped from a San Francisco building, Didi’s profile was rising again, thanks to a tell-all book. To Detective Dani Settler, it looks like a straightforward suicide, or perhaps a promotional stunt gone wrong. But Remmi knows the truth isn’t so simple. Because though the broken body on the sidewalk is dressed in Didi’s clothes and wig, it isn’t Didi.
Remmi was fifteen when she last saw her mother. Their parting came in the aftermath of a terrible night in the Mojave desert when Remmi—who’d secretly stowed away in Didi’s car en route to meet her crush, Noah Scott—instead became witness to a mysterious rendezvous. Didi handed over one of her newborn twins to a man Remmi didn’t recognize. Subsequently, Didi disappeared, as did Remmi’s other
half-sibling. Remmi has pleaded with the authorities to find them, but there have been no clues. Yet she’s always had the sense that someone is watching her . . .
If the victim isn’t Didi, who is it—and what’s the connection? Remmi is shocked when Noah resurfaces. He was also in the desert that night, and now runs his own PI firm. He too believes it’s time to find out what really happened. As they and Detective Settler dig deeper, the truth about Remmi’s missing family begins to emerge . . . a story of ruthless ambition and twisted lies that someone will kill again and again to keep hidden . . .
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First published June 26, 2018
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About the author
Lisa Jackson
271 books9,571 followersLisa Jackson is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including the Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya Series, the Pescoli and Alvarez Series, the Savannah series, and numerous stand alone novels. She also is the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing, and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages.
Before she became a nationally bestselling author, she was a mother struggling to keep food on the table by writing novels, hoping against hope that someone would pay her for them. Today, neck deep in murder, her books appear on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists.
With dozens of bestsellers to her name, Lisa Jackson is a master of taking readers to the edge of sanity—and back—in novels that buzz with dangerous secrets and deadly passions. She continues to be fascinated by the minds and motives of both her killers and their pursuers—the personal, the professional, and the downright twisted. As she builds the puzzle of relationships, actions, clues, lies, and personal histories that haunt her protagonists, she must also confront the fear and terror faced by her victims and the harsh and enduring truth that, in the real world, terror and madness touch far too many lives and families.
Visit http://www.LisaJackson.com where you can find a Media Kit with photos and more information.
Before she became a nationally bestselling author, she was a mother struggling to keep food on the table by writing novels, hoping against hope that someone would pay her for them. Today, neck deep in murder, her books appear on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists.
With dozens of bestsellers to her name, Lisa Jackson is a master of taking readers to the edge of sanity—and back—in novels that buzz with dangerous secrets and deadly passions. She continues to be fascinated by the minds and motives of both her killers and their pursuers—the personal, the professional, and the downright twisted. As she builds the puzzle of relationships, actions, clues, lies, and personal histories that haunt her protagonists, she must also confront the fear and terror faced by her victims and the harsh and enduring truth that, in the real world, terror and madness touch far too many lives and families.
Visit http://www.LisaJackson.com where you can find a Media Kit with photos and more information.
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June 8, 2018
Lisa Jackson writes an intense crime thriller set in the present and the disappearance of Didi Storm, an ex-beauty queen and Remmi's mother, twenty years ago. A 15 year old Remmi is left to her own devices as she is forced to take care of herself. Didi is far too ambitious and preoccupied with making it in Las Vegas as a Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Remmi hides herself in the trunk of her mother's car as Didi, with her six week old baby twins, a boy and a girl, drives to the middle of nowhere where she meets a man. A murky deal is made but events get spectacularly out of control until Didi leaves with one of the twins. Remmi wants to know what is going on, but her mother is less than forthcoming and before long she disappears with her sibling. Twenty years later, Remmi's life has been difficult, she has never got over the trauma of what happened, and still wonders what happened to her mother.
Bizarrely, Remmi is there when a woman dressed as Didi in Marilyn Monroe clothing jumps off a San Francisco building to her death. What is going on? A book has been published recently about Didi, so could it be a PR stunt to attract attention to it? Detective Dani Settler is determined to get to the truth of the affair. Out of the blue, a figure from the past returns, Noah Scott is now a PI, he and Remmi begin to delve into the past, only to find themselves swimming in very dangerous territory. A visit to Ned and Trudie turns out to be harrowing and they begin to look more closely at Remmi's family. As the title suggests, this is a story of lies, deception, betrayal, ambition and murder. This was an engrossing and engaging read from Lisa Jackson which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Many thanks to Hodder and Stoughton for an ARC.
Bizarrely, Remmi is there when a woman dressed as Didi in Marilyn Monroe clothing jumps off a San Francisco building to her death. What is going on? A book has been published recently about Didi, so could it be a PR stunt to attract attention to it? Detective Dani Settler is determined to get to the truth of the affair. Out of the blue, a figure from the past returns, Noah Scott is now a PI, he and Remmi begin to delve into the past, only to find themselves swimming in very dangerous territory. A visit to Ned and Trudie turns out to be harrowing and they begin to look more closely at Remmi's family. As the title suggests, this is a story of lies, deception, betrayal, ambition and murder. This was an engrossing and engaging read from Lisa Jackson which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Many thanks to Hodder and Stoughton for an ARC.
May 28, 2018
Twenty years ago Remmi was a teenager who got it in her mind she was going to sneak out one night but when her mother comes in Remmi hides in her mother’s old Cadillac in the garage. What Remmi didn’t expect was for her mother to load her newborn twins int he Cadillac and take off late at night while she was hiding in the trunk.
With nothing to do but stay quiet or have to explain what she was doing up and hiding in the car Remmi holds on for a bumpy ride. When the car finally stops it seems to be in the middle of nowhere and her mother takes the twins out of the car to meet a strange man mumbling something about their daddy.
Things go wrong out there though and when Remmi confronts her mother she still refuses to give any answers. Was Remmi’s mother trying to sell one of her siblings to the stranger? And then when her mother doesn’t return home sixteen year old Remmi finds herself with a baby and no where to go.
Liar, Liar by Lisa Jackson begins with an exciting moment in the present before taking readers back twenty years in the first part to set the story before returning to the present. The majority of the story is told from Remmi’s point of view although occasionally it does switch. For me this one was an alright read but I wouldn’t exactly call it gripping or a real page turner. It’s one that sort of lacks the sense of urgency which in turn doesn’t end up being quite as gripping as I’d like. Not bad overall but just one that is alright to pass the time but somewhat forgettable when done.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
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With nothing to do but stay quiet or have to explain what she was doing up and hiding in the car Remmi holds on for a bumpy ride. When the car finally stops it seems to be in the middle of nowhere and her mother takes the twins out of the car to meet a strange man mumbling something about their daddy.
Things go wrong out there though and when Remmi confronts her mother she still refuses to give any answers. Was Remmi’s mother trying to sell one of her siblings to the stranger? And then when her mother doesn’t return home sixteen year old Remmi finds herself with a baby and no where to go.
Liar, Liar by Lisa Jackson begins with an exciting moment in the present before taking readers back twenty years in the first part to set the story before returning to the present. The majority of the story is told from Remmi’s point of view although occasionally it does switch. For me this one was an alright read but I wouldn’t exactly call it gripping or a real page turner. It’s one that sort of lacks the sense of urgency which in turn doesn’t end up being quite as gripping as I’d like. Not bad overall but just one that is alright to pass the time but somewhat forgettable when done.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
For more review please visit https://carriesbookreviews.com/
June 6, 2025
"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” — Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
This quote aptly describes the experience of Remmi, the main protagonist in Liar, Liar. Remmi's mother, Didi Storm, disappeared twenty years ago under very suspicious circumstances. Remmi has had to survive on her own through grit, determination, and ingenuity. Out of the blue, a book is published about Didi Storm, and it creates quite a buzz as well as several murders.
Could. Not. Put. It. Down.
This quote aptly describes the experience of Remmi, the main protagonist in Liar, Liar. Remmi's mother, Didi Storm, disappeared twenty years ago under very suspicious circumstances. Remmi has had to survive on her own through grit, determination, and ingenuity. Out of the blue, a book is published about Didi Storm, and it creates quite a buzz as well as several murders.
Could. Not. Put. It. Down.
February 13, 2019
Wow what an amazing roller coaster of a ride with twists that will not disappoint and keep you hooked.
20 years ago Remmi’s mother Didi, a Marilyn Monroe impersonator hoping to make it big in showbiz, disappears in very mysterious circumstances along with her infant twins.l 15 year old Remmi is left on her own on her own but is taken in by her aunt as Didi never returns.
20 years later Remmi is passing the Montmort Tower Hotel when she sees a woman on the 20th floor dressed as Marilyn Monroe, standing very close to the ledge. When she jumps to her death Remmi instantly thinks it is her missing mother.
A book has just been published all about Didi’s life. Is She still alive? Remmi starts her own investigation to look for her mother. Is the truth closer to home than you think!!
A very addictive book which is full of secrets, betrayals, lies and not forgetting a touch of romance.
Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.
20 years ago Remmi’s mother Didi, a Marilyn Monroe impersonator hoping to make it big in showbiz, disappears in very mysterious circumstances along with her infant twins.l 15 year old Remmi is left on her own on her own but is taken in by her aunt as Didi never returns.
20 years later Remmi is passing the Montmort Tower Hotel when she sees a woman on the 20th floor dressed as Marilyn Monroe, standing very close to the ledge. When she jumps to her death Remmi instantly thinks it is her missing mother.
A book has just been published all about Didi’s life. Is She still alive? Remmi starts her own investigation to look for her mother. Is the truth closer to home than you think!!
A very addictive book which is full of secrets, betrayals, lies and not forgetting a touch of romance.
Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.
July 30, 2018
3.5 Bright Stars🌟🌟🌟.5
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.... or does it?
OK my friends that have trouble suspending belief.... warning this probably is not the book for you! It was fast paced and compelling, however there are a lot... and I mean a lot of coincidences... you just kind of have to go with it and not question anything 😝 for example in the very beginning Remmie is heading to an appointment in San Francisco when she just so happens to be at the exact spot where her mother (maybe?) Plunges to her death.... it could happen, but what are the odds? And this is only one of many unlikely coincidences throughout this book, so as I said if you are somebody who likes to look for those plot holes, this book not for you...
I found this book to be an entertaining read inspite of some of the unlikely coincidences... I really liked Remmie and really wanted to find out what had happened to her mom and siblings??? I also wanted to find out who had died falling from that bridge? So many questions and it was a fun journey learning the answers... so many twists and turns that kept me engrossed throughout and I did not see the ending at all! For me the character development outweighed the fact that there were quite a few things that were hard to believe...
This was my very first book from Lisa Jackson, but it will definitely not be my last!
*** many thanks to Kensington for my copy of this book ***
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.... or does it?
OK my friends that have trouble suspending belief.... warning this probably is not the book for you! It was fast paced and compelling, however there are a lot... and I mean a lot of coincidences... you just kind of have to go with it and not question anything 😝 for example in the very beginning Remmie is heading to an appointment in San Francisco when she just so happens to be at the exact spot where her mother (maybe?) Plunges to her death.... it could happen, but what are the odds? And this is only one of many unlikely coincidences throughout this book, so as I said if you are somebody who likes to look for those plot holes, this book not for you...
I found this book to be an entertaining read inspite of some of the unlikely coincidences... I really liked Remmie and really wanted to find out what had happened to her mom and siblings??? I also wanted to find out who had died falling from that bridge? So many questions and it was a fun journey learning the answers... so many twists and turns that kept me engrossed throughout and I did not see the ending at all! For me the character development outweighed the fact that there were quite a few things that were hard to believe...
This was my very first book from Lisa Jackson, but it will definitely not be my last!
*** many thanks to Kensington for my copy of this book ***
August 20, 2018
2 very disappointed stars.
Sometimes a book just doesn't get to you in a positive manner and unfortunately this book just did not hold my interest. It was very long, repetitive and one where I found myself skimming a lot. I know Ms Jackson is a fine author but I am thinking, at least for me, this was not a stellar effort.
I know there are many of my book friends who enjoyed this story. I only wish I could have joined that group of readers. All books are not for all people for sure.
Sometimes a book just doesn't get to you in a positive manner and unfortunately this book just did not hold my interest. It was very long, repetitive and one where I found myself skimming a lot. I know Ms Jackson is a fine author but I am thinking, at least for me, this was not a stellar effort.
I know there are many of my book friends who enjoyed this story. I only wish I could have joined that group of readers. All books are not for all people for sure.
July 31, 2018
Fifteen-year-old Remmi Storm was trapped inside the specially adapted boot of her mother’s car. Didi Storm had put Remmi’s siblings, babies Adam and Ariel, into the back seat of the Cadillac and headed for the Mojave desert – she had no idea her oldest child was in the boot of her car. What Remmi heard and glimpsed that night would stay with her forever. And although her mother didn’t know she had been witness to the events in the desert, when Didi left home the following night, she promised to be back by morning. But Remmi never saw her again…
Twenty years later and Remmi had finally found a measure of happiness in her life in San Francisco. But when she happened to be outside a hotel when a young woman committed suicide by jumping, and the jumper was dressed in Didi’s clothes; even looked like Didi, the past came rushing back. The “tell all” book on Didi’s life and disappearance which had just been published couldn’t be a coincidence.
Detective Dani Settler and her partner, Detective Martinez were determined to solve what looked like a crossover with Didi’s disappearance twenty years ago – a case which had never been solved. Remmi wanted answers – she was sure Didi was still alive, out there somewhere. And her siblings – were they alive? She needed to know. But danger lurked; Remmi felt she was being watched, tried to convince herself she was being paranoid. But was she?
Liar Liar by Lisa Jackson is a fast paced, action packed thriller which I enjoyed very much. Plenty of twists, a fair number of characters which did make me stop to work out who it was now and then, and I had no idea who the perpetrator was until the reveal. I was shocked! Liar Liar is a great read that I recommend.
With thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton, UK for my digital ARC to read and review.
Twenty years later and Remmi had finally found a measure of happiness in her life in San Francisco. But when she happened to be outside a hotel when a young woman committed suicide by jumping, and the jumper was dressed in Didi’s clothes; even looked like Didi, the past came rushing back. The “tell all” book on Didi’s life and disappearance which had just been published couldn’t be a coincidence.
Detective Dani Settler and her partner, Detective Martinez were determined to solve what looked like a crossover with Didi’s disappearance twenty years ago – a case which had never been solved. Remmi wanted answers – she was sure Didi was still alive, out there somewhere. And her siblings – were they alive? She needed to know. But danger lurked; Remmi felt she was being watched, tried to convince herself she was being paranoid. But was she?
Liar Liar by Lisa Jackson is a fast paced, action packed thriller which I enjoyed very much. Plenty of twists, a fair number of characters which did make me stop to work out who it was now and then, and I had no idea who the perpetrator was until the reveal. I was shocked! Liar Liar is a great read that I recommend.
With thanks to NetGalley and Hodder & Stoughton, UK for my digital ARC to read and review.
June 27, 2018
I received a free e-copy of Liar, Liar by Lisa Jackson from NetGalley for my honest review.
This is the first book I have ever read by Lisa Jackson. The very beginning of the book, A woman (Didi Storm), dressed to look like Marilyn Monroe, jumps to her death.
Who was this Marilyn Monroe look-alike and why did she jump? What went terribly wrong that went back 22 years?
Twenty two years ago Remmi, a teenager decides she is going to sneak out but when her mother comes in Remmi hides in her mom's old Cadillac in the garage. Remmi then watched as her mom take her newborn twins and loaded them into the Cadillac and take off while she was hiding in the trunk. When the vehicle finally stops, in the middle of nowhere, her mother takes the twins out of the car to meet a strange man.
Something was terribly wrong. Remmi confronts her mother but gets no answers from her. Was Remmi’s mom trying to sell one of her siblings to the stranger? Later, when her mother doesn't return home, Remmi finds herself with a baby and doesn't know where to go.
This book Keeps you guessing all the way through but it moved a bit slow for me.
This is the first book I have ever read by Lisa Jackson. The very beginning of the book, A woman (Didi Storm), dressed to look like Marilyn Monroe, jumps to her death.
Who was this Marilyn Monroe look-alike and why did she jump? What went terribly wrong that went back 22 years?
Twenty two years ago Remmi, a teenager decides she is going to sneak out but when her mother comes in Remmi hides in her mom's old Cadillac in the garage. Remmi then watched as her mom take her newborn twins and loaded them into the Cadillac and take off while she was hiding in the trunk. When the vehicle finally stops, in the middle of nowhere, her mother takes the twins out of the car to meet a strange man.
Something was terribly wrong. Remmi confronts her mother but gets no answers from her. Was Remmi’s mom trying to sell one of her siblings to the stranger? Later, when her mother doesn't return home, Remmi finds herself with a baby and doesn't know where to go.
This book Keeps you guessing all the way through but it moved a bit slow for me.
February 13, 2019
Wow what an amazing roller coaster of a ride with twists that will not disappoint and keep you hooked.
20 years ago Remmi’s mother Didi, a Marilyn Monroe impersonator hoping to make it big in showbiz, disappears in very mysterious circumstances along with her infant twins.l 15 year old Remmi is left on her own on her own but is taken in by her aunt as Didi never returns.
20 years later Remmi is passing the Montmort Tower Hotel when she sees a woman on the 20th floor dressed as Marilyn Monroe, standing very close to the ledge. When she jumps to her death Remmi instantly thinks it is her missing mother.
A book has just been published all about Didi’s life. Is She still alive? Remmi starts her own investigation to look for her mother. Is the truth closer to home than you think!!
A very addictive book which is full of secrets, betrayals, lies and not forgetting a touch of romance.
Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.
20 years ago Remmi’s mother Didi, a Marilyn Monroe impersonator hoping to make it big in showbiz, disappears in very mysterious circumstances along with her infant twins.l 15 year old Remmi is left on her own on her own but is taken in by her aunt as Didi never returns.
20 years later Remmi is passing the Montmort Tower Hotel when she sees a woman on the 20th floor dressed as Marilyn Monroe, standing very close to the ledge. When she jumps to her death Remmi instantly thinks it is her missing mother.
A book has just been published all about Didi’s life. Is She still alive? Remmi starts her own investigation to look for her mother. Is the truth closer to home than you think!!
A very addictive book which is full of secrets, betrayals, lies and not forgetting a touch of romance.
Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.
June 8, 2018
This is an excellent crime thriller with an intriguing and unique premise. Didi Storm is a washed up beauty queen and Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Remmi, Didi's daughter, witnesses a woman jumping to her death from a building in San Francisco. She had been dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Remmi is adamant that it was not her mother. To solve this mystery of who it was that jumped and why, cop Dani Settler and Remmi Storm must go back over two decades and discover the deal made in the Nevada desert.
This is a pacy and engaging read that draws on a dual timeline to slowly reveal the facts as they are. There are some great twists and a stunning array of dark secrets throughout. I had no idea Lisa Jackson had written more than 85 novels that have been translated into numerous different languages. I should really have known how good it was going to be by the testimonial from Harlan Coben, himself a master of the genre. I will be definitely be reading more from Lisa Jackson.
Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
This is a pacy and engaging read that draws on a dual timeline to slowly reveal the facts as they are. There are some great twists and a stunning array of dark secrets throughout. I had no idea Lisa Jackson had written more than 85 novels that have been translated into numerous different languages. I should really have known how good it was going to be by the testimonial from Harlan Coben, himself a master of the genre. I will be definitely be reading more from Lisa Jackson.
Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton for an ARC. I was not required to post a review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
August 24, 2018
I found this an OK read but it definitely was not gripping or thrilling. I had just finished a really good suspense story and Liar, Liar just didn't compare well.
The characters were OK but I thought the development of a relationship between Remmi and Noah was way too fast for not really knowing each other 20 years ago either. A couple of conversations 20 years ago and a couple of days together in the present leads to exchanges of "I love you"?
And it seemed like everything in the book was a series of coincidences. The beginning was slow, the middle was fast paced but lacking the detail to create suspense and the ending felt rushed with the bad guys doing the confession download. The couple of items that I think were supposed to be twists didn't have any impact because you could see them coming.
All in all, an OK read but had a lot more potential than it achieved.
The characters were OK but I thought the development of a relationship between Remmi and Noah was way too fast for not really knowing each other 20 years ago either. A couple of conversations 20 years ago and a couple of days together in the present leads to exchanges of "I love you"?
And it seemed like everything in the book was a series of coincidences. The beginning was slow, the middle was fast paced but lacking the detail to create suspense and the ending felt rushed with the bad guys doing the confession download. The couple of items that I think were supposed to be twists didn't have any impact because you could see them coming.
All in all, an OK read but had a lot more potential than it achieved.
June 28, 2018
An entertaining and fast-paced story of lies, deception, murder and betrayal.
SUMMARY
Didi Storm worked the Las Vegas strip as a celebrity impersonator. She was ambitious and always way to busy to spare much time for her daughter, Remmi. Remmi was 15 when she last saw her mother. DiDi disappeared after a horrendous night in the Mojave Desert. Remmi had hidden away in DiDi’s car that night, and had witnessed DiDi handing over one of her newborn twins to a man in exchange for a briefcase. The next day DiDi disappeared as did Remmi’s other half sibling. The authorities have found no clue as to what happened to DiDi, or either of her twins.
Now at 35, Remmi is living in San Francisco, and a tell-all book has just been published about DiDI’s life. But no one talked to Remmi about it. Coincidentally, Remmi is on her way to talk to the publisher, when a woman leaps from the ledge of a balcony. Remmi’s first glimpse of the jumper shakes her to her core. The broken woman bore a strong resemblance to DiDi. She was dressed in DiDi costume and wig. But it wasn’t DiDi. So where was DiDi and where has she been for the past twenty years?
REVIEW
It’s Las Vegas, baby! Anything can happen in Las Vegas and it does in this book: a Marilyn Monroe impersonator, a fireball in the desert, a disappearing act, counterfeit money, and murder and mayhem. It’s a zany start to this entertaining plot-driven story!
You’ll want to hold on tight for this fast moving crime thriller as layer upon layer of the mystery is deftly peeled away. You’ll keep reading to figure out who wrote the book about DiDi; who was this woman who jumped to her death; Where are DiDi and the twins; What happened that night in the desert; and who is following Remmi. There’s a lot going on in LIAR, LIAR, and all the lies, deceptions, and murders don’t always make sense. There are a few to many coincidences in the story for me, but a well-developed cast of characters makes the story interesting.
Lisa Jackson is the best selling author of more than 85 novels including You Will Pay and Tell Me. Thanks to Netgalley for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Publisher Kensington
Publication June 26, 2016
SUMMARY
Didi Storm worked the Las Vegas strip as a celebrity impersonator. She was ambitious and always way to busy to spare much time for her daughter, Remmi. Remmi was 15 when she last saw her mother. DiDi disappeared after a horrendous night in the Mojave Desert. Remmi had hidden away in DiDi’s car that night, and had witnessed DiDi handing over one of her newborn twins to a man in exchange for a briefcase. The next day DiDi disappeared as did Remmi’s other half sibling. The authorities have found no clue as to what happened to DiDi, or either of her twins.
Now at 35, Remmi is living in San Francisco, and a tell-all book has just been published about DiDI’s life. But no one talked to Remmi about it. Coincidentally, Remmi is on her way to talk to the publisher, when a woman leaps from the ledge of a balcony. Remmi’s first glimpse of the jumper shakes her to her core. The broken woman bore a strong resemblance to DiDi. She was dressed in DiDi costume and wig. But it wasn’t DiDi. So where was DiDi and where has she been for the past twenty years?
REVIEW
It’s Las Vegas, baby! Anything can happen in Las Vegas and it does in this book: a Marilyn Monroe impersonator, a fireball in the desert, a disappearing act, counterfeit money, and murder and mayhem. It’s a zany start to this entertaining plot-driven story!
You’ll want to hold on tight for this fast moving crime thriller as layer upon layer of the mystery is deftly peeled away. You’ll keep reading to figure out who wrote the book about DiDi; who was this woman who jumped to her death; Where are DiDi and the twins; What happened that night in the desert; and who is following Remmi. There’s a lot going on in LIAR, LIAR, and all the lies, deceptions, and murders don’t always make sense. There are a few to many coincidences in the story for me, but a well-developed cast of characters makes the story interesting.
Lisa Jackson is the best selling author of more than 85 novels including You Will Pay and Tell Me. Thanks to Netgalley for an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Publisher Kensington
Publication June 26, 2016
June 23, 2018
This book just was not for me. It seemed so far fetched that I had trouble getting into it. I was disappointed as I was really looking forward to this one. Oh well, you out can't, love them all
July 1, 2018
Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) provided by the Author and Publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an fair and honest review.
I've not read any of Lisa Jackson's recent books, but I have read her in the past. She is a really good mystery-suspense author and I really enjoyed the intriguing tale that unfolds in "Liar, Liar". The beginning hooked me and the ending was seat of your pants suspense, the middle, alas, dragged a bit. The baddie and the why remained a mystery to the very end.
Didi Storm is a celebrity impersonator specializing in Marilyn Monroe with a lounge act in Las Vegas,NV. Most of her life is shrouded in mystery and misdirection. Twenty years ago she left her home bent on revenge and was never seen again. Twenty years later her daughter, Remmi Storm sees a woman who greatly resembles Didi jump from the 19th floor of a San Francisco, CA hotel.
Didi's star is on the rise due to a tell-all book that is raising questions and making someone very nervous. Remmi just wants to know what happened to her mother, and her twin siblings, twenty years ago and will not stop until she has the answer.
Why? Why did this woman dressed like Didi jump to her death, or did she? Why? Why after twenty years did someone write that book? Why? Why was there never a trace of Didi or the twins? Lots of questions, no answers. When Remmi last saw her mother she was 15 and reeling from Didi's mysterious encounter in the desert where she exchanged one of the twins for a briefcase. The next day, Didi left and never returned. Shortly after the other twin disappeared with the nanny. No trace of any of them for twenty years.
As Remmi searched for answers she is shocked when Noah Scott, a boy from her Las Vegas days, reappears. He was also in the desert that night and barely lived. He ran and now, as a PI, is back for answers of his own. The twisted tale that emerges doesn't leave anyone unscathed and the fact that there is someone out there who doesn't want the truth reveled means Noah and Remmi are in danger.
I've not read any of Lisa Jackson's recent books, but I have read her in the past. She is a really good mystery-suspense author and I really enjoyed the intriguing tale that unfolds in "Liar, Liar". The beginning hooked me and the ending was seat of your pants suspense, the middle, alas, dragged a bit. The baddie and the why remained a mystery to the very end.
Didi Storm is a celebrity impersonator specializing in Marilyn Monroe with a lounge act in Las Vegas,NV. Most of her life is shrouded in mystery and misdirection. Twenty years ago she left her home bent on revenge and was never seen again. Twenty years later her daughter, Remmi Storm sees a woman who greatly resembles Didi jump from the 19th floor of a San Francisco, CA hotel.
Didi's star is on the rise due to a tell-all book that is raising questions and making someone very nervous. Remmi just wants to know what happened to her mother, and her twin siblings, twenty years ago and will not stop until she has the answer.
Why? Why did this woman dressed like Didi jump to her death, or did she? Why? Why after twenty years did someone write that book? Why? Why was there never a trace of Didi or the twins? Lots of questions, no answers. When Remmi last saw her mother she was 15 and reeling from Didi's mysterious encounter in the desert where she exchanged one of the twins for a briefcase. The next day, Didi left and never returned. Shortly after the other twin disappeared with the nanny. No trace of any of them for twenty years.
As Remmi searched for answers she is shocked when Noah Scott, a boy from her Las Vegas days, reappears. He was also in the desert that night and barely lived. He ran and now, as a PI, is back for answers of his own. The twisted tale that emerges doesn't leave anyone unscathed and the fact that there is someone out there who doesn't want the truth reveled means Noah and Remmi are in danger.
September 14, 2018
Twenty years ago, Remmi Storm's mother Didi disappeared from Las Vegas. Didi was a female celebrity impersonator, specializing in Marilyn Monroe. Didi needed money and set up a scam to sell one of her six week old twins to his father for $250,000. That plan didn't go well. Didi left the desert that night with only one twin, an explosion, and 15 year old Remmi hiding in a hidden compartment in the old Cadillac. Didi then left the remaining twin with Remmi for a couple of days but didn't return. The nanny took off with the other twin and Remmi was shipped off to relatives.
Now a book has come out about Didi Storm and a female impersonator dressed like Didi falls out of a window. Remmi wants to know who wrote the book and if her mother is still alive. As Detective Dani Settler works the current case, Remmi feels someone is following her.
I read lots of Lisa Jackson's books and I was fully engaged in this story. I liked the Didi Storm part of the story as well as what was happening in current day. Jackson kept the killer's identity a secret until near the end, which I prefer in a book. There are some good twists that unravel all the lies.
Now a book has come out about Didi Storm and a female impersonator dressed like Didi falls out of a window. Remmi wants to know who wrote the book and if her mother is still alive. As Detective Dani Settler works the current case, Remmi feels someone is following her.
I read lots of Lisa Jackson's books and I was fully engaged in this story. I liked the Didi Storm part of the story as well as what was happening in current day. Jackson kept the killer's identity a secret until near the end, which I prefer in a book. There are some good twists that unravel all the lies.
September 1, 2019
Ahhhhh... What a fantastic suspenseful thriller with action packed crime. I highly recommend this book. Don't wanna put it down from the first page kind of read.
December 31, 2018
Ugh! Way to ruin a perfectly good book in the final pages.
Okay, the positive. Yes, there were a bunch of immoral characters in this convoluted story. However the author pulled it all together and made it almost plausible. Certainly it was entertaining. I didn’t even guess the killer on the first go.
While reading, I’m fist pumping in the air that I’d found a new author to binge... until the ending happened.
Let’s step back. The destined couple in this tale has zero romantic time on page not even a kiss that I can remember. We are “told” they hung out as teenagers. There is mild flirting in the story. Honestly, I was okay with less is more. I thought of it as a slow burn. Just for emphasis, these two had no couple development on page the entire book. When they finally meet again late in story (though they didn’t meet early on again we were told in summary), it’s all business to solve a crime with minor internal dialogue that they are interested in the other.
So WHY do they admit to love in the final pages. Did I mention no on page kiss??? It wasn’t necessary and ruined the story for me. Totally. I love a good romance but don’t force something into the story that isn’t there.
A “I like you” and “I like you too” let’s see where this goes was all that was needed.
It’s too bad. This was going to be my 5 star goodbye 2018 read. Yep, no.
The narrator was great btw.
Okay, the positive. Yes, there were a bunch of immoral characters in this convoluted story. However the author pulled it all together and made it almost plausible. Certainly it was entertaining. I didn’t even guess the killer on the first go.
While reading, I’m fist pumping in the air that I’d found a new author to binge... until the ending happened.
Let’s step back. The destined couple in this tale has zero romantic time on page not even a kiss that I can remember. We are “told” they hung out as teenagers. There is mild flirting in the story. Honestly, I was okay with less is more. I thought of it as a slow burn. Just for emphasis, these two had no couple development on page the entire book. When they finally meet again late in story (though they didn’t meet early on again we were told in summary), it’s all business to solve a crime with minor internal dialogue that they are interested in the other.
So WHY do they admit to love in the final pages. Did I mention no on page kiss??? It wasn’t necessary and ruined the story for me. Totally. I love a good romance but don’t force something into the story that isn’t there.
A “I like you” and “I like you too” let’s see where this goes was all that was needed.
It’s too bad. This was going to be my 5 star goodbye 2018 read. Yep, no.
The narrator was great btw.
May 22, 2018
So, I generally like Lisa Jackson’s books. They’re easy reads with a nice mix of romance and suspense.
I just wasn’t all that into the plot on this one.
It was slow and I really didn’t care whether or not they actually found out what happened to Didi. I was just kind of…bored.
In addition, I felt like the reason behind everything got seriously convoluted, but still left a plot point hanging.
So, this one really wasn’t for me. I’ll read the author again, but I just needed something a little more exciting.
*ARC Provided via Net Galley
I just wasn’t all that into the plot on this one.
It was slow and I really didn’t care whether or not they actually found out what happened to Didi. I was just kind of…bored.
In addition, I felt like the reason behind everything got seriously convoluted, but still left a plot point hanging.
So, this one really wasn’t for me. I’ll read the author again, but I just needed something a little more exciting.
*ARC Provided via Net Galley
June 17, 2018
Hardcover. I normally get into Lisa Jackson's novels, but I'm afraid I struggled getting into this one. Just to let all fans know I haven't given up on this author I'm really looking forward to reading the next book by Lisa Jackson.
June 5, 2018
Ugh. I am usually a huge fan of Lisa Jackson but her newest book Liar, Liar just didn't keep my attention. It felt like it took me forever to get through it and I actually skimmed most of it.
Remmi Storm is 14 when her mother and 2 half siblings disappear. 20 years later someone who maybe Didi Storm (Remmi's mother) jumps out a hotel window. Dozens of characters, dozens of story lines muddy the waters of this book, trying to resolve the issue of what really happened to Remmi's mom. And I never felt close to the characters. I just didn't really care who the bad guy(s) were and what happened to Didi.
I'll continue to read Lisa Jackson's books. Hopefully her next ones will be like her earlier work.
Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.
Remmi Storm is 14 when her mother and 2 half siblings disappear. 20 years later someone who maybe Didi Storm (Remmi's mother) jumps out a hotel window. Dozens of characters, dozens of story lines muddy the waters of this book, trying to resolve the issue of what really happened to Remmi's mom. And I never felt close to the characters. I just didn't really care who the bad guy(s) were and what happened to Didi.
I'll continue to read Lisa Jackson's books. Hopefully her next ones will be like her earlier work.
Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.
July 8, 2018
Over the years I have been sadden by some of my go to authors. Their stories and characters having turned stale and leaving me yearning for the days of yore. Lisa Jackson is definitely not one of those authors. Her stories are as engaging as ever and have even more twists and turns than her earlier work. Definitely an author that I continue to fall back on when I need a good book to read.
Remmi has been searching for her mother since the night she disappeared. Never losing hope that somehow the infamous Didi Storm has prevailed over all the secrets that took place 20 years ago.
Now Remmi is in the midst of trying to figure out who penned the book about her mother. En route to the publishing house she witnesses what could be Didi's final act. Did her mother resurface after all this time just to take her final bow?
Racing against those who are watching, Remmi tries to piece together the events of the past and the happenings of today. Lucky for her Noah shows back up, adding his owns skills into the mix.
What follows is an engaging and twisting story that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Remmi has been searching for her mother since the night she disappeared. Never losing hope that somehow the infamous Didi Storm has prevailed over all the secrets that took place 20 years ago.
Now Remmi is in the midst of trying to figure out who penned the book about her mother. En route to the publishing house she witnesses what could be Didi's final act. Did her mother resurface after all this time just to take her final bow?
Racing against those who are watching, Remmi tries to piece together the events of the past and the happenings of today. Lucky for her Noah shows back up, adding his owns skills into the mix.
What follows is an engaging and twisting story that will have you on the edge of your seat.
February 25, 2020
Loved! I'm a fan Lisa Jackon she never disappoints
April 22, 2019
A back woods country woman who will stop at nothing to be “rich and famous”, gets mixed up with a very wealthy no good family. When the gloves come off it’s anybody’s guess. Of course there are those innocents that get stuck in the crossfire, but who knows which ones are truly innocent? A fast moving, cold case with lots of twists.
June 3, 2018
I didn’t figure out the mystery at all! Hahaha. Enjoyed this book immensely. Felt sorry for Remmi through most of the book, so I wasn’t comfortable reading this book, but it paid off in the end. Great storytelling.
June 8, 2018
Review to come
* I was provided an ARC to read from the publisher and NetGalley. It was my decision to read and review this book.
* I was provided an ARC to read from the publisher and NetGalley. It was my decision to read and review this book.
January 18, 2020
Very intense fast paced with good action but yet you really have to be able to suspend belief. There were more than a few instances that seemed unlikely to happen especially so close to one another.
July 22, 2018
I'm a huge fan of Lisa Jackson and this book held up to my high expectations of her novels. Fast paced. Suspenseful. Hard to put down.
February 11, 2019
***SPOILER***
This novel is action packed and full of twists and turns. Just when you think you've figured something out, you're thrown another loop. The first half of the book moves slow only because you are getting the main character's and supporting character's backgrounds. But the book grabs you from the first page. Personally, I don't appreciate when books end suddenly in the last 40 pages or so, and that's exactly what Jackson does. Although that happens, I thoroughly enjoyed this read and was sad when it ended. I highly recommend reading this for a quick, suspenseful read.
This novel is action packed and full of twists and turns. Just when you think you've figured something out, you're thrown another loop. The first half of the book moves slow only because you are getting the main character's and supporting character's backgrounds. But the book grabs you from the first page. Personally, I don't appreciate when books end suddenly in the last 40 pages or so, and that's exactly what Jackson does. Although that happens, I thoroughly enjoyed this read and was sad when it ended. I highly recommend reading this for a quick, suspenseful read.
July 9, 2018
Liar, Liar by Lisa Jackson published by Kensington Books is a great summer read for anyone who likes thrillers. Over the years I have been sadden by some of my go to authors. Their stories and characters having turned stale and leaving me yearning for the days of yore. Lisa Jackson is definitely not one of those authors. I have been reading Lisa Jackson books since I was about 15 my mom use to pick up 4-5 books for me and I would be done in less than a month. Over the years I have been sadden by some of my go to authors. Their stories and characters having turned stale and leaving me yearning for the days of yore. Lisa Jackson is definitely not one of those authors. This is an excellent crime thriller with an intriguing and unique premise. Didi Storm is a washed-up beauty queen and Marilyn Monroe impersonator. Remmi, Didi's daughter, witnesses a woman jumping to her death from a building in San Francisco. She had been dressed as Marilyn Monroe. Remmi is adamant that it was not her mother. To solve this mystery of who it was that jumped and why, cop Dani Settler and Remmi Storm must go back over two decades and discover the deal made in the Nevada desert. This is a fast-paced novel that reveals details like a great meal course by course. There are lots of details that are well placed and this will keep you up past your bedtime.
June 4, 2018
3 1/2 out of 5 StarsFor readers looking for realism this book isn't for you.
Liar Liar is a plot driven novel so back story of the characters is slim but readers catch on fast as Lisa Jackson reveals her story with the twist that take time to absorb. The Author uses duel times lines that will keep readers focused on this story. Make sure as a reader you have a quite place because you will not want to be disrupted.
Liar, Liar is a story of Murder, Duplicity and Twist that readers will not be able to get enough of.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Kensington Publisher for the Advance copy of Lisa Jackson Liar, Liar
Liar Liar is a plot driven novel so back story of the characters is slim but readers catch on fast as Lisa Jackson reveals her story with the twist that take time to absorb. The Author uses duel times lines that will keep readers focused on this story. Make sure as a reader you have a quite place because you will not want to be disrupted.
Liar, Liar is a story of Murder, Duplicity and Twist that readers will not be able to get enough of.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Kensington Publisher for the Advance copy of Lisa Jackson Liar, Liar
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