Liquid Lies (Mystery, Thriller, Suspense) [Kindle Edition]

Lois Lavrisa (Author)

Book Description

2013 Finalist Eric Hoffer Award
          
Praise for LIQUID LIES:

"A Compelling Story of Lies and Deadly Consequences." Patricia. Mason, award-winning bestselling author.

"Liquid Lies is an imaginative story ...if you like a good mystery, put this book on your "must read" list." Nancy Brandon, bestselling author.

Overview:

One dead body. Two girls with a secret. Body count rising

More Reviews:

"Liquid Lies is a mystery thriller that makes you feel anything but cozy. A story as tension charged and as fast moving as a waterslide. Once you're into Liquid Lies there's no stopping until you reach the end." PRM, award winning bestselling author.

"I absolutely loved this book! Tension builds throughout this taut mystery right up until the action packed climax. Lois Lavrisa will keep you guessing until the end. I highly recommend Liquid Lies." The Edit Dude.

If you're a fan of Sue Grafton, James Patterson, Lisa Gardner, Laura Lippman, J.A. Konrath, Faye Kellerman and Lee Child, then you'll love LIQUID LIES.
One Christmas eve. One vanishing Corpse. Too much mayhem

CHRISTMAS CORPSE CAPER is a 10,000 word short story romantic suspense prequel to the Amazon bestselling mystery "LIQUID LIES."
"5 stars Christmas Corpse Caper (by Lois Lavrisa). This is such a fun tale of a mortician who loses a body, but before the end, he finds true love." Mimi Barbour, bestselling author.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A must read suspense novel. I was glued to my seat while reading...I couldn't guess the outcome...The characters are well thought out and very vivid...I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read a wonderful mystery with lots of twists and turns! " Xenophobia, Reviewer

"My favorite book this year! I love a good mystery and this one did not disappoint. The story of the two friends and what happens to them...was amazing. The author has a brilliant writing style and pulls you in... you won't want to put the book down...." J Schmidt, Reviewer

"A compelling story of lies and deadly consequences." Patricia Mason award-winning best selling author.

"If you are a fan of mystery and a great story, then you need to read LIQUID LIES," Nancy Remler.

From the Author

Liquid Lies is based on Lavrisa's midwestern background, set in one of her favorite vacation spots, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where her husband's best friend owns a lake home. But she also drew on events in Savannah, which has been her home for almost two decades. "As a writer, I gather and learn from everything I see, experience, read- life is full of ideas," she said. "The inspiration for Liquid Lies sparked years ago from a local news event. Just a small spark ignited the idea for a mystery, and from there I began to layer many pieces together to form the main plot."

Other plotlines and characters started to take shape as she combined tidbits from the news story with her with admiration of Lake Geneva. "The whole town seems magical and clean scrubbed-a picturesque setting," she said. "But I wondered. Could more be happening there then tourists are able to see, what if evil lurked beneath the pristine surface?"

By asking "what if" questions, weaving elements of the murder mystery and adding some twists and turns, Lavrisa composed her mystery, Liquid Lies.

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Product Details

• File Size: 530 KB
• Print Length: 273 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1468154265
• Publisher: SunLake Press (March 2, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B007GQ10WS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,563 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

92 of 94 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars There's no excuse for failure to edit! March 24, 2012

By Cicada60

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Don't authors read their own works? This is another good book that suffers from too many editing errors--mostly dropped words or extra words. Just when you're caught up in the dialogue, you're hit with something like, "Okay then, are you going to let tell me?" It's not just a rare occurrence, every second or third page has something similar. Maybe you can read around this but I find it terribly annoying. Another case of a good book that could have been so much better. There's no excuse for failure to edit.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginning but falters at the end -- 3 1/2 stars March 21, 2012

By Michael Blyth

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Has an interesting plot and good character development. Unfortunately, I thought the last sixth of the book fell apart and the plot became too unbelievable.

53 of 60 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! March 14, 2012

By Matthew

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I absolutely loved this book! A dark secret held for years by two friends comes back to haunt them with murderous results. Tension builds throughout this taut mystery right up until the action packed climax. Lois Lavrisa will keep you guessing until the end. I highly recommend Liquid Lies.

More About the Author

Lois Lavrisa writes Mystery with a Twist. Her first mystery, Amazon top 100 bestselling and AMAZON Hot New release LIQUID LIES, is set in an affluent lake town in Wisconsin, and asks the question "Would you tell the truth, even if it meant losing everything?" In LIQUID LIES, the main character Cecilia "CiCi" Coe has to answer that question, before anyone else is killed. To quote part of a review for LIQUID LIES, "A dark secret held for years by two friends comes back to haunt them with murderous results. Tension builds throughout this taut mystery right up until the action packed climax. Lois Lavrisa will keep you guessing until the end. I highly recommend this book. Do not miss LIQUID LIES." M.R. Reviewer.

One dead body, two girls with a secret in the Kindle Bestselling mystery Thriller LIQUID LIES. http://amzn.com/B007GQ10WS. What happens when a night of celebration turns deadly? "A fast past 'who done it' full of twists and turns- a winner!" Rita Herron, Bestselling Award winning author.

One Christmas Eve. One missing body. Too much Mayhem in the short story mystery suspense CHRISTMAS CORPSE CAPER. http://amzn.com/B00A91AJHO A prequel to LIQUID LIES. "Halfway through his apprenticeship at the Kincaid funeral home, Mark Stevens is spending his first night alone at work. It turns out to be an eventful night, complete with strange noises, disappearing bodies, hidden jewels and finally a date with the colleague he has had a crush on since fifth grade. This was a great short story." Somi, Amazon Reviewer.

She loves me? She loves me not? Find out in the young adult mystery romance short story PICTURE NOT PERFECT. http://amzn.com/B00AJDN62W "Who wouldn't love this story about a guy working at an ice cream joint solely to earn enough cash to take his girlfriend to prom? I see this as a modern fairytale that offers a wonderful morale of the story." Usako, Good Reads Reviewer.

Can a vampire and a superhero save this young couple's relationship? Find out in this romantic short story TURNABOUT TWIST. http://amzn.com/B00B4LW76O "Wow I loved this YA short story! Well written with fun characters and a unique entertaining plotline-I thoroughly enjoyed it!" Patricia Mason Bestselling Award winning author.

Lois is now working on her cozy mystery series, THE CHUBBY CHICKS CLUB about sassy southern sleuths, set in Savannah, Georgia. The characters are not all chubby nor are they all chicks. THE CHUBBY CHICKS CLUB are a rag tag group of friends who find themselves investigating a friend's mysterious death, with time running out for them to find the killer before the killer finds them. THE CHUBBY CHICKS CLUB, book one, should be completed next year.

She's been married to her aerospace husband Tom for over 22 years and they have four children- two boys and two girls. She's a member of several writing organizations including: Mystery Writers of America (MWA), Romance Writers of America (RWA) and Sisters in Crime (SIC) and served as vice president of the Low Country RWA (LRWA). For the past seven plus years she's been a member of the Savannah Pen & Ink writers group. She's written for a local newspaper, a magazine and newsletters. Additionally, Lois has worked as an adjunct instructor at several universities as well as a technical writer.

You can connect with her at www.liquidlies.com or www.loislavrisa.com or on twitter @loislavrisa.