TY - BOOK AU - Pearse, Lesley, TI - Liar SN - 9780241426616 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2020/// CY - United Kingdom : PB - Michael Joseph, an imprint of Penguin Books, KW - Journalists KW - Fiction KW - Women journalists KW - Murder KW - Investigation KW - Truthfulness and falsehood KW - Scandals KW - Women KW - Crimes against KW - Thrillers (Fiction) KW - fast KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft N2 - "Amelia White dreamed of being a reporter, but the closest she'd come was selling advertising in the local paper. Until the fateful day she stumbles on a truly shocking scoop. A murder victim, round the corner from her home. When the police and reporters descend, Amelia is horrified at the assumptions made and lies soon to be spread about this poor young woman. Convincing her local paper to let her take up the story herself, Amelia is determined to protect the victim from these smears. But when another body is found, the police investigation stalls. Now, Amelia's own unfolding investigation may be the only chance of uncovering the truth, and stopping more killings.If only she can work out who the liar is . . ."--Provided by publisher ER -