Le Roi Des Mensonges

From the masterful New York Times bestselling and two-time Edgar Award-winning

author of _The Last Child_ and _Down River_ , comes this tour de force of

murder and the dark ripples it sends through a man, his family and community.

Jackson Workman Pickens—known to most as Work—mindlessly holds together his

life: a failing law practice left to him when his father, Ezra, mysteriously

disappeared, a distant wife, and a fragile sister, Jean, damaged by the shared

past they've endured.

And then Ezra’s body is discovered.

Set to inherit his father’s fortune, Work becomes a prime suspect. But so does

Jean. Fearing the worst, Work launches his own investigation, crossing paths

with a power-hungry detective, a string of damning evidence, and the ugly

rumors that swirl within his small, moneyed Southern town. Desperate for the

redemption that has eluded him for so many years and stripped of everything he

once valued, Work fights to save his sister, clear his name, and regain the

love of the woman to whom he gave his heart so many years before.

Praise for King of Lies:

“The King of Lies moves and reads like a book on fire.” ---Pat Conroy

"Grisham-style intrigue and Turow-style brooding." --New York Times

“[An] ambitious debut thriller…a gripping performance.” --People Magazine

"Compares favorably to the best of Scott Turow" --Publishers Weekly (starred)

"A striking new talent." --Entertainment Weekly