The Better Liar by Tanen Jones

Leslie’s father’s dying wish was to have his daughters rekindle their relationship.  He wanted it so much that he made it a condition under this will that no money be disbursed to either until they presented themselves to the attorney together. 

When her hunt for Robin takes her to Las Vegas, Leslie discovers Robin dead from an apparent drug overdose.  While trying to work out her next plan, Leslie comes across a girl who looks enough like Robin to fool the acquaintances who haven’t seen her in a decade.  It looks like Mary is in need of a new beginning and so a plan is hatched. 

While waiting for the estate to pay out, each woman starts to learn just ow many secrets the other is keeping.  
The story is told from 3 points of view: Leslie, the good daughter that stayed home and cared for her emotionally unavailable father to the bitter end, Robin, the wild child that ran away from home a decade ago and Mary, the lookalike and sometimes con-artist. 

I really liked the idea of this book and the story is full of twist and secrets.  I had some issues with inevitability and didn’t feel any connection to Leslie, which may have been the author’s intention.  She came off very beige and boring with no depth to her character, even when her secrets were revealed. 
This would make a good rainy weekend read.

Thank you to NetGalley at the publisher for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review