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Once Upon a Lie

By: Maggie Barbieri
Narrated by: Kathleen Mary Carthy
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Maeve Conlon's life is coming apart at the seams. Her bakery is barely making ends meet, and one of her daughters spends as much time grounded as the other does studying. Her ex-husband has a new wife, a new baby, and a look of pity for Maeve that's absolutely infuriating. Her father insists he's still independent, but he's slowly and obviously succumbing to Alzheimer's. And now, her cousin Sean Donovan has been found dead, sitting in his car in a public park, shot through the head.

There was never much love lost between Maeve and Sean and she's not exactly devastated by his death, but suddenly the police are poking around asking the family questions. It's just one more hassle Maeve doesn't have time for, until she realizes that her father, whose memory and judgment are unreliable at best, is a suspect in the murder. Maeve is determined to clear his name, but is she prepared to cope with the dark memories and long-hidden secrets that doing so might dredge up?

Maggie Barbieri will mesmerize listeners with Once Upon a Lie, a gripping novel about family, justice, and the choices we make that define who we are.

©2013 Maggie Barbieri (P)2013 Audible, Inc.
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I loved this story. It was a bit of a creeper at the start but once it got going it was really good. The protagonist was fantastic and played her hand very well. Ultimately she was not a victim but I don't know that I could live with the choices she made. A sweet story with sharp bite that I loved.

An excellent story

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