Veteran con artist Roy spots an obvious easy mark when he meets Betty, a wealthy widow, online. In no time at all, hes moved into Betty's lovely cottage and is preparing to accompany her on a romantic trip to Europe. Betty's grandson disapproves of their blossoming relationship, but Roy is sure this scheme will be a success. He knows what he's doing. As this remarkable feat of storytelling weaves together Roy's and Betty's futures, it also unwinds their pasts. Dancing across almost a century, decades that encompass unthinkable cruelty, extraordinary resilience, and remarkable kindness,The Good Liar is an epic narrative of sin, salvation, and survival, and for Roy and Betty, there is a reckoning to be made when the endgame of Roy's crooked plot plays out.