Family of Liars

 
★亞馬遜書店百大青少年必讀好書《騙徒》（We Were Liars）前傳
★一座私人小島、一個美麗家庭，背後卻有不堪的骯髒回憶
 
　　故事的敘述者是強尼的母親——Carrie，她答應強尼講述一個只有她們姐妹知道的家族往事。故事發生在1987年，那是 Carrie 第17次在家族島嶼 Beechwood 渡過夏天，前一年，辛克萊家族最小的妹妹蘿斯瑪麗游泳時溺斃，Carrie 無法抑制自己的悲傷，她甚至看見蘿斯瑪麗的鬼魂出現在眼前，這讓她用藥成癮，因為只有藥能麻痺她的痛苦。
 
　　不過當Pfeff出現在島上時，這一切戛然而止，Carrie 與 Pfeff 陷入愛河，所有的痛苦看似就要停止……但 Carrie 卻突然發現自己被謊言、背叛與秘密包圍，事情完全失控。在那個鬧鬼的夏天，她必須學會撒謊才能在辛克萊家族生存下來——就跟所有家族成員一樣！
 
　　Family of Liars 是E．蘿哈特（E. Lockhart）備受好評的懸疑小說《騙徒》（We Were Liars）前傳，透過書中主角Carrie的口述回憶，逐步帶讀者回到另一個夏天、前一代人的故事，還有那個充滿謊言與秘密的私人島嶼。如果你喜歡《騙徒》，那就不能錯過這本前傳——歡迎來到辛克萊家族，他們全都是騙子！

　　The thrilling prequel to the TikTok phenomenon and #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Liars takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
 
　　A windswept private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
　　A hungry ocean, churning with secrets and sorrow.
　　A fiery, addicted heiress. An irresistible, unpredictable boy.
　　A summer of unforgivable betrayal and terrible mistakes.
 
　　Welcome back to the Sinclair family.
　　They were always liars.

　　Review
　　Praise for Family of Liars:

　　★ “Beautiful and devastating.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

　　★ "[A] layered, atmospherically tense exploration of jealousy, love, and family loyalty.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review

　　★ “While knowledge of the earlier title enriches the drama here, this is still absolutely engrossing, and readers will wonder what other tragic secrets the Sinclairs are hiding.” —The Bulletin, starred review

　　"[An] unsettling yet striking prequel to the bestselling We Were Liars." —Shelf Awareness

　　"The novel is uncomfortably thought-provoking… and is impossible to put down." —The Horn Book

　　Praise for We Were Liars:

　　“Irresistible premise for this ticking time bomb of a novel.” —The New York Times Book Review

　　“[A] haunting, sophisticated mystery... so twisty and well-told that it will appeal to older readers as well as to adolescents.” —The Wall Street Journal

　　"It's a nearly perfect story, and it's utterly absorbing." —Bustle

　　"No book on this summer's reading list will have readers immobilized in their hammocks more than E. Lockhart's We Were Liars." —Newsday

　　"Stunningly sharp. . . . will sear itself into your memory." —Christian Science Monitor

　　"A haunting psychological thriller." —The Guardian

　　"Delivers a satisfying, but shocking twist ending." —Entertainment Weekly

　　"It's twisty, it's mysterious, and it's got a surprise ending that'll knock your socks off." —MTV News

　　"A shocking punch in the face that will stay with you long after you finish." —Hypable

　　★ "Surprising, thrilling, and beautifully executed." —Booklist, starred review

　　★ "Riveting, brutal and beautifully told." —Kirkus, starred review

　　★ "The ending is a stunner that will haunt readers for a long time to come." —SLJ, starred review

　　★ “Astonishing." —Shelf Awareness, starred review

　　E. Lockhart is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Liars. She also invented a superhero for DC Comics. Her books include Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero; Again Again;The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, a National Book Award Finalist and a Printz Honor Book; and Genuine Fraud, a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize.