Liars' Paradox

By: Taylor Stevens

Narrated by: Jennifer O'Donnell

A master of international intrigue, New York Times best-selling author Taylor Stevens introduces a pair of wild cards into the global spy game - a brother and sister who were raised to deceive - and trained to kill....

They live in the shadows, Jack and Jill, feuding twins who can never stop running. From earliest memory, they've been taught to hide, to hunt, to survive. Their prowess is outdone only by Clare, who has always been mentor first and mother second. She trained them in the art of espionage, tested their skills in weaponry, surveillance, and sabotage, and sharpened their minds with nerve-racking psychological games. As they grew older, they came to question her motives, her methods - and her sanity....

Now 26 years old, the twins are trying to lead normal lives. But when Clare's off-the-grid safe house explodes and she goes missing, they're forced to believe the unthinkable: Their mother's paranoid delusions have been real all along.

To find her, they'll need to set aside their differences; to survive, they'll have to draw on every skill she's trained them to use. A twisted trail leads from the CIA, to the KGB, to an underground network of global assassins where hunters become the hunted. Everyone, it seems, wants them dead - and, for one of the twins, it's a threat that's frighteningly familiar and dangerously close to home....

Filled with explosive action, suspense, and powerful human drama, Liars' Paradox is world-class intrigue at its finest.

©2019 Taylor Stevens (P)2018 Recorded Books

Twins who kick ass

Story: This was the first time I’ve read something from this author. I enjoyed the twists and the main characters. The author is economical with setting information and offers quick, natural with dialogue. There are several action sequences. My only wrinkle was that based on the twin’s childhood experience, I probably wouldn’t have tried to help this woman in the first place. But the author makes that woman interesting and somewhat likable too. I’m invested and will get the next book.

Performance: I enjoyed the narration until the last couple of chapters. Her cadence and phrasing became noticeably repetitive. Pausing every 3-4 words and using the same tonal pattern was distracting, I still enjoyed the story very much.

fantastic

Unbelievable plot twists, great characters. Decent narrator but could be better on differentiation of characters. Have loved all the characters Taylor Stevens creates.

If you love Tom Wood's Victor

and other 'smart', well trained assassin/spy novels, Taylor Stevens is a master. Great character development, as well as great fight scenes, and no picking out the end right away. Was so happy to see this release after a series of boring, unfinished 'thrillers' that were only psychological in the sense that I felt psychopathic rage at the authors (editors?) at marketing such crap so well as to bypass my discretion...

Subpar

I've listened to Vanessa Monroe series and loved it . This one, not so much.

Pure adrenaline!

Absolutely loved this book. In keeping with the genre she writes, Taylor Stevens has once again given readers a thrill of a ride. Complex characters with an inner need for love & acceptance, but putting their feelings on hold to catch the bad guys. Can't wait for the next one to come out.