Leah Reads: Who is the Liar by Laura Lee Bahr

In early 1980s small town America, a faith-focused community is dangled over the precipice of terror by a rash of abducted and missing children, who are later discovered dead and profanely desecrated, if they are found at all. Curfews are enacted by local law enforcement and rumored stains of the Satanic Panic swirl about whispered exchanges, hushed and huddled.

The tale is told from the point of view of the youngest of four daughters, and captures beautifully the fear and limited scope that would be held by someone from that age group during that time. The names of these siblings rattle off like a strand of gemstones and flowers, woven tightly and with great skill.

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