A crime story set in Cumbria in the late 1960s, featuring Judith, a young reporter and Sam, a young policeman, who struggle for truth and justice against a web of corruption and deceit.

Jessie Whelan has always been a good liar, trying to protect her independence and her career as a teacher. But she risks everything when, after years of discreet loneliness, she embarks on a love affair. In the meantime, her secret past draws ever closer. Ruth Sutton's powerful novel is the first part of a trilogy set in the north-west corner of England, 'Between the Mountains and the Sea'. She creates an intimate picture of interconnected lives in Cumbria in the early twentieth century. **About the Author Ruth Sutton was a secondary teacher and deputy principal of an inner-city school in Manchester, England. Five years as assessment consultant to a school district were followed by two years as senior adviser (assistant superintendent). She then became an independent consultant specializing in assessment for learning and school improvement. Her work takes her all over the world. Over the past four years, she has fulfilled a long-standing aspiration to write fiction. 'A Good Liar' is her first novel, set in the glorious landscape of west Cumbria and the English Lake District where she has lived for several years