The Helen Grace series by M.J. Arlidge is a series that never fails to impress and entertain. Every book I have read so far has been great and this one is not an exception. In this, book four, must Helen Grace and her colleagues stop an arsonist that is apparently randomly burning down buildings. But, could it be that there is some kind of plan, or is it just a crazy person that likes to burn down buildings?

The book is a page-turner. My favorite kind of page-turner with intensive short chapters that make you want to read just one more chapter and suddenly have you read half the book. After finishing the book can't I help but think that all this could have been avoided. That all the people that died in this book died because of some people's selfnesses. it's so tragic and it's also hard to write about the book's story since I don't want to spoil the book, so I will just say that Liar Liar is a really good book.

I honestly couldn't figure out who was behind it all, until at the last minute when I started to suspect one person. But, even after that did Arlidge surprise me with an intriguing twist to the story. I like Helen Grace, Charlie and the rest of the team very much and I like how human they all seem with flaws. Helen is very impulsive and I do feel that she is a bit self-destructive.

This has become a favorite series of mine and I love the way M.J. Arlidge write the books. Just don't do what I did and read book two before book one that spoils a bit of the "fun" of reading book one. Trust me, read the book in order.

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( )

This is another good book. I think the first two were better because in parts, it seems that the author resorts to filling up space. Still worth the read ( )

I love this series but I have to say Liar Liar is my least favorite so far. It was still an addictive page-turner but I don't feel as if it ever fully grabbed my attention.
This time around Helen and her team are up against an arsonist who sets not one, but three fires within a short period of time always leaving the homes for last. To further complicate matters, there are no obvious connections between the locations which is made especially clear after the second batch of fires.
While trying to find and stop their arsonist Helen has to deal with a new boss who is way too involved in the case and her own personal issues that if discovered could ruin her career.
Emilia Garanita is still as frustrating as always and I really hope she's knocked down a peg - or ten - soon. As for Helens new superior...I just KNEW something was off about Gardam so I'm looking forward to seeing where this will go.
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In Liar Liar, the latest addition to M.J. Arlidge's DI Helen Grace series, Detective Inspective Helen Grace and her team are hot on the trail of a serial arsonist.

Helen Grace and her team are called in to investigate a chilling case involving multiple fires set simultaneously at different properties around Southampton. Two of the fires destroy local businesses while the third fire destroys a home and claims the lives of some of its inhabitants. Grace's investigation has barely begun when the arsonist strikes again and just like the first fires, two businesses are lost and the third fire in a residential area takes yet another life. Not knowing where the arsonist will strike next, Grace is under extreme pressure to capture the perpetrator before more lives are lost.

Helen continues to be an exceptional investigator who is battling her personal demons at the same time she conducts her investigation. She has an excellent crew working with her but she a little off balance as she works her first case under the watchful eye of her new boss, Detective Superintendent Jonathan Gardam. He seems a little over involved with the investigation but Helen cannot figure out whether this is because he is a micromanager or due to the fact that he does not trust her. She also runs up against an antagonistic fire investigator who turns to ambitious reporter (and Helen's personal nemesis) Emilia Garanita to try to discredit her and her investigation.

The investigation into the fires turns up few clues and many of the investigators are thrust into uncomfortable and unfamiliar situations as they track down leads. Helen's close friend and fellow detective Charlie Brooks is particularly affected as she tries to reconcile her job with her need to be home with her daughter. Helen manages her stress in a rather unorthodox manner and as the pressure builds she makes a decision that could have disastrous repercussions. DS Gardam is rather enigmatic and Helen remains a little uncomfortable with his close scrutiny. Helen's fragile truce with Emilia is no match for the reporter's career aspirations and she continues to use sleazy tactics to get information her articles.

Liar Liar is another gripping addition to the DI Helen Grace series. The story is even paced with chapters that alternate between the different characters' points of view. M.J. Arlidge does an outstanding job keeping the series fresh with another unique crime to solve and the addition of new characters. The perpetrator's identity and motive for the fires is impossible to deduce until the pulse-pounding, action-filled conclusion. The mysterious revelation in the final chapter will leave fans anxiously awaiting the next book in this spectacular series. ( )

As usual another good read in this series, I enjoy the short chapters, the plot and pace that the plot unfolds ( )