"Goldman explores tensions between father and son. Liar's Creek is compelling and sets things up nicely for what is to follow. for fans of restrained, character-driven mysteries." -- Booklist " Liar's Creek reads like the best of John Hart, Greg Isles and Harlan Coben. A brooding, bracing tale that gives its characters no quarter or respite amid the constant tension." -- BookTrib "Liar's Creek has superb characters, a really engaging plot, and a great setting. this book is a mystery but also a novel about rediscovery and redemption. I read it in one weekend blitz.

You will, too." -- The Globe and Mail "Engrossing. Liar's Creek flows forcefully as an emotional tale about fathers and sons." --Oline Cogdill, Shelf Awareness " Liar's Creek strikes us emotionally in ways that mystery novels rarely aim for or achieve. Goldman has done a magnificent job of presenting a series of knotty plot threads and then cleverly untying those knots.altogether a brilliantly conceived and effectively executed novel of love and suspense. I highly recommend it." -- Bookreporter.

com Praise for Matt Goldman "First-class.This novel about love, loss, and family ties isn't to be missed." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Carolina Moonset "Goldman has an unerring ear for snappy dialogue and a poet's eye for the beauty of nature." --William Kent Krueger on Carolina Moonset "A writer to watch." --Harlan Coben "A perfect blend of light touch and dark story." --Lee Child on Gone to Dust "Goldman seasons the complicated puzzle with healthy doses of dry wit and meaningful secondary stories for his characters. " -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, on The Shallows.