In 'The Lie Maker,' Linwood Barclay spins a tale of deception and danger that ensnares struggling author Jack Givins. Years after his morally dubious father's entry into witness protection, a destitute Jack is offered a startling job by the U.S. Marshals—to fabricate histories for those like his missing father, who hasn't been in contact and may well be at the mercy of his dangerous past. Seizing the chance to find the father he never truly understood, Jack navigates the perilous world his father inhabited, while confronting the frightening notion that he may be a pawn in a much larger and deadlier game.