Liars Creek, Matt Goldman
Liars Creek, Matt Goldman
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Liar's Creek
A Novel

Author: Matt Goldman

Narrator: Fred Berman

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2026


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author and Emmy Award–winner Matt Goldman comes Liar's Creek, which asks how far we'll go to protect the people we love.

Riverwood, Minnesota is a scenic town threaded with trout streams carving their way through limestone bluffs. But beneath its picturesque facade, danger runs rampant.

Clay Hawkins isn’t a stranger to the secrets of his hometown. After twenty years away, Clay has recently returned home from abroad with his twelve-year-old son, and his relationship with his father, the recently replaced sheriff, is as strained as ever.

But when Clay’s beloved uncle disappears, the three generations of Hawkinses must overturn every stone in Riverwood and confront deep familial wounds to find the one person who brings them together. As danger looms, Clay worries that it might be too late to save his uncle—and that the rest of the family might be next.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

About Matt Goldman

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author MATT GOLDMAN is a playwright and Emmy Award-winning television writer for Seinfeld, Ellen, and other shows. Goldman has been nominated for the Shamus and Nero Awards and was a Lariat Adult Fiction Reading List selection. He lives in Minnesota with his family.

About Fred Berman

Fred Berman is a five-time winner of the AudioFile Earphone Award for Audiobook Narration and the recipient of the 2013 Audie Award for narration in Spy the Lie. He has read a number of audiobooks for young listeners, including Judy Blume’s Soupy Saturdays with The Pain & The Great One and Andrew Clements’s The Last Holiday Concert. He has also narrated the audiobooks for Robert Kirkman’s popular series, The Walking Dead.Berman is an accomplished actor of both the stage and screen as well, performing on Broadway as Timon in The Lion King and off-Broadway in Hamlet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. On television, Berman has had roles on NBC’s hit series Smash as well as All My Children and Law and Order. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lindsay L on February 23, 2026

2 stars Not for me! A man returns to his childhood hometown with his preteen son after being away for twenty years. He has a difficult relationship with his father who is the retired Chief of police in their small town. Upon his arrival, the man’s uncle goes missing and he finds himself wrapped up in......more

Goodreads review by Louise on May 11, 2026

(4.25 stars) Thank you to Minotaur Books and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity to read and listen to an advance copy of Liar’s Creek by Matt Goldman. This was my first book by this author and now I’m going to check out his backlist. Liar’s Creek is the first book in a new series that focuses on Clay......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on March 08, 2026

I listened to this on audiobook and really enjoyed the narration by Fred Berman. I loved Matt Goldmans last book so was keen to read this one. It wasn’t as fast paced as ai expected, and was more of a character story than anything but with a mystery at the centre. I did like the characters of Clay Ha......more

Goodreads review by Tini on April 24, 2026

Fathers, sons, and small-town secrets. Riverwood, located in southeast Minnesota, is a picturesque town where the scenery is beautiful and the community is tight-knit. When Clay Hawkins, son of the former chief of police turned international soccer star, returns home with his young son after twenty y......more

Goodreads review by Elaine on April 17, 2026

Wow! This was stressful… and riveting… and sweet… and tied to family, and friendships, and tough times, and good times , and, basically life in general in a small town… Three generations of Hawkins men are featured in this one. Judd…the Father/Grandfather… who’s also the ex chief of police. He’s tough......more


Quotes

"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

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