Darren and Dr Suglani agree that the number one trait for a successful liar is confidence. But attention to detail is also a must. "Good liars create consistent, believable stories that hold up ...

Career con artist Roy Courtnay (Sir Ian McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Dame Helen Mirren) on-line. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy ...

A new study has revealed the traits shared by those people who think they’re good liars, and it could tell us a thing or two about how they get away with it. However much we don’t like to ...

Nicholas Searle was a civil servant who spent much of his time working on security matters, before deciding to leave in 2011 and begin writing fiction. The Good Liar is his first novel.