The Lying Game (book series)

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The Lying Game is a series of books by Sara Shepard published by HarperTeen.^[1] The first book in the series, The Lying Game, was released in hardcover on December 7, 2010.^[2]

Characters

While the book and the television series based on the books share most of the same characters, there are differences in regards to the characters between the two (with the biggest difference being that Sutton is deceased in the books, but alive in the television series):^[3]

• Sutton Mercer – The deceased protagonist of the story. While alive, she was a snobby trouble-maker who believed she could do anything. Sutton was adopted by a wealthy family, but took everything she had for granted. She is also the founder of "The Lying Game". Like her twin, she has brown hair and blue eyes.
• Emma Paxton – The main character, and the identical sister of Sutton. She has a kind heart, and has always wished she had a better life. Emma went into foster care after Becky, the woman she believed was her mother, abandoned her. Like her twin, she has brown hair and blue eyes.
• Ethan Landry – A shy and kind boy who is befriended by Emma. After learning the truth about the twins, he tries his best to help Emma whenever he can. Overtime, he grows close to Emma and develops feelings for her.
• Madeleine Vega – One of Sutton's many friends, and also in Ethan and Emma's list of suspects. Her older brother Thayer used to have a close relationship with Sutton.
• Charlotte Chamberlin – One of Sutton's many friends, and also in Ethan and Emma's list of suspects.
• Laurel Mercer – Sutton's adoptive sister, and the only biological child of Sutton's adoptive parents.
• Nisha Banerjee – Sutton's main rival.
• Ted and Kristin Mercer – Sutton's adoptive parents.

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