The use of lies, deception and betrayal can significantly enhance a novel, keeping the reader's focus and interest throughout the course of the novel. In both "Chronicle of a Death Foretold" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and "Alias Grace" by Margaret Atwood, the authors incorporate the use lies, deception and betrayal to keep the reader on his/her toes, adding mutually to the interest and mystery of the novels. Marquez and Atwood use lies, deception and …showed first 75 words of 926 total…

…showed last 75 words of 926 total…of the fact that both novels are filled with lies, deception and betrayal, the truth is never establish after reading the book, leaving the reader with many unanswered question such as: Who took Angela's virginity? Did Angela lie or betray Santiago? Did Grace really murder Nancy and Thomas Kinnear? Is she possessed by Mary Whitney or is it a clever excuse? Such question keep the reading guessing throughout and long after having read the novels.