"Hyper-tense high school whodunit...Everyone has secrets…"
Five teens in detention are hit by a storm when one of them of dies. Outsider Simon, creator of the notorious Bayview High gossip app, wryly remarks that they’re all “walking teen-movie stereotypes” and casts himself as the “omniscient narrator” shortly before collapsing to his death.
The question is, why was there allergy-inducing peanut oil in Simon’s water? And why were the EpiPens missing from the nurse’s office? His death seems anything but accidental and, since Simon had dirt on pretty much the entire school population, a whole lot of people might have wanted him dead.
But when it emerges that he was about to reveal highly damaging secrets about his four co-detainees (we’re talking the kind of secrets that mess-up lives and destroy futures), they’re first in the frame for his murder.
A snappy story of cover-ups, lies and unraveling lives unfolds amidst a hotbed of suspicion and the personal plights of the accused teenagers, including two storylines of a romantic nature that truly tug at the heart. Entertainingly addictive, sharply written, with a genuinely jaw-dropping twist, this first-rate thriller exposes the murky morality of social media salaciousness, and questions what lengths a person might go to in order to protect their darkest secrets.
A special deluxe edition of the international bestseller, One of Us Is Lying, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first book in the game-changing trilogy by Karen M. McManus.
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Best for 15+
I took this book out of my local library as I heard about it from one of my friends, and I was a bit shocked. There was a lot of language in it. I mean like a lot.... Read Full Review
A special deluxe edition of the international bestseller, One of Us Is Lying, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the first book in the game-changing trilogy by Karen M. McManus.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed One of Us Is Lying and determined it is suitable for children aged 15-18 years old
One of Us Is Lying features in the following genres: Gritty Reads, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Thrillers, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for Young Adults, Film & TV Tie-ins, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Special features and related items, School Stories
Hardback, Paperback, CD-Audio. £27.00, down from the £30.00 cover price. Pre-order. 3rd June 2027.
One of Us Is Lying was written by Karen M. McManus and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
One of Us Is Lying has 384 pages
£27.00, reduced from £30.00. Pre-order. 3rd June 2027.
