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One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.
One of Us Is Lying is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.
Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attention and you might solve this.
Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attention and you might solve this.
Summary
Summary
On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention.
Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app.
Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention, Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose?
Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them.
Reader Reviews
Reader Reviews
What a marvelous, delectable read! There was something so addictive about this book; it felt at times distinctly young adult while also having moments that felt so well done it was beyond the stereotype of what a teenage thriller tends to be. It’s taken me 4 days just to collect my thoughts to the point that I can attempt writing a proper review, and I’m certain this will be one of the most talked about books in the YA genre this Spring/Summer season. My issues with this book were minor, and I’ll get to those later, but when I first picked up this book I knew I would enjoy it based on the description stating “Breakfast Club meets Pretty Little Liars”, two things I love to pieces. While this was in some ways a traditional whodunnit, I believe many of the minor influences were the reason this novel reads so well.
Chelsea Humphrey
‘Everybody’s got secrets,’ he says. ‘Right?’
THIS BOOK!! You guys, I thought this book was brilliant! So many great elements all thrown together.
- murder mystery
- high school drama
- secrets, both big and small
- suspicion
I love a murder mystery anyway, but this one was made better as I cared about the 4 kids who were suspects.
The star of the baseball team harbouring a huge secret.
The Prom Queen who has never been able to find herself as a separate person from her long term boyfriend.
The rebel with previous criminal convictions - the obvious suspect.
The goodie two shoes. Surely she’s never broken the rules?
All 4 end up in detention with Simon Kelleher, the guy who runs a gossip app that ruins reputations with its secrets. All four of them have a secret to hide and would do anything to keep it hidden. But at what cost? Because by the end of detention Simon is dead, but who did it?
‘Some people are just too toxic to live.’
I was absolutely addicted. I couldn’t put it down until I found out the answer. Plus there are so many tropes that get walked all over. My personal favourite THE GIRL WITH GLASSES GETS THE HOT GUY! This literally never happens in books or films so thank you Karen McManus for including this and not making her take them off ‘to be prettier’
I loved Addy’s character development too. In the beginning she was just some jock’s girlfriend with no thoughts of her own. By the end of the book she really became her own person and I LOVED THAT.
Charlotte May
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