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Pay close attention and you might solve this.
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.
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.
Shenie's Review:
Tensions rise when four teenagers suspected in the murder are picked apart by the police and hidden secrets are revealed. The teens find solace with one another as they try to uncover the truth surrounding Simon's death, but can you really trust someone you do not really know? Especially, knowing someone that day in detention had to have killed Simon?
ONE OF US IS LYING is told in the four different viewpoints of Brown, Addy, Nate, and Cooper. By breaking down each chapter by each person the reader is able to connect to each character and understand the reasons behind the allegations. Also, by allowing the killer's identity hidden across the different points of view, but without revealing too much information until all was revealed in due time.
Intertwining with the drama of the police investigation is the romance that blooms between Brownyn and Nate that would have been juicy news worthy of a blog post on Simon's gossip app if he wasn't already dead.
This is one book that I hope turns into a movie. Fans of Dana Mele's PEOPLE LIKE US are going to want to read this.
Verdict: ☕☕☕☕☕
About the Author:
Karen M. McManus earned her BA in English from the College of the Holy Cross and her MA in journalism from Northeastern University. When she isn't working or writing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, McManus loves to travel with her son. The New York Times bestseller One of Us Is Lying is her debut novel. To learn more about her, go to her website, karenmcmanus.com, or follow @writerkmc on Twitter.
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