One Of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus is a book that once you start reading you can't stop. I love this book and how it keeps you guessing who did it. With the perspectives changing you get to see how there lives change, like when Simon gets poisoned and dies. Suddenly now they're all suspects. I like how the author sneaks clues in everywhere, and when they're revealed it leaves you wondering how you missed that. This book was one of the first mysteries I have ever read and now I love reading these kind of books. One Of Us Is Lying is a great book for ages 12 and up and people who like murder mysteries.
One of Us Is Lying
By Karen M. McManus
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 9 - 12 | Grades 3 - 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (EW.com) in this “flat-out addictive” (RT Book Reviews) story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.
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.
An EW.com Selection for the Book You Have to Read in May
A Bustle.com Best Young Adult Book of May 2017
A Popcrush Most Anticipated Young Adult Book of May 2017
“You’ll tear through this juicy, super-fun (if murder can ever be fun?) thriller."—Bustle.com
“An addictive, devour-in-one-sitting thriller with so many twists and turns you'll be wondering until the very end: Who really killed Simon?”—Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners and Little Monsters
★"[As] McManus's intense mystery unfolds...each character becomes more complex and nuanced, adding richness and depth to the suspense." —VOYA, Starred Review
"This fast-paced blend of Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and classic John Hughes will leave readers racing to the finish as the try to unravel the mystery on their own."— Kirkus Reviews
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.
An EW.com Selection for the Book You Have to Read in May
A Bustle.com Best Young Adult Book of May 2017
A Popcrush Most Anticipated Young Adult Book of May 2017
“You’ll tear through this juicy, super-fun (if murder can ever be fun?) thriller."—Bustle.com
“An addictive, devour-in-one-sitting thriller with so many twists and turns you'll be wondering until the very end: Who really killed Simon?”—Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners and Little Monsters
★"[As] McManus's intense mystery unfolds...each character becomes more complex and nuanced, adding richness and depth to the suspense." —VOYA, Starred Review
"This fast-paced blend of Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars, and classic John Hughes will leave readers racing to the finish as the try to unravel the mystery on their own."— Kirkus Reviews
Publisher: Delacorte Press
ISBN-13: 9781524714680
ISBN-10: 1524714682
Published on 5/30/2017
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
Book Reviews (30)
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I absolutely adore this book! If anyone is looking for a murder mystery that is not too gory and not too cheesy, it's the perfect book! Really good twists and turns, LGBTQ+ representian and interesting characters! Would recommend for teens and not kids! Had me guessing till the end and my suspect changed with each chapter! WOULD 1000000% RECCOMEND!!!!
omg tysm for saying this! This makes me what to read the book even more :)
Kids can still read it. I can’t believe people want kids to think drugs aren’t real. It makes things worse! And a 10 year old isn’t going to be afraid of murder.
this is a very great book, i think older kids/teens might like it a little more so then younger kids because it does have alcohol/drug use in the story.
I haven't read it yet but sounds good.
One of us is lying is a book with many secrets between friends. Like many books with mysterys and secrets, it starts off with a person being killed. The murdered person's friends try to fnd out who murdered their freind, but it one of them may be lying.
When I was in 7th grade I read it and I loved it!!! Now, a year later I read it and loved it infinity!!! So if you read it and u didn't like it soooooo much u should definitely try reading it again
Wow! I’m in 6th grade and I really enjoyed this book. It was recommended to me by a friend of mine (also in 6th grade). However, there is a lot of profanity and it does describe romantic scenes in detail. There is also a lot of drug and alcohol use, so if you are sensitive to any of those topics, this book isn’t for you. Overall, it seemed pretty real and a great murder mystery. 10/10 would recommend for kids age 12 and up!
Eh... Its a okay book, I guess. Ending was cheesy. There are a few uncomfortable scenes in this book.
Is this a good murder mystery?
I hope so.
This book is a thrilling ride between romance, mysteries and betrayal. I love how the author writes in the different perspectives of the four suspects and documents what happens in their day to day life. The characters are perfectly described and the way they act is so realistic that it seems like they reach out of the book and snatch you in. The plot is a murder mystery where Simon ( the victim ) has been poisoned and died. You experience the rollercoaster of events as the plot thickens; with more aspects added to the complex mystery at every turn. It felt as though the book was keeping me up to date with the ever growing enigma as everything spirals out of control. I recommend this book to all genders from age 10 onwards, because it might be hard for younger people to understand the events taking place. You won’t regret buying and reading this book because it’s riveting, hectic and keeps you gripped to the cryptic turn of events.