One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐จ, ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ?
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข.
SYNOPSIS
What could possibly go wrong when the Brain, the Beauty, the Criminal, the Athlete & the Outcast of Bayview High, by some strange coincidence, all ends up in detention together, right? Well, thatโs assumed, until one student drops dead in the middle of the session. What happened in the room on that fateful afternoon? Why were they seemingly put there on purpose? And most importantly, who is the killer?
As the media & police starts pointing accusing fingers & digging up shocking trails of clues, the four suspects have no choice but to join forces & embark on a dangerous journey to find out the real killer, before itโs all too late.
But with each hoarding dark secrets of their ownโor else, solid motives to silence the only person who couldโve revealed themโit brings forth the question of, how far they could possibly venture to protect themselves. If it isnโt one of them, who else could it be? And, if it really is, which one of them is lying?
๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค
๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ค ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ
๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐.
REVIEW
One thing I immensely enjoyed was the unexpected plot twists that kept my eyes glued to the pages. I never knew what to expect from each of the characters or the development of the case, which created the perfect atmosphere of suspense.
The author started off with solid stereotypes, giving them actual titles for the roles they played on campus, as if preparing the readers for what awaited. But as I gradually started to understand their backstories, personalities & the complicated emotions they underwent as the investigation carried on, I found myself really anticipating the final reveal โ whoever could the killer actually be?
Overall, a simple and well-developed YA thriller/murder mystery that keeps you on the edge of your seat, that can most definitely be finished in one single sitting.