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When one of five students in detention is found dead, his high-profile classmates—including a brainy intellectual, a popular beauty, a drug dealer on probation and an all-star athlete—are investigated and revealed to be the subjects of the victim's latest gossip postings. Simultaneous and eBook

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FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, KAREN McMANUSPretty 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. And don't miss the sequel, One of Us is Next!Praise for One of Us Is Lying An EW.com Best YA Book of the Year Selection A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year SelectionA Popcrush Best Young Adult Book of the Year SelectionA New York Public Library's Best Book for Teens SelectionA CBC Teen Choice Book Award NomineeA Bustle Best Young Adult Book of May 2017A Goodreads Best Young Adult Book of the Year NomineeA YALSA Best Fiction Book NomineeA YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers You'll tear through this juicy, super-fun (if murder can ever be fun?) thriller.-BustleA whodunit with a Breakfast Club twist...following four unique voices on a chase to find the killer, this one will keep you guessing until the very, very end.-PopcrushTwisty plotting, breakneck pacing and intriguing characterisation add up to an exciting, single-sitting thrillerish treat.-The GuardianThis is no ordinary whodunit…surprising and relevant.-USA TodayAn addictive, devour-in-one-sitting thriller.-Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, and The Cheerleaders[As] McManus's intense mystery unfolds...each character becomes more complex and nuanced, adding richness and depth to the suspense. -VOYA, Starred Review