Pippa Fitz-Amobi is done with being a detective. After solving the Andie Bell case with Ravi Singh she has released her podcast and is looking forward to going to Colombia University. Then, Jamie, her best friend Connor’s brother goes missing, the very night of Andie and Sal’s six-year memorial anniversary. Pip knows that the police won’t do anything about it and that something secretive is going on behind the scenes for everyone in Fairview. The more she uncovers about Jamie’s disappearance, the more secrets are revealed.
Six People. One killer. Only five survive. In this thriller, a girl named Red goes on a senior trip with her friends - her best friend Maddy, Maddy’s brother Oliver, Oliver’s girlfriend Reyna, Arthur Moore, and Simon Yoo. It seems like the perfect summer until a course of events lead to the sudden break down of their RV. They soon realize that this is no accident, and that someone is out to get them. In this story, secrets are revealed with all kinds of twists and turns that leave one dead.
Simon Kelleher, the creator of the gossip app, About That, is mysteriously killed while in detention. With a car crash outside, Simon suddenly starts to choke as everyone’s backs are turned to examine the accident. The others in detention are now suspects for his death. The suspects include Bronwyn Rojas, an overachiever, Addy Prentiss, the most popular girl in school, Nate Macauley, a criminal and Cooper Clay, an expert athlete. These 4 all have secrets to hide and motives to kill Simon. The four progressively grow closer, believing that Simon’s death was not their fault.
This is Our Story by Ashley Elston is a book with a question that is established early on, and I was immediately hooked from the first few pages. The book conveyed its characters' emotions wonderfully, and really showed how little trust there is within the group of suspects. I could understand why the characters acted how they did. The book features multiple point of views, even the one of the killer, while still hiding their identity until the end.
This book is so enjoyable and is a start to one of my most favorite series ever! This book includes thrilling scenes, funny characters, mysterious behaviors, and lots of more things that make this a great book! I would not only recommend mystery or thriller lovers to read this book, but also people who enjoy other genres of books, because the plot and the way the book progresses make it so interesting!
This mysterious book will leave you on the edge of your seat! Five high school students walk into detention, but only four make it out alive. When the outcast of the school, Simon, dies under mysterious conditions- his four classmates become suspects. As the investigation unfolds, it becomes clear that Simon was planning to reveal juicy secrets about each of them. Each student wants to clear their name and keep their secrets buried to protect their high school image. With conflicting motives and witnesses, it’s unclear who is truly innocent or lying.
One of Us is Lying, by Karen McManus, is one of the most popular and intriguing mystery books of the last few years. Centered in the small town of Bayview California, McManus’s quick paced writing and addicting style allow readers to get invested from the very beginning. High schoolers Abby, Nate, Bronwyn, and Cooper find themselves in detention with Simon Keheller, the creator of Bayview High’s gossip app, ‘About That,’ which is known for spilling destructive and deadly secrets about Bayview’s students.
One of Us is Lying is a mystery novel by Karen McManus. It follows the story of four high school students who are suspects in a murder case. Each of the characters has a unique background with many secrets that the reader learns about throughout the book. There is a huge twist that happens in the book that reveals a major detail in the murder case. Throughout this book, the characters made it more captivating and made me want to keep reading.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Good Girl, Bad Blood is a book series that follows Pip, a teenage girl who solves local mysteries. Despite saying her mystery-solving days are over, Pip falls back into the rabbit hole of mystery when Jamie goes missing the day of town memorial. With the help of her friend, Ravi Singh, Pip begins to uncover what happened to Jamie, discovering some of the town’s secrets along the way. Since the police won’t solve the mystery, it is up to Pip to find out what happened to Jamie.
This book focuses on two characters, Pippa and Ravi, and follows their journey of investigating the truth of Andie Bell’s disappearance and Sal Singh’s death five years before the present. Sal, Ravi’s brother, was convicted of Andie’s murder before he died. Ravi never believed that his brother was capable of doing this, so he worked with Pippa to prove Sal’s innocence.
