One of Us Is Lying - Karen M. McManus.

Five students enter detention, but one does not leave alive. In One of Us Is Lying, hidden information changes the way every suspect is seen. Karen M. McManus creates a multi-perspective mystery for readers who enjoy comparing accounts and questioning first impressions.

Why read One of Us Is Lying? A tightly focused opening expands into the students' wider lives. Alternating perspectives reveal the distance between public reputation and private experience. Story and central themes A student's death during detention triggers an investigation that places classmates under suspicion. Personal revelations complicate the evidence and challenge assumptions. Reputation, social pressure and trust become central to understanding the mystery. Who is this thriller for? It suits readers of teen investigations and character-driven suspense. The story addresses death and bullying. It introduces the fictional world continued in One of Us Is Next.