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Karen M. McManus
Karen M. McManus is an American writer of young adult fiction, primarily known for mystery and thriller novels. She was born in 1969 and raised in Massachusetts. McManus studied English at the College of the Holy Cross and later earned a master’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University.
Before becoming a full-time novelist, she worked in marketing and communications, including roles in the higher education sector. She began writing fiction seriously in the 2010s. Her debut novel, One of Us Is Lying (2017), is a young adult mystery centered on five high school students and a classmate’s death. The book became a commercial success and appeared on the The New York Times bestseller list, leading to a series of related novels.
Her novels have been translated into numerous languages and adapted for television, including a series based on One of Us Is Lying. McManus continues to write and lives in Massachusetts.
Books in Order: 8 titles
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Such Charming Liars
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist turns deadly -- and dangerously personal -- in this twisty thriller from the #1 bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying!For all of Kat's...
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One of Us Is Back
The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us Is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four’s past resurfaces, history begins to repeat itself—and the ...
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Nothing More to Tell
From #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes a new page-turning mystery. Be sure to keep your friends close . . . and your secrets closer. Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of he...
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You'll Be the Death of Me
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of One of Us Is Lying comes a brand-new pulse-pounding thriller. It's Ferris Bueller's Day Off with murder when three old friends relive an epic ditch day, and it goes horribly -- and fatally -- wrong....
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The Cousins
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again. Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never ...
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One of Us Is Next
The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller everyone is talking about, One of Us Is Lying! There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules. Come on, Bayview, you know you...
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Two Can Keep a Secret
Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has t...
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One of Us Is Lying
"The Breakfast Club" meets "Pretty Little Liars", "One of Us Is Lying" is the story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide. Pay close attenti...