One Of Us Is Lying

One Of Us Is Lying

YA mystery
"Nate ignores me, tossing Simon's empty backpack aside. 'Fuck!'
he yells slamming a fist on the floor. 'Do you keep it on you,
Simon? Simon!' Simon's eyes roll back in his head as Nate digs around
in Simon's pockets. But he doesn't find anything except a wrinkled
Kleenex."
What should have been an ordinairy after school detention period
turns out to be anything but in Karen McManus' One Of Us Is Lying.
Simon dies from ingesting peanut oil. Investigators decide that it's
homicide. One of the other students had the opportunity to kill him
and make sure he didn't survive. Not only Simon's personal Epipen,
but the two in the school nurse's office, have gone missing.
Any of the other students would have had abundant motive to
silence Simon. He was the creator and content provider of a vicious
gossip app that revealed the secrets of his classmates to their
Bayview High peers. His post the next day was to feature dirt on the
four peers who ended up in detention with him.
The story is told from their alternating perspectives. As the
investigation unfolds readers get to see the complex dynamics of their
home and school lives.
Someone is lying.
But who?
Can you figure that out before the surprise ending?
On a purrrsonal note, if you ever have a hard time deciding what to
wear in the morning because you have too many clothes to recall what
goes well with what, my daughter, Amber, has an idea that might make
your mornings a whole lot easier. Be sure to check out http://amberscraftaweek.blogspot.com
for what might make a fun New Years resolution.
A great big shout out goes out to my crafty daughter, Amber.
jules hathaway


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