One Of Us Is Lying Paperback – 1 January 2000

This book was chosen as our book club's BOTM for July.Its been a long time since I’ve read a murder mystery/thriller book and this one was really good.So, this is how it goes; five students walk into a detention room and only four come out.Student no 1. Nate Macauley; he is a criminal drug dealer. At the moment he is on probation for drug dealing.Student no 2. Bronwyn Rojas; she is a Yale aspirant, a mathlete. So far she has never broken a single rule, that we know ofStudent no 3. Adelaide (Addy) Prentiss; the Miss popular, Prom Queen. Almost every girl in the school wants to be her.Student no 4. Cooper Clay; the jock with a promising future in baseball. He is already being scouted for top college teams.AndStudent no 5. Simon Kelleher; he is the owner and creator of a gossip app called About That. He is a person you do not want to mess with, because he collects secrets, knows all the secrets about every single student in Bayview High school and then he posts them on his app for everyone to see, but guess what, he doesn't walk out of the room.Simon's death puts the spotlight on Addy, Bronwyn, Copper and Nate- The Bayview Four. The police investigate each and every one of them. They all doubt each other. Throughout the course of the book they go from- "one of us is lying" to "we were all framed".Simon’s app had disrupted many lives in the Bayview High school. Out of the Four only Nate had been featured on the app before. However, the other three were next in line. Simon’s death had kind of delayed those secrets from coming out, at the end of the day they did come out and a lot of things rapidly changed after that.I did not expect this book to be this good. The shocks and twists were astounding. I just couldn't put this book down, it was so addictive and I have no nails to bite anymore. The pace of the book was fast yet it was so smooth, it just glided over. It was so easy to read and get lost in it. The mystery of the murder was definitely intriguing. It was complex, the intricate details spread out perfectly through the book; they definitely packed a good punch.I don’t think I can choose between the four. All of their characters are so beautifully written. Addy had the best character development in the book and I love her more than ever. Nate and Bronwyn growing and bonding together was something unexpected and sweet. Cooper, he’s so strong and brave; he has my heart. The friendship and acceptance that formed between the four was something worth reading about.Oh and Simon, how could I forget. Even though he was only there for a few pages; the ruckus he created was mind blowing. The ending, my god, wow. That was something.

A good one with interesting story telling but I am not satisfied with ending even though it worth to give a try.

Magnetic and captivating. You won't leave the book once picked. A great read.

The book was my first read in 17 yrs, on which i won't be graded. So I don't know where my standards like but it's a really nice book. The plot, storyline is very interesting and so are the characters. It keeps you hooked, I finished it in less than a day.It has 30 chapters and an epilogue written in about the later end of 300 going on 400 pages, they're written interchangeably from the perspective of each of the 4 living characters, Bronwyn, Nate, Addy, and Cooper. But it's sorted out in headings with a timestamp so it's not confusing at all. It even has a perfect ending.I definitely recommend it, if it's your first book also or another one in many.

An amazing story , i couldn't put the book down

It's a pretty good story for me as I love to read murder mystery stories

I was expecting a final twist on the last chapter, but it all ended in peace. Just like in the movies; but a solid thriller, it kept me guessing till the end. A must read for the ones starting with thriller. Binge worthy

My daughter says good