One of Us Is Lying
Karen M. McManus
Five students walk into detention at Bayview High: the brain, the beauty, the criminal, the athlete, and the creator of the school's notorious gossip app. Only four walk out alive, and everyone has a motive.
Read Time: ~6.7 hr
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson (2019)
About this book
Five years after schoolgirl Andie Bell was allegedly murdered by Sal Singh, smart and determined Pippa Fitz-Amobi chooses the closed case as the topic for her senior project, convinced the real killer is still walking free.
Setting / LocationLittle Kilton, Buckinghamshire
Story EraContemporary Small Town
Protagonist / CorePip Fitz-Amobi (High School Investigator)
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