Overview
Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with a brand-new murder-mystery - you won't be able to resist Such Charming Liars. Karen M. McManus, the internationally bestselling YA thriller author of One of Us Is Lying, is back with a brand-new murder-mystery - you won't be able to resist Such Charming Liars. Now in bright pink with a matching sprayed edge and an exclusive bonus short story inside! When mother-daughter con artists set out on their final heist before cleaning up their act, it's not long before the job turns deadly and they have a lifeless body to contend with . . . For all of Kat's life, it's been her and her mother, Jamie - except for 12 years ago, when Jamie was married for two days and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. But all that ended in a swift divorce. Now Jamie is a con artist trying to go straight, but she has one last job, at a billionaire's 80th birthday party. Neither Kat nor her mother know about two surprise guests- Liam and his father, a serial scammer with his own sights set on Ross Sutherland's family. Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when someone dies, the two teens realize they might be in the killer's crosshairs. They can't trust anyone except each other. Or can they? If there's one thing both of them know, it's how to be such charming liars . . . PRAISE FOR SUCH CHARMING LIARS 'The queen of mystery is back' - COSMOPOLITAN 'Hairpin twists and exploding bombshells catapult the tale to an electrifying close' - KIRKUS REVIEWS 'An unputdownable, deliciously twisty mystery' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY PRAISE FOR ONE OF US IS LYING 'An exciting single-sitting thrillerish treat' - GUARDIAN 'Utterly irresistible' - HEAT 'Easily the YA thriller of the year' - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Karen M. McManus, Sunday Times Bestseller, August 2023.
Full Product Details
Author: Karen M. McManus
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.290kg
ISBN: 9780241563342
ISBN 10: 0241563348
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 31 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Young adult
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Children / Juvenile
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
An unputdownable, deliciously twisty mystery * Publishers Weekly * Ingenious * Booklist, starred review * The narrative slips into high gear, executing hairpin twists and exploding bombshells that catapult the tale to an electrifying close * Kirkus Reviews * Given that her high-school-based murder mysteries read like bingeworthy Netflix dramas, it's easy to see why queen of teen crime Karen McManus is a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic * The Observer *
Author Information
Karen M. McManus is a #1 New York Times and international bestselling author of young adult thrillers. Her work includes the One of Us Is Lying series, which was turned into a television show on Peacock and Netflix, as well as the standalone novels Two Can Keep a Secret, The Cousins, You'll Be the Death of Me, and Nothing More to Tell. Karen's critically acclaimed, award-winning books have been translated into forty-two languages and have sold more than seven million copies worldwide. To learn more, visit www.karenmcmanus.com or @writerkmc on Twitter and Instagram.
