Karen M. McManus
anticipated publication date: May 2017
3/5 stars
In this YA mystery, five high school students attend afternoon detention, but only four leave alive. The police become convinced that it is murder and that one--or all--of the four are guilty.
One of Us Is Lying switches between the point of view of all four major characters, which was nicely done to keep the plot moving. Sadly their voices are not well defined, due in part to the four being stereotyped YA characters, and without the heading it would often be hard to tell them apart. As for the mystery, it was relatively easy to solve, but McManus contrived to keep the story flowing and interesting enough to make for an enjoyable read all the way to the end. It's certainly not an outstanding novel, but it is entertaining and should be well received by the intended audience.
