Bøker av Karen M. McManus

'Tightly plotted and brilliantly written, with sharp, believable characters, this whodunit is utterly irresistible' - HEAT THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERFive students go to detention. Only four leave alive.Yale hopeful Bronwyn has never publicly broken a rule.Sports star Cooper only knows what he's doing in the baseball diamond.Bad boy Nate is one misstep away from a life of crime.Prom queen Addy is holding together the cracks in her perfect life.And outsider Simon, creator of the notorious gossip app at Bayview High, won't ever talk about any of them again.He dies 24 hours before he could post their deepest secrets online. Investigators conclude it's no accident. All of them are suspects.Everyone has secrets, right?What really matters is how far you'll go to protect them._____'Twisty plotting, breakneck pacing and intriguing characterisation add up to an exciting single-sitting thrillerish treat' -THE GUARDIAN'A fantastic murder mystery, packed with cryptic clues and countless plot twists. I could not put this book down' - THE SUN'Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club' - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

The explosive third and final instalment in the ONE OF US series. Time for a new game, Bayview. When a member of the Bayview Crew disappears, it's clear this 'game' is serious. And now that someone unexpected has returned to Bayview, things could start getting deadly. Simon was right about secrets-they all come out, eventually...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!';Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club' (EW.com)in this ';flat-out addictive' (RT Book Reviews) story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive. Pay close attention and you might solve this.On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walk into detention. Bronwyn, the brain, is Yale-bound and never breaks a rule. Addy, the beauty, is the picture-perfect homecoming princess. Nate, the criminal, is already on probation for dealing. Cooper, the athlete, is the all-star baseball pitcher. And Simon, the outcast, is the creator of Bayview High's notorious gossip app. Only, Simon never makes it out of that classroom. Before the end of detention Simon's dead. And according to investigators, his death wasn't an accident. On Monday, he died. But on Tuesday, he'd planned to post juicy reveals about all four of his high-profile classmates, which makes all four of them suspects in his murder. Or are they the perfect patsies for a killer who's still on the loose? Everyone has secrets, right? What really matters is how far you would go to protect them. And don't miss Karen McManus's new novel Two Can Keep a Secret that Bustle says is "e;a must-read YA thriller if you love Riverdale and Sharp Objects."e; Praise for One of Us Is Lying An EW.com Best YA Book of the Year Selection A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of the Year SelectionA Popcrush Best Young Adult Book of the Year SelectionA New York Public Library's Best Book for Teens SelectionA CBC Teen Choice Book Award NomineeA Bustle Best Young Adult Book of May 2017A Goodreads Best Young Adult Book of the Year NomineeA YALSA Best Fiction Book NomineeA YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ';You'll tear through this juicy, super-fun (if murder can ever be fun?) thriller."e;Bustle"e;A whodunit with a Breakfast Club twist...following four unique voices on a chase to find the killer, this one will keep you guessing until the very, very end."e;Popcrush"e;Twisty plotting, breakneck pacing andintriguing characterisation add upto an exciting, single-sitting thrillerish treat."e;The Guardian"e;This is no ordinary whodunitsurprising and relevant."e;USA Today';An addictive, devour-in-one-sitting thriller.'Kara Thomas, author of The Darkest Corners, Little Monsters, and The Cheerleaders"e;[As] McManus's intense mystery unfolds...each character becomes more complex and nuanced, adding richness and depth to the suspense."e; VOYA, Starred Review

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content.The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language learners to practise grammar, vocabulary, and key exam skills. Before, during and after-reading questions test readers' story comprehension and develop vocabulary.One of Us Is Lying, a Level 6 Reader, is B1+ in the CEFR framework. The longer text is made up of sentences with up to four clauses, introducing future continuous, reported questions, third conditional, was going to and ellipsis. A small number of illustrations support the text.A geek, a jock, a criminal, a princess. A murder.Everyone has secrets. How far would you go to protect yours? Five students at Bayview High must stay late at school but only four of them leave alive. Bronwyn, Cooper, Nate and Addy all become suspects in a murder. Who do you believe?Visit the Penguin Readers websiteExclusively with the print edition, readers can unlock online resources including a digital book, audio edition, lesson plans and answer keys.

Brynn Gallagher uses her internship at a new true crime show to investigate the unsolved murder of her favorite teacher, uncovering secrets about her school, her teacher, and her ex-best friend in the process.

The internationally bestselling YA thriller author Karen M. McManus is back with a brand-new mystery thriller - you won't be able to resist Such Charming Liars.'The queen of mystery is back' - COSMOPOLITAN on Such Charming Liars'Hairpin twists and exploding bombshells catapult the tale to an electrifying close' - KIRKUS REVIEWS on Such Charming Liars'An unputdownable, deliciously twisty mystery' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on Such Charming LiarsWhen mother-daughter scam artists set out on their final heist, the job gets dangerously personal and deadly. . . 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 jewel thief 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. . . 'An exciting single-sitting thrillerish treat' - GUARDIAN on One of Us Is Lying'Utterly irresistible' - HEAT on One of Us Is Lying'Easily the YA thriller of the year' - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY on One of Us Is LyingKaren M. McManus, Sunday Times Bestseller, August 2023.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! When mother-daughter grifters set out on their final job, the heist gets deadly and dangerously personal.For all of Kat’s life, it’s just been her and her mother, Jamie—except for the forty-eight hours when Jamie was married and Kat had a stepbrother, Liam. That all ended in an epic divorce, and Kat and Liam haven’t spoken since.Now Jamie is a jewel thief trying to go straight, but she has one last job—at billionaire Ross Sutherland’s birthday party. And Kat has figured out a way to tag along. What Kat doesn’t know, though, is that there are two surprise guests at the dazzling Sutherland compound that weekend. The last two people she wants to run into. Liam and his father—a serial scammer who has his sights set on Ross Sutherland’s youngest daughter.Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when a Sutherland dies, they realize they might actually be in the killer’s crosshairs themselves. Somehow Kat and Liam are the new targets, and they can’t trust anyone—except each other.Or can they? Because if there’s one thing both Kat and Liam know, it’s how to lie. They learned from the best.

The global phenomenon returns with the third book in the One of Us Is Lying series, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen M. McManus. When someone from the Bayview Four's past resurfaces nearly two years after Simon died in detention, history begins to repeat itself - and the consequences are deadly.

A year after the Bayview four were cleared of Simon Kelleher's death a ton of copycat gossip apps have popped up, but no one's been able to fill the gossip void quite like he could. Now a game with dangerous consequences is targeting students at Bayview-- and if the creator isn't found soon, dangerous could prove deadly. If you choose not to play, it's a truth. And Phoebe is the first target. Maeve is next. By the time Knox is tagged, the dares have become deadly.

Includes an excerpt from Two Can Keep a Secret.

"Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised ... and curious. Their parents are all clear on one point-not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious-and dark-their family's past is. The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn't over-and this summer, the cousins will learn everything"--

En torsdag ettermiddag må fem elever ved Bayview High School sitte igjen etter skoletid. NERDEN Bronwyn har kurs for universitetet og gjør aldri noe galt. SKJØNNHETEN Addy er den billedskjønne skoleballdronningen. FORBRYTEREN Nate har allerede fått en betinget dom for narkosalg. SPORTSSTJERNA Cooper er skolens ubestridte baseballhelt. Og til slutt EINSTØINGEN Simon, hjernen bak skolens beryktede sladreapp. Men Simon kommer seg aldri ut av det klasserommet igjen. Han dør før de har sittet tiden ut. Og ifølge etterforskningen skyldes ikke dødsfallet noen ulykke. Han døde en torsdag. Men på fredag hadde han planlagt å legge ut saftige avsløringer om alle de fire høyprofilerte klassekameratene sine, og det gjør dem alle til mistenkte. Eller er de bare perfekte syndebukker for en drapsmann som fremdeles er på frifot?

Forfatteren bak bestselgeren En av oss lyver er tilbake med nok en spennende thriller!Echo Ridge er en ganske alminnelig amerikansk småby som Ellery har hørt mye om helt fra hun var liten. Tanten hennes forsvant nemlig derfra som 17-åring. For fem år siden ble småbyen igjen satt på kartet da en avgangselev på high school ble funnet drept. Det er denne byen Ellery plutselig blir nødt til å flytte til. Og ikke nok med det: Hun må bo hos bestemoren sin, som hun knapt kjenner.Ved første øyekast virker småbyen hyggelig, men under overflaten skjuler den mange hemmeligheter. Før skoleåret har rukket å komme i gang, truer en ukjent avsender byen med at høstsemesteret kommer til å bli like farlig som for fem år siden. Og ikke lenge etter blir en avgangselev meldt savnet.Ellery har vokst opp med hemmeligheter. Moren hennes har mange. Bestemoren hennes også. Hemmeligheter kan være farlige. I Echo Ridge gjør en klokt i å holde hemmelighetene for seg selv.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

From the international bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying comes a brand-new addictive thriller. Ivy, Mateo and Cal used to be close - best friends back in middle school.Now all they have in common is a bad day. So for old time's sake they skip school together - one last time.But when the trio spot Brian 'Boney' Mahoney ditching class too, they follow him - right into a murder scene.They all have a connection to the victim. And they're ALL hiding something.When their day of freedom turns deadly, it's only a matter of time before the truth comes out . . .It's Ferris Bueller's Day Off with murder, perfect for fans of One Of Us Is Lying and A Good Girl's Guide To Murder. This explosive new thriller is impossible to put down.