Such Charming Liars

Karen M. McManus

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Penguin Books Ltd
31 July 2025

Thrillers (Children's&YA); Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA)

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 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. Now containing an exclusive bonus short story!

'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 Liars

When mother-daughter con 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 Lying

Karen M. McManus, Sunday Times Bestseller, August 2023.

By: Karen M. McManus
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780241563342
ISBN 10: 0241563348
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 31 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 12 to 17 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , Young adult , English as a second language , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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.

Reviews for Such Charming Liars

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 *