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Published: 5th August 2025
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Such Charming Liars
By (Author) Karen M. McManus
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Penguin Books Ltd
5th August 2025
31st July 2025
United Kingdom
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
813.6
Paperback
320
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 35mm
200g
The internationally bestselling YA thriller author Karen M. McManus is back with a brand-new mystery thriller you wont 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 Liars
When mother-daughter con artists set out on their final heist, the job gets dangerously personal and deadly . . .
For all of Kats life, its 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 Sutherlands family.
Kat and Liam are on a collision course to disaster, and when someone dies, the two teens realize they might be in the killers crosshairs. They cant trust anyone except each other.
Or can they If theres one thing both of them know, its 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.
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 *
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, Youll 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.